Here's lookin' at you kid

There's someone that has been in my life for almost two years now. We had an on-and-off again relationship through college but I finally settled down and we've been together ever since. I really do not see myself breaking up this relationship anytime soon.
This relationship provides entertainment, laughs, tears, education, history, gasps of fear, and a little romance here and there...just to keep things fresh and light :) Also, I can always count on this someone. Very consistent. Sure the relationship has had its ups and downs. Sometimes this someone doesn't quite deliver but that could be my fault. Sometimes I spend all day with this someone and neglect other important things (dishes? sunshine? vacuuming? a book? heck no). But for the most part this relationship has been well worth any price I have to pay. Don't tell this someone but...I think I get the better deal...ssssh :)
Who is this you say? Who would dare intrude on the wonderful relationship I have with Brand? Well let me introduce you to this someone....

I love Netflix. I truly do. I've been exposed to so many neat movies and great TV shows because of this little red envelope (and it's wonderful brother Instant). Sure I may have wasted a lot of time and the X-Box may be screaming for a break, but I don't regret it (okay a little on the beautiful days I've chosen to watch Weeds instead of enjoy the sunshine...I was sick anyway..). I've watched documentaries that have made me cry, laugh, and reflect on what history should teach us. I've seen shows that I can't get enough of that seep into my dreams. I've seen classic movies I've always wanted to see (Schindler's List, Funny Girl, The Piano) and new movies that I just couldn't make it to the theater to see (500 Days of Summer, Away We Go). I love coming home and putting that movie on and putting it right back into the mailbox the next day. I do not mess around folks. If I keep a movie for more than two days...I hold my head in shame. There's so many good movies on my queue to see (almost 300 on the regular and about 53 on the instant queue) that I feel like I'm wasting time having that movie sit there for days on end. I have shows that come from the depths of the seedy HBO, Showtime, and Starz that I would normally not be able to see. I've found one of my favorite shows because of Netflix..Dexter (still waiting on season 4 to come out...do not spoil anymore for me than what I already know). It's been great.
Alas...I will be taken a small break. Mainly laying off the instant queue in between mailed movies. Because I've found a book. A book that has swept me off my feet like a new lover. But the book like a spring fling will be done soon and I will go back to my always faithful, always there (save for a gap in movies or a bandwith problem)..Netflix...
More about this new lover later...this is about Mr. Netflix.
So Netflix, I thank you. You truly are the invention of the decade.