i know, i know. i arriving more than fashionably late to the netflix party. i never really thought it would be the thing for me, since i don’t even have a dvd player aside the from ibook. but despite my initial misgivings, it’s fascinating to see how it has subtly but quickly filled a need kris and i almost didn’t know we had.

typically, kris and i will hear about a movie, try and remember it, promptly forget about it and then wander aimlessly around the local video store trying to remember all the good movies we forgot about. inevitably we end up renting complete shite, because of our horrid memories and the whims of inventory management at the store.

but now, when we read a review or hear about a movie, we open up the laptop, which is always nearby thanks to the wonders of wireless, go to netflix, order the movie and then forget about it until it shows up in our mail slot.

you won’t get it until you do it.