So tonight, I decided to take the night off and watch something on Netflix. I hate Netflix Instant View because it consists of mostly awful TV shows and B-Movies. I had this great idea for a website: a site that rifles through Netflix Instant View Library and finds the good stuff. Turns out it already exists. So I looked around and found a movie that looked interesting enough–a light comedy that is cerebral. So I ordered some Chinese food (I had been dying for some fried rice!) and started the movie. It was called “Slacker.” It’s a 1991 cult comedy movie set in Austin, TX. It is a series of short vignettes of what it’s like to be a 20-something in Austin. It was well worth the watch! I enjoyed it quite a bit because it was entertaining and cerebral. It wasn’t overly serious or entirely base; it was more of a mix between high and low. There was a lot going on subtly, and the vignettes held together with a series of common themes. So the next time you’re on Netflix Instant view and you’ve nothing to watch check out “Slacker.” Chinese food always sounds like it will be a good idea.
I just got a Netflix subscription in order to watch All Creatures Great and Small. Verily I am obsessed. In Sigfried’s words, “I’m practically vanishing up my own backside”. I’ll be in Phoenix in 4 weeks 🙂