Geek Habitat

Still trying to avoid the computer as much as possible due to my wrist/arm/shoulder issues, with moderate success (I’m writing this, aren’t I?) I need to edit some photos for my bro of our past forays to the Las Vegas area, since he’ll be there for a couple weeks’ training. I also need to Google some info for him that I’ve been promising for awhile. In the meantime, though, I’ve been reading “Catch Me if You Can” and kicking back.

Today, Jus and I watched a Netflix movie, “Must Love Dogs“, together after he got home from work. Enjoyable, fun movie, though in that poignant, “Dammit, if that isn’t true!” sort of way at times. Think “The Truth About Cats and Dogs” or a more mature “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” but with John Cusack, Diane Lane, and Christopher Plummer.

The fact that we watched a Netflix movie is notable why? In early January, we found ourselves sitting on three Netflix movies, all of which were Christmas flicks — “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Polar Express,” and something else. We’ve been watching Star Trek episodes so regularly that our Netflix viewing has been reduced dramatically. As a result, we backed our Netflix subscription down to the 2-out plan (4 per month). We won’t even notice the difference. I’m starting to think we should do the same with our cable television, although we’re not there yet on our cost-saving measures. We did kill a few other extraneous recurring expenses recently, which feels very good.