November 19, 2005

“Free” Video Rentals

Unless you use Netflix, you should only rent videos from the public library. You’ve already paid for them with your taxes, and most libraries have a pretty decent selection. I rented seven movies from the Richardson Public Library just now to take to Austin:

The Birth of a Nation

Jesus Christ Superstar

Flash Gordon Chapters 1 - 4

The Exorcist (The Version You’ve Never Seen)

The Fast Runner

About a Boy

and

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

Just think if I rented all of these from a video store. That would be like $20! And I’d feel pressured to watch all of them to get my money’s worth. This way if I only watch one (Jesus Christ Superstar, probably), I won’t feel stupid for having rented seven random movies.

“But I have a friend who works at a video store who can check me out movies for free.”

True, but sometimes that can be awkward.

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