
It's weird. I don't do it as much anymore, but I remember before I met my wife, I use to stand in front of a huge shelving unit of DVDs endlessly trying to determine the right movie to watch. These days, I do not repeat watch films as much as I use to when I was younger. Instead, I have a serial problem with watching something new every night.
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In fact, I tend to go to the movies more, because it's really the only standing place that has ever-changing movie posters hanging up and the best new movies. Sure there's the shared experience mumbo jumbo, the concession stand, the big fuck-off screen and sound system, and all the other fun theater-going nuisances, but I honestly just prefer going into movie places. I like movie places a lot. I miss being able to walk out of a movie place with a huge stack of rentals, there's the public library but something's not the same.
Zia Records is more of a movie place than it use to be, and I like it more than just a straight record shop. I like FYE, where ever that went; I miss Suncoast and their over-priced bullshit too. Universal Studios Hollywood was my favorite amusement park growing up, and if I got to chose to go to any amusement park right now, I would choose Universal Studios. However, that would probably eventually be negotiated to Legoland. I have kids. My selfish movie-nerd fanboy behavior can only go far without being put in check.


However, I have to make sure: maybe there's something new that I'm missing. It's borderline an obsession. However, that's simply one way of looking at it.