For eight years there has been something missing in my life. There is a checkmark I have not been able to put on my list of things to do. But now it has been done and realized.
I have finally seen American Pie.
I do realize that there are more epic accomplishments that one could have in their life, but just give me this. I have enough trouble getting around to seeing movies. If I don’t see them in the theatre, they frequently are never seen. When I do go out to rent a movie, I have given up on finding the one I want to see the most. I am so far behind in movie watching (eight years apparently) that there is too much selection. Instead I decide the genre and then go through alphabetically until I find a movie I haven’t seen that I have at least a vague interest in seeing. So last Thursday (on 2 for 1 night at the video store) I got 16 blocks in the action section. Technically, for my comedy choice, I should have gotten 50 First Dates, but I thought it was out.
I am pondering a change to how my Monday movie nights work. Actually, I am going to do a change. I’m through with the pondering.
Currently, I just list a movie I own and make a plan to watch it. The new method is going to require planning.
Eleven days before a movie night (that would be a Thursday), I will be in the video store and I will find a movie that I am interested in seeing. Probably using the previously mentioned method of movie selection. And then I will place it back on the shelf and ignore it.
That night I will go update my movie page with the details of this selection and the plan to see it in eleven days. I will also place the details of the backup movie; A movie I own that seems as close as possible to the plan. Action begets action. Romantic comedy begets romantic comedy. You get the idea.
Four days before a movie night (and conveniently eleven days before the next one) I will go to the video store and attempt to rent the planned movie. If I can’t, well, we always have the backup. But in any case, I will update the webpage with the finalized choice.
Don’t argue with the plan! The plan is sound.