I LOVE Netflix

Netflix's level of service continues to impress me. In my first month I managed to watch 12 movies for a total cost of $17.99. $1.50 a movie. That's a fraction of Blockbuster, and that's not even counting the costs of driving down there.

I read somewhere that Netflix was started by a guy who was pissed off at Blockbuster's late fees, which of course they've dropped now. It must feel good to stick it to a big corporation like that, and get rich in the process. (Blockbuster has lost more than two-thirds of its value since its peak three years ago).

I'm still not getting enough movies for my plan to replace television entirely, though, so I'm moving up from the 3-out-at-a-time plan to the 5-out-at-a-time plan. That may be too much once classes get started.