On Our Way To Crazy

I am completely in love with my DVR. Have I mentioned that lately? There are many, many household items I would sacrifice if it meant I got to keep the DVR. It is amazing.

My job includes a fair amount of ‘busy work’… I am my own assistant, and I do a lot of data management and related tasks both for the youth group and for the church at large. Because I work from home a couple of days a week, I like to have some stuff logged on the DVR to watch while I work. The nature of those logged shows changes with the seasons. Sometimes it’s sitcom reruns, sometimes it’s late night talk shows, sometimes it’s bad MTV reality. Don’t judge me.

Lately I’ve been on a Masterpiece Classic kick. Particularly, Emma. And, oh, you guys. It is just perfect. The only film version of Emma Woodhouse I’ve ever seen is Gwyneth Paltrow (and, you know, Alicia Silverstone). This one (played by Romola Garai) has a much different feel… she’s confident and strong and I just love her. I am completely thrilled with the entire thing. Also, I wish we still had balls with choreographed group partner dances that everyone just knew. Also also, Dumbledore.

The other habit I get into is recording movies off of the Independent Film Channel. But that doesn’t work out so well as I am not a big movie fan. I like some movies, and the ones I love I really love. But I’m not really a movie watcher. I get bored. And I usually record a bunch of movies, let them sit for ages, and delete them to make room for something truly important, like America’s Best Dance Crew. And yet, somehow, I’ve accidentally watched two Woody Allen movies in the last several days. First it was Annie Hall, which I really enjoyed, mostly because of Diane Keaton. (Has anyone ever noticed how much Katie Holmes looks like a young Diane Keaton?) Then I watched Hannah and Her Sisters, which I didn’t realize was Woody Allen, but was also a good one. I didn’t even know I liked Woody Allen movies.

There are several more movies waiting for me that will probably never be watched, and I’m sure I will give up on Masterpiece Classic for a while once Emma ends. But for now, my DVR compulsions are serving me well.