Renting Movies

Recently, Jenni and I decided to give Netflix a try. It is very simple:

1. Make a list of movies you want to see
2. They send you three
3. Return a movie
4. They send you another from your list
5. Repeat 3-4

It is a very simple process. You can even set up multiple movie queues for family members. There in lies the problem. You see, we all have very different tastes. I set up a queue for TV shows we wanted to see. That way when we get done with one disc from a season we get the next disc in that queue - the next in the season. So it is set up so that one disc comes from the TV queue (the one in my name). That leaves 2 movies in the main queue (in Jenni's name).

It is a very simple process. We have a TV show disc and two family discs. But there is still a problem. The boys like having a movie to watch... rent "Aladdin" and return it to get "The Fox and the Hound". Fantastic (forget the fact that they don't understand "renting" a movie - they are still asking for Aladdin). But this leaves only one disc to choose for Jenni and I.

Today, I proposed a new solution. I would set up the queue in my name for the movies I want to see. I would add a queue for the boys' movies. Perfect. But, Jenni made a very perceptive observation (she is really good at that passive thing). She said, "So... the TV shows are coming out of my queue". (darn it - my master plan was thwarted) "What was that?" I said trying to avoid the implicit accusations of hogging the Netflix queue.

Like I was saying: it is a very simple process. Put everything in one queue - whoever reorders the queue last - wins! (I should probably upgrade our subscription when Netflix queue space becomes the currency of our household)