Apath.

I'm a lazy guy. That much is certain.

I have not kept up my end of the bargain here, and for that I am truly sorry. I don't have much to offer right now, as I've been either busy or spending way more money than I should, which flies right in the face of the point of this blog, so updating this thing would be pretty lame.

Anyway, today, I'd like to talk with you about having fun on the cheap by doing something you might not have otherwise considered: staying in.

If you're new to Austin and perhaps less-than-hip, you probably don't know about I Luv Video. That is a crime, dear friend! For you see, I Luv Video is one of, if not the, best brick-and-mortar video rental service I have encountered in my time. Granted, it's also the first such operation I'v experienced, but since I'm just talking about life in Austin, here, you can shut up and read.

Just kidding, I'm not rude. Do what you want.

So I Luv Video is the movie rental place for movie lovers. contained within their walls are not just the latest churned-out, bloated blockbusters, insufferably saccharine romances, bloody horror spew, and half-witted comedies(they have this and more!), but they also keep some of the greatest movies of all time, and shamelessly display the worst of them.

There's a director wall, where you can scan through the majority of the libraries of the biggest names in hip white indie culture! There is a section devoted to westerns, which means it's devoted to Sergio Leone and some John Wayne classics, as well as one or two Clint Eastwood films that wish they were as awesome as the Leone masterpieces. You've got the nation wall that isolates movies based solely on where they were filmed! This means if you only want to watch Australians be more of a man than you will ever be, well, Mad Max is RIGHT there!

Moreover, you've got classic horror, crazy old sci fi(see: Leslie Nielsen as the handsome, beefy hero, Commander J. J. Adams in Forbidden Planet!), slighty less old sci-fi(Please watch Ice Pirates), Japanese monster movies, 80's films, documentaries!, romantic comedy, and the list goes on!

To top it off, rentals are CHEAP. Well, I have no idea how much a new movie costs, but old movies are 2.50 and you get to keep them for a WEEK, and they don't rape you on the late fees! Granted, this mode is out-dated, but the place has FREE BEER/Rent 1 Get 1 Free Tuesday, they take customer requests, the atmosphere is amazing, the staff VERY friendly, and they are forever playing some ridiculous movie, affording you PLENTY of opportunities to impress the employees with your absurdly specific knowledge about every teensy detail of the obscure film! And, of course, you may just score yourself an equally-knowledgeable movie buff squaw/dude!

Sadly, the only movie I have ever recognized in this store is Mac and Me. And nobody gave a damn about that.