Julie & Julia

In Korea, appealing to my list-making enthusiasm and completionist tendencies, Lauren encouraged me to log every film I've ever seen on IMDB.com. Simon, also showing symptoms of the above traits, began to follow suit. A year down the line with a comparative spreadsheet in tow, there is an underlying competition to a) increase the number of mutual films we've seen, and b) increase the number of films we've seen full stop.

Now 'unemployed' (I wouldn't like to fully embrace this word, being quite securely between the realms of employment and education), I have the time (limited though it may be) to pull my socks up and hold up my end of the bargain. Pulling out an old pile of counterfeit Chinese DVDs, last night I endured the poor sound quality of the equally poor film, Fantastic Four (The Incredibles meets Spiderman, minus a 1.5 of their average rating); avoiding studying this morning I put on House of D (a cute flashback film of a 13 year old whose life turns upside down, improved by its mere 97 minute playing time); and tonight, taking advantage of it being an Orange Wednesday, Julie & Julia (the true story of an ambitious blogger - perhaps inspiration for this another non-post? Certainly inspiration for a future blog...).

Sure, I'm up three films than I was this time yesterday, but has it been worth it? Simon blogged about his 500th film on IMDB months ago, and I'm still falling behind at a mere 487. But it's not a competition. No, no.