Monday, May 21, 2007

The Great Blockbuster Hunt

Scene: My sister and I are at blockbuster
“Just a min Stacy, I’m going to grab “Battle of Midway” to watch with Dad.”
But I can’t seem to find it so the clerk tells me to go look in the cases for “A League of Their Own.” Apparently the last guy rented those two together and may have gotten them switched. So I go and look through all those cases but I have no luck. “Hey, you wrote a review for ‘A League of Their Own’ on our website a few years ago.” He says. He then reads a scathing review I apparently wrote. “Wow.” I said “I don’t remember writing that, I actually liked that movie!”
“Hmm” the clerk says before pointing me to the next spot to look, “try ‘Hero’ with Dustin Hoffman.” So I go and look there, no luck. I try a few more options that he gives me before finally telling him never mind. At this point I realize that we have been there for a long time, possibly hours. I look at my watch and it’s 2:30am! Too late to watch a movie anyway. “Don’t you guys close at midnight?” I ask. “Yes, but we stay open as long as we have customers.” He replies. Wow, I feel like a jerk.