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house of procrastination

New York Times technology reporter David Pogue freaked me out a little bit in his review of online DVD rental services:

The best part is no late fees and no deadlines. A DVD can sit on your shelf for weeks, waiting for the mood to strike you. (That tends to happen with movies you’ve heard are great but depressing, like “House of Sand and Fog.”) The rental company doesn’t care; it is paid the same amount whether you return the thing or not. In other words, these plans banish one of life’s nagging worries: the fear of racking up huge late charges.

(“In the Competition for DVD Rentals by Mail, Two Empires Strike Back” - 03/31/05)

Putting off watching movies I’ve heard are great but depressing? I’ve so done that — with House of Sand and Fog, which sat on top of my DVD player for something like six months until guilt and a sense of obligation forced me to finally watch it.