Testing, testing, one two three.

So I decided to create a blog.  On blogger.  In 2015.  When I already have multiple blogs on tumblr.

Reasonably speaking, that should tell you all you need to know about me, but for the sake of having a post that's not just a self-depreciating remark, I'm Gilbert, also known as Gargus.  I'm utterly atrocious at keeping schedules, and have a fair deal of mental health problems that are exacerbated by the resulting loneliness, boredom, and ennui.  Watching movies and writing stuff helps, but even with all the time and resources in the world, I just never get around to any of it, which only makes the situation worse.

I get to figuring, what if I set up a blog for movie reviews that constantly gives me fresh content, something of an obligation to watch regularly, and put down my thoughts in a semi-coherent, even less semi-structured manner?  Sounds like the sort of thing I could make work if I kicked myself in the hindquarters hard enough.

And thus was Randomized Movie Viewing born.

The way this exercise in giving myself things to do that doesn't involve real human interaction works is I take this online random number generator I found, and have it choose between Netflix (1), Hulu (2), and Amazon Prime (3).  Whichever one I get, I go to and count off all the movie categories they have (TV is right out, I'm not about to commit to an entire show for this sort of thing), assign them numbers, and randomly choose again.  From there, the same process is repeated with the movies within that category (or, in Amazon's case, after several category selections), and the movie is turned on and watched, no matter what it is.  Even if it's Elf Bowling.

OK, maybe not if it's Elf Bowling.  We'll see what happens when we get there.

Anyways, once I'm done, I just take my thoughts on the movie - anything that pops into my head while watching, stuff I say in online chats, the works - and compile it into a semi-coherent post.  Hopefully I can manage something like 2000 words a post.  Hopefully I can come off as entertaining and maybe even a touch insightful.  More than likely not insightful - I like to consider myself well-educated and culturally rounded, but I know it's totally bullshit.  Still, doesn't mean I can't try, right?

That's what we're doin' here.  With any luck, I'll slap myself into a good enough mood to watch something Thursday, and get a post up on Friday.  Till then, read this post over and over again and tell your cat about it.  Not your friends or family, though, they'll probably just laugh at you.

Tell your friends and family.