Reunited and it Netflixs so Good
Don’t you just love how the human condition works? Many say that we get back what we put out in the Universe. And with that logic we should be able to pin point why certain things occur in our lives. For example if you’re a cheater, then you’ll be cheated on, if you’re into breaking hearts then you’ll be the recipient of a broken heart soon enough and if you’re me–the person I desperately fell madly in love with almost three years ago will contact me as soon as I’m getting over him. And he was right on schedule. Ah yes, but the hot young romantic didn’t contact me through e-mail, twitter, or facebook. Not even through phone, text, or Google Wave, but through the one online community that symbolizes strength, love, and passion–Netflix.
It was dreary and foggy (in my head) and I had been fighting a skin infection, like all modern day Mexican bloggers, when the antibiotics I was taking caused the infection to finally burst open and drain itself–at 3 a.m. I was in the middle my Zac Efron and Taylor Lautner triple-date fantasy dream when I felt a warm liquid oozing all over my chest. “Not yet!” I yelled out to the boys, which then woke me up. That’s when I realized the substance oozing on me was the puss from the infection. Don’t worry, it was a good sign. The nasty thing took about 20 minutes to drain. (And let me tell you, I will never see vanilla pudding the same)
Since I was out of my slumber I turned on my computer and went to the Netflix site. Once inside, I had a message. In all my three years as a customer, I had never experienced this so I click on the message tab which informed me that someone had left me a note on Season 10 of Law & Order’s SVU page. I saw who left it and wondered if I was seeing the right name; sure enough, I was and underneath the heading Izzy has left you a note it read: “I was raped.”
To know Izzy, is to love him and his wicked sense of humor. I got him hooked on SVU and it’s something we bonded over. And I understood his message. In season 9, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) was undercover and was almost raped and in season 10 she’s dealing with the aftermath of the situation. I guess it wouldn’t help matters if I were to tell you that you had to say, “I was raped,” in a bad British accent–that’s how Izzy would have meant it. He means no harm, but it was a bit wicked.
Now, we all now how humorous the topic of rape is–so naturally I began to laugh. (Maybe it was the antibiotics laughing) But then laughter turned to anger then to sadness then back to anger then hunger–I am Mexican after all–but I digress. I turned the computer off and tried to return to Zac and Taylor–but couldn’t.
Why was I letting his note get to me? And that’s when it hit me, “because it was a note”. After not speaking to someone for almost a full year–he decides to “send me a note” through Netflix? I gave my heart and soul to this person, some of my best derranged and manic times were spent giving Izzy mouth-to-penis therapy and yet he thought so little of me as to communicate through a movie site?
Would I be reacting different if he would’ve sent it using another method? Who knows? But I do know that we’ve lost the art of communication. How many times have you been out with friends only to be ignored because they were tweeting? How about trying to chat with someone you met on a dating website and you start exchanging emails when all of a sudden they stop. Then, three days later, you get an email from them explaining, “Sorry, I couldn’t get back to you sooner, but the doorbell rang.” And what? Did the person on the other side of the door take you hostage?
Have we allowed the ease of communication to take away the respect portion of interacting? Why spend major time with minor people who don’t see what a valuable person you are? Your feelings are just as important as the person on the other end of the tweet, txt or door? I deserve better and so do you, right? If someone really wants to contact you–they’ll do it and in a way that really shows you they’re into you or want to come back into your life. I didn’t Netflix Izzy back; we have history together and if his note was the best he could do–then he needs to try again. According to his IQ, he’s a little genius–he can figure out how to use his iPhone because Netflix just ain’t gonna cut it.
What’s the oddest way someone’s tried to contact you? Did it work?
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Forgive me – you know him better but from another perspective you might see this differently. You said it, one of your bonds was over L&O SVU – maybe it was a small way to reach out and say hello over something you both enjoyed.
Just sayin – ???
You know, I think I’m guilty of always just assuming that there will be time later and then never getting around to it. And part of it is because it’s just too dang easy to communicate with people these days that you just assume it will happen without making any effort on your part.
Hey buddy, I like the new setup. especially the front page. I need to do that on my site.
That description of your infection what horrible. I might never look at vanilla pudding the same again either.
Do you best to ignore this guy. He sounds a little like me and wants to keep you in his collection.
maybe it bc he’s only 19 yo, or has he had a birthday