Almost forgot to post this: I finally achieved my work goal of actually getting 50+% through our theater show at the store. I’ve been working on this one for a long time. Came close a couple times. Today we actually got 52%. I couldn’t be happier. For some reason…

Since this is a post about numbers I figure I might scare/impress you with some of the little numbers you all know I keep track of. If there was any question of whether or not I was obsessed with movies, well, let’s put those questions to rest. You ready? This is totally like pulling open the tent at the freak show…

As of the end of October, I had seen over 360 films. To put this into some sort of weird Ben-ism perspective, the most movies I’ve ever seen in a YEAR is 362 in 2003. As of yesterday I tied that and have two months left to go.

But wait, I have more. The most movies I had ever seen in a movie theater in a year was 59, last year. This year: 64. The most movies I had seen for the first time in a year was 291, again, last year. This year so far: 303. Sweet merciful God, I am on fire. Can you tell I have a little competitiveness in me? I wasn’t watching this much when I didn’t have a job. Of course one could argue the merits of my having a life right about now, but this is neither the time, nor the place.

And finally, the numbers that always really impress my friend Josh. Ben, other than your expensive ass car, what do you spend your money on? Well, you probably don’t have to guess. I currently own 901 DVDs, 323 of which I bought this year. You can probably understand why I keep running out of space in my room now.