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I have spent the past week moving into a new house. As with any change in your living situation, something unexpected always pops up at the last minute. In my case that unexpected surprise is that I am not going to have Internet access at home for another week at least as I wait for an electrician to come out and run another cable line into the house.

Since my Internet access is dependent on driving to a nearby coffee shop, I decided to take the week off and recharge. Aside from unloading boxes, furniture shopping and catching up on some much needed sleep I also took the opportunity to pound through a backlog of movies I’ve accumulated through Netflix.

My queue is ridiculously long because of how great their recommendation engine is. I have some 700 movies and television shows rated on the Netflix site, so it knows more about my tastes in television entertainment than anywhere else. Being the geek that I am, I spend more than a few seconds rating each movie after I watch it. Whether it is the first time I’ve seen a movie or the thirtieth, I always go back and re-rate the movie to adjust the recommendations the site shows me. ¹

I have tweaked my rating system a bit, but presently this is how I determine the 1-5 star rating for anything I watch:

? – Didn’t bother to finish it.
?? – Didn’t enjoy it.
??? – Liked it.
???? – Loved it.
????? – Liked it enough that I own it.

Most movies end up with three stars. Most films involving George Lazenby as James Bond end up with just a single star.

As I descend further into the madness of not having Internet access at home, I will begin sharing my favorite cookie recipes and cleaning tips in subsequent articles on carpeaqua.