The humble Video Store v Streaming Media

Who remembers when on Friday after work you would stop into the Video store and hire movies to watch that night and all through the weekend?  Well I do, and they have virtually closed all of them down.  In my home town we only have one small video shop, however I don't even think its still open.  Perhaps some Milk bars still have them.  I am doubtful.

Now that we have moved away from renting Videos at the Video store, we have Netflix, Stan, Presto, Foxtel, Fetch Tv and probably many more that you can subscribe to watch on you Smart TV, Apple TV, smart phone, tablet or compatible device.

The problems that I am facing is that companies like Netflix just can't keep up, I am finding that I am watching whole season's in a day or weekend.  Then I have to wait till they bring out the next season.  Or worse still one platform has season 1 and 2, and then another has up to season 4 available for example.  I have Stan, Netflix and Fetch TV, and you can be forgiven for thinking that this is overkill.  However, I find that I can get The Walking Dead on Fetch TV up to season 6, however I have to buy it.  I think that they should make this available as a subscription option not a purchase option.  

Can Fetch TV make available Foxtel channels without having Foxtel connected?  Will they head down that road, for example Telstra has Foxtel with Telstra, and Optus has Foxtel with Optus, but you can't get Foxtel on Fetch TV or Telstra Box.

What are Netflix and the likes of Stan going to do - particularily that the next season of The Walking Dead is coming to Foxtel in October some time this year, however I no longer have Foxtel.  What are the other companies going to do -and what services are they going to offer?

The Governing bodies of Media should be allowing all companies access to everything, so no matter which company you choose to subscribe to you can watch it all.  Perhaps each company involved can make a deal with each other to allow their subscribers to gain access as a subscription offer for either just the shows or the actual channels only.  That way you don't miss out, each company has a cut from it, everyone makes money and all consumers get the variety they deserve.

Here is a great article which you may find interesting The Conversation, thanks to The Conversation for this interesting article.

Feeling Down

Today is Friday and I am not feeling the best. Have started taking tables to bring on my periods. I have got them but I have been in agony all week. I only went once to the gym this week because the cramps were that bad.

Tomorrow I will start the Clomid Tablets and I have my scan on the 18th to see what is happening with all that. Hopefully next month I can tell everyone that I am pregnant. I am really scared and don't know what to excpect and don't want to get my hopes up too high incase it fails this time around.

My husband and I were talking about the kids that we are going to have and then realising that this dream may not ever happen. My husband keeps his feelings to himself and all he says is well we will have to get another dog and buy a camper trailer to go on more holidays together.

More soon.

My Home

You remember when I moved to my new home and was complaining about the unpacking, well that was nothing. My bright idea was to get pavers for the pergola instead of decking like Rob suggested. You wouldn't believe how much trouble we are having. The digging - damn the ground is hard as a rock. It is gonna take a long time to dig out. Poor Rob will have to do most of that himself as I can't even brake the ground up to dig it. Anyway the good news is my good ol bonus came through and thanks to that we got the pavers in the first place. Rob has done a remarkable job on it and I am very proud of him. He just read books on how to do it and he did it. He is amazing in my eyes. Not to mention all the money we saved by him doing all the work himself. WHAT A GUY! my darling husband is. Anyway if I learn how to put pictures on here Ill show you the end result when its all done.

Laters

THE WEB

As you all know I have been writing a book, and I am up to Chapter 5 at the moment and boy it is taking me ages to finish, and I have a long way to go. Then there is my new website I am trying to get up and running. I promise it will be interesting and informative. For those of you who know me you already know about my website and what it is for. Thanks for your support guys.

With my book I have been doing a lot of research as I go along and let me tell you GOOGLE is the bomb. I have been finding everything I need in the form of research for my book there. I am deciding at the moment which page I will put up, it has to reflect me and my personality and at the same time be professional and easy to navigate. So you see everything has to be perfect. By the way Brigit when you come over you can read Chapter 5, I know how you have been dying to find out what happens next in my book. I myself am having new and exciting ideas of how I can make the plot thicken. It is very exciting doing this and also call it THEROPY, I am. It is a souce of release for me to write and I feel good when I write. Please feel free to all make comments on CHATTERBOX blog.

Thanks and bye.
KM

How it is now

Hello to all

It has been awhile since I blogged, but here I am. Well the latest news is that my husband got me a little puppy, a little Maltese Terrier. She is the apple of my eye. Also Rob has been doing allot around the house, he built a Pergola, will be doing the paving next.

At the work front, I got a big bonus and hence the reason we are doing the paving next. That was a surprise and a nice one. All is the same at work, nothing has changed my role is what it is and that won't change. I hope to still get into Marketing.

The real big news is that I am creating a website - well I can't tell you what it's called but will keep you posted. Basically its an information website for all us big girls. It will have heaps of links to great online stores, and general information, plus the added bonus of my blog. Well I can tell you sometimes it will be serious and sometimes you will cry laughing. Although you will find it very informative and a relief that you can find pretty much anything you need for your size though the links on my website.

Now my reviews of stores etc will be real as I can only review if I have purchased myself. At least you can know what kind of service you are going to get.

Well I am getting ready right about now to pack for my little trip to Port Fairy. We are going for a week and I am sure Ill have some good stories to tell you.

Till then as always

CHAT TILL YOU DROP

I do not know why

I do not know why I can not sleep at night
I do not know why I feel alone day and night
I do not know why work seems long and lifeless
I do not know why my husband seems so far away
I do not know why, I do not know why
It all becomes clear
I am empty inside

Written by Katly Malgeri
Being published in the Poetry.com's
edition of Immortal Verses.

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY

Hello folks

It has been awhile since we talked. The latest news is that I have started a Latin American Dance Class, boy was it tough. I made it through two dances before I crashed and burned. My whole body was killing me, I didn't know I had these muscles. However, in saying that I was allot of fun too. I met some really nice people and danced with some pretty cute guys. HEEHEHE, there was this one guy who was a champion, he was so nice to me, he didn't laugh and that made it a lot easier to do. Actually they were all really nice, and about the cute guys, none as cute as my Robert. I wish he wanted to join me in these classes, I know if he gave it a go that he would actually have fun. Not to mention spend time with me. I miss us doing stuff together, and this dancing thing is important to me, I hoped it would be important to him too.
Never mind, I will go again next week and hopefully finish three dances. I am going to bed now and let me tell you ill be sleeping like a baby.

Do yourself a favour take a dance class, there is nothing more refreshing than dancing and not realising you are exercising and it releaves stress too, and gets your heart rate up. I was sweating that is for sure.

Kat