Canceling our Hulu Plus subscription

Hulu Plus

Remember when we cut our cable, and gave up TV in favor of Netflix and Hulu?

We lived that way until last July, right up until we moved. However, once we were in the house, we went right back to watching TV, since my in-laws already had cable. Now, we’re addicted to too many shows, and our DVR is always full.

Once in awhile, we’ll still watch movies on Netflix. When we can’t find anything to watch on the hundreds of channels we have, including HBO and Showtime, Netflix is our backup plan.

We almost never use Hulu anymore, and when we do, we generally watch their free content. It just doesn’t make sense for us to keep paying their subscription fee, even if it is only $8/month.

Today, I logged in to Hulu for the first time in months and sadly hit the Cancel Subscription link. I don’t know why, but it feels a little bit like breaking up with an old friend. I’ve never had any complaints about their service and it suited our needs perfectly in the city; unfortunately, we just don’t need it anymore.

Now, how should I spend that extra $8 a month?

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Nice work if you can get it

New York

A friend of mine is an amazing set designer and occasionally works on Broadway shows. And once in awhile, she’ll get tickets to a show so she can see her work in action.

This past Wednesday, she invited me to go see the new musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara.

While I’m a huge fan of musicals, I don’t usually have wads of extra cash lying around, so it’s not often that I can get tickets. Seeing this show was a real treat, and it gave me a chance to visit the city again for the first time since December.

3-word review: It was amazing!

It felt great to be back in Manhattan, pounding the pavement and standing under the lights in Times Square, even if it was only for a couple of hours. I do have another trip to the city planned for May; hopefully, that one will be a little longer and I’ll get to see more of the city that I miss.

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C2E2 2012

This past weekend, Dan and I attended C2E2, the annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo.

C2E2

Dan was offered a spot in the Ink Fusion Tattoo Festival at C2E2, and of course, he accepted. Because of this, our trip was more of a workation than a vacation, but we still had a great time.

Chicago, Part 1

Thursday morning, we got up early, drove to the airport, couldn’t find parking, rode the AirTrain, argued with United’s ticket agents, waited for our flight, boarded, and landed in Chicago about a half an hour ahead of schedule. We checked into our hotel, then took a cab to the convention center so we could start setting up our booth.

Chicago, Part 2

Friday was the first actual day of the convention, and we got there early to finish setting up before the show opened to the public. We felt very privileged to have access to a nearly empty convention hall.

Empty Convention Hall

But it wasn’t empty for long.

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