Crash (The Movie)

So as Troy and I are trying to get a hold of our fiances and try to pay off all our consumer debt and start saving for our home we have cancelled cable. Initially I was shocked and appalled by the suggestion but it has been working out. We are saving $80+ a month on cable and since have signed up for Netflix. They have a new feature where we can watch some movies instantly from their website or from our Wii. Then of course we have the standard DVDs that get mailed to our home. This week we got Crash.

So last night I watched Crash while hanging out in bed waiting for my husband to join me. It was an intense movie! I am usually not one for anything that keeps me on the edge of my seat (or bed) but I am glad I watched it. It displays so perfectly that we may be a country based on "equality" but racism and prejudice still is happening everywhere around us. People are still bought and bribed for advancement in society. It really impacted me and I have been thinking about it since. I even dreamed about it!

Not only is the lack of cable saving us money but it is also drawing us closer. We have more time to do things together without being zoned out at the TV. We started playing card games, sitting on the balcony to eat dinner, talk, play cards, and sometimes Troy and Joe sit out there to smoke hookah.