Disappointment

Let's talk about disappointment.

There I am, in my lonely hotel room. I hate being away, even though the sliding door to the balcony is open, the view of the ocean at sunset is lovely, and the fire is going.

My one consolation is that I have my portable DVD player and my newly received (from Blockbuster) rental of:

The Big Sleep

Only one of the greatest noir films ever made. Can't wait. I open the envelope and pull out the little sleeve. Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall... that's what it says.

So I take out the disk and pop it in. I'm not paying too much attention as I'm trying to open a Coke Zero with my left hand while pushing play with my right.

But instead of Bogey and Bacall, I get this:

The Big Sleep

Oh, fuck me. Devastated.

Fortunately I had a backup in the case, so not all was lost:

Touch of Evil