Me, Her, the Boy and a Dog

The Virginia Tech Hokie Storm Chasers are somewhere in, and I quote, “North Central Western South Dakota.” Wait, that sounds familiar. Isn’t NCWSD on UVA’s football schedule next season?

After seeing my friend Todd’s post on the independent film The Parking Lot Movie, I added it to my Netflix instant queue. I finally got around to watching it last night and it was incredible.

I used to live and work in Charlottesville. In fact, I lived a couple of blocks from this parking and parked there from time to time. If you’ve ever heard of the stereotypical UVA student being an entitled, rude and self-righteous trust fund kid that drives a BMW/Benz/Lexus/Landrover and thinks they’re better than everyone else; this movie will do nothing but completely reinforce that stereotype.

Let’s be fair; not all UVA students are complete douche bags, but the stereotype exists for a reason. And you get a great look at them in this film. From drunk frat boys with popped collars breaking the parking lot gate, to sorority girls trying to get out of paying for their parking by claiming, “I go everywhere on credit,” to jackasses who simply drive their massive SUVs past the parking lot attendant booth without paying because, well, why should they?

Again, not all UVA students and alumni (still with popped collars) treat fellow humans with such disrespect and disdain, but if you didn’t like Wahoos before, you’re really going to despise them after watching this film.

The ironic thing is that the majority of people that work in the parking lot were UVA students, but not of the mainstream variety. The could be described as either counter-culture or hipster, but make no mistake, they are intelligent.

I encourage you to watch this film - it’s on Netflix instant streaming - and draw your own conclusions. Let me know what you think.