Written, pencilled, inked by: Heath P. Lail
Hullo folks. I had a great issue 173 lined up the other day but got to talking to Joy and it may now be gone forever. That's ok, though...I've notes on it and it may be the subject for the ever-approaching anniversary issue 175--or it may not, as it doesn't seem quite as relevant in my life as it did at the time. Anywho...
I went with a bunch of friends last night to see The Marine with John Cena, famous for his portrayal as the Numero Uno Wigger in the World Wrestling Entertainment Co. I would have rather gone to see TCM:The Beginning, but once I got into the movie I was hooked. John was doing an excellent job, and the actress that played his wife was quite easy on the eyes so I began to enjoy it. Well, about an hour after the movie started and was starting to get REALLY GOOD, the screen goes blank and the house lights go up.
A Malco staffer comes in to tell us it is a slight projection problem, just give em 5 minutes and all will be right in the world (at least as far as the movie was concerned;). Well, ten minutes later, another hapless lackey enters from the other side to tell its coming...just five more minutes. By this time we are getting a lil bit upset, as we paid our five bucks to get into this moth-eaten "Theatre" to sit down and watch a movie that the projector doesn't seem to get along with. After yet another 5 minutes, the head lackey appears and tell everyone that the projector has died, and that the viewing is cancelled. We have two choices...we can go see another movie or we can go back out into the cold dark night and wait 30 minutes in line to get our refund. My friend Brian and I decided to get refunds, so his whole crew decided they would wait in the car while froze our asses off getting a refund. Nice, huh? Anyway, I told Brian that we should go inside and get our refund and once inside we found that we weren't the only ones not willing to wait outside while our internal organs and blood froze, making us zombies. Eventually, they opened the other box office just for refunds and we were able to go home. Actually, they went to Huddle House in Olive Branch but I was tired and I think I've caught a spot of this "bug" that seems to be going around so I went back home. The theatre offered to let us watch another viewing of The Marine but I was skeptical at the least...the night after Friday the 13th, the projector breaks and you want me to go re-watch the first hour of a movie, all the while hoping that THIS projector doesn't break at some point? No thanks.
I DID have an enjoyable evening, overall. It allowed me to go out with some friends and have a little fantasy rather than the harsh reality I will be presented with the next 6 days. I love my job, but honestly, the little things most of us take for granted (like going to movies, dates, reading, etc.) now shine in my mind as important because they allow us to escape the rigors of reality for a little while and simply enjoy ourselves. Hopefully everyone has had a great weekend, and I'll catch y'all on the flip side.
H
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