Florida, baby

Well, right now I'm sitting in some sort of internet cafe thing in the middle of Orlando, and I have just been told that this will be one of the only times that I will be near the internet for the next 2 weeks. So, to all you loving fans of The Interrobang, please just sit tight, go through the archives to get your fix, and I'll be back in 2 weeks with some pretty sweet pictures . . . and perhaps a latin girlfriend.

Less than a god, but more than a man

"Hello all you Evil Dead loving Mormons!" Bruce's words rang across the theatre and were followed by an enormous applause. From the back, someone yelled out, "But I'm Catholic!" "Ah, so you're the one," was Bruce's reply.

Yes, as most of you already know, last night was the special screening/book signing featuring Bruce "Don't Call Me Ash" Campbell. Now, normally, I'm not one to gush, but holy cow, it was awesome! As can be told by the aforementioned comments (as well as a few that will follow), Bruce is a very funny guy. The natural kind of funny. Which explains why he does such a good job in all his movies. That's also why he was able to say on-the-fly lines such as:

-"'Are we going to make an Evil Dead IV?' . . . . . . . . . Sorry, I hesitate because I've never been asked that question before. Yeah, we can make it. Just call Sam Raimi up and tell him to stop making Spider-man 3. I'm sure he'll have no problem."
-"Cameo? I would stay away from that word. My roles in Spider-man 1 and 2 were more than cameos. 'Pivotal' is the word I like to use. Think about it. In Spider-man 1, my character named Spider-man. And in Spider-man 2, my character was the only one who defeated Spider-man. Think about that."
-And my personal favorite (in response to a question regarding the "cheesiness" of the movie poster and perhaps the movie itself):
"Cheesy?! Does this movie look cheesy to you?! I'll have you know that this movie cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to make!!"

I must say, however, that the highlight of the night came when I got to speak with the man himself during the book signing. The conversation went as follows:

Me - "Hey Bruce."
Bruce - "Hey, how you doin'?"
M - "Not too bad, thanks."
B - "Are you Adam?" [To streamline the signing, everybody had their names on post-its.]
M - "Yes I am."
B - "What do you do, Adam?"
M - "I'm a screenwriter, actually."
B - "I pity you." [Said with a smile, of course.]
M - "Oh?"
B - "Be original. You know, there's so much crap that is just copied from everything else and people stealing each other's stuff."
M - "Yeah."
B - "Make them steal your stuff; isn't that the idea?"
M - "Well, that's what I'm trying to do."
B - "No. Don't try. Do."

And, though it may sound lame, that's exactly what I am going to do.

I'm back!!!

The zombie movie shoot was a success! And nobody was hurt . . . except for the zombies, of course. Now we have the painstaking process of editing, but we're getting there. I'm so stoked.

However, does anyone want to explain something to me? For the past little while, I've been building up a theory that Utah County drivers are the most retarded drivers in the world. This theory developed because every time I tried to go to Salt Lake, there was traffic. And it wasn't even traffic because of accidents or anything. It was just plain, simple, stupid driving. Last night, however, took the proverbial cake.

It was midnight (yes, 12:00 am) and I was stopped (yes, not moving) on the freeway. Now, stand-still freeway traffic is never excusable. It is understandable at times (like rush hour and whatnot). But midnight!? Re-freaking-diculous. That is wholly inappropriate (much like Batman's relationship with Robin). That's it: time to instigate the Utopian driving plan.

1) Nobody under the age of 21 can drive, and when they turn 21, they have to have a 1 year evaluation of their driving before they get an official license.
2) No cell phones allowed to be turned on in the car (like a hospital ward).
3) There is a special lane designated for people who exercise elite driving skills. We're talking only like 3% of the driving population are gonna get in. That way, others don't have to suffer at the hands of the inept.
4) If someone causes an accident, they are fined $1 for every car whose trip they deter by more than 5 minutes. That way, people will think twice before causing 15-mile-long traffic jams at midnight.

Ok, my rant is done. Oh, and by the way, my sister had her twins yesterday. Adison and Tate Kjar. Absolutely adorable.