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Lo Fun Fact #1
"Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is.
Lo Fun Fact #2
I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of Christian Louboutins.
Lo Fun Fact #3
Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all?
Lo Fun Fact #4
I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay?
Lo Fun Fact #5
I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!!
Lo Fun Fact #6
I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position.
Lo Fun Fact #7
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond.
I'm Definitely Not In Hollywood Anymore.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
So last night we go to the movies with Cortney and Vickie. We were actually supposed to be going to a screening of Halle Berry's new movie...

...but we were operating on extreme CP time and the show was capacity when we (finally) arrived. So we ended up seeing another movie that had just started, The Kingdom...

...starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner.

It was really interesting, quite compelling in fact, and about thirty minutes in, juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust as we had dug our heels in and were really feeling the plot...

...the freaking film CAUGHT FIRE and MELTED!!!!

WTF??????? The projector was smoking and shit and the movie, naturally, came to a complete halt. Apparently there was no one in the projection room, so we all sat there stupefied for a hot minute like baffled deer facing a fleet of blinding headlights, waiting for a fix. Cortney had gone for a potty break and to get more snacks (I don't want to know in what order), and had missed the fireworks, yet when he returned to the theater (entering from the front), everyone was staring at him as the screen was just a piece of freeze-framed burnt celluloid. It was a perfect moment for him to crack a joke.

What I want to know is...isn't this the digital age? Why are there still film projectors in big theaters like this? Is this what I have to look forward to in Cleveland? Should I be checking the exits before I settle in with my popcorn, lest a blaze break out? The manager eventually came in and told us the movie was a bust and that we needed to raise up and roll out because there was no way they could fix that melted film. Free passes for us all, though!!!

Free passes, my ass. Melted movies? This kind of thing would never happen at The Arclight.

posted by Lo @ 7:18 AM  
9 Comments:
  • At October 16, 2007 9:20 AM, Blogger Girly_Girl said…

    Too bad you don't have some ruby slippers...you could have tapped your heels together to magically transport you and your crew back to LA...(just to watch the end of the movie)

     
  • At October 16, 2007 10:47 AM, Blogger dc_speaks said…

    lol@Saadia!

    truly laughable moment.

    Free tickets to come back on free passes to begin with still makes it a decent return on the evening activities.

     
  • At October 16, 2007 12:13 PM, Anonymous Charlene said…

    The film caught on fire?! That is CRAZY! And funny.

    Glad you guys are safe.

     
  • At October 16, 2007 1:11 PM, Anonymous Frieda said…

    LOL! Gawd, I love this blog! So glad you finally started posting again.

     
  • At October 16, 2007 2:40 PM, Anonymous Kelly Girl said…

    ...this is fuckin hilarious!!!!!!

     
  • At October 16, 2007 2:42 PM, Anonymous Jack said…

    At least you got a free movie out of it, although it sounds like the theater sucks for showing movies that might burst into flames.

     
  • At October 16, 2007 3:01 PM, Anonymous Ginger said…

    Rollin' thru late but this is still funny as hale.

     
  • At October 16, 2007 3:15 PM, Anonymous T-Rubble said…

    Alright babygirl, don't move to Cleveland and catch on fire!! You need me to ship you some digital flix since all they got is reels out there?

     
  • At October 17, 2007 9:05 AM, Blogger nikki said…

    lmao@girly. lo ain't going nowhere cuz cleveland is where her wizard is.

    glad you all made it out safely. that's some low-budget ish right there, though.

     
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Home: Wonderland, Midwest Central, United States

About Me: I'm the author of six novels. My novella, "Three For The Road," included in the three-novella anthology, You Only Get Better, was published in March 2007.

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