Best Day Ever Page #3

I couldn't believe the number of

interests that you and I had in common.

Yup, it's pretty cool.

I'm a huge Peter Cushing fan.

Mm.

Oh, I see.

You don't know who he is.

I'm embarrassed.

I should know who that is.

It's Ok, you are younger than me by...

I guess I'm more familiar with 80's movies.

I used to sleep in the living

room, so I'd watch a lot of TV.

Oh yeah?

Yeah, my family was pretty poor, so

we always lived in small places.

My parents and sisters

would get the bedrooms.

I never thought much about it. I guess

I always thought it was pretty cool.

I guess I could watch movies anytime.

I read a lot too. I read a lot.

Are you close with your family now?

Yeah, yeah I am.

My parents gave me and my sisters a lot

of love. I had a pretty good upbringing.

I had a... similar youth.

We moved a lot as kids.

My dad decided he wanted to

be a pentecostal preacher.

We lived in a lot of

towns, and a few states.

So I'd stay up late at night

and watch Creature Feature.

They showed a lot of horror movies.

I was hooked.

Eh, I'm rambling.

I'm... I I, I like hearing you talk.

I just don't know like all there is

to know about horror movies.

The rest of my time is spent

playing retro videogames.

Oh, retro games.

Yeah, I'm a big fan of 70's and 80's games.

I have, hundreds of them.

My folks couldn't afford the cartridges.

I'd get them one or two a year.

Birthday, Christmas...

I'm sorry, I don't know what to say.

I don't do well with a lot of people.

I'm very shy, I get nervous...

Oh no, you're doing fine.

You're doing fine.

Yeah, I'm not the most social guy myself.

I've had to be, but I don't like it much.

Domestic type. Be in your

own safe environment,

then you don't have

to talk to people.

Exactly. You get it.

I feel bad I've never heard of you.

You mean my movies?

Yeah.

I looked you up, and then I knew.

Don't feel bad. How would

you know about me?

I'm just a small

indie film maker.

I did make one thriller. It did

well at first. Then tanked.

It was supposed to be a silly,

tounge-in-cheek ghost story.

I guess everyone wants everything perfect.

Sex, Gore... "More sex! More Gore!"

It's hard to figure out.

A lot of my fans want me to make more

romance/dramas.

Since most of them are

about small-town life,

I guess I'd like to live

most of them myself.

You should try the midwest!

Indiana? Eh?

Heh, sorry, that was stupid.

I'd like to see your movies.

Maybe on our next movie night?

How about you watch them alone and

then you can judge them in privacy.

Ha Ha.

Hey, do you got some time to stay?

For awhile?

I've got some frozen pizza...

Could put on some movies...

Uh, yeah. I don't have

anything else to do today.

Pizza sounds great.

Yeah? You pick out the movies and

I'll get the pizza in the oven.

So you say you like older videogames.

Yeah, I have been doing

so since I was little.

I'm not very coordinated.

I get... stressed with videogames.

Wanna play one?

You mean a videogame?

Right now?

Yeah, right now, don't look so terrified.

Yeah. Here.

I don't know about this. It's all right. No

one is watching and I won't make fun of you.

We'll start with something easy.

Ok, what do I do?

So... left.

Just start going forward.

Go forward. It's this one. Oh.

Back... wait, no wait..

Ohhhh...

Up?

No, gotta start over. That's alright.

Ok. Take it.

And this pushes the.. No no, go

forward with that, and this steers.

Ok.

Good, Good. You have 2 lives.

No no, come back...

No... you do it.

All right, watch. You

push forward, I'll steer.

Ok, push... Ok.. that's not going to work.

Oh, no, you fire! Please. Ok.

Push. Ready? Go right.

Ok, now stop.

Jump up. See? Yeah.

Wait. No. Wait...

Great cake, David!

Happy birthday!

Where's the mister today?

Mmm. He's gone. On a business trip. And

from David's life. Isn't that right, David?

What? Thanks, James.

We're just celebrating the old days gone

of David being jerked around by Greg,

and celebrating his new

life full of happiness.

How come I didn't hear

about it before now?

Sorry Ace, I'm not sure if it's final.

Oh, but it is final, isn't it David?

So, what happened?

How did this come to be?

Oh, yes David.

Please tell us how this all came to be.

So, how's the cake?

So, how are you doing with it, David?

Turning the big 50?

Scared? A little frantic? Having

panic attacks every 8 hours?

Yes, it's true. I'm now 50.

How's that working out for you?

Ok, you want to know how I'm handling it?

Well...

It seems life doesn't go according to plan.

Does it Ace?

No.

By the time I was 14, I knew

I wanted to make movies.

By the time I was 16,

my parents were divorced,

and I had to put my dreams aside.

I went to work at other jobs,

to help my mom and brother.

My dad had left us in

his mid-life crisis, and

he didn't give my mom

one penny to support us.

So, she had to work 3 jobs

to raise 2 teenage boys.

If not for my grandparents

helping us, well...

So, by 18, I had...

no money for film school.

I wasn't even sure, by then, if

that's what I even wanted to do.

But, I knew one thing.

By age 20...

that someday I would meet a great guy.

Have a wonderful husband.

Three dogs.

A country house, complete with a

Doris Day pool and garden.

That's what I was sure would happen.

At least, I hoped it would, anyway.

So I've lived in...

four different states.

Eighteen different houses in

twelve different towns and...

Still, I've managed to keep my

vision clear the whole time.

Doing films, striving for that big break.

Having that house in the country and...

now I'm 50.

I live in a condo.

That Greg owns.

And he doesn't seem to love me.

Somehow, I don't think my

life plan is going to happen.

Is that about right?

Did I cover everything? James?

Um...

Anyone want more cake?

I guess that's what you

call a mid-life crisis.

You know, I always wondered

what I had to look forward to.

I never thought I'd

get older, you know?

Especially in my early

twenties, I mean, who did?

I remember people telling me

that when I turned 25, that...

the years would go by so... fast.

That was 14 years ago.

God. I'm going to get older.

There's no way out of it.

I just...

You know in 5 years from now

I'm going to be in

the middle of my life.

I don't know how I'm going to handle that.

Oh god, now I'm depressed.

You need some frosting.

Here, have some more cake.

You know what?

If I'm going to get old and die,

why does it matter how much money

I make or how many calories I eat?

Seconds.

Well, I keep going.

I keep trying.

I keep thinking.

You know? Maybe it is time I do

something else with my life.

I've got about 35 years left.

If my health holds out.

You know, I never thought

I'd live to hear the words:

"You really should get a

colon exam at your age".

I never thought I'd that I'd hear you

saying that you were worrying about 50.

That has kind of taken me aback.

I don't understand.

Life is phases we go through.

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