Clerks (II)

Joe Versus The Volcano is an awful movie. After Tom Hanks and his female counterpart spent what seemed like three reels adrift in the ocean, I was nearly cheering for the volcano when it came time for them to jump in. However, despite the film as a whole being craptastic (and barely worthy of an MST3K session), one line in the opening set of scenes rings true with me. The line in question, spoken by out star, Mr. Hanks after his character has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, comes as he is ready to leave his job and set forth on a grand adventure before he croaks. To paraphrase, since I haven't seen the movie in years and refuse to watch it again unless I get really faced, goes something like this: "I can feel these fluorescent lights sucking my soul out through my eyeballs!"

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