I'm Iike, uh... Now that I've toId you my entire Iife story.
Sure.
AIthough, uh, there isn't much Ieft to taIk about.
&&[Cannonball by Damien Rice pIaying]
Really?
& Still a little bit of your taste &
& In my mouth &
& Still a little bit of you laced &
& With my doubt &
& Still a little hard to say &
...wear these giant muumuus that were see-through.
& What's going on & They were see-through?
Yeah. That's cooI.
& Stones taught me to fly &
& Love taught me to lie &
Thank you.
So...
& Life taught me to die &
& So it's not hard to fall &
Right.
& When you float like a cannonball &&
You want to see my dorm room, maybe?
Hey, don't get the wrong idea.
I--I don't invite guys to my room often.
Or ever, actually.
Okay.
Oh.
I'm having a major college fIashback here.
Aw, come on, oId man.
My roommate's out for the night.
Really? She's, oh...
I was really Iooking forward to meeting her.
Yeah, she's onIy miIdIy chemically imbaIanced.
Ta-da£¡
Oh.
[door cIoses]
Yeah, this is awesome.
Yeah, it's okay.
Uh, I heard this rumor
that aIcohoI impairs your judgment.
I wish you weren't so beautifuI.
I'm not.
No, AIex. You are.
Thank you.
[sighs]
&&[Spanish song playing]
[Iighter cIicking]
Well, it Iooks Iike everything's perfect.
So why are you still taIking?
What?
Oh, nothing.
I was just thinking about how my dad said
he put surveillance cameras in the buiIding.
[chuckIes] That's...
That's hiIarious.
[phone ringing]
Where to now?
You're all going to the 29th fIoor.
Oh, great. I hear there's, uh,
fantastic air-conditioning on that fIoor.
[phone ringing]
Hey, Dan, how's your commute?
Can you beIieve we're moving offices aIready?
By the way, first b-ball game against the 51 st fIoor corporate VPs.
So, uh... Oh, weird. I guess that's this fIoor now.
What's wrong with you?
Me? Um... Are you... Nothing. Um, nothing.
You're acting jumpy.
Did you switch from mocha to crack?
Whoa, Dan. That's, uh...
You're coming off really paranoid right now.
[chuckIes]
You're weirding me out, buddy.
Crack. That's...
[phone ringing]
&&[Ten Years Ahead by Soundtrack of Our Lives pIaying]
& Well, it's so good &
& I didn't have to make it &
& It's so good & Hey, AIex.
Haven't taIked to you in a few days.
It's your dad, by the way.
Give us a call.
& 'Cause I'm ten years ahead &
& And you're the echo of the things I say &
& Yes, I'm ten years ahead &
You understand this is totally demoraIizing for me, so...
[Iaughing]
Sorry.
I don't think you shouId force it, honey.
[grunts] Don't force it.
Don't say it.
& Well, it's no good &
& Revolving around me &
Hey, AIex.
Uh, Ieft a message for you at the dorm and on your phone.
Guess you have your cell phone turned off.
Give us a call.
& When you cannot reach me &
I'm fired?
& 'Cause I'm ten years ahead &
& And you're the echo of the words I say &
[sighs] I'm sorry.
& Yes, I'm ten years ahead &&
But I've worked here for 5 years.
[sniffs]
It's been an honor.
[phone ringing]
(Carter) Okay, you ready?
Will you be okay with that thing?
Oh, yeah, fine.
Hey, uh, what's that big guy doing here?
He's one of the moving men.
Uh, I guess, uh, SteckIe recruited him for his VP team.
Oh, that's fair.
Wonder if I can still dunk.
You couId dunk?
Oh, yeah. Can't you? You're 26.
[chuckIes]
Heads up£¡
Whoa£¡ Hey.
What's up?
Word on the street is, Teddy K.'s on the prowI.
Soon as he gets back from his around-the-worId balloon trip,
he's gonna go munch on ContinentaI Brands.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, great.
Maybe they'll advertise in the magazine again.
I'm sorry, who are you?
Mark, this is Dan Foreman.
He's the one I was telling you about,
heIped us cIose that Toys 'R' Us deaI.
Oh, Carter's being modest.
He did most of the work. Aw.
That's beautifuI.
Maybe you two shouId get a room.
You pussies ready to get schooIed?
[chuckIes]
[whistIe bIows]
[peopIe cheering]
[man whooping]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd cheering]
[Iaughing]
[SteckIe Iaughing]
(SteckIe) Oh£¡
Not in my house£¡ No, no, no.
(SteckIe) Do it, baby. Do it, baby. It's for me. For me.
(SteckIe) Go ahead, donkey£¡
You can't guard me.
(Theo) Get down. Get down there£¡
(SteckIe) Mine. He's mine. HeIp. HeIp.
Yes£¡
[all cheering]
Let's go£¡ Get down, Jimmy.
Yo, Krouse£¡ Fist£¡ Fist£¡
That's right£¡ Move£¡ Come on. Come on.
I'll take the big man.
Hey, ease up, my man.
You're gonna have a heart attack.
What's the matter? Can't take a IittIe D?
(SteckIe) Open£¡ Get open£¡
(AIicia) Let's go, Dan£¡ Yes£¡
Yeah, yeah£¡ Throw it down£¡
(Theo) Dunk it£¡
[all groaning]
Oh, shit.
[ball bouncing]
[grunts]
I'm okay. I'm okay.
[excIaims]
I'll be right back.
Just give me a second.
[Dan groans] Damn.
[moans]
[phone ringing]
(Alex) This is Alex's cell phone.
Please leave a message. Thanks.
[phone beeps]
&&[Those to Come by The Shins pIaying]
& Eyeless in the morning sun &
& You were pale and mild, a modern girl &
& Taken with thought, still prone to care &
& Makin' tea in your underwear &
& You went out in the yard to find &&
What's her name?
Who? What? Who?
The fish.
Oh. Uh, it's a he. And, uh, his name is Buddy.
Ah.
Does Buddy want a friend?
Buddy had a friend. Um, he ate him. So...
[chuckIes]
You mind if I, uh--uh...
Sure. Yeah. You... Yeah.
I want to, I want to ask you something.
Okay.
[cIears throat] When, uh...
When you were 1 8,
did you ever return your parents' phone calls?
Uh, well, they never called.
But, uh, yeah, I'm sure I wouId've.
Well, my oIdest daughter, she won't call me back.
And I feeI Iike going down to NYU and kidnapping her
so I can stop worrying about her.
[stammering]
That sounds Iike a really bad idea.
Uh, Iook, AIex seems, um,
from the very brief time that I met her,
to be pretty savvy.
I don't think you have to worry about her too much.
She's a smart, terrific woman.
GirI. Or smart young Iady. Whatever.
What I'm trying to say is that, uh,
I think she can probabIy take care of herseIf.
Dan, you seem to have the perfect marriage.
How do you do it?
You just pick the right one to be in the foxhoIe with
and then when you're outside of the foxhoIe,
you keep your dick in your pants.
[Carter Iaughing]
Well, that's poetic.
(AIicia) Oh, my God. Did she outdo herseIf or what?
(AIicia) All right. Oh, yeah. Make way.
Coming through with the cake here.
[all chattering]
&&[music pIaying]
Oh, hey, Theo. How's...
[all chattering]
Hey, uh, where do I put this?
All right.
It's a rager, huh?
Okay.
Are you still gIad you decided not to have a birthday party?
Yep, not in the mood this year.
Well, Mom says you couId use a IittIe fun.
She says you shouId Iighten up for the sake of your heaIth.
She does, does she?
They're here. Everybody hide.
You go ahead, sweetheart.
I'm going to check the maiIbox.
Okay. CooI.
[dog barking]
Quiet, he's going to be here in a second.
[door opening]
[door cIoses]
(all) Surprise£¡
Surprise?
[all screaming]
Dad£¡
Hey, Morty.
Hey, nice party.
Thanks for coming. Sure.
How are you?
Not so good, not so good.
I mean psychoIogically.
Oh, I'm sorry.
That's okay.
Anyway, my wife got a promotion.
I'm hoping she'll raise my allowance.
But this is good punch.
Happy birthday. Good party.
[dog barking]
You Iook-- you Iook really beautifuI.
Thank you.
And, um...
This is really not a big deaI. But I, uh...
I got something for you.
It's not my birthday.
Go on.
HoIy shit.
[Iaughs]
Wow£¡ Are these reaI diamonds?
It's too expensive.
No. No, don't. No.
I feeI funny.
I'm sorry. I don't... I mean, it's not... I--I...
It just feIt good to...
It's sweet.
It's very sweet. Thank you.
You're the kind of person
that's it's good to be in a foxhoIe with.
We're not in a foxhoIe. We're in a Porsche.
(Dan) A sIing.
(woman) Yes.
(Dan) Betsy, I wish you well, too.
[all Iaughing]
Let's see, what.... Wow.
And this couId be what?
[all Iaughing]
That's good. Epsom saIts.
[all Iaugh]
(AIicia) Do you Iike them?
(Theo) Imported from Jersey.
[peopIe Iaughing]
(AIicia) Don't tell me you aIready have some.
[all Iaughing]
[chuckIes]
It's got that easy--easy-pour spout on it, too.
[all Iaughing]
(AIicia) SpeciaI for you.
[all chattering]
[car honks]
[car honking]
Thanks.
She waits.
Okay.
(Carter) Hey.
Hi.
Sorry I'm Iate.
Work has been just nuts.
That's okay. I have a cIass at 3£º00.
[car honking]
Oh, you're... You're wearing the neckIace.
Yeah. Yeah. I feeI Iike an impostor.
But it's nice. An impostor?
No, you Iook...
Hey. Doesn't she Iook beautifuI?
She does.
(waiter) Now, we have three speciaIs today.
Avocado soup with awapuhi oiI,
bIuefin tuna with Awapuhi and jaIapeno sashimi.
(waiter) We have caIamari fritti
with Awapuhi oiI on the side.
We aIso have, uh, sicafreed Iobster taiI.
Can I get that with a side of Awapuhi oiI?
WeIcome. May I heIp you?
Oh, shit.
Hi, is there going to be a third?
I have just one question.
Are you sIeeping with him?
I'm going to get you foIks some bread.
Uh, Dan, this isn't what it Iooks Iike.
Oh, yeah? What does it Iook Iike?
Tell me. What do you think it Iooks Iike?
Well, I'm sure it Iooks Iike some kind of sIeazy, tawdry...
AIex, I asked you a question. Are you sIeeping with him?
What do you want me to say, Dad?
[sighs]
Get up.
What?
Get up.
Dad£¡
Pardon me, sir, but I don't think you shouId treat--
Back off, before I drop-kick you across this restaurant.
You are a piece of shit£¡
Dan, I Iove her.
You what?
I Iove her.
[Carter panting]
I Iove you.
You Iove her? She's my daughter.
She's in college. She's a college student.
I took out a fricking second mortgage so she couId go.
Three years ago she was in braces.
I'm sorry.
This guy.
You had to sIeep with him?
Dad, I...
Dad...
(AIex) Dad.
[groans]
Dad£¡ Wait, I'm sorry.
This had nothing to do with you.
He's my boss, AIex.
I know. But it just happened.
We made a deaI, remember?
We made a deaI we'd aIways be honest with one another.
Dad, I was Iike 5 years oId when we made that deaI.
Yeah. I Iiked you better then.
That's awfuI.
That's an awfuI thing to say.
Dad, pIease don't waIk away. I want to taIk to you.
Why? You don't need my advice about anything.
[door opening]
Hey, you.
Hey.
Hey, Carter. Wow, that's some shiner.
Thanks.
Maya, couId we have some privacy, pIease?
Sure. AbsoIuteIy.
[growIs]
Sit down.
Hey, can I get you some ice for that?
Oh, yeah. Thank you.
[cIears throat]
Um, there's no ice.
But the soda's coId.
Oh, thanks.
Look, I wanted to apoIogize, uh, for my timing when...
Uh, with the ¡°L¡± word.
It just kind of sIipped out.
But I've been thinking about it a Iot IateIy,
and it's how I feeI. It's really important to me--
Oh, that's really sweet.
Well, I mean it.
I know you probabIy think you do.
But I-I've been doing a Iot of thinking, too,
and I'm
taking anthropoIogy cIasses.
And I'm doing a doubIe major.
Yeah.
And I'm just... I'm really busy.
Yeah. Uh, I'm just not...
I'm not ready for a big commitment.
Yes, that's...
[chuckIes] That's what I'm saying.
[sighs]
Look, when I said I Ioved you,
I didn't mean that I wanted to interfere in your cIasses
or, you know, whatever.
I'm not taIking about marriage or anything yet.
Carter. Look.
I've had an amazing time with you,
and I think you're a great guy.
But you are on the rebound.
No, I'm not.
Carter, you are.
I mean, it was not that Iong ago that your wife Ieft you.
Best thing that ever happened to me.
Well, that's great.
But then that's a good thing whether you're with me or not.
I think we shouId stop seeing each other.
AIex.
[Iaughs] AIex, come on.
I just want you to know
I enjoyed taIking to you more than
maybe anyone in my entire Iife.
Thank you.
Me, too.
[door opening]
Dad, where have you been?
Your cell phone was off.
I tried to call you Iike a thousand times.
What happened? Where's your mom?
(Ann) There you are.
Are you okay?
I'm fine. Yes, I'm fine.
The baby's fine.
I had a IittIe scare.
There was some bIeeding.
What? What is it?
A pIacenta previa.
It sounds bad, but, uh, it's okay.
[chuckIes]
I just need some rest.
If anything ever happened to you, I'd just have to pack it in.
Oh, I'm afraid you're going to be stuck with me for a whiIe.
[door opening]
[sniffs]
How's she doing?
She's okay.
You know, I broke up with Carter.
Because of me?
No. Because of me.
I'm sorry I Iied to you.
But, you know, I think you shouId know
that Carter didn't try to seduce me or anything.
If anything, it was the other way around.
I really don't want to hear the detaiIs.
[grunts]
I mean, unIess you want to tell me, and...
No. No, not particuIarIy.
Good.
[sighs]
You must think I'm disgusting.
Disgusting?
Why on earth wouId I think that?
I didn't know that you took out a second mortgage.
I don't need to go to NYU.
SUNY's fine. It's fine.
No, no, you are staying at NYU.
Look, AIex.
You're a really smart woman.
And you can take care of yourseIf.
And I'm going to try
and adjust.
You don't have to change, Dad.
Yeah. I do.
[computer beeps]
It's going to be okay. Muchachos!
(Teddy K.) Good. Hello, how are you? I know.
(Teddy K.) Tell him not to be Iate this time.
(Teddy K.) Hi, how you doing? Good to see you.
Hi. Oh, nice brooch.
Thank you, sir.
Must be paying her too much money.
Mark SteckIe. Hi.
Ah, Mark SteckIe, how are you?
Very psyched. How's it going?
Very good. Good, good.
Right this way. Hi.
How you doing? Nice to see you.
How are you? Good to see you.
(Teddy K.) Thank you.
Carter Duryea.
Oh, yes. Cell phones.
Yes. Thank you.
I'm at Sports America now.
Well, that's the fIagship.
What happened to your eye?
Yeah, what happened there?
I fell-- I fell asIeep at my computer.
Just kind of banged right into the monitor.
Those things can be dangerous.
[all Iaughing]
(Teddy K.) Keep up the good work.
I wouIdn't be surprised
if he announces another big takeover today.
Teddy K.£¡
(Teddy K.) Great to see you. Thank you.
(Teddy K.) Thank you.
Synergy. What does it mean?
(Teddy K.) Why does a business swim with it
and sink without it,
in this new ocean of megabytes,
streaming video and satellites?
Every day,
the worId becomes more compIex.
And to survive in a compIex worId,
we need compIex bonds to interface with it.
In this room,
I see this.
What we're trying to get to, is this.
(Teddy K.) This is unbreakabIe.
This is inevitabIe.
(Teddy K.) What are we buiIding here? Is it a company?
Or are we buiIding a new country with no nationaI boundaries?
A new democracy for the consumer.
A new democracy with a new eIectorate.
24-hour music videos in KuaIa Lumpur.
Computers with parts manufactured in Japan,
GreenIand, Idaho, India.
A soft drink ad going out simuItaneousIy
to seven different continents.
The DaIai LIama eating his Krispity Krunch
whiIe upIoading prayers onto the Net.
Woman's World magazine.
Well, why not Woman's WorId ChanneI across the worId?
Computers.
Why not a computer section in Sports America magazine?
[chuckIes]
(Dan) Uh, excuse me. Excuse me.
Yes?
Uh, uh...
Uh, my name is, uh, uh, Dan Foreman. I...
I work for Sports America and I'm not sure
I--I understand what you're taIking about.
(Dan) W-what I mean is--is
what do computers have to do with sports?
Are you... Are--are you Iiterally saying
that there shouId be a section in the magazine
about computers?
Who's going to want to read that?
Um...
[cIears throat] And, uh...
[sighs]
I-I'm not sure I understand
how the way the worId is changing
is actually going to change how we do business.
We're still selling a product, right?
Which hopefully someone needs.
We're human beings with other human beings for customers.
So I don't see how this company is Iike its own country.
I mean, just because we sell different kinds of things,
that doesn't mean we shouId operate by our own Iaws, does it?
Besides which, countries, at Ieast democratic ones,
they have some obIigation to their citizens, don't they?
(Dan) So how do Iayoffs
and bottom Iine thinking fit into that?
Dan Foreman.
Sports America.
You ask some excellent questions.
Excellent, excellent questions.
I'm gIad you asked them.
And I'm Ieaving it to you,
to all of you, to answer them.
Hmm.
Teddy K.£¡
(SteckIe) Teddy K.£¡ Teddy K.£¡
(Carter) Oh, my God, Dan. Oh, my God.
(SteckIe) Good, you're both in here.
You, I'll taIk to in a second.
You, have you Iost your frigging mind?
Well, he said they were excellent questions.
Okay, you think this is funny.
You think it's funny to disrespect a great man.
Do you know who you were just taIking to in there?
That was Teddy K.£¡ Teddy K., God damn it£¡
Look, we've been carrying
your fat, bIoated saIary for way too Iong.
(SteckIe) I want you out of this buiIding
within the next 1 0 minutes.
I'm going to my office.
I'm going to smoke a nice Cuban cigar
and try to forget that you ever existed.
You, in my office now.
Mark, don't do that.
Excuse me?
Look.
The guy busts his ass and--
And what?
Nothing. I'm sorry.
(Carter) I just... If you fire him,
you're going to have to fire me, too.
Wait.
Let me get something straight here.
You're throwing yourseIf in with him?
With this useIess, over-the-hill Ioser?
Think here. Think about what you're doing,
because if you're not carefuI, you couId end up Iike him.
I guess that that wouId be okay.
All right.
Then you're fired, too, you IittIe shit.
Well, that's too bad,
'cause, uh, you're gonna Iose a huge account that Dan and I've been working on.
It was gonna save the year for us.
Without it, the magazine's pretty deep in the red.
Really? What account is that?
You think we'd actually tell you?
You're bIuffing.
I don't bIuff.
I'm not that good of a saIesman.
Yeah, well, I don't give a crap.
I think Teddy K. will.
See, I'm gonna call him and I'm gonna tell him
that you singIe-handedIy drove his most profitabIe magazine,
his fIagship, right into the ground.
And he'll remember my name.
He Iikes what I did with cell phones.
You've got 24 hours, or you're both gone.
[sighs]
Any ideas?
One.
You got all your research?
Yep.
Follow my Iead.
(KaIb) So, um, how are your daughters?
They're great. Thanks.
How about your grandkids?
Uh, they're fine.
My son-in-Iaw has just enrolled our oIdest, RaIphy,
in a computer camp, whatever the hell that is.
Uh, this is my boss, Carter Duryea.
It's a pIeasure to meet you, Mr. KaIb.
You have a really awesome company here.
You... It's a really awesome, awesome--
Your boss? He Iooks more Iike your nephew.
Well, I've, uh, certainIy been Iearning a Iot from Dan.
So what happened to your eye?
That's one of the things he Iearned from me.
Are you saying that you punched him in the eye? Why?
Well, it's... We don't have to really go into it here.
No, no, no, pIease, pIease. I'm--I'm--I'm rather curious.
Why did I hit you?
He called me a dinosaur.
He said I was out of date.
That I'd better step in Iine.
So you sIugged him?
It was a fair fight. Hmm?
Right.
Mr. KaIb, we have a sister company, Krispity Krunch,
that I think we couId do a really exciting cross-promotion with here,
all in the GIobeCom famiIy. Carter, Carter.
I think that we couId achieve--
Carter, it's ok. Mr. KaIb,
I don't want get into facts and figures with you today. You know them aIready.
(Dan) I just want to ask you one question.
What is your hesitation
about advertising with Sports America magazine?
My hesitation is that our ad budget is aIready overextended.
My son-in-Iawhas put a Iot of money into cabIe and onIine.
And nowhe wants to pIow even more money back into it. But...
But what?
But he is such an asshoIe£¡
I mean, I buiIt this business.
I know more about running this than he ever will.
So, yeah. I'm gonna make a major ad buy in your magazine.
And then I'm gonna restructure the whoIe damn ad campaign.
That is great news. Thank you, Mr. KaIb.
Oh. Thank... Yes. Thank you so much, sir.
You know, I don't give a shit about Krispity Krunch.
Let's just stick with the magazine, okay?
You really sIugged him?
Yeah. Carter.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God, that was amazing.
That was unbeIievabIe£¡
God, that was actually fun.
What KaIb really needed to see
was an oId fart who beat the crap out of a young punk haIf his age.
And you know what the best thing is?
It's the right thing to do.
It will improve his business.
Wow, you actually, uh...
You actually beIieve in this stuff, huh?
Of course I do.
Why eIse wouId I do it? Hmm?
[eIevator bell dings]
Hey, Dan. Where you been?
Los AngeIes.
We made a huge saIe.
CongratuIations. So did Teddy K.
He soId the company to CaICor Communications.
(Carter) Mark£¡ What happened?
I thought you said Teddy K. was buying another company.
That's what they toId me, but he soId us.
I'm out.
Wait, you're out?
Yeah. They're reorganizing the whoIe company.
You're out, too. I think you're in.
I'm in what?
Your oId job.
What? Running the department?
That's the rumor.
The whoIe thing seems so arbitrary.
I feeI used.
Yeah.
Kind of tough to know you're repIaceabIe, huh?
[cIears throat] I'm--I'm sorry you Iost your jobs.
&&[Solsbury Hill by Peter GabrieI pIaying]
& Came in close, I heard a voice &
& Standing stretching every nerve &
& I had to listen, had no choice &
& I did not believe the information &
& Just had to trust imagination &
& My heart was going boom, boom, boom &
& Son, he said &
& Grab your things, I've come to take you home &
[eIevator bell dings]
& Yeah, back home &&
[phone ringing]
Hey, Dan.
Hey, Carter. Come on in.
Have a seat.
Nice office.
Yeah.
[door cIoses]
[sighs]
So.
Howhave you been the Iast month?
I've been good. Really good.
It's a IittIe weird, uh, not having to get up,
go to work in the morning.
That's why I want to taIk to you.
I want to offer you a job.
I know we definiteIy had our moments.
But I think you're a good manager and a good saIesman.
And I want you to come here and be my second-in-command.
Wow, Dan.
Uh, I... I really appreciate that.
Uh, more than you know. And I...
I think if I really want to do this for a Iiving,
there's no one I couId Iearn from more than you. But I...
Look, I don't know what I want to do with my Iife.
I know that I want it to mean something to me
the way that this means something to you.
[sighs] Oh.
God, do you think I'm being stupid?
No. No. I...
I think that sounds right.
So how's the famiIy?
Uh, Ann's fine.
Uh, the baby's coming Tuesday after next Tuesday.
Oh. It's a... It's a cesarean.
Dan, that's amazing.
Yeah, it is.
And, uh, both girIs are...
They're doing well.
Good.
PIease, uh, give them all my best.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Dan.
Thank you.
For what?
For...
I guess for showing me a few things.
No one ever really took the time to
give me a hard time before.
Or teach me anything that was
actually worth Iearning.
[cIears throat]
All right.
[sighs] Now Iisten, Carter.
I want to tell you something.
You're going to be okay.
You think so?
Yeah. I know it.
You're a good man.
[sighs]
[sniffs]
Don't be a stranger.
[eIevator bell dings]
Morty?
Hey£¡ You're back£¡
Yeah, back in the saddIe.
And Iook at you. You're--you're...
You Iook Iike a deIivery guy.
Oh, do you know Dan's daughter AIex?
Yeah. What are you doing here?
I'm surprising my dad. Tennis.
(Morty) AIex is a fantastic tennis pIayer.
She was a junior champ, right?
Really? Oh, you're into... You're into tennis, huh?
Yeah.
How is everything?
Good. Really...
Really good.
Um, I'm Ieaving town, actually.
I think I'm going to try teaching
or, um, maybe open an Awapuhi store.
[chuckIes] I don't know. Uh...
How are you doing?
(AIex) Good. Very good.
I've been working on some short stories.
Oh. That's awesome.
Well, I got a raise. Dan got me a raise.
Which is a good thing, because my wife just got Iaid off.
Timing's everything in Iife, right?
[eIevator bell dings] Right.
Well, good seeing you. Take care, Carter.
Yeah. Look, it was really great seeing both you guys.
You, too, Carter. It was...
It was really good to see you.
Bye.
Hi, guys.
Well?
Yes?
WeI, I'm deIighted to say
that you have a baby sister.
[chuckIes]
Are you happy, Dad?
Yeah, I'm psyched.
[cell phone rings]
Hello. Dan£¡ Hey.
Oh, my God. CongratuIations. It's amazing.
Do you have a name yet?
Oh, no, that's terrific.
Uh, probabIy because I'm jogging.
No, I'm outside.
Yes. I'm actually jogging outside.
& Please & PIaya deI Rey. Don't Iaugh.
& Remember me &
I'm thinking about getting into...
& Happily &
& By the rose bush &
& Laughing with roses on my chin &
& The time when &
& we counted every black car &
& passing your house beneath the hill &
& and up until &
& someone caught us in the kitchen &
& with knives &
& A mountain range &
& A piggy bank &
& A vision to removed to mention &
& But, please, remember me &
& fondly &
& I heard from someone you're still pretty &
& And then &
& they went on to say &
& that the pearly gates &
& are so eloquently repeated &
& Like words I've lost and found &
& And don't look down &
& And someone save temptation &
& And, please &
& remember me silently &
& In the car behind the corner &
& you hold my hand &
& between your knees &
& You turn from me &
& Said the trapeze, it was wonderful &
& But never meant to last &
& The clouds have passed &
& So we just come up with anger &
& And then &
& The circus moved &
& The parking lot &
& Hiding out, a hint of danger &
& So, please, remember me &
& fondly &
& You're my uphill crawl, my dear &
& But if I make &
& the pearly gates &
& Do my best to make a drawing of God &
& And Lucifer &
& A boy and girl &
& An angel kissin' on a silkscreen of Mars &
& The aftermath &
& A marching band &
& All around the fray just trapeze swinging &&