1 00:00:11,780 --> 00:00:16,780 2 00:00:16,782 --> 00:00:18,518 911, what's your emergency? 3 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,819 Yeah, um, could you please send someone to 452 Meredith Lane? 4 00:00:22,821 --> 00:00:26,423 We have, um, some, some bodies here. 5 00:00:26,425 --> 00:00:27,493 Do you need medical? 6 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:29,560 Um, no, no, ma'am. 7 00:00:29,562 --> 00:00:31,164 All right, so the parties are deceased? 8 00:00:31,696 --> 00:00:33,132 - Yes. - Are you safe? 9 00:00:33,365 --> 00:00:34,564 Yeah, we're the neighbors. 10 00:00:34,566 --> 00:00:36,500 We, we heard some shots and came over and... 11 00:00:36,502 --> 00:00:37,771 Is there anyone else in the house? 12 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:41,338 Just a little girl. She's upstairs with my wife. 13 00:00:41,340 --> 00:00:43,209 Okay, someone will be there right away. 14 00:00:43,642 --> 00:00:44,711 Thank you. 15 00:00:50,649 --> 00:00:52,118 - That's it. - That's it. 16 00:00:52,685 --> 00:00:54,054 Nice, girls, nice. 17 00:00:55,287 --> 00:00:56,454 I don't know, I just feel like when 18 00:00:56,456 --> 00:00:58,224 these so-called skeptics of any and all... 19 00:00:59,557 --> 00:01:02,425 religious faiths, spirituality, metaphysics... 20 00:01:02,427 --> 00:01:04,230 whatever you wanna call it, 21 00:01:05,197 --> 00:01:08,464 are tempted to shut the idea out completely... 22 00:01:08,466 --> 00:01:12,771 I think that it's important that the question be asked, what is the difference 23 00:01:13,605 --> 00:01:18,444 between the material that they talk about and study and meditate upon, 24 00:01:19,378 --> 00:01:22,379 and the spirit which we talk about 25 00:01:22,381 --> 00:01:24,150 and study and meditate upon. 26 00:01:24,917 --> 00:01:28,588 Is there actually a difference? Or is it really just... 27 00:01:29,287 --> 00:01:32,191 a different way of thinking or of seeing? 28 00:01:33,292 --> 00:01:35,495 And I'm not so sure that there is a difference. 29 00:01:37,296 --> 00:01:39,163 Anyway, these are just... they are some of the ideas 30 00:01:39,165 --> 00:01:40,867 that I hope come across in the novel. 31 00:01:43,302 --> 00:01:45,371 All right, I'm, I'm out of words. 32 00:01:45,638 --> 00:01:47,404 I'm sure that's not true. 33 00:01:47,406 --> 00:01:49,843 But that does bring us to a close. 34 00:01:50,275 --> 00:01:51,643 So I wanna thank you all for being here 35 00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:55,244 and a very special thanks to Miranda Ruth for making time for us. 36 00:01:55,246 --> 00:01:56,448 You're welcome. 37 00:02:16,835 --> 00:02:19,205 I need to take this. Excuse me. 38 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:25,741 I just think getting away would be good for her, 39 00:02:25,743 --> 00:02:27,881 good for both of us, actually. 40 00:02:28,479 --> 00:02:30,316 We've been going at each other a lot lately. 41 00:02:30,549 --> 00:02:33,552 And she's interested in Chicago for college, so yeah. 42 00:02:33,752 --> 00:02:39,989 Well... I'm not sure how exciting I'd be but of course I'd love to have her. 43 00:02:39,991 --> 00:02:43,762 - Um, how long? - I don't know. Couple of weeks? 44 00:02:46,365 --> 00:02:49,903 That would be fine. Um... When were you thinking? 45 00:02:50,868 --> 00:02:52,604 As soon as possible. 46 00:02:54,406 --> 00:02:57,911 Okay, yeah, um, yeah, we can make that work, sure. 47 00:02:58,610 --> 00:03:00,947 ...opportunity for some literary contest... 48 00:03:02,681 --> 00:03:05,315 - Family. - Everything okay? 49 00:03:05,317 --> 00:03:06,319 Yes. 50 00:04:14,485 --> 00:04:15,988 Thank you. Yeah. 51 00:04:21,726 --> 00:04:23,996 Oh, my God! 52 00:04:26,464 --> 00:04:28,267 You grew up. Hey. 53 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:29,701 Hi. 54 00:04:31,970 --> 00:04:34,407 Oh, welcome, sweetheart. 55 00:04:35,841 --> 00:04:37,776 - Thanks. - Um-hmm, come on then. 56 00:04:38,976 --> 00:04:40,947 - How was your flight? - A little bumpy. 57 00:04:41,346 --> 00:04:44,283 - Yeah? Oh, can I get that? - Oh, no, no, no, thanks, I got it. 58 00:04:45,016 --> 00:04:46,750 You were little when you were last here. 59 00:04:46,752 --> 00:04:48,454 You probably don't remember this place. 60 00:04:48,786 --> 00:04:50,989 I do... now. 61 00:04:52,790 --> 00:04:55,862 I live upstairs. So why don't you come on in, we'll get you settled. 62 00:05:05,803 --> 00:05:08,807 - And here it is. - Oh. 63 00:05:09,375 --> 00:05:11,043 Small but it's cozy. 64 00:05:11,944 --> 00:05:13,743 The light is brilliant in the morning. 65 00:05:13,745 --> 00:05:18,050 And a chair in the corner makes for a really nice reading nook. 66 00:05:18,483 --> 00:05:19,786 Oh, I don't really read. 67 00:05:21,987 --> 00:05:27,060 Well, there're some real gems on the bookshelf if you decide to give it a go. 68 00:05:29,961 --> 00:05:31,396 Do you have WiFi? 69 00:05:31,596 --> 00:05:34,930 I do. Uh, RalphWaldo is the name of it. 70 00:05:34,932 --> 00:05:37,836 - Okay. - And the password is... 71 00:05:38,437 --> 00:05:41,441 all caps... Hawthorne with an e... 72 00:05:42,007 --> 00:05:43,709 eighteen fifty. 73 00:05:45,177 --> 00:05:47,579 And that's the year that The Scarlet Letter was... you don't care. 74 00:05:47,812 --> 00:05:49,514 Got it. Thank you. 75 00:05:51,115 --> 00:05:53,051 That's the year The Scarlet Letter was published? 76 00:05:53,451 --> 00:05:54,584 Yeah, yeah. 77 00:05:54,586 --> 00:05:56,719 - Cool. - Are you hungry? 78 00:05:56,721 --> 00:05:57,820 Uh, yeah. A little. 79 00:05:57,822 --> 00:05:59,990 Um... well, just get settled 80 00:05:59,992 --> 00:06:02,692 and whenever you're ready come down and we eat. 81 00:06:02,694 --> 00:06:03,862 Thanks. 82 00:06:09,201 --> 00:06:11,037 This was your mom's room, by the way. 83 00:06:29,788 --> 00:06:31,555 Hey, I'm just about ready. 84 00:06:31,557 --> 00:06:33,957 Um, you can go take a peek out back if you like, 85 00:06:33,959 --> 00:06:35,595 I think that's where we're gonna eat lunch. 86 00:06:38,029 --> 00:06:39,498 Do you eat potato salad? Oh, shit! 87 00:06:39,898 --> 00:06:41,667 - What? - Are you vegetarian? 88 00:06:43,968 --> 00:06:47,173 - I'm sorry. I have... - No, no, no, no... 89 00:06:47,605 --> 00:06:49,105 - You're not? - No, I'm kidding. 90 00:06:49,107 --> 00:06:50,510 You're so bad. 91 00:07:46,865 --> 00:07:49,468 Your dad told me that you were thinking about coming up here for college? 92 00:07:49,668 --> 00:07:51,901 - That's exciting. - Yeah, maybe. 93 00:07:51,903 --> 00:07:54,473 Um... it depends on where I can get a scholarship. 94 00:07:56,108 --> 00:08:00,045 Well, your mom went to DePaul, of course, and that's a good one... and, um... 95 00:08:00,612 --> 00:08:04,817 UFC, University of Chicago, that's where I teach occasionally. 96 00:08:06,584 --> 00:08:08,920 Although, they're a little nuts there so... 97 00:08:09,153 --> 00:08:10,152 ...might want to avoid that one. 98 00:08:10,154 --> 00:08:12,557 Okay. Will do. 99 00:08:16,194 --> 00:08:21,501 What about you? Um, how's... books, how's books and stuff? 100 00:08:23,701 --> 00:08:25,170 Books and stuff are good. 101 00:08:25,937 --> 00:08:27,637 I've been doing I feel a lot of press 102 00:08:27,639 --> 00:08:30,339 for this new thing, uh, this novel... 103 00:08:30,341 --> 00:08:33,078 - Hmm, what's it called? - In the Dawn. 104 00:08:34,046 --> 00:08:36,649 - What's it about? - Oh, really? 105 00:08:38,115 --> 00:08:39,682 Well, it's about... 106 00:08:39,684 --> 00:08:41,818 It's about this woman named Jacqueline, 107 00:08:41,820 --> 00:08:43,756 and on her 50th birthday, she... 108 00:08:44,822 --> 00:08:47,225 - You sure you want to hear this? - Sure. 109 00:08:48,059 --> 00:08:51,296 Um, what else are we gonna talk about? 110 00:08:51,763 --> 00:08:54,066 Good point. Um... 111 00:08:54,899 --> 00:08:55,967 So on her 50th birthday, 112 00:08:57,034 --> 00:08:58,169 she starts to become extra sensitive to the sun, 113 00:08:59,236 --> 00:09:02,872 um, it starts to affect her... her relationships, 114 00:09:02,874 --> 00:09:05,644 her friendships, her work... 115 00:09:06,144 --> 00:09:08,277 Uh... well, I'm not sure how much 116 00:09:08,279 --> 00:09:10,379 you really want me to tell you... 117 00:09:10,381 --> 00:09:12,250 - but... - You can tell me all of it. 118 00:09:13,884 --> 00:09:15,187 That's no fun. 119 00:09:15,821 --> 00:09:17,286 Well... isn't that, like, 120 00:09:17,288 --> 00:09:18,890 what you're supposed to do with stories? 121 00:09:19,658 --> 00:09:21,693 Well... yeah, but I mean when you... 122 00:09:23,394 --> 00:09:26,363 worked for two years on the heart of it... 123 00:09:26,365 --> 00:09:28,301 Okay, but I'm not gonna read it. 124 00:09:30,735 --> 00:09:31,870 Fair enough. 125 00:09:33,739 --> 00:09:37,643 Um... well, come to find out she's been doing a lot of... 126 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:41,945 research on, uh, on this condition called photo phobia... 127 00:09:41,947 --> 00:09:42,947 Is that real? 128 00:09:44,048 --> 00:09:45,848 It is, but in my version it's a little heightened. 129 00:09:45,850 --> 00:09:47,186 Um, anyway, so she... 130 00:09:49,086 --> 00:09:51,921 she's doing this research and then she realizes 131 00:09:51,923 --> 00:09:55,995 that it dates back centuries in her own family and, uh... 132 00:09:56,727 --> 00:09:59,963 it's original name, Aether Evaisthis'a, 133 00:09:59,965 --> 00:10:02,201 actually comes from a Greek god. 134 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:05,037 - So, she... - Oh, you write fantasy? 135 00:10:05,736 --> 00:10:09,074 No, no, I don't write fantasy. A lot of my work has some... 136 00:10:09,908 --> 00:10:11,940 some metaphysical themes and some spiritual themes 137 00:10:11,942 --> 00:10:13,678 but it's realism. 138 00:10:14,245 --> 00:10:16,215 - Um... it's true... - Sounds like fantasy. 139 00:10:16,782 --> 00:10:18,684 No, no, it's not. It's... 140 00:10:19,350 --> 00:10:21,751 Um, so... she, uh, 141 00:10:21,753 --> 00:10:24,857 decides to go Greece to get to the bottom of this... 142 00:10:25,289 --> 00:10:27,325 and then when she gets there, she gets into this... 143 00:10:47,479 --> 00:10:49,849 Be good to see where your mom came from, huh? 144 00:11:51,475 --> 00:11:54,279 - Hey. - Hey, doll! 145 00:11:54,879 --> 00:11:57,347 We could have rescheduled. I didn't mean to mess up time with your niece. 146 00:11:57,349 --> 00:11:59,382 Oh, no, no. She's running some... 147 00:11:59,384 --> 00:12:01,353 We may never see her again. 148 00:12:02,019 --> 00:12:03,722 I haven't seen her since she was... 149 00:12:04,956 --> 00:12:07,357 She must have been eight, that's right after the funeral. 150 00:12:07,359 --> 00:12:09,124 I heard she was there when it happened. 151 00:12:09,126 --> 00:12:13,028 Yes, fast asleep but... yeah, she was in the house. 152 00:12:13,030 --> 00:12:14,099 Jesus! 153 00:12:16,534 --> 00:12:18,236 She plays soccer. 154 00:12:18,570 --> 00:12:20,002 Whatever will you talk about? 155 00:12:20,004 --> 00:12:23,806 Ha, I... That's the thing, I'm scared. 156 00:12:23,808 --> 00:12:26,044 And she seems funny, she's smart but... 157 00:12:27,379 --> 00:12:29,447 I don't know, hopefully she likes me. 158 00:12:30,148 --> 00:12:31,283 Rest assured. 159 00:12:33,552 --> 00:12:36,585 So, okay. Where did we... Where did we leave off? 160 00:12:36,587 --> 00:12:39,388 Uh, part two, chapter one but we can 161 00:12:39,390 --> 00:12:42,026 backtrack if you've got any structural... 162 00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:44,493 How is our timing? When are you showing this... 163 00:12:44,495 --> 00:12:46,064 I told them late summer. 164 00:12:46,498 --> 00:12:47,564 - Oh! - Yeah. 165 00:12:47,566 --> 00:12:49,531 Well, then, it'll be fine 'cause I really think 166 00:12:49,533 --> 00:12:52,035 the second half, it's just more about what can come out... 167 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:55,341 - Rather than any drastic... - Right, any drastic changes. 168 00:12:55,974 --> 00:12:59,142 Uh... but I will say if we can back it up... 169 00:12:59,144 --> 00:13:00,475 I thought we might want to zero in... 170 00:13:00,477 --> 00:13:02,947 If we can back it up to the end of part one... 171 00:13:03,881 --> 00:13:06,384 um... I just think it's sort of... 172 00:13:07,184 --> 00:13:10,052 No, it's these two opposing problems that are dividing the book 173 00:13:10,054 --> 00:13:11,856 a third of the way in. Um... 174 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:14,894 the inner part one's characterization, they're beautiful... 175 00:13:15,226 --> 00:13:18,261 They really are, but I mentioned that last week 176 00:13:18,263 --> 00:13:19,863 I just think that the information is just being 177 00:13:19,865 --> 00:13:21,466 kind of clunkily laid out. 178 00:13:21,899 --> 00:13:24,400 Right, which I personally disagree with. 179 00:13:24,402 --> 00:13:26,469 Right, but that's why you have come to your 180 00:13:26,471 --> 00:13:28,604 brilliant writer friend Miranda. 181 00:13:28,606 --> 00:13:30,873 - For her ideas. - I have indeed. 182 00:13:30,875 --> 00:13:33,111 - Just so we're clear. - And we are. 183 00:13:33,879 --> 00:13:35,445 Um... 184 00:13:35,447 --> 00:13:38,915 So you're starting with this beautiful study momentum 185 00:13:38,917 --> 00:13:42,153 at the top of part two with DeAndre and the trail of the journalist. 186 00:13:43,087 --> 00:13:46,256 This is the smoothest most energized passage in this book. 187 00:13:46,258 --> 00:13:49,358 And then you do earn in chapter 12, 188 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,362 this breathing space, this nice patient 189 00:13:52,364 --> 00:13:56,067 lull that relaxes and speaks to us. 190 00:13:57,001 --> 00:13:59,535 But once the journalist, I don't know what his name is... 191 00:13:59,537 --> 00:14:02,341 - Earnest. - Once he throws himself off the bridge, 192 00:14:02,673 --> 00:14:04,206 leaving DeAndre alone, I think 193 00:14:04,208 --> 00:14:06,978 that's when the book is telling you, you need to move. 194 00:14:07,278 --> 00:14:08,447 Just move, move, move. 195 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,584 So the philosophical tangents in parts two and part three, 196 00:14:13,217 --> 00:14:16,685 they probably just need to go. That's my biggest... 197 00:14:16,687 --> 00:14:19,321 I know, I ca... I can't believe that I'm saying that. 198 00:14:19,323 --> 00:14:21,456 Who are you and what have you done with Miranda? 199 00:14:21,458 --> 00:14:22,460 Right? 200 00:14:45,115 --> 00:14:46,251 - Hi! - Hi. 201 00:14:47,352 --> 00:14:49,954 - Uh, I think I'm lost. - Where're you trying to be? 202 00:14:50,322 --> 00:14:52,055 - Raven something... - Ravenswood? 203 00:14:52,057 --> 00:14:54,357 Yes, but there's something else. 204 00:14:54,359 --> 00:14:55,427 Gardens. 205 00:14:56,226 --> 00:14:57,663 Uh, yeah, yeah, that's it. 206 00:14:58,363 --> 00:15:01,064 East of the bridge. You're actually in the right road. 207 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,398 Just head straight west a few blocks. 208 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,535 It should start to look familiar. 209 00:15:05,537 --> 00:15:07,506 Okay, thanks. Thanks. 210 00:15:17,381 --> 00:15:19,114 I didn't say the ending 211 00:15:19,116 --> 00:15:21,316 wasn't justified. I just said it doesn't currently work. 212 00:15:21,318 --> 00:15:22,654 Because of the tangents? 213 00:15:24,188 --> 00:15:26,122 Possibly but it's also possible that it doesn't work despite the tangents. 214 00:15:26,124 --> 00:15:27,558 Good lord. 215 00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:30,660 I... Hey! 216 00:15:30,662 --> 00:15:32,362 Hey, sorry. I can go back outside. 217 00:15:32,364 --> 00:15:35,968 No, no, no, no, no. We were just having a discourse. 218 00:15:36,167 --> 00:15:38,237 Uh, Cyd, this is my friend Anthony. 219 00:15:38,702 --> 00:15:40,238 - Hi. - Hiya, Cyd. 220 00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:43,006 Anthony is an old writer friend of mine. 221 00:15:43,008 --> 00:15:44,677 "Old writer friend," how flattering. 222 00:15:45,110 --> 00:15:49,315 Old Pulitzer Prize nominated writer friend of mine, how's that? 223 00:15:49,748 --> 00:15:52,482 Anthony is a well-respected journalist, 224 00:15:52,484 --> 00:15:55,350 writer of non-fiction and now he's writing a novel, 225 00:15:55,352 --> 00:15:57,719 That's what we were discussing. 226 00:15:57,721 --> 00:16:00,223 Now he has to go talk about the election on television. 227 00:16:00,225 --> 00:16:02,461 - Cool! - I'd rather be doing anything else. 228 00:16:03,794 --> 00:16:06,396 Um, I'm gonna go take a shower. I smell bad. 229 00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:08,567 Okay, there are towels right outside the door on the shelf. 230 00:16:09,533 --> 00:16:11,334 - Nice to meet you, Cyd. - Yeah, nice to meet you too. 231 00:16:11,336 --> 00:16:12,738 - See you Friday? - Uh? 232 00:16:13,804 --> 00:16:16,039 Oh! The soiree? 233 00:16:16,041 --> 00:16:20,045 I haven't even told you about that yet. All in good time. Yeah. 234 00:16:24,182 --> 00:16:26,217 I'm out. Thanks for this. 235 00:16:27,317 --> 00:16:29,020 It's really good, Anthony. 236 00:16:30,654 --> 00:16:33,192 Anyway, my thoughts are my thoughts. It's your book. 237 00:16:36,461 --> 00:16:38,629 I know. 238 00:16:39,831 --> 00:16:42,565 - How's Brandon? - Oh, he's fine. He's fine. 239 00:16:42,567 --> 00:16:44,400 He's with his mom this week. 240 00:16:44,402 --> 00:16:47,536 Take him to his first Cub's game for his 15th birthday 241 00:16:47,538 --> 00:16:49,772 - but he doesn't know it yet. - Aw! He'll love that. 242 00:16:49,774 --> 00:16:51,076 I think so. 243 00:16:55,312 --> 00:16:57,149 - See you Friday. - Bye. 244 00:17:19,304 --> 00:17:20,471 Wow. 245 00:17:26,611 --> 00:17:28,347 So what's the deal with your friend? 246 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:30,582 The deal? 247 00:17:31,382 --> 00:17:33,349 Uh, well... 248 00:17:33,351 --> 00:17:37,620 Anthony and I went to the University of Chicago years ago 249 00:17:37,622 --> 00:17:41,692 when we were grad students. Then we became fast friends. 250 00:17:42,794 --> 00:17:44,630 So, no romance? 251 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:48,166 What? Oh, my God! No, no. 252 00:17:48,633 --> 00:17:50,565 Why, why do you ask? 253 00:17:50,567 --> 00:17:52,637 Just curious. He seemed nice. 254 00:17:53,805 --> 00:17:56,642 He is and a brilliant mind. 255 00:17:57,608 --> 00:17:58,810 He's handsome. 256 00:18:01,378 --> 00:18:04,348 He is. You should see his son. 257 00:18:05,282 --> 00:18:07,350 This beautiful boy. He's gonna... 258 00:18:07,352 --> 00:18:08,918 swoop up all the ladies... 259 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,157 one day or the man or both. 260 00:18:14,692 --> 00:18:17,426 Anyway, he's married, um, technically. 261 00:18:17,428 --> 00:18:20,199 What about you? Do you have a boyfriend? 262 00:18:20,798 --> 00:18:23,501 - Yeah, kinda. - Kinda? 263 00:18:25,569 --> 00:18:27,472 Mmm, wonderful. 264 00:18:27,771 --> 00:18:29,505 Anything else I can get you ladies? 265 00:18:29,507 --> 00:18:31,740 No! I think this is fine. 266 00:18:31,742 --> 00:18:34,343 - Thank you, Sarah. - My pleasure, Ms. Ruth. Enjoy. 267 00:18:34,345 --> 00:18:35,380 Thanks. 268 00:18:36,780 --> 00:18:39,248 She's wonderful. She's so sweet. 269 00:18:39,250 --> 00:18:41,854 - So much food. - I know. 270 00:18:42,886 --> 00:18:45,720 Are you sure you don't want something other than just water? 271 00:18:45,722 --> 00:18:48,594 - Oh, yeah. I'm fine, thanks. - Good for you. 272 00:18:50,795 --> 00:18:52,698 So did you come here a lot growing up? 273 00:18:53,498 --> 00:18:55,734 Oh, yeah. We came at least once a week. 274 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,769 Your mom and I would get pretty sick of it. 275 00:18:59,570 --> 00:19:03,307 - But, uh... now I love it. - Cool. 276 00:19:07,644 --> 00:19:10,781 - So, uh... so the boy? - What? Oh. 277 00:19:11,682 --> 00:19:15,520 Yeah, I don't know. I mean, we've been hanging out for a while. 278 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,891 - His name's Josh. - Josh. 279 00:19:20,325 --> 00:19:21,393 He's fun. 280 00:19:22,594 --> 00:19:25,697 - Is he cute? - Yeah, he's pretty hot. 281 00:19:27,332 --> 00:19:28,500 He's a good time. 282 00:19:30,602 --> 00:19:31,836 Well, that's great. That's... 283 00:19:33,137 --> 00:19:34,740 I'm so sorry to interrupt. Oh, I see you just got your food. 284 00:19:34,972 --> 00:19:36,642 Would you mind signing this book? 285 00:19:36,874 --> 00:19:38,440 I ran all the way home to get it. 286 00:19:38,442 --> 00:19:39,644 - Oh! - We love you. 287 00:19:39,876 --> 00:19:42,780 - Oh, sure. What's your name? - Jennifer. 288 00:19:43,413 --> 00:19:44,779 Do you live in the neighborhood? 289 00:19:44,781 --> 00:19:46,915 Yeah, this is one of our favorite places. 290 00:19:46,917 --> 00:19:49,986 I don't want to take much of your time but I just want you to know 291 00:19:49,988 --> 00:19:51,722 how much I admire your work. 292 00:19:52,257 --> 00:19:55,760 Oh, thank you. That means so much to me. Thank you. 293 00:19:56,461 --> 00:19:59,527 - Here you go. - Thank you. 294 00:19:59,529 --> 00:20:02,233 - Have a great night. - You, too. Thank you so much. 295 00:20:06,738 --> 00:20:09,807 - That's never not weird. - It's pretty cool. 296 00:20:31,962 --> 00:20:34,563 So I finished two-thirds of the essay. 297 00:20:34,565 --> 00:20:37,400 I finished... uh, for some of them, 298 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:41,472 I mean, I just revised because they were in magazines or whatever. 299 00:20:41,772 --> 00:20:45,610 But, to be honest... I already miss fiction. 300 00:20:45,910 --> 00:20:47,746 It's just... It's so different. 301 00:20:48,479 --> 00:20:50,548 You know? On the one hand, you're just... 302 00:20:51,449 --> 00:20:54,350 trying to lay out the material as elegantly as possible 303 00:20:54,352 --> 00:20:57,452 but then, on the other hand, you're actually making... 304 00:20:57,454 --> 00:21:01,492 the thing and I... I suppose that's not actually accurate but I just... 305 00:21:07,731 --> 00:21:08,733 Cyd? 306 00:21:15,673 --> 00:21:16,741 Cyd! 307 00:21:18,076 --> 00:21:20,746 Hey. I found one of your books. 308 00:21:22,512 --> 00:21:23,714 Which one? 309 00:21:25,383 --> 00:21:27,019 Valley of Their Shadows! 310 00:21:30,121 --> 00:21:31,323 Borrow it. 311 00:21:44,469 --> 00:21:46,805 - Good night, Cyd. - Night. 312 00:21:47,904 --> 00:21:51,410 - I'm really glad you're here. - Yeah, me too. 313 00:21:52,676 --> 00:21:56,480 - I'm not boring you, am I? - No, no. It's fun. 314 00:21:57,882 --> 00:22:00,719 - Okay, good night. - Night. 315 00:22:26,778 --> 00:22:27,945 Helen... 316 00:22:32,482 --> 00:22:34,118 Cassandra... 317 00:22:38,890 --> 00:22:40,057 Margaret... 318 00:22:46,798 --> 00:22:48,032 Alice... 319 00:22:55,873 --> 00:22:56,875 Cyd... 320 00:22:58,675 --> 00:22:59,810 Miranda... 321 00:23:06,517 --> 00:23:08,920 - Hey. - Hi, love. 322 00:23:09,653 --> 00:23:12,455 There's some juice and some muffins downstairs 323 00:23:12,457 --> 00:23:13,892 if you want and some coffee too. 324 00:23:15,393 --> 00:23:18,630 Thanks. Uh, I was actually gonna lay out in the backyard if that's okay. 325 00:23:20,030 --> 00:23:23,132 Um... Yeah. Absolutely. 326 00:23:23,134 --> 00:23:25,569 Cool. Could you put some sunscreen on me? 327 00:23:27,605 --> 00:23:28,940 - Sure, of course. - Thanks. 328 00:23:33,044 --> 00:23:35,811 - Did you sleep well? - Yeah, that bed's super comfy. 329 00:23:35,813 --> 00:23:38,080 It is, isn't it? That was mine, growing up. 330 00:23:38,082 --> 00:23:39,618 - Really? - Uh-huh. 331 00:23:40,617 --> 00:23:43,251 Your mom's wasn't quite as comfy but... 332 00:23:43,253 --> 00:23:46,824 she... wanted to take it with her anyway. 333 00:23:50,228 --> 00:23:51,930 Think it ended up in your old house. 334 00:23:56,767 --> 00:23:58,603 So is this where you write all your books? 335 00:24:00,805 --> 00:24:02,106 It is. Yeah. 336 00:24:07,711 --> 00:24:11,247 Okay. I think I got ya. Is that good? 337 00:24:11,249 --> 00:24:13,884 - Yeah. Thanks. - Yeah. 338 00:24:17,153 --> 00:24:21,192 Do you ever wish you moved away? Like... tried other cities? 339 00:24:23,227 --> 00:24:24,563 No. 340 00:24:27,265 --> 00:24:28,567 Thanks. 341 00:25:16,980 --> 00:25:19,017 Once upon a time... 342 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:39,034 You don't have to stop listening. I was, um, 343 00:25:39,036 --> 00:25:41,103 just getting some fresh air. You mind? 344 00:25:41,105 --> 00:25:43,605 No. you want to lay out with me? 345 00:25:43,607 --> 00:25:47,910 Oh, no. Thank you. I, uh, I don't even think I own a bathing suit. 346 00:25:47,912 --> 00:25:49,980 - For real? - Yeah, I don't... 347 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:52,284 Yeah. No. 348 00:25:53,750 --> 00:25:54,985 I read some of your stories. 349 00:25:56,053 --> 00:25:58,886 - You did? - The short ones. 350 00:25:58,888 --> 00:26:00,891 Oh, God. That was forever ago. 351 00:26:01,826 --> 00:26:03,659 - What'd you think? - I liked them. 352 00:26:03,661 --> 00:26:06,163 - They didn't seem that old. - Oh, good. That's the idea. 353 00:26:06,830 --> 00:26:08,866 All the characters kinda seem stuck in their own head. 354 00:26:10,166 --> 00:26:13,736 Well, that's part of the interior nature of the form but I can... 355 00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:17,709 And they're either single, or divorced, or drifting away... 356 00:26:18,409 --> 00:26:19,945 Well, Tess's happily married. 357 00:26:20,144 --> 00:26:22,881 - And Joan is dating... - I mean most of them. 358 00:26:24,914 --> 00:26:25,983 Hah. 359 00:26:27,417 --> 00:26:30,721 You write a lot about religion. Like, religious people. 360 00:26:31,055 --> 00:26:32,791 Yeah, yeah, I guess I do. 361 00:26:33,023 --> 00:26:37,061 Like, there's that one woman who's a nun or whatever and then... 362 00:26:37,694 --> 00:26:39,894 there's the one about the preacher's wife 363 00:26:39,896 --> 00:26:41,332 - and then... - Don't forget the witch. 364 00:26:41,731 --> 00:26:43,332 Yeah, yeah, I was gonna say the one about the witch. 365 00:26:43,334 --> 00:26:44,269 Clair's an athlete. 366 00:26:45,403 --> 00:26:45,903 - I didn't get to Clair. - Yeah, she's a tennis player. 367 00:26:46,871 --> 00:26:48,940 And Dose is a scientist. 368 00:26:50,708 --> 00:26:51,875 Does the, um... 369 00:26:53,943 --> 00:26:59,113 Does the religious thing seem like a hindrance to you? 370 00:26:59,115 --> 00:27:00,915 I mean, I don't know if you and your dad... 371 00:27:00,917 --> 00:27:02,219 We don't go to church. 372 00:27:03,887 --> 00:27:06,156 No, but it didn't bother me. I think it's interesting that there are such people. 373 00:27:07,223 --> 00:27:08,826 - Religious people? - Yeah. 374 00:27:10,027 --> 00:27:12,764 Yeah. There are a lot of them. 375 00:27:13,029 --> 00:27:16,100 - Are you? - I am. Yeah. 376 00:27:17,999 --> 00:27:19,136 - We weren't growing up. - Like what kind? 377 00:27:21,771 --> 00:27:26,711 Um... Well, I go to the Lutheran church over in Andersonville. 378 00:27:27,978 --> 00:27:30,749 So you really believe in like a heaven and hell and all that? 379 00:27:32,383 --> 00:27:34,885 You know, I don't know. I... 380 00:27:36,086 --> 00:27:40,157 I believe in grace. I believe in... some sort of a... 381 00:27:42,192 --> 00:27:44,793 a complete meaning somewhere. 382 00:27:44,795 --> 00:27:46,031 I don't really know anything else. 383 00:27:47,398 --> 00:27:48,699 So what's the difference then between you and like an agnostic? 384 00:27:51,102 --> 00:27:52,103 I just think I... 385 00:27:55,005 --> 00:28:00,178 I just believe so very strongly in a great unknown somewhere. 386 00:28:01,746 --> 00:28:03,214 And to deny the... 387 00:28:03,780 --> 00:28:05,716 Yeah, like a great unknown or whatever but... 388 00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:08,353 You really think we're gonna see my mom again? 389 00:28:09,753 --> 00:28:10,988 You really, really think that? 390 00:28:15,392 --> 00:28:19,730 She didn't believe that... Did she? 391 00:28:46,190 --> 00:28:49,227 - Hey. - Hi. 392 00:28:51,528 --> 00:28:54,298 - You new to town? - Hmm? Oh, yeah. 393 00:28:55,065 --> 00:28:58,103 No, um... I'm visiting my aunt. 394 00:28:58,536 --> 00:29:00,471 - Where from? - South Carolina. 395 00:29:01,404 --> 00:29:02,871 Where's your accent? 396 00:29:02,873 --> 00:29:06,141 I don't have one. Um, my dad is from New York 397 00:29:06,143 --> 00:29:09,111 and I was born in Maryland and we moved around a little... 398 00:29:09,113 --> 00:29:11,046 I can hear it in there a little bit. 399 00:29:11,048 --> 00:29:12,113 No, you can't. 400 00:29:12,115 --> 00:29:13,917 I can. I totally can. 401 00:29:14,351 --> 00:29:16,121 But I'm not gonna fight with you. 402 00:29:17,587 --> 00:29:19,923 - I'm Katie. - Cyd. 403 00:29:23,059 --> 00:29:24,461 Cool. Thank you. 404 00:29:27,463 --> 00:29:32,169 Hey, I get off in about ten minutes if you wanna... 405 00:29:33,069 --> 00:29:34,873 I don't know, go for a walk or something? 406 00:29:36,539 --> 00:29:37,776 Okay. 407 00:29:47,116 --> 00:29:49,921 - Hey. - Oh, hey. 408 00:29:53,223 --> 00:29:54,325 Hi. 409 00:29:54,858 --> 00:29:57,261 - Okay. Nice to see you again. - You too. 410 00:29:59,363 --> 00:30:01,166 So what have you been doing with yourself? 411 00:30:01,565 --> 00:30:04,969 Um, I've just been chilling at my aunt's house. 412 00:30:05,301 --> 00:30:08,872 Uh, trying to explore a little bit, go for a run. 413 00:30:10,039 --> 00:30:12,007 - Your aunt cool? - Yeah. 414 00:30:12,009 --> 00:30:14,011 She is. She is a writer. 415 00:30:14,411 --> 00:30:16,381 - What's her name? - Miranda Ruth. 416 00:30:17,114 --> 00:30:19,550 - No way! - You've heard of her? 417 00:30:20,084 --> 00:30:21,352 Yeah, she is a big deal. 418 00:30:21,618 --> 00:30:24,553 Oh, weird, cool, cool. 419 00:30:24,555 --> 00:30:29,861 Yeah, um... She lives in the same house she grew up in, 420 00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:32,062 which is kinda strange. 421 00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:34,899 - It's a nice house though. - Yeah? 422 00:30:37,534 --> 00:30:40,205 So you have your own apartment, that's pretty sweet. 423 00:30:40,537 --> 00:30:44,238 Yeah, right when I hit 18, I was out. 424 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,109 - I live with my brother. - Cool. 425 00:30:48,011 --> 00:30:51,446 - So, South Carolina, huh? - Uh-huh. 426 00:30:51,448 --> 00:30:55,620 - You shell shocked? - What? Come on, that's pretty lame. 427 00:30:56,653 --> 00:30:59,891 Okay, you're right. It is. Sorry. 428 00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:07,565 Um, my dad got a job there once my mom died, so... 429 00:31:08,565 --> 00:31:10,602 Sorry. How old were you? 430 00:31:11,468 --> 00:31:15,473 - Like, eight. - What does your dad do? 431 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,609 I don't really know. Financial stuff. 432 00:31:20,711 --> 00:31:24,182 - You get along? - Um, no, not really. 433 00:31:25,148 --> 00:31:27,481 It's part of the reason why I want to get away, honestly. 434 00:31:27,483 --> 00:31:32,890 He is, like, always home and he's super depressed so... 435 00:31:34,290 --> 00:31:35,425 I hear that. 436 00:31:39,195 --> 00:31:41,395 - I thought you were working. - They sent me home. 437 00:31:41,397 --> 00:31:44,034 - What's up, Katie? - Is that Tab? 438 00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:46,535 What's going on? It's like a Thursday. 439 00:31:46,537 --> 00:31:48,370 - Hanging out. - Hi, no! 440 00:31:48,372 --> 00:31:51,476 - Put me down. No! - Dude, put my sister down. 441 00:31:53,477 --> 00:31:55,113 - What's up? - Hey. 442 00:31:55,412 --> 00:31:58,615 Um... This is Cyd. She's visiting from South Carolina. 443 00:31:59,016 --> 00:32:02,487 South Carolina? Isn't that... It's... 444 00:32:03,287 --> 00:32:07,125 I'm just gonna go change. We might go up to the roof. My room is back here. 445 00:32:10,027 --> 00:32:12,263 - Nice pants, Kate. - Fuck off! 446 00:32:16,633 --> 00:32:18,303 You can sit on the bed if you want. 447 00:32:19,603 --> 00:32:22,373 Sorry, I don't have like... a chair. 448 00:32:27,510 --> 00:32:29,547 Sorry about these guys. They're pretty lame. 449 00:32:30,180 --> 00:32:32,115 - That's okay. - Don't look. 450 00:32:32,782 --> 00:32:36,019 - Huh? Oh. - Just kidding. 451 00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:38,556 You can look if you want to. 452 00:33:54,397 --> 00:33:57,034 - Whoa! - Yup. 453 00:34:02,372 --> 00:34:03,775 This is nice. 454 00:34:08,744 --> 00:34:10,213 Cut! 455 00:34:11,581 --> 00:34:14,585 - Are they making a movie? - I guess so. 456 00:34:18,489 --> 00:34:20,488 So are you in college? 457 00:34:20,490 --> 00:34:23,326 Or is that coffee shop thing that you want to do? 458 00:34:23,860 --> 00:34:27,230 Hell, no. That is not what I want to do. 459 00:34:27,597 --> 00:34:31,333 I'm not in college yet. I'm taking a break to figure shit out. 460 00:34:31,335 --> 00:34:32,836 So what do you want to do? 461 00:34:33,804 --> 00:34:35,673 I don't have a fucking clue. 462 00:34:37,740 --> 00:34:39,476 I wanna not rush things. 463 00:34:39,809 --> 00:34:41,110 That's what I want to do. 464 00:34:45,181 --> 00:34:46,616 So what about you? What's your deal? 465 00:34:47,684 --> 00:34:50,621 Um... I play soccer... 466 00:34:51,621 --> 00:34:53,320 I hang out with my friends. That's about it. 467 00:34:53,322 --> 00:34:54,458 - You play soccer? - Yeah. 468 00:34:55,759 --> 00:34:57,295 That's fucking hot. 469 00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:04,566 Hey! 470 00:35:04,568 --> 00:35:06,168 Oh, we'll get out of your way. 471 00:35:06,170 --> 00:35:07,568 Oh, no, no, uh... 472 00:35:07,570 --> 00:35:09,771 This is gonna seem really weird but we actually need 473 00:35:09,773 --> 00:35:12,641 a boy and a girl slow dancing in the background. 474 00:35:12,643 --> 00:35:14,878 Would you guys be willing to do that for us? 475 00:35:15,378 --> 00:35:16,614 - Actually... - No, wait. 476 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,716 - Uh, yeah. What do you want us to do? - Oh, wow. Thank you. 477 00:35:19,949 --> 00:35:24,654 So, yeah, if you can get yourselves at the center of the roof. 478 00:35:25,956 --> 00:35:27,822 Yeah, that's perfect. 479 00:35:27,824 --> 00:35:31,825 And now, I'm gonna shout action, when I do, just be in love. 480 00:35:31,827 --> 00:35:33,230 You got it. 481 00:35:42,306 --> 00:35:43,574 Action! 482 00:36:20,710 --> 00:36:23,545 So we did. We danced. 483 00:36:23,547 --> 00:36:25,947 And they never knew that the he was a she? 484 00:36:25,949 --> 00:36:27,418 No, I guess not. 485 00:36:29,385 --> 00:36:31,521 Well, maybe she is a he. 486 00:36:32,956 --> 00:36:33,891 Yeah, maybe so. 487 00:36:36,525 --> 00:36:40,829 - Guess what I did today? - Um... Wrote an essay. 488 00:36:40,831 --> 00:36:43,731 Shut up, no. I laid out. 489 00:36:43,733 --> 00:36:45,034 Oh, my God! You did! 490 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:49,539 I did! I, I did also write an essay actually but I laid out. 491 00:36:49,773 --> 00:36:52,474 You did have a swimsuit. You knew you did. 492 00:36:52,476 --> 00:36:54,608 I didn't. I had no idea. 493 00:36:54,610 --> 00:36:57,315 I didn't even remember, I had to dig it out. It was, it was purple. 494 00:36:57,748 --> 00:37:01,383 And it fit! And that is a real deal miracle, Miss Atheist. 495 00:37:01,385 --> 00:37:03,751 It is impossible that it fit. 496 00:37:03,753 --> 00:37:07,054 - I want to see it. - Um, I'll show you tomorrow. 497 00:37:07,056 --> 00:37:09,893 We can get a little tan before the soiree. 498 00:37:10,293 --> 00:37:12,459 Oh, God, I have to remember to call the caterer tomorrow morning. 499 00:37:12,461 --> 00:37:13,931 Yeah, so wait. What is this thing? 500 00:37:14,364 --> 00:37:19,603 Oh, right. Uh, so second Fridays of every month I have a soiree. 501 00:37:19,869 --> 00:37:23,773 Academics, writers, church friends, normal people and we... 502 00:37:24,340 --> 00:37:27,711 we eat, we get drunk, we read, we, we tell stories. 503 00:37:28,411 --> 00:37:31,615 Hmm. I didn't bring anything to wear to something like that. 504 00:37:31,882 --> 00:37:34,318 Well, that's okay. It's totally casual. Um... 505 00:37:35,085 --> 00:37:36,954 I, I could take you shopping... 506 00:37:37,688 --> 00:37:40,322 tomorrow if you want, we could get something cool. 507 00:37:40,324 --> 00:37:44,394 Nah, that's okay, thanks. I'll go to the thrift store, ask Katie or something. 508 00:37:44,860 --> 00:37:46,730 - Can she come? - Uh... 509 00:37:47,331 --> 00:37:48,532 - Sure. - Cool. 510 00:37:53,836 --> 00:37:57,474 Ugh... I hate my feet. 511 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,478 Oh, you have nice feet. Oh, God, look at mine. 512 00:38:01,344 --> 00:38:05,448 Let me see. Yeah, but yours are prettier. 513 00:38:08,585 --> 00:38:10,688 Oh, yeah. You're right, they are. 514 00:38:11,621 --> 00:38:12,889 Whatever. 515 00:38:53,096 --> 00:38:54,931 So what time does this thing start tonight? 516 00:38:56,099 --> 00:39:00,601 Um... People usually start showing up around six, 517 00:39:00,603 --> 00:39:02,706 doesn't really get going until about seven. 518 00:39:03,606 --> 00:39:06,643 - Will Anthony be there? - Always. 519 00:39:13,717 --> 00:39:15,019 Do you ever have sex? 520 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:18,989 What? 521 00:39:19,989 --> 00:39:22,657 - Do you ever have sex? - Oh, I'm sorry is that... 522 00:39:22,659 --> 00:39:26,463 No, no, no, no it's okay. It's... Wow. 523 00:39:28,063 --> 00:39:29,863 Um, sure, sure I do. 524 00:39:29,865 --> 00:39:31,065 - Really? - Yeah. 525 00:39:31,067 --> 00:39:32,635 When? With who? 526 00:39:33,936 --> 00:39:36,873 - I have... I've had sex. - Yeah, I know. We've established that. 527 00:39:37,673 --> 00:39:39,009 I'm just trying to think. 528 00:39:39,876 --> 00:39:42,443 - Aunt Miranda? - What, I'm trying to think! 529 00:39:42,445 --> 00:39:43,713 It's been forever, hasn't it? 530 00:39:45,882 --> 00:39:49,519 Uh... Well, there was this... 531 00:39:53,590 --> 00:39:58,827 Uh, well, there was a guy at, um... at a hotel... 532 00:39:58,829 --> 00:40:01,595 - Uh-huh. - ...at a lit convention. 533 00:40:01,597 --> 00:40:03,030 In 1992. 534 00:40:03,032 --> 00:40:05,635 - No! Sorry. Sorry. - Ow! 535 00:40:10,172 --> 00:40:15,709 Yeah, but, uh... No, it's, it's... It's been about five years. 536 00:40:15,711 --> 00:40:18,782 - What? - Yeah. Shit. 537 00:40:19,682 --> 00:40:20,918 I was 11. 538 00:40:21,184 --> 00:40:22,720 Damn it! 539 00:40:24,688 --> 00:40:25,823 God! 540 00:40:26,755 --> 00:40:28,158 Well, I did... I had... 541 00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:31,492 I had a very... I had a very long time boyfriend, 542 00:40:31,494 --> 00:40:34,431 so I wanna... I wanna put that out there but... 543 00:40:35,764 --> 00:40:37,201 It didn't work out. 544 00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:42,039 That was that. And there have been some other... 545 00:40:43,507 --> 00:40:46,076 There've been some other chaps here and there but otherwise... 546 00:40:47,510 --> 00:40:49,646 So, you have no interest in doing it again? 547 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:50,981 Do what? 548 00:40:51,648 --> 00:40:53,751 I don't know, like, date. 549 00:40:56,085 --> 00:40:57,754 No. Not really. 550 00:40:58,688 --> 00:40:59,990 Um, sex? 551 00:41:02,192 --> 00:41:03,760 I don't know. Um... 552 00:41:06,161 --> 00:41:11,534 I, I... I really haven't thought about it... to be honest. 553 00:41:17,541 --> 00:41:20,510 - Can I tell you a secret? - Yes, you may. 554 00:41:22,846 --> 00:41:25,181 I... kinda wanna have sex with Katie. 555 00:41:29,085 --> 00:41:33,557 - What, is that weird? - Not at all. 556 00:41:36,726 --> 00:41:37,795 How do I do it? 557 00:41:39,128 --> 00:41:43,199 How do you... do... Uh, don't ask me. You have to google that. 558 00:41:45,268 --> 00:41:46,769 Okay. Will do. 559 00:41:48,003 --> 00:41:50,673 Yeah, your, your mom had a, a little fling with a girl once. 560 00:41:51,574 --> 00:41:53,576 - Really, she did? - Yeah. 561 00:41:56,579 --> 00:41:57,847 It was lovely. 562 00:42:04,219 --> 00:42:05,622 Oh. 563 00:42:05,855 --> 00:42:08,789 Oh, God. Oh, my God. Hi! 564 00:42:08,791 --> 00:42:13,096 Hey, Ridley, I... I'm sorry. I... I totally forgot that you were coming. 565 00:42:13,597 --> 00:42:14,996 Do you want me to not... 566 00:42:14,998 --> 00:42:19,603 No, no, no, no, you can do your thing. Um, this is Cyd. 567 00:42:19,902 --> 00:42:22,003 She's gonna be staying a couple of weeks with me. 568 00:42:22,005 --> 00:42:23,204 - Hey, Cyd. - Hey. 569 00:42:23,206 --> 00:42:24,606 This is Ridley. 570 00:42:24,608 --> 00:42:27,842 He's the son of some very dear friends of ours round the corner. 571 00:42:27,844 --> 00:42:29,943 So, and he sometimes comes to second Fridays. 572 00:42:29,945 --> 00:42:31,378 Are you coming tonight? 573 00:42:31,380 --> 00:42:32,949 - Sure am. - Good. 574 00:42:56,905 --> 00:42:58,074 Whose stuff is this? 575 00:42:58,675 --> 00:43:00,711 - Fucking Tab moved in. - Why? 576 00:43:01,644 --> 00:43:04,815 - He lost his apartment I guess. - Thanks. 577 00:43:09,351 --> 00:43:11,688 Honestly, I don't have much. 578 00:43:12,889 --> 00:43:16,126 Except for this one dress I used to wear to church. You want to wear that? 579 00:43:17,193 --> 00:43:18,860 No offense, it's a little... 580 00:43:18,862 --> 00:43:20,994 - Yup, thought so. - Sorry. 581 00:43:20,996 --> 00:43:24,300 Um... dressywise I don't really have anything else. 582 00:43:25,434 --> 00:43:28,038 Except the tux I wore to prom. Do you want to wear that? 583 00:43:35,411 --> 00:43:37,814 - You ready? - Yeah. 584 00:43:42,818 --> 00:43:45,822 Oh, my God! 585 00:43:47,824 --> 00:43:49,393 Hey, little lady, what's your name? 586 00:44:16,286 --> 00:44:18,054 Are you sure you don't want to come to the party? 587 00:44:19,956 --> 00:44:21,425 No, I'm good. 588 00:44:23,159 --> 00:44:24,361 Can I call you later? 589 00:44:25,762 --> 00:44:27,998 Please, please, pretty please. 590 00:44:29,833 --> 00:44:31,965 - Ooh... - Hello! Hello! 591 00:44:31,967 --> 00:44:34,802 Oh, thank you so much for bringing all that. 592 00:44:34,804 --> 00:44:37,106 Yeah, no problem. You look very nice. 593 00:44:37,806 --> 00:44:42,679 Oh! Thank you. It's, um... It's just this little... Thank you. 594 00:44:43,146 --> 00:44:45,349 - Is there more outside? - Yeah. Lots. 595 00:44:45,849 --> 00:44:47,815 - Did you get some sun? - What? 596 00:44:47,817 --> 00:44:51,954 Um... uh, yeah, I, I, I, I laid out with... 597 00:44:53,188 --> 00:44:57,293 with Cyd in the grass and I, I got some... I got some sun. 598 00:44:57,793 --> 00:44:58,929 Hmm. 599 00:45:21,016 --> 00:45:24,353 - Some music? - Uh, yes, yes, yes, yes. 600 00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:51,579 Where's Cyd? 601 00:45:51,581 --> 00:45:54,518 She went to see a friend about an outfit. 602 00:45:55,418 --> 00:45:57,454 - A friend already? - Uh-huh. 603 00:46:00,190 --> 00:46:01,425 A friend friend? 604 00:47:02,619 --> 00:47:05,086 Oh, wonderful and how long were you there? 605 00:47:05,088 --> 00:47:07,054 I had a week... 606 00:47:07,056 --> 00:47:09,092 Relaxing. Such a great time of the year... 607 00:47:09,659 --> 00:47:10,925 You can go to Princeton. 608 00:47:10,927 --> 00:47:12,525 Absolutely, yes. 609 00:47:12,527 --> 00:47:13,994 I mean, I think that's wonderful. We have these 610 00:47:13,996 --> 00:47:16,399 East Coast connections... 611 00:47:17,666 --> 00:47:19,435 - Hi. - Hi. 612 00:47:19,969 --> 00:47:22,371 - Is this okay? - It's perfect. 613 00:47:23,039 --> 00:47:24,307 It's amazing... 614 00:47:25,407 --> 00:47:27,108 - Welcome. - Thanks. 615 00:47:27,110 --> 00:47:28,608 Come on, let me introduce you to everyone. 616 00:47:28,610 --> 00:47:31,112 - Oh, and this is my niece. This is Cyd. - Hi. 617 00:47:31,114 --> 00:47:33,246 Cyd, this is Ms. Evergreen, Anthony's mom. 618 00:47:33,248 --> 00:47:34,347 Hi, pleased to meet you. 619 00:47:34,349 --> 00:47:35,485 - Welcome. - Thank you. 620 00:47:36,751 --> 00:47:38,619 - My friend Thompson. - How're you doing? Good to meet you. 621 00:47:38,621 --> 00:47:41,021 - He is also at the university with us. - Okay. 622 00:47:41,023 --> 00:47:42,990 - I'm Jack. - Jack, pardon me. 623 00:47:42,992 --> 00:47:45,025 - Hi. - Of course, and this is his wife. 624 00:47:45,027 --> 00:47:46,529 - Hi, Cyd. - Hi. 625 00:47:48,030 --> 00:47:52,032 And of course, you remember Ridley from our... 626 00:47:52,034 --> 00:47:53,166 - Yeah. - Yeah. 627 00:47:53,168 --> 00:47:55,371 - Nice tux. - Thanks. 628 00:48:00,710 --> 00:48:01,644 Okay. 629 00:48:25,601 --> 00:48:26,733 I have an idea. 630 00:48:36,112 --> 00:48:39,048 Need a little bit of color. I don't want people to think you're the caterer. 631 00:48:44,186 --> 00:48:45,288 I love it. 632 00:48:48,458 --> 00:48:49,590 Thank you. 633 00:48:51,327 --> 00:48:54,461 - You like it? - I like it all. Charming. 634 00:48:54,463 --> 00:48:56,764 - Thank you! - Have you ever been in Chicago before? 635 00:48:56,766 --> 00:48:58,068 No, it's my first time. 636 00:48:59,369 --> 00:49:01,538 Oh, then we'll have to go to that city. It's a beautiful city. 637 00:49:37,606 --> 00:49:40,277 We were rivals. She was a prosecutor. I was a DA. 638 00:49:40,543 --> 00:49:41,611 That's so cool. 639 00:49:42,577 --> 00:49:43,577 Oh, we should also add that I was married. 640 00:49:43,579 --> 00:49:45,345 Yes, so, in any case 641 00:49:45,347 --> 00:49:47,313 we knew we had to wait until one of us retired 642 00:49:47,315 --> 00:49:49,349 so we could successfully make a go at it. 643 00:49:49,351 --> 00:49:51,487 - You worked on the same case? - Cases. 644 00:49:52,255 --> 00:49:53,423 That's incredible. 645 00:49:53,688 --> 00:49:54,921 So you were both married to men? 646 00:49:54,923 --> 00:49:58,659 Um, yes. I was a widow when we met, I was a widow early on. 647 00:49:58,661 --> 00:50:02,699 Bettie was married, got divorced later. That's where he came from. 648 00:50:03,800 --> 00:50:07,037 So you liked it and you didn't? 649 00:50:09,304 --> 00:50:10,539 What, being married to men? 650 00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:13,543 Are you asking if we like dick? 651 00:50:15,677 --> 00:50:17,146 Um... 652 00:50:25,855 --> 00:50:28,255 I did. She didn't. 653 00:50:28,257 --> 00:50:29,559 I do. 654 00:50:33,663 --> 00:50:35,231 Dick is not terrible, is it? 655 00:50:35,565 --> 00:50:38,467 It's not terrible, it is like the opposite of terrible. 656 00:50:40,836 --> 00:50:42,304 So what are you into, hon? 657 00:50:44,706 --> 00:50:47,641 Oh, um... I... 658 00:50:47,643 --> 00:50:51,481 like... everything. 659 00:50:55,585 --> 00:50:59,755 ...and he goes outside to go on his little date to the dance 660 00:51:00,222 --> 00:51:03,490 and in two seconds, he comes back in and he's like, 661 00:51:03,492 --> 00:51:07,427 "Mama, her parents left. We need a ride." 662 00:51:07,429 --> 00:51:09,463 Right. I don't think that's exactly what happened 663 00:51:09,465 --> 00:51:10,898 but whatever. 664 00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:14,434 Oh, shut up. I drove you on all your dates. 665 00:51:14,436 --> 00:51:16,806 Yes, you did and I love you, Mama. Thank you. 666 00:51:17,773 --> 00:51:20,644 I can drive you two, if you wanna go somewhere. 667 00:51:24,547 --> 00:51:25,648 Wow. 668 00:51:30,686 --> 00:51:32,655 Where's J? Thought he was coming home. 669 00:51:33,188 --> 00:51:35,257 - He got himself a date. - Really? 670 00:51:35,625 --> 00:51:36,760 Uh-hmm. 671 00:51:38,460 --> 00:51:40,629 - Some girl at work. - Weird. 672 00:51:41,597 --> 00:51:42,799 We were supposed to hang out. 673 00:51:43,498 --> 00:51:44,767 How are you? 674 00:51:47,536 --> 00:51:50,172 - Fine. How are you? - I'm good. 675 00:51:50,706 --> 00:51:55,211 I'm sorry for making fun of you in front of your friend the other day, 676 00:51:55,844 --> 00:51:58,781 when I like picked you up and spun you around. 677 00:51:59,248 --> 00:52:01,818 - So what are you up to tonight? - Don't know. 678 00:52:02,617 --> 00:52:04,453 Let me know if you wanna hang out. 679 00:52:05,188 --> 00:52:07,423 Uh... okay. 680 00:52:14,362 --> 00:52:15,662 This is a story 681 00:52:15,664 --> 00:52:18,768 about a woman who burnt her own house down. 682 00:52:19,202 --> 00:52:22,869 - Not true. Okay. - No, sir. This is very true. 683 00:52:22,871 --> 00:52:26,408 - Okay, okay. - This is very, very true. 1968. 684 00:52:26,708 --> 00:52:29,411 - Cincinnati, Ohio... - Mmm, no, no, no cellphones. 685 00:52:29,711 --> 00:52:32,349 Oh, sorry. 686 00:52:32,547 --> 00:52:35,384 Sweet... sweet Cincinnati. 687 00:52:36,351 --> 00:52:40,723 Dolores... mother of four, worked for the Ohio insurance company. 688 00:52:41,623 --> 00:52:44,226 Husband left her for another woman. 689 00:52:45,293 --> 00:52:48,498 Left her alone in that house with four children. 690 00:52:48,998 --> 00:52:50,666 Three boys, one girl. 691 00:52:51,701 --> 00:52:53,503 One day, someone knocks on her door. 692 00:52:53,936 --> 00:52:57,807 She opens it to find a very nice seeming young man standing there. 693 00:52:58,407 --> 00:53:02,245 He is new to town. Works for the paper. Looking to rent a place. 694 00:53:03,246 --> 00:53:05,012 Money is tight for them, see? 695 00:53:05,014 --> 00:53:07,313 So she moves into her daughter's bedroom, 696 00:53:07,315 --> 00:53:09,516 gives the nice young man the nice room 697 00:53:09,518 --> 00:53:11,454 just till he gets off the ground here. 698 00:53:12,021 --> 00:53:14,758 Good Christian man. Not a concern in the world. 699 00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:20,597 Couple of days later, she catches word a woman in Columbus was murdered. 700 00:53:20,862 --> 00:53:23,567 - Ooh. - By a devil worshiper. 701 00:53:23,766 --> 00:53:25,733 Woo! 702 00:53:25,735 --> 00:53:28,001 - And he got away. - Woo! Oh, dear. 703 00:53:28,003 --> 00:53:30,470 Oh, don't worry. I don't think it's true. 704 00:53:30,472 --> 00:53:32,305 What... did you say? 705 00:53:33,576 --> 00:53:37,447 I said, "Yeah, you know, I think I read about that somewhere." 706 00:53:39,447 --> 00:53:40,516 Damn right. 707 00:53:40,983 --> 00:53:42,318 Is she okay? 708 00:53:43,519 --> 00:53:44,686 Yeah, she's, uh, just pregnant so she's really sensitive. 709 00:53:44,688 --> 00:53:49,690 - Whoa! Hey! Congratulations! - Congratulations! 710 00:53:49,692 --> 00:53:51,958 No! No... 711 00:53:51,960 --> 00:53:54,697 - I didn't. It just came out. - Bravo. 712 00:53:55,530 --> 00:53:57,333 Congratulations. 713 00:53:57,800 --> 00:54:00,237 - Should we tell them what it's gonna be? - No! Zip it! 714 00:54:04,907 --> 00:54:06,639 "There's a certain slant of light, 715 00:54:06,641 --> 00:54:09,378 winter afternoons, that oppresses, 716 00:54:09,778 --> 00:54:11,681 like the heft of cathedral tunes... 717 00:54:12,882 --> 00:54:14,483 Heavenly hurt, it gives us. 718 00:54:14,849 --> 00:54:18,788 We can find no scar, but internal difference, 719 00:54:19,588 --> 00:54:21,324 where the meanings are. 720 00:54:22,358 --> 00:54:24,027 None may teach it, any. 721 00:54:24,860 --> 00:54:26,863 'Tis the seal despair, 722 00:54:27,730 --> 00:54:30,666 an imperial affliction sent us of the Air... 723 00:54:31,567 --> 00:54:35,639 When it comes, the landscape listens... Shadows hold their breath 724 00:54:36,539 --> 00:54:41,745 When it goes, ‘tis like the distance on the look of death. 725 00:54:44,112 --> 00:54:46,380 - Emily Dickinson. - Yeah. 726 00:54:46,382 --> 00:54:50,019 I have... a memory, an impression when I read this poem. 727 00:54:50,853 --> 00:54:53,519 Did you ever get the feeling when you were a child 728 00:54:53,521 --> 00:54:57,793 the end of August when the first little chill comes in the evening, 729 00:54:58,027 --> 00:55:02,298 and you're thinking, "School starts"? 730 00:55:02,731 --> 00:55:04,430 End of summer blues. 731 00:55:04,432 --> 00:55:07,367 "Behind what we think of as the Russian menace 732 00:55:07,369 --> 00:55:10,440 lies what we do not wish to face when they regard a negro. 733 00:55:11,072 --> 00:55:14,943 Reality, the fact that life is tragic. 734 00:55:15,844 --> 00:55:18,711 Life is tragic simply because the earth turns 735 00:55:18,713 --> 00:55:21,016 and the sun inexorably rises and sets, 736 00:55:21,983 --> 00:55:23,853 and one day, for each of us, 737 00:55:24,519 --> 00:55:27,791 the sun will go down for the last, last time. 738 00:55:29,023 --> 00:55:32,394 Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, 739 00:55:32,628 --> 00:55:36,662 is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, 740 00:55:36,664 --> 00:55:38,802 will imprison ourselves in totems, 741 00:55:39,568 --> 00:55:41,071 taboos, crosses, 742 00:55:41,570 --> 00:55:44,740 blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, 743 00:55:44,940 --> 00:55:47,110 armies, flags, nations 744 00:55:47,610 --> 00:55:50,380 in order to deny the fact of death. 745 00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:52,749 The only fact we have. 746 00:55:53,548 --> 00:55:57,885 It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death, 747 00:55:57,887 --> 00:56:01,088 ought to decide indeed to earn one's death 748 00:56:01,090 --> 00:56:04,525 by confronting with passion the conundrum of life..." 749 00:56:04,527 --> 00:56:07,764 "We sat looking off across the country watching the sun go down. 750 00:56:08,597 --> 00:56:11,134 The curly grass about us was on fire now, 751 00:56:12,168 --> 00:56:14,838 the bark of the oaks turned red as copper, 752 00:56:15,103 --> 00:56:17,539 there was a shimmer of gold on the brown river, 753 00:56:18,440 --> 00:56:21,474 out in the stream, the sandbars glittered like glass 754 00:56:21,476 --> 00:56:23,913 and the light trembled in the willow thickets 755 00:56:24,679 --> 00:56:27,817 as if little flames were leaping among them. 756 00:56:29,083 --> 00:56:30,919 The breeze sank into stillness..." 757 00:56:32,588 --> 00:56:34,987 "His soul swims slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe, 758 00:56:34,989 --> 00:56:38,894 and faintly falling like the descent of their last end 759 00:56:39,527 --> 00:56:41,997 upon all the living and the dead." 760 00:56:43,498 --> 00:56:45,167 James Joyce, The Dead. 761 00:56:45,867 --> 00:56:47,871 Hmm. Thank you. 762 00:56:52,106 --> 00:56:54,610 - Hey - What the fuck, man? 763 00:56:54,943 --> 00:56:57,146 I was wondering if you wanted to sit on the bed with me. 764 00:56:57,713 --> 00:57:00,046 It's not that, it's a couch. Get the fuck out of my room. 765 00:57:00,048 --> 00:57:02,552 - Couch, yeah. - No, get the fuck out of here. 766 00:57:03,818 --> 00:57:05,721 - Come sit on the couch... - Tab! 767 00:57:08,657 --> 00:57:09,992 Get out of my room! 768 00:57:12,994 --> 00:57:16,195 I thought I'd share a little bit of nature from Ralph Waldo Emerson 769 00:57:16,197 --> 00:57:18,434 on this lovely summer evening. 770 00:57:21,036 --> 00:57:23,873 "To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature 771 00:57:25,273 --> 00:57:27,609 At least they have a very superficial seeing. 772 00:57:29,210 --> 00:57:32,045 The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, 773 00:57:32,047 --> 00:57:35,652 but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. 774 00:57:37,686 --> 00:57:40,954 The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses 775 00:57:40,956 --> 00:57:43,760 are still truly adjusted to each other; 776 00:57:44,293 --> 00:57:48,965 who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.” 777 00:57:50,900 --> 00:57:55,137 His intercourse with heaven and earth, becomes part of his daily food. 778 00:57:57,606 --> 00:58:02,275 Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, 779 00:58:02,277 --> 00:58:06,313 without having in my thoughts any occurrence of a special good fortune, 780 00:58:06,315 --> 00:58:09,918 I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. 781 00:58:10,753 --> 00:58:13,122 I am glad to the brink of fear. 782 00:58:14,657 --> 00:58:18,561 In the woods too, a man casts off his years, 783 00:58:18,960 --> 00:58:22,229 and at what period 784 00:58:22,231 --> 00:58:23,733 soever of life, 785 00:58:24,699 --> 00:58:26,502 is always a child. 786 00:58:28,237 --> 00:58:30,706 In the woods, is perpetual youth." 787 00:58:38,347 --> 00:58:39,782 You lost. 788 00:58:41,083 --> 00:58:42,552 It's not about blinking. 789 00:58:43,985 --> 00:58:45,855 - It's about smiling. No smiles. - Okay, okay, okay, I'll do it again. 790 00:58:59,300 --> 00:59:02,304 That... That might've been a tie. 791 00:59:28,630 --> 00:59:30,896 - So glad you could come. - Oh, thank you for having us. 792 00:59:30,898 --> 00:59:32,833 - Wonderful meeting you. - And you as well, thank you. 793 00:59:32,835 --> 00:59:34,834 And congratulations, I hope you can come back next month. 794 00:59:34,836 --> 00:59:36,639 - Absolutely. Bye. - We'll see you there. 795 00:59:38,673 --> 00:59:41,878 - Where's Ridley? - I think he and the girl are somewhere. 796 00:59:42,378 --> 00:59:44,744 - Oh, good God! - Well, it happens. 797 00:59:44,746 --> 00:59:46,648 You know, I... I'll go get them. 798 01:00:08,871 --> 01:00:10,306 I'm sorry, um... 799 01:00:11,306 --> 01:00:14,143 - I... - Cyd? 800 01:00:14,376 --> 01:00:15,678 Yeah? 801 01:00:16,411 --> 01:00:19,915 - Is Ridley in there? - Yeah. 802 01:00:20,181 --> 01:00:22,782 Ridley, your mothers are looking for you. 803 01:00:22,784 --> 01:00:23,920 Okay. 804 01:00:43,706 --> 01:00:45,173 - Hi. - Hey! 805 01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:48,711 - Where'd you disappear to? - I was upstairs. 806 01:00:50,846 --> 01:00:52,648 I think Aunt Miranda is mad at me. 807 01:00:53,282 --> 01:00:54,917 She'll get over it. 808 01:00:57,753 --> 01:00:59,418 She was telling me about your son. 809 01:00:59,420 --> 01:01:02,692 Yeah, he's something else. 810 01:01:04,927 --> 01:01:07,764 She also said you were technically married. 811 01:01:08,797 --> 01:01:11,668 Oh, you just got the whole rundown, didn't you? 812 01:01:12,233 --> 01:01:14,936 Uh, true. Um, separated. 813 01:01:16,137 --> 01:01:18,137 We're through the thick of it though. 814 01:01:18,139 --> 01:01:19,773 You're getting back together? 815 01:01:19,775 --> 01:01:21,807 No, no, no, no, I mean, um, 816 01:01:21,809 --> 01:01:25,278 like through the initial burst of it all. 817 01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:28,148 Yeah, we're moving forward 818 01:01:28,150 --> 01:01:30,753 and Brandon's been a real saint about it. 819 01:01:34,389 --> 01:01:38,361 So... maybe once the dust settles you could... 820 01:01:40,262 --> 01:01:43,399 I mean... would you ever consider dating Miranda? 821 01:01:46,434 --> 01:01:49,101 Anthony, did you want to take home those cream cheese things... 822 01:01:49,103 --> 01:01:50,269 - Yeah. - ...for you and Brandon. 823 01:01:50,271 --> 01:01:52,375 Yeah, let me come in and grab those. 824 01:01:54,143 --> 01:01:55,344 All right. 825 01:02:39,387 --> 01:02:41,387 And that is Second Friday. 826 01:02:41,389 --> 01:02:43,055 Pretty crazy. 827 01:02:43,057 --> 01:02:45,128 - Did you have fun? - Yeah. 828 01:02:45,427 --> 01:02:46,996 Everyone was super nice. 829 01:02:47,862 --> 01:02:49,095 Can I help you clean up? 830 01:02:49,097 --> 01:02:53,133 Um, sure, if we can just get everything in... 831 01:02:53,135 --> 01:02:55,467 this general vicinity. 832 01:02:55,469 --> 01:02:57,570 We can deal with it tomorrow. I'm pretty exhausted. 833 01:02:57,572 --> 01:03:01,243 Yeah, me too. I'll check the back porch. 834 01:03:05,614 --> 01:03:09,152 It was cool to hear everybody read and swap all the stories. 835 01:03:09,351 --> 01:03:11,150 - And you like that? - Yeah. 836 01:03:11,152 --> 01:03:14,956 I liked that one, uh, story that that one woman told... 837 01:03:15,556 --> 01:03:18,894 - Um, Cornelia. - Yeah, was it true? 838 01:03:19,460 --> 01:03:20,962 Probably not. 839 01:03:25,099 --> 01:03:26,402 I liked yours. 840 01:03:27,235 --> 01:03:29,371 - My what? - That thing you read. 841 01:03:30,873 --> 01:03:34,210 Oh, the part you heard? Well, there was more. 842 01:03:37,112 --> 01:03:39,079 Yeah, I'm sorry. I... 843 01:03:39,081 --> 01:03:40,249 It's fine... 844 01:03:42,451 --> 01:03:44,887 It is... No, it's okay... It... 845 01:03:46,288 --> 01:03:48,454 No, I don't wanna be that relative that's... 846 01:03:48,456 --> 01:03:50,657 It's... It's really more about the smoke. 847 01:03:50,659 --> 01:03:53,994 I just, I don't like it in the house, and I, it's not... 848 01:03:53,996 --> 01:03:55,030 I'm sorry. 849 01:03:57,199 --> 01:03:59,034 It's okay, really, it's... 850 01:04:00,534 --> 01:04:02,337 - It's fine. - Okay. 851 01:04:04,005 --> 01:04:07,007 Do you want anything else before I put this food away? 852 01:04:07,009 --> 01:04:09,010 No, thanks. I'm good. 853 01:04:09,277 --> 01:04:12,581 - Um, I'm gonna call Katie. - Okay. 854 01:04:13,916 --> 01:04:19,119 Oh, I might... have half a piece more of Anna May's cake. 855 01:04:19,121 --> 01:04:20,423 You sure you don't want some cake? 856 01:04:21,289 --> 01:04:22,525 No, thanks. 857 01:04:23,692 --> 01:04:25,624 You know, maybe if you had sex once in a while, 858 01:04:25,626 --> 01:04:27,362 you wouldn't want to eat all the time. 859 01:04:32,467 --> 01:04:34,967 I'm really sorry. That came out super nasty. 860 01:04:34,969 --> 01:04:36,168 Let me just say something real quick. 861 01:04:36,170 --> 01:04:37,472 - I really am sorry. - No, no, no, no. 862 01:04:38,139 --> 01:04:40,076 That's okay but I need you to listen to me, okay? 863 01:04:41,510 --> 01:04:43,278 Yeah, I wish that I could... 864 01:04:44,146 --> 01:04:47,380 I could share with you the utter joy it brings me 865 01:04:47,382 --> 01:04:50,052 to spend three hours on a Saturday afternoon reading 866 01:04:50,452 --> 01:04:54,156 Emerson or Melville or Virginia Woolf... 867 01:04:55,056 --> 01:04:57,490 or discussing T. S. Elliot or James Baldwin 868 01:04:57,492 --> 01:04:59,262 with a dear friend until dawn. 869 01:05:00,695 --> 01:05:04,599 The fulfillment that I get from going to church, 870 01:05:06,168 --> 01:05:11,039 from reading theology, from reading science, from praying... 871 01:05:13,141 --> 01:05:16,913 but I can't... because I am me 872 01:05:17,445 --> 01:05:19,045 and you are you. 873 01:05:19,047 --> 01:05:21,280 I can't relate to you the total fulfillment 874 01:05:21,282 --> 01:05:23,551 that I get from these things. It's impossible. 875 01:05:25,186 --> 01:05:26,221 I know... 876 01:05:27,255 --> 01:05:29,591 And I understand, you're finding your own joy. 877 01:05:30,625 --> 01:05:34,327 You're engaging your own stuff, that's great. 878 01:05:34,329 --> 01:05:37,500 That's how it should be and it's a beautiful thing. 879 01:05:39,768 --> 01:05:41,103 But hear me. 880 01:05:43,005 --> 01:05:44,941 It is not a handicap... 881 01:05:45,239 --> 01:05:47,976 to have one thing but not another. 882 01:05:49,077 --> 01:05:51,514 To be one way and not another. 883 01:05:53,648 --> 01:05:59,119 We are different shapes and ways and our happiness is unique. 884 01:05:59,121 --> 01:06:01,456 There are no rules of balance. 885 01:06:04,226 --> 01:06:05,661 - I'm sorry... - Don't be sorry. 886 01:06:07,695 --> 01:06:09,965 But I got a quarter of a century on you, Cyd. 887 01:06:11,333 --> 01:06:14,470 So, let's just... enjoy ourselves. 888 01:06:16,204 --> 01:06:18,074 Okay? Let's just thank... 889 01:06:19,574 --> 01:06:21,677 respect each other's selves. 890 01:06:24,713 --> 01:06:26,082 Hey, stop talking. 891 01:06:27,648 --> 01:06:29,085 I guess I just feel like... 892 01:06:30,418 --> 01:06:31,084 Are we done in here? 'Cause I really need to be done in here. 893 01:06:31,086 --> 01:06:32,688 Did you get all the bottles? 894 01:06:33,922 --> 01:06:36,224 - Yeah, everything's cleared. - Okay, thank you for helping. 895 01:06:36,724 --> 01:06:38,626 - I'm gonna go upstairs. - Okay. 896 01:07:05,186 --> 01:07:06,422 Miranda! 897 01:07:15,362 --> 01:07:17,563 You don't have to come. I'll just call you when I get out. 898 01:07:17,565 --> 01:07:18,634 No, I'm coming. 899 01:07:19,635 --> 01:07:22,168 Uh, she wanted me to text her, not to buzz her. 900 01:07:22,170 --> 01:07:23,271 Okay. 901 01:07:31,480 --> 01:07:33,481 Oh, hi, sweetheart. Are you okay? 902 01:07:34,849 --> 01:07:37,650 I'm sorry. I didn't mean... 903 01:07:37,652 --> 01:07:38,820 Let us in. 904 01:07:46,293 --> 01:07:47,295 Are you okay? 905 01:07:51,365 --> 01:07:54,737 Um... He finally passed out. 906 01:07:57,139 --> 01:08:00,476 - What happened to his nose? - I punched him. 907 01:08:01,610 --> 01:08:04,644 I'm sorry to make you come over. I feel so stupid. 908 01:08:04,646 --> 01:08:06,315 Don't be silly. Are you okay? 909 01:08:07,449 --> 01:08:09,518 - Yeah. - Katie? 910 01:08:11,353 --> 01:08:12,488 Are you okay? 911 01:08:13,588 --> 01:08:15,191 - Yeah. - Did he hurt you? 912 01:08:15,856 --> 01:08:18,661 I... tried to go out and he wouldn't let me leave. 913 01:08:19,161 --> 01:08:20,462 He was acting really weird. 914 01:08:21,829 --> 01:08:23,431 I don't want him to wake up. 915 01:08:24,298 --> 01:08:25,568 You can probably go, it's fine. 916 01:08:26,902 --> 01:08:28,170 No, you should go get your things. You're gonna come with us. 917 01:08:55,829 --> 01:08:57,265 What the fuck? 918 01:09:00,902 --> 01:09:02,270 Cyd... 919 01:09:03,939 --> 01:09:05,173 Cyd... 920 01:09:08,877 --> 01:09:11,747 Cyd! Cyd! 921 01:09:23,891 --> 01:09:26,194 - I'm Miranda. - Katie. 922 01:10:02,430 --> 01:10:05,967 - Cool room. - Thanks. It was my mom's. 923 01:10:14,009 --> 01:10:17,413 Read it. Read it. 924 01:10:19,948 --> 01:10:21,217 Read it. 925 01:10:21,750 --> 01:10:23,851 - Read it. - Wait. Really? 926 01:10:24,653 --> 01:10:25,820 Yeah, why? 927 01:10:27,087 --> 01:10:29,891 I don't know, I guess... you don't really seem like a reader. 928 01:10:30,591 --> 01:10:32,728 Fuck you, what does a reader even seem like? 929 01:10:34,762 --> 01:10:36,332 - Yeah. - Oh, my God. 930 01:10:38,966 --> 01:10:41,836 Holy shit, your aunt wrote this? I read this in middle school. 931 01:10:42,470 --> 01:10:43,572 What? 932 01:10:49,810 --> 01:10:51,613 Wait a minute. I know that book. 933 01:10:52,980 --> 01:10:54,582 Wait, Aunt Miranda wrote that? 934 01:10:55,015 --> 01:10:56,684 Uh, yeah. 935 01:10:57,085 --> 01:11:00,053 Is that the one about the baby born in a castle... 936 01:11:00,055 --> 01:11:01,720 The hotel that used to be a castle, yeah. 937 01:11:01,722 --> 01:11:04,089 And her parents treat her like a princess and she 938 01:11:04,091 --> 01:11:05,525 starts to develop powers... 939 01:11:05,527 --> 01:11:08,727 Yeah, and she thinks she's magic and you don't know if it's real or not. 940 01:11:08,729 --> 01:11:09,897 Kind of bad ass. 941 01:11:17,905 --> 01:11:19,841 - What? - My name. 942 01:11:22,510 --> 01:11:25,948 - That would be correct. - Wait a minute, let me see that. 943 01:11:52,474 --> 01:11:53,976 - Hi. - Is she okay? 944 01:11:54,842 --> 01:11:56,878 Yeah. She'll be okay. 945 01:11:57,378 --> 01:12:00,748 - You okay? - Yeah. I'm fine. 946 01:12:01,515 --> 01:12:03,751 Okay. Good. 947 01:12:04,085 --> 01:12:05,453 I found this. 948 01:12:06,621 --> 01:12:08,390 Well... 949 01:12:10,457 --> 01:12:12,493 My mom used to read this to me, didn't she? 950 01:12:13,895 --> 01:12:15,030 She did. 951 01:12:15,896 --> 01:12:17,899 You were way too young for it. 952 01:12:18,932 --> 01:12:20,601 You fell asleep every time. 953 01:12:22,103 --> 01:12:25,707 Well, she did it anyway though. She did it for herself. 954 01:12:28,076 --> 01:12:29,345 She loved that book. 955 01:12:35,582 --> 01:12:36,851 You named her after me? 956 01:12:40,054 --> 01:12:41,090 Check the date. 957 01:12:48,162 --> 01:12:49,630 It's the other way around. 958 01:13:19,761 --> 01:13:22,765 - When do you go back? - Thursday. 959 01:13:24,231 --> 01:13:26,001 What will I do without you? 960 01:13:28,002 --> 01:13:30,806 Probably what you did last week before you knew me. 961 01:13:33,908 --> 01:13:35,511 What will we do until then? 962 01:13:38,479 --> 01:13:39,614 Whatever we want. 963 01:15:00,561 --> 01:15:02,327 ...if you're doing something... 964 01:15:02,329 --> 01:15:03,998 ...I feel like it's kind of like... 965 01:15:04,198 --> 01:15:06,802 Versatile... 966 01:15:07,301 --> 01:15:09,302 Oh, sure. Um, hey. 967 01:15:09,304 --> 01:15:12,972 One of you is free to use my shower if you'd like to. 968 01:15:12,974 --> 01:15:16,174 Yeah, I'm just gonna do some emails. Oh, hey, I'm, uh... 969 01:15:16,176 --> 01:15:20,715 I'm giving this talk in a Q&A downtown if you'd like to come with... 970 01:15:21,015 --> 01:15:22,518 Who're you talking to? 971 01:15:33,194 --> 01:15:36,765 - Oh, I got burned, didn't I? - Let me see. 972 01:15:37,864 --> 01:15:42,268 Oh, shit. Yes, you did. 973 01:15:42,270 --> 01:15:44,873 - Okay. Okay. - Did I? 974 01:15:45,707 --> 01:15:47,109 - No, you're good. - Good. 975 01:16:01,055 --> 01:16:02,190 Wait... 976 01:16:51,372 --> 01:16:52,874 I'm a little gross. 977 01:16:55,710 --> 01:16:56,877 No. 978 01:19:40,440 --> 01:19:45,246 So... I had a brother. 979 01:19:46,447 --> 01:19:47,516 Devin. 980 01:19:50,283 --> 01:19:52,520 He was like 12 years older than me. 981 01:19:57,490 --> 01:19:59,592 He had a lot of mental problems 982 01:19:59,594 --> 01:20:01,863 or whatever and just a lot of issues. 983 01:20:03,864 --> 01:20:06,333 And he and my mom and my dad used to get... 984 01:20:07,400 --> 01:20:09,104 into these really big fights. 985 01:20:13,506 --> 01:20:17,144 They thought about sending him away to military school or whatever but... 986 01:20:18,613 --> 01:20:20,015 they never did. 987 01:20:26,887 --> 01:20:27,922 Anyway... 988 01:20:29,422 --> 01:20:33,260 One weekend when I was really little and my dad was away... 989 01:20:34,462 --> 01:20:36,298 and after I'd gone to bed... 990 01:20:37,064 --> 01:20:41,036 my brother and my mom got into this really big fight and... 991 01:20:42,302 --> 01:20:43,337 um... 992 01:20:46,140 --> 01:20:47,242 He shot her. 993 01:20:49,342 --> 01:20:50,511 Oh, my God! 994 01:20:53,113 --> 01:20:54,348 And then himself. 995 01:21:04,125 --> 01:21:06,094 Somehow I slept through the whole thing. 996 01:21:07,627 --> 01:21:10,998 And the neighbors found them before I could so I was... 997 01:21:13,134 --> 01:21:14,202 protected. 998 01:21:18,439 --> 01:21:20,307 Anyway, that's the story. 999 01:21:40,427 --> 01:21:42,260 Feel free to relax in here until we're ready for you. 1000 01:21:42,262 --> 01:21:44,530 We'll probably hold the house for about five or ten minutes 1001 01:21:44,532 --> 01:21:46,632 just so we can fill up. So you have plenty of time. 1002 01:21:46,634 --> 01:21:47,903 You can help yourself to some snacks 1003 01:21:49,037 --> 01:21:50,235 and if have any questions, I'll be right up the hall. 1004 01:21:50,237 --> 01:21:51,338 Thank you, honey. 1005 01:21:55,542 --> 01:21:57,478 This is interesting. 1006 01:21:58,479 --> 01:22:00,347 - Do you want some? - Hell, yeah. 1007 01:22:02,682 --> 01:22:06,018 Trail mix, Aunt Miranda, you're so big time. 1008 01:22:06,020 --> 01:22:07,389 I'm not that big. 1009 01:22:08,622 --> 01:22:11,126 Well, maybe, just a little. 1010 01:22:15,162 --> 01:22:18,300 Hello? What? 1011 01:22:20,734 --> 01:22:24,305 Okay? Are you sure? 1012 01:22:25,573 --> 01:22:26,942 It's okay. 1013 01:22:27,507 --> 01:22:30,679 Uh, well, I'll come home soon. 1014 01:22:32,113 --> 01:22:34,149 Why don't we start with a simple question. 1015 01:22:35,783 --> 01:22:38,553 Are there any simple questions? I don't think those exist. 1016 01:22:39,453 --> 01:22:41,222 Where do your ideas come from? 1017 01:22:43,791 --> 01:22:46,125 You would think that I would have a quick 1018 01:22:46,127 --> 01:22:48,463 straightforward answer to that by now, 1019 01:22:50,264 --> 01:22:51,266 but I don't. 1020 01:22:52,667 --> 01:22:58,373 You know, I'm tempted to give the standard... answer that they... 1021 01:22:59,372 --> 01:23:02,242 They come from everywhere. They come from different places... 1022 01:23:04,110 --> 01:23:06,747 A feeling of relative... 1023 01:23:07,814 --> 01:23:12,219 a place, other works of art, a concern... 1024 01:23:13,621 --> 01:23:16,358 What kind of concern would give way to an idea for a book? 1025 01:23:20,627 --> 01:23:23,430 A concern of the spirit, I guess. 1026 01:23:25,832 --> 01:23:27,268 A kind of unrest. 1027 01:23:32,672 --> 01:23:36,176 But I suppose if I'm being completely honest... 1028 01:23:37,110 --> 01:23:39,611 uh, I can't say that in their essence 1029 01:23:39,613 --> 01:23:43,485 that they come from outside at all. 1030 01:23:45,618 --> 01:23:47,521 They come from me. 1031 01:23:49,457 --> 01:23:51,393 They are... me. 1032 01:23:52,693 --> 01:23:56,797 Each one of them... sort of... me... 1033 01:23:59,233 --> 01:24:00,435 Reformed. 1034 01:24:02,036 --> 01:24:06,673 And I was working at the library when I discovered your book of short stories. 1035 01:24:08,309 --> 01:24:12,680 The title of which just fell out of my head, I'm sorry. 1036 01:24:12,880 --> 01:24:16,350 - The Valley of Their Shadows. - That's the one, thank you. 1037 01:24:17,384 --> 01:24:21,155 There were some about those women that... gave me strength. 1038 01:24:22,189 --> 01:24:27,494 How thoughtful, how engaged with the bigger picture or something... 1039 01:24:28,595 --> 01:24:32,099 going through life with such patience... 1040 01:24:33,367 --> 01:24:34,569 and curiosity... 1041 01:24:35,703 --> 01:24:39,074 despite seemingly relentless hardship... 1042 01:24:39,606 --> 01:24:43,677 It reminded me of the women in my life... who I love... a lot. 1043 01:24:44,545 --> 01:24:46,081 My grandmother recently... 1044 01:24:50,850 --> 01:24:52,416 I don't have a question apparently, 1045 01:24:52,418 --> 01:24:54,555 uh, I guess I just wanted to thank you... 1046 01:24:55,288 --> 01:24:56,858 for honoring them. 1047 01:24:57,457 --> 01:25:00,394 Well, thank you. That... that means a lot. 1048 01:25:01,729 --> 01:25:04,432 Anyone else? We have time for one more. 1049 01:25:13,306 --> 01:25:16,543 Thank you. 1050 01:25:18,444 --> 01:25:21,682 - Hi! Wow! - Hello, young lady. 1051 01:25:22,850 --> 01:25:26,521 That's my aunt. My aunt Miranda. 1052 01:25:27,488 --> 01:25:30,522 Um, anyway, I... 1053 01:25:30,524 --> 01:25:34,762 I wanted to ask you what your greatest pleasure in life is. 1054 01:25:35,296 --> 01:25:37,164 Like... joy? 1055 01:25:39,934 --> 01:25:41,336 Cake. 1056 01:26:07,860 --> 01:26:09,197 There they are. 1057 01:26:09,697 --> 01:26:11,362 - Welcome, ladies! - Thank you. 1058 01:26:11,364 --> 01:26:12,798 - Hi. - Hey, how're you? 1059 01:26:12,800 --> 01:26:14,499 - Good, how are you? - Hey, Cyd. 1060 01:26:14,501 --> 01:26:16,268 - Hi. - Cyd, of course you know, 1061 01:26:16,270 --> 01:26:17,969 - and her friend Katie. - Hey, how're you, Katie. 1062 01:26:17,971 --> 01:26:20,908 Uh, well, uh, help yourselves, we got food... 1063 01:26:21,307 --> 01:26:25,677 drinks, we got good people, good weather... Hey, Brandon! 1064 01:26:25,679 --> 01:26:27,782 - What? - Who you calling what? 1065 01:26:29,350 --> 01:26:32,951 Come over here, this is Miranda's niece, Cyd, that's her friend, Katie. 1066 01:26:32,953 --> 01:26:36,423 - Hi, sweetheart. How's your summer going? - Good. 1067 01:26:39,592 --> 01:26:41,695 He's 14. He's 14. He's 14. 1068 01:26:42,363 --> 01:26:44,396 Hey, you guys, let me take your picture. 1069 01:26:44,398 --> 01:26:45,867 Yeah, yeah, sure. Come on. 1070 01:26:46,367 --> 01:26:48,469 Let's all squeeze in tight here. 1071 01:26:48,935 --> 01:26:50,736 Cheese! 1072 01:26:50,738 --> 01:26:52,937 - Got it. - Thank you. Hey, let's get a bite. 1073 01:26:52,939 --> 01:26:55,773 Look, I got hamburger, I got chicken, 1074 01:26:55,775 --> 01:26:59,880 I got Polish sausage, got chicken bots... 1075 01:27:05,351 --> 01:27:06,854 Hey, how's the grub? 1076 01:27:07,453 --> 01:27:09,957 Burger overcooked... Oh, you got the hotdog. 1077 01:27:10,556 --> 01:27:13,424 Well, hotdog is excellent, I can't really speak for the burger. 1078 01:27:13,426 --> 01:27:15,229 Yeah, I can. They're overcooked. 1079 01:27:15,828 --> 01:27:17,965 - Um, fuck it. - Fuck it. 1080 01:27:26,073 --> 01:27:28,910 You were right, by the way, the other day. 1081 01:27:29,976 --> 01:27:31,311 About what? 1082 01:27:31,612 --> 01:27:34,012 Um, part two and three... 1083 01:27:34,014 --> 01:27:36,351 read back through it, what you said kinda clicked. 1084 01:27:36,850 --> 01:27:37,919 Oh, good. 1085 01:27:39,020 --> 01:27:40,788 Well, as long as it's for the book and not for me. 1086 01:27:41,387 --> 01:27:43,524 Oh, you know I do it all for you, don't you? 1087 01:27:48,362 --> 01:27:51,929 Hey, I gotta go pick up my brother from work. Watch Priscilla for me? 1088 01:27:51,931 --> 01:27:54,433 Yeah, sure. Isa, do you know Miranda? 1089 01:27:54,435 --> 01:27:57,635 I think we may have met once or twice at a UFC thing. 1090 01:27:57,637 --> 01:28:00,738 - But hi, nice to meet you. I'm Isabelle. - Miranda, nice to meet you. 1091 01:28:00,740 --> 01:28:02,874 I'm actually a fan, love the new one. 1092 01:28:02,876 --> 01:28:04,476 Oh, thank you so much. 1093 01:28:04,478 --> 01:28:05,980 Definitely, thank you. 1094 01:28:06,512 --> 01:28:08,946 - Don't let 'em get into too much trouble. - Define trouble? 1095 01:28:08,948 --> 01:28:10,751 Oh, shut up. 1096 01:28:13,520 --> 01:28:14,919 She's lovely. 1097 01:28:14,921 --> 01:28:18,458 She lives around the corner. That's her little girl. 1098 01:28:24,430 --> 01:28:25,599 Divorced? 1099 01:28:26,432 --> 01:28:27,534 Yeah. 1100 01:28:29,403 --> 01:28:31,939 So is there... any potential there? 1101 01:28:45,752 --> 01:28:46,920 We'll see. 1102 01:28:49,622 --> 01:28:52,759 Hey, no, no, no, no. That's not for playing with. Hey! 1103 01:28:58,097 --> 01:28:59,966 Maybe you should visit me sometime. 1104 01:29:01,033 --> 01:29:03,637 - Seriously? - Yeah, why not? 1105 01:29:03,970 --> 01:29:05,539 What would your dad think? 1106 01:29:06,840 --> 01:29:08,009 Who cares? 1107 01:29:09,842 --> 01:29:12,979 Columbia, South Carolina. What's it like? 1108 01:29:14,581 --> 01:29:17,051 It's fine. Come and see. 1109 01:29:18,551 --> 01:29:21,588 Hey! Are y'all girlfriends? 1110 01:29:25,626 --> 01:29:26,828 Maybe so. 1111 01:29:29,630 --> 01:29:30,797 Cool. 1112 01:29:31,998 --> 01:29:33,835 Yeah, they are! 1113 01:30:13,172 --> 01:30:14,175 Hello? 1114 01:30:15,042 --> 01:30:17,011 - Cyd? - Yeah, who's this? 1115 01:30:18,912 --> 01:30:20,114 It's Miranda. 1116 01:30:21,113 --> 01:30:23,682 Oh, hey, you're calling me! 1117 01:30:23,684 --> 01:30:24,918 I am. 1118 01:30:26,185 --> 01:30:29,023 I just, I wanted to, uh, to check in and see how you were. 1119 01:30:29,722 --> 01:30:33,427 I'm at the beach with my toes in the sand. 1120 01:30:34,994 --> 01:30:36,163 Oh, that sounds nice. 1121 01:30:36,930 --> 01:30:38,466 Okay, girls, let's go. 1122 01:30:38,698 --> 01:30:40,902 Oh, am I calling you at a, at a bad time? 1123 01:30:41,100 --> 01:30:45,836 Um... No, it's okay, I've soccer practice. Uh, it's about to start. 1124 01:30:45,838 --> 01:30:49,808 Oh, okay, uh, all right, well, you go and play your heart out 1125 01:30:49,810 --> 01:30:52,110 and I just, I just called to say hello. 1126 01:30:52,112 --> 01:30:54,815 - Yeah, thanks for calling. - Of course. 1127 01:30:56,149 --> 01:31:00,488 I miss you... I love you. 1128 01:31:07,127 --> 01:31:08,793 I love you too. 1129 01:31:08,795 --> 01:31:10,698 Okay, well, have, have a great practice. 1130 01:31:11,931 --> 01:31:12,897 I'll talk to you later. 1131 01:31:12,899 --> 01:31:16,136 Okay, that sounds good. All right, bye-bye. 1132 01:31:16,603 --> 01:31:18,605 - Bye. - Let's go, let's go! 1133 01:32:33,204 --> 01:32:38,204