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Hey Aaron, um--
I'm just finishing up here at the storage.
Just want to give you a heads up, um--
I'm gonna start heading out your way.
Ehmmm--
Yeah...yeah man uh, thanks again for--
you know--
letting me--
stay with you guys.
Um, hopefully I'm not--
you know intruding, or--
causing any kind of--
trouble with the lady friend or anything.
Um--
but, uh--
yeah looking forward to it man, uh--
you know I haven't seen you in a while so it'll be good to--
hang out again--
maybe like old times.
Yeah...that'll be good.
Alright buddy well uh...um--
I'lll see you soon, alright.
Oh and if you need anything just let me know, um--
I can,,,pick something up.
Okay.
Cool.
Alright bud.
Bye.
Toiletries--
Laptop--
Bare essentials--
Anthing else--
ss.ss,ss,ss,ss,ssssss.
Uhhh.
Numbing anxiety to the point where it feels hard to breathe.
So how many people are going to be there?
I don't know--
A couple.
A couple not a few?
What's the difference?
; Oh, okay, no no no, don't play that game with me--
You know there's a difference--
Is it a "couple". Or a "few"?
A few.
A few, okay. So that's including us.
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know? Don't lie to me.
I'm not lying--
Don't start.
I'm not starting anything--
How many people?
Go.
Ahh, I honestly don't know--
All I-- I don't.
How? How can you not know?
Well...because--
Okay, I don't know.
All I know is--
- I don't. - Got that part.
All... I just know that we're gonna over to her house, were gonna have drinks--
Okay? I don't know who else she invited--
As of right now I know that it's us--
And her boyfriend--
- And... - And the truth comes out.
What?
It's a fuckin' double date--
- I knew it. - I didn't say that.
I knew it.
I didn't say that it was a double date.
Okay you didn't have to say it because I knew it.
You didn't know anything.
At any point in time--
did she ever use the words "double" and "date" in--
the same sentence?
- the same sentence? - I don't remember.
I don't remember.
How convenient--
And I call bullshit.
I really don't.
I think you'd remember something like that.
I really don't--
I don't.
You're good--
- You're good at this you know. - I don't...just--
it wasn't one conversation--
it was many conversation--
You know, I feel like a jerk I've been dodging out on her invites for a while--
- Alright. - I feel like a jerk we're going.
Well why are you even dodging out on her--
do you not like her?--
Because if you don't and we go to this-- -
thing, it's just gonna make it even more fucking awkward--
What is she, some kind of annoying person?
No I like her--
I do like her--
I think she's really cool--
I just--
I don't do well--
transitioning from--
co-worker to buddy.
So you're bringing me along as a buffer?
I'm bringing you along because--
her boyfriend Mike is going to be there--
and in case other people don't show up--
I don't wanna be the third wheel.
Because it's a fuckin' double date.
Maybe--
like what's the big deal?
You wanna know what the big deal is?
Mmh hmm.
Double dates are awkward--
You know what kind of people double date?--
hmm?
Swingers--
And last time I checked we don't swing.
You're so stupid.
Wha', I'm serious here--
Okay, maybe not about the swinging thing--
but definitely about the awkward thing--
Look we're gonna be sitting there on their couch--
We're gonna be--
gauging eachother--
Eye-balling eachother--
Being awkwardly polite--
Until we find some kinda common ground to riff on--
And then that conversation is going to be short lived--
because you can't base an entire conversation off of--
one, small, thing--
So that's going to lead them into --
prying into our business, asking about--
our family, or even how we met--
and I'm sure at one point in time--
you and "Vivi"--
Are gonna go-- Dude don't put her in quotations.
Shush!
Don't put her in quotations.
Shush--
You two are gonna go off on a tangent--
talking about the "chisme" at work--
"oh did you hear what that person did--"
"oh my goodness can you believe what that other person said"--
And, I'm gonna be sitting there with Mike--
trying to figure out what the fuck to talk about--
and huh--
grrh, I don't wanna--
I don't wanna--
- I don't wanna be there with these people. - Val these are...stop that--
stop that. These are real people--
like they're real people--
why do you keep using quotation marks?
- They're bunny ears. - And when did I become a cliche.
Okay, I'm almost done with my point--
I don't wanna be sitting there with Mike--
trying to figure out what to talk about--
because what if he likes sports, alright--
eh, I don't like sports--
I don't think people should get paid millions of dollars--
to do something they learned how to do during recess--
What if I say that?--
I'm probably gonna say that and it's gonna be fucking awkward--
and I'm just trying to avoid--
Okay.
- having an awkward encounter. - Uh huh, okay, okay, okay--
I get it--
I understand--
But we're still gonna go--
Okay? We're still going.
Gay 'ol couple time. It's gonna be good.
Gay 'ol couple time, alright-- Gay 'ol couple time.
- My favorite time. - It's gonna be fabulous.
Gay 'ol couple time.
Viv.
- Hi! - Your friends are here--
hey hello. Hi. Hello.
- Don't mind him he likes to talk tough. - He's good.
He's- He's good.
He's crazy. HI. Hi.
So good to see you.
Good to see you.
Hi. Oh my-- Hey.
That's Rufus. He's--
a little ball of fur.
Come on in make yourselves at home...ah, actually I'll take that.
Yeah.
- Thank you. - Awesome.
How long has it taken me to get you guys over here though
Uhhh?
Too long. Ohp--
Yeah.
Oh, I'll take that from you.
- I'll go set this in here. - Umm, let's--
you guys go ahead and have a seat...like--
Here's good.
Umm--
just, yeah--
Okay.
- Right there. - Or, I mean--
While we, uh-- I could...we could stand.
No, no, no really. Really. Sit right here.
- Naw make yourself at home just make yourself at home. - This is a great spot.
- Rufus. Come on. - Come on.
Hey Rufus come on.
- Come here. - Come one.
- We'll set thing up in here. - We'll just be a second.
Alright no worries, take your time.
- No rush. - Hey you, your gonna help me set up the table.
- There we go. - You're gonna help me set up the table.
[rag-tag oldies play in the backroundd}
- Woops. - What, what kind of wine is this? Excuse me.
Um, vino verde from Portugal.
Nice.
I've been taking some language courses, so--
Very good accent.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Yeah.
- She beeen working at it I get to hear it all the time. - Yeah.
The rollering of the R's-- So I don't know if you guys got this but the theme of tonight is--
save the planet--
So...for you... you know--
How, how...how does that work. I'm sorry.
Well I mean like foods from around the world, I mean you know like--
She likes to do themed dinners, it's just kinda like-- It's just a thing, don't worry about it.
I love it.
It's just something she does.
That's cool...sorry.
I didn't mean to sound like a dick. No, no it's fine. No, no not at all. Well I mean like we're all from the world and we need to like embrace--
the world as it is and just like truly save the planet, you know.
So like we're obstaining from all water use tonight. By drinking the wine--
Because you know, California.
Yeah.
Don't bathe in the wine though.
That would be bad--
Yes.
Is that not a thing?-- Just kidding.
We'll see how the rest of the night goes.
How terrible is this, do you guys mind if I'm using my hands?--
'cause I can't... No, you're fine. No, no, no. Those are... purely optional.
Okay.
it's...it's--
It was the--
- Planet...theme... - you know...the Asian vibe.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
We're going for like a save the planet, Asian style.
I feel it...I feel it.
Nice.
That's why i have you know--
- the hair tied up. - that's how come the hair.
It makes me feel more free.--yeah. Samurai.
- Oh yeah--haite. - Samuri styling.
Arigoto.
Mr. Roboto.
I'm trying to get that chick at work to get rid of the plastic bags. I think that's really necessary.
Good luck--
she doesn't budge on anything.--
I wonder if she like--
ever even farts. I don't even think her fucking...
I don't even think her butt-cheeks like ever crack open--
So clenched all the time.
That's an epidemic.
Wow...well if you think about it, I mean ss--
you start kinda feeling bad for her, it's like "oh man" all that build up.
- I don't feel bad for her at all. - Oh man.
It's gotta be rough after a while.
You know what I'm saying. so it's like, man, it's almost like I understand why you--
why you hate everyone and yourself.
Okay.
You suck...everybody else can do it. So-- No I can't.
on a more serious note I didn't want to be that guy--
but um- Oh, here we go. Uh oh. how did you meet?
Oh shnap...she went there. Don't let her be--
Don't let her be that guy.
- Ahhh. - Seriously, you don't, you don't have to answer.
No, it's tot--it's cool. I am that guy. Let it happen
It's totally cool. Let it happen. Alright.
Just... like how we met and how we got together are just two different stories, so like--
Aaaah.
Two stories!
Two different stories. For the price of one. Two for the price of one, excellent.
- Yeah. - Let's hear your tale mother goose.
Well, I mean, one of 'em really isn't a story though--
'cause like we met in school, so it's not that interesting.
Oh. Oh, well... Yeah...
I mean, just because we met in school doesn't mean it's not interesting.
Oh no, I didn't mean it like that...I just--
No, not you--
- No! - Naw like, ye--
You know we were best friends, you know, 'cause we met in school and what not, you know we had some "Andy & Ducky" stuff going on so uh--
Huh.
I think it's a little more interesting than just, not interesting. Alright, that's...that's that is cute. Well I--
wasn't saying that it's "not" interesting, I'm just saying that I can't recall the first time that I saw you.
- Hmm, hmm. - Can you?
- Yeah. - I remember the first time I saw you.
- Oh yeah? - Yeah.
- Really? - Uh-huh.
Okay.
Yup.
How-how did that story go?
I'm glad you asked, 'cause um-- Hmm?
You were...you were standing from a far and--
You don't know! the light... You don't know!
Busted! You don't know! Just...come on.
You've been exposed my friend.
- Damn it. - You cannot lie.
I will catch you.
You cannot lie.
You've been duped.
- She is clever this one. - I sure am.
Well okay, but how did you guys actually end up together then.
Hmmm--
Mmm--
I mean like were you guys best friends first, and then it just happened--
or were you super shy about everything and wanted--
I mean did people have to like make you guys be together or like, what's the story, tell me.
Umm...
- She's nosy as shit. - I'm sorry.
I am not! Is that not a legitimate question to ask at dinner? No, it is, it is--
- No it's good, it's good. - I Just--
It's good.
Ss--
- So, what's the sitch... - Do tell, do tell.
The sitch! I haven't said that in a while.
"Kim Possible!"
Okay, best friends... or super shy about it... like--
did Valentine's Day happen, was it a blossoming romance, like what was the story?
And go.
Pshoo.
Well--
I had...um...well... It's okay. She was engaged.
Oh, shit!
Wait...what? Wait, wait, wait, you, you stole her, basicly.
You were engaged?
- yeesss. - Wow.
- Hmmm...ahh... - Yes?
It was jus...it was complicated.
- Well then, how did you? - It-it was--
Like...
- How did you... - How we-didy-we what?
It was...I was engaged. Talk, talk. It was complicated.--
We don't have to...like we can just...not...
we can just not, not talk about it at all...or we can. Well then how did you tell him.
Well I was nervous... you know...I just--
when I was engaged I was nervous I just...I was scared I didn't know--
where that was going to lead to, so I just--
Wait--
how did you tell him...that you were engaged?
Ummm--
- Jesus! - Uh-oh.
Well, we wanna hear it, we wanna hear it. How'd you tell'em-- Spotlight.
how'd you tell'em.
Ummm...why...on the phone--
I--
Yeah...like...
- Is that how it happened? - Ummm--
yeah, I mean...we just...one of our friends was having um, a birthday party--
so, we got in contact, we decided to go together and--
we showed up and then hardly any of our friends were there, it was just a small group of people
so then he and I just kinda ended up hanging out...the whole night and--
I don't know. We talked about life--
and...
- That's nice. - You know, we just ditched the party and--
I like that, that's nice. It was a really good night.
Classic.
Yeah.
And then not too long after that I wasn't engaged anymore and we were official.
Wow.
- Nice. - Yeah.
That's cute-- you guys are cute.
Oh shucks. Oh shucks you two.
The scandal.
- Best friends man... - That's pretty dope.
Just drive.
Let's do it.
Alright darlin'--
Here we are.
Uuugh...
Hear you go...bedsy-bye.
Aagh.
Dude... waking up tomorrow is going to fucking suck.
I'm gonna get ready for bed.
Can I tell you something?
Hmmm?
You look pretty.
Quit being a faggot.
Ouch.
You okay?
Yeah.
Hey Mickey?
Hmmm?
How you doin'?
What?--
Fuck you change quick.
Well, yeah, I'm going to sleep.
Wait hold on one sec--
Hmm?
Sup?
You're a dork--
It's not gonna happen buddy.
Uh, I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of your uncontrolable lust--
Your loins--
they burn, burn with desire. Desire for some of this, and this.
- That's adorable. - Yeah?
Not happening buddy.
Well can I at least have a kiss?
Yes--
You may have one kiss--
but then I'm going to bed.
Okay--
Well I can't promise not to try for more.
Then you get nothing.
But come on--
We had such a good night, we had such a good night, we have to end it the right way--
we gotta end it da wight way.
I'm sorry babe, I really am, but I'm fuckin' drunk and stoned and pissed I have to get up early in the morning.
- That's okay. - Tomorrow night we can have fun--
- okay? - No, no--
No, just one more-- just make-out with me for a little bit--
make out with me for a little bit, come on, I promise it'll be fun, please.
I can't. I'm sleeping.
No, no sreeping, no shreepings--
you can't sreepings, sexy-time. Sexy-time--
- Sexy-time. - Muah, muah.
Okay...okay.
Yesss.
- You're so pushy. - Yesss--
Well nothing good comes easy.
Well thank you for not thinking that I am easy. Oh, definitely not easy. Nuh-uh.
- No...wait, wait, wait. - What, what, what?
I have to pee. No, no, no. You can hold it, you can hold it.
I can't hold it.
Yeah. If I try and hold it and we do this thing I'm gonna pee on you.
We haven't tried that before.
No...you fuckin' sicko.
Don't...don't please.
[another sigh}
I'm really tired babe--
I don't think I can do this.
Yeah, I had a feeling.
I'll make it up to you tomorrow night okay? I'm sorry. I'm really tired.
Okay...
- Good-nite. - Good-nite--
I'm...just...
- I love you. - I love you too--
Turn off the light.
Yeah...It's kinda nice though. You know?--
No one else I know kinda quite has a back-space--
this wonderous.
I don't think I ever heard anyone say back-space.
Well it's not a yard-- No, why not?-- You can't call it a yard.
Well, why not?
Because when I think yard I think like...you know--
Some--
house with like-- There's a little bit of grass.
Picket fence and--
there's like--
- a contained like smaller space-- Well you got a fence. - With a little like--
you know--
with their little plants and gardens, but this is like--
- A Back-Space! - Back---space--
You know it's like not--
a yard...you know...like-- Wow...I didn't know--
I didn't realize you guys were that fancy, you guys have a back-space.
No we're just--
it's not about being fancy-- It's fancy.
No...it's just--
- Oh it's-- It's a space... - you know.
It's fancy, and it's hip.
If you could go anywhere where would you go.
In the world you mean?--
Or here?
In the world.
uhh--
Batman's cave.
I'm being serious... like...where would you go-- That where I'd go.
And why would you go there, why there?
Okay--
Uhh--
I'd go--
that's a tough one--
You know what--
I-well-I haven't...I haven't been to Rome. I-I-I think it'd be cool to like see the coliseum.
Yeah.
Just, you know, like all the history...and--
that took place there and stuff...like--
That would be really awesome--
a really cool place to go.
This is total hear say but--
I heard someone say--
that they--
at the coliseum they--
it wasn't only like...you know--
like gladiator and all that kind of like live action stuff but that they would actually flood it?--
Or something?--
For some--
For another sort of entertainment--
Did you ever hear anything like that?
No, tha-that's interesting. They'd flood it, wow. Like--
Yeah, somehow they were able...like flood the-- And then fi-fill it wtih sharks, and gators--
- Right. - And then--
d-whole different kind of battle.
Yeah I don't know, I don't know why they would do that... but--
it'd be rad to go there and find out.
Yeah...actually yeah like--
that'd be...interesting, I don't know why no one like--
mention--s...that--
Hmmm--
Yeah...
Someone probably made that up.
Oh cool.
Yo!
- Hello? - Yeah?
Hey man, where ya' at?
I'm almost there. I'm probably like um I'd say... fifteen minutes out.
- Oh shit, okay um so I kinda have some bad news. - What happened?
This jerk-off--
at work...he decided to call in sick--
so...I'm trying to find someone that can cover--
so I won't have to work the rest of the night.
- Oh shit. - Umm--
Yeah so, I'm just trying to scramble to see who else uhh is available, but it shouldn't be long honestly--
Just hang out for a while, uh, I'll call you as soon as I get off of work, so I can you know try to find someone.
Okay, oh well okay--
No worries dude I'll figure some shit out dude, uhm--
yeah, just let me know uh--
let me know wh-when...when you're out uh no sweat dude uh--
yeah take care of business, do what you gotta do--
I understand-- eh--
cool, so I-I'll see you uh later tonight either way, 'ey?--
What was that, ca-yu--you were breaking up a little bit, say that again.
Uh just try to find something to do in the mean- time.
Okay. Yes, yes-yes sir--
I hear you loud and clear.
I will keep you posted.
Awesome--
Alright dude.
Alright. Thanks man. Alright, bye.
Alright. Alrigh, later. Later--
Uhhh...--
Fuck.
I wonder what you were like as a little kid.
Like a lil-little rugrat...Val?
Yeah--
you know?
Well I'm not going to show you any home videos so...
Why not?
Because that'd be lame.
That'd be fun.
Fun? For you maybe.
Naw It'd be cool.
I'd tell you what'd be cool.
Hmmm?
You wanna play with some of my old toys?
Hell yeah!
I have like all of 'em--
Wait right there.
I don't recognize all these guys, there like from boy cartoons. I think.
Well yeah I was gonna say...wait okay--
boy cartoons, I'll tell you what, who's this guy?--
This is girl cartoon--
Girl cartoon world.
- He's the bad guy. - In what?
In "She-Ra".
Yea--well why did you say it so low like you're ashamed of it?
it's a girl cartoon.
I know this guy.
What's his name?
"- He-Man". - That's not "He-Man".
That's not "He-Man"? No. You're close, it is, but it isn't--
That's "Prince Adam"!
Oh! It's like his "Clark Kent". Yeah, tha'--
- Yeah, exactly. - Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah... - Yeah...yeah, yeah--
Whose this guy?
I-I-I don't know--
he's got way too many arms though.
He's got way too many--he's got two chests.
That's...yeah some- something's wrong. So it's like--
When he bro-bumps somebody it's like...pfff.
Yeah.
Maybe that's like his power he's like a master- bro-bumper or something.
Wha-what does he do? Like-okay this is why girls- don't have action figures-- Do that again--
Do that again, how did he-how did he fight'em-how did he- hit him? Hey--
Sup bro!
How'd he hit'em do that again.
- Pffshh. - How'd--
What?
He has like four arms--
and you're using his two chests to like--
He bro-bumping dude!
- That's ridiculous. - Hello?
You-you ah-you-you were wondering about ah--
about little-little Val.
Hmmm?
Little-lil'boy Val.
Yeah.
Here ya' go--
I'm not-thi-this is, this is the--
middle ground. It's not a, home video but...
Gus Gus sing "Rollercoaster".
This is Gus Gus singing "Rollercoaster".
Rollercoaster my love--
Rollercoaster, hooo, hooo--
hoo, my life is like a rollercoaster babe, babe--
I wanna ride--
rollercoaster--
my love--
rollercoaster--
- Ya... - Alright enough of that.
That's so cute--
- I wanna keep it. - That was actually Aaron.
That's cool.
You should probably keep that someplace safe, you don't wanna like--
Wha-a you- tape over it-- this is safe-looky-look-- or something.
Look who's gonna-who's gonna mess with that when you got all these guys--
like ready to 'ah like--
- Yeah... - Fuck some shit up.
Like 'bro-bump"-- it's the...
"Bro-bump".
That's uh...
It works.
Dude? What's with the box?
- oh...that's nothing... - it's--
you're gonna think it's weird.
Dude, I already think it's weird you might as well tell me.
Okay, um--
ehh--
I just like--
to have different--
lighting--
you know what?--
I'm just gonna show you, okay?--
So--
for instance--
This is like the main light--
and I have it on you know for like--
I'm getting ready for work or--
ah-if I come home, you know just to see shit--
just to see where--
everything is...the lay of the land--
And then ah--
And this desk light--
not only do I have it for my desk--
uh, I like to--
just have this one on when I don't want as much light--
as the other one, you know--
just kinda--
kinda as a dimmer--
You know just chill things out a little bit more--
um--
and then there's the Christmas lights...which--
are my favorite, and I really like how they ah--
um-bounce off of this like sequin-cloth-thingy--
Um...you know it just sets like a really like chill--
vibe you know, just to kinda unwind and relax--
yeah--
Oh and uh of course--
our box thingy--
as you like to call it.--
is a "spot-light"--
and I made it--
kinda like ah--
a matte box--
and I made it out of a box--
that I named Matt.
Dude you are a weirdo.
Yeah?
Yeah--
yuh...but I like it.
I try.
Hey weirdo.
- Hey. - You okay?
Yeah--
yeah...uh sorry--
How way work?
So fucking tired.
Work was so annoying today dude--
Fuck--
Like this morning I was literally three minutes late--
and that--
jerk comes up and she's like--
"you're late".
Dude... It's like I've never hated someone so much that I pray--
that she shits glass everytime that she sits on the toilet.
Fuckin'...broken glass.
Shhhh...Fuuuuc--
Hell yeah! Like she's a cunt dude, like--
legitimately, like a cunt--
queen of cunts--
Fucking luckily I only had to deal with her for the first half of the shift, you know--
That at least had its end--
But then I high-tail it over to "trabajo numero dos" you know--
and I have to deal with the "pisa's" in the kitchen--
Fuck, they're like so disrespectful dude--
like they haven't evolved or something like--
I don't know who taught you your manners--
but you're not on the "rancho" anymore asshole, like--
You know?--
the "cat-calling" man, like--
they just--
They're so disrespectful to women there--
like they think they're being fucking cute.
What the fuck did they say? They just-they're just being pervy. They're being pervy, disrespectful...
- What do they say to you? - Being annoying--
To me? You know, it's not what they say to me, it's what they say to the other girls, like--
And they just fucking take it, like--
I mean which is like their own fault to some degree, but like--
I don't take their shit like--
They push me--
I push'em back--
like--
I'm not-I'm not gonna play victim. I'm not gonna succumb to that nonesense you know.
Good.
Yeah.
Do you ever like--
say something to a manager about it?
They don't, the managers don't care.
That's stupid--
That's fucking stupid--
Like should I fucking go down there then and fucking talk to somebody 'cause it's like--
- That shit make me so livid. - Hmmm--
Yeah...get me fired--
you know.
Well, I mean--
doesn't sound like--
you should really even be there to begin with, so--
maybe I'll be doing you a favor...like--
why be in that kind of --
environment--
you know?
I understand your concern but like I need the job.
But you have another job though?
Uh-hmmm. And I need that job too.
Why?
Ok-if you're so concerned with money then--
sue that place for sexual harassment--
and there you go--
money problems solved
uh-hmm--
because it's easy to sue--
and it takes no time--
what-so-ever--
to do that--
- and... - Look, I get it's not practical--
that wasn't the point--
the point is--
it's not worth the fucking money for you to be--
putting yourself--
in that kind of environment day in day out--
you know it's like--
it makes me feel really uncomfortable knowing that you feel uncomfortable being there and--
at that point, like--
- why? - I mean like--
I-it's annoying, like it's annoying to see--
- as a female, as a latino like yeah. - Right--
- yeah, look... - but like--
I know, look I get you-- I mean--
I get where you're coming from-eh-ah-trust me-- like-you're not,like-
You are hav-you're hearing it--
on your perspective, like you're listening to my story and like--
making it your thing. You're internalizing it.
Mine-it's not my-it's your thi-it's still your thing ah-agh--
I'm ss-I'm sorr-I'm ah-- Well you're clearly upset--
- You're clearly upset. - I am, because I give a fuck, 'cause I care about you--
'cause I care about you, I see that it bothers you so it bothers me--
What bothers you-- So then you--
bothers me-- So it bothers you so then you tell me what to do--
and you tell me how to do things--
I'm not trying to tell you how to do anything. You just did, like you just--
- did. - I'm telling you what I feel--
how I feel, how I feel about your situation--
I feel you should do that and I don't understand why you don't. Like, I feel like you're telling me what to do--
- That's it. - As if I don't already know what to do like--
I'm not allowed to vent. I'm not allowed to say anything.
Just like you're venting right now I'm venting right back like--
it-I mean, it bothers me so I'm-I'm just venting right ba-back to ya I-wu-wha--
I ah-OK. I--
I'm just talking, I-I mean I'm sorry, I-I didn't--
I'd--
Like I don't... I don't even know what to say man like I just--
I'm tired...I'm hungry...just like--
I'm a make dinner.
Except maybe I wouldn't have named our son, Elvis.
You'd think he'd wear like a sweat-suit to work or something you know, he sweats a lot. Sweats?
Then people wouldn't take him as serious.
Being in a sweat-suit--
like who's this dude in a sweat-suit--
tryin' ah--
handle some business.
- Right? - Who handles business in a sweat-suit?
I don't know- Russian mafia? Like yeah, like shady dudes.
"- Just another day in the job". - Exactly.
He's gonna have a cigarette now, watch.
It's like nobody offers this guy a fuckin'- glass of water. Or a-or a s--
He just like saved everyone's lives. Or a bourbon or something like--
Like after-after doing something like that I'd need a drink.
Be like--
fuck my life--
somebody get me a drink.
This is- I don't know why this still scares me, it's like--
uhh.
'Cause, is it thee--
wait a-wait--
Think it's my parents fault.
They use like--
'The Exorcist" as a kid--
like as a form of like--
you know--
spiritual teaching--
like this can happen to you if you like--
- If you do drugs and y-you're bad. - You know, it's like--
They're taking over--
and you will die.
That's parenting 1-0-1.
Nooo.
Mickey.
Hmm?
The movie's over Mickey--
- What do you wanna do now? - Hmm?--
hhhm, I kinda wanna sleep.
Do you wanna stay the night?--
I can sleep on the couch, or--
somewhere else.
Hhmmm--
I mean you don't have to--
stay here if you don't want to, I'm just, I'm just saying you can.
No, I mean it's-it's fine, but is it cool--
if I stay here? Yeah totally. I mean I wouldn't of a--
you know, offered if it wasn't.
Okay.
Do you want me to go?
No, I'm not gonna kick you out of your own room.
Y-you-you can stay here don't just--
t-don't try anything funny.
Pshhh. Mickey please--
what are you trying to say?
Good-nite.
We never held hands.
What?
We're gonna sleep in the same bed and--
we've just never--
held hands--
I just think it's kinda funny.
We're not gonna do it.
Oh-what?
We're not gonna do it-- I--
So don't-- Na-I heard you, I--
I didn't say-I know we're not gonna do it I'm just saying that there's like an order of doing things and--
you know, we're just skipping steps is all. Okay...okay.
We can kill two birds with one stone--
alright.
O-kay.
You know we've also have never made out.
Dude...you have to kill it--
you have to kill it...every-time don't you--
- you kill it. - It was a joke.
- No. - I was kidding.
Good-nite man.
- Can I have your hand back? - No-o.
- Please. - No.
Why not?
Because I'm afraid of what you'll do to it.
That's terrible--
Why would you say such a terrible thing?
Mickey--
- baby? - Hmm?
It's late. Let's go to bed.
Hmm?
Come on let's go to bed--
come on--
come on...come on...come on come on--
come on...there you go--
there you go--
there you go...let's get you to bed.
Hey, can I ask you something without you taking it the wrong way?--
I mean in--
all seriousness, can we like enter this cone of trust type deal where we--
can just discuss this topic without bumming eachother out?
Whoa...
It's nothing bad.
Ya sure?
You know what, nevermind, just forget it.
Just ask.
Well I don't wanna ask if we can't talk about it properly.
Well then--
ask, and we can find out if that's a possibility.
O-K--
In the last five years do you feel like much's changed other than our living situation?
A lot--
has changed.
Specifically what?
I don't know...like--
our living situation is a really big one--
like it changed a lot of other things in our lives--
I don't feel suffocated by--
our environment anymore, I--
don't hate my jobs as much as I hated my old job--
We're not obligated to family drama--
anymore, so that's--
those are all big things that have changed--
You don't agree?
I mean--
yes, no, like--
for as positive as those things sound--
I just don't really--
feel like I'm seeing any kind of real progression--
And honestly how positive is--
"oh I don't hate my current jobs as much as my last job" shouldn't it be--
I don't hate my job at all?--
I just remember us having all these goals and stuff--
before coming out here, and then all of a sudden somewhere between--
now and then it's like we just said "Fuck it" and stopped trying to achieve them.
I didn't, stop trying.
Really? I mean, wha' have you been doing?
Wow.
Look, don't take that the wrong way alright, I'm not trying to attack you.
Why do you do that?
Do what?
That was a--fuckin' dick thing to say.
Well I didn't mean it that way alright--
look I'm sorry if I have trouble wording things properly sometimes-- Yeah--
you do, you do maybe you should-- so don't take offense to it.
fuckin' think before you speak. Oh my god, okay, let's just--
put the breaks there for a second 'cause uh--
we're getting off the track really fast and I do not want to fight with you--
so--can we-- No, I don't want to fight with you.
Okay, good...Perfect--
well then can...you--
just hear me out when I... when I say--
like what have you--
done, it's more like-like what have we done as individuals you know to try ah--
get to where we wanna be, I mean why aren't we where we wanna be--
to begin with.
I don't know how to answer that dude, like--
I feel like we've had this conversation before.
No we haven't. We haven't had this specific conversation.
Well I mean we've had conversations like it--
whenever you...start--
feeling like "I'm not living up to my potential" like you start going into existential crisis mode--
you start coming at me--
you start asking me why I'm not working on the things that I should be working on--
or why I'm not helping you work on the things that you should be working on--
and it just goes on and on like- I'm not trying to blame you for my actions or lack there of--
Oh really-- okay--I acknowledge that yes I'm not fu-I'm not living up to my own potential--
and that's my own fault--
I'm not putting that on you, I just want to know that we still--
have these goals and we're still working towards them, that's--
- the bottom line. - But like--
how can I tell you--
if you still have your goals, how can I do that?
Oh-okay. uh-uh fine, well I mean do you still have your goals?
Yes.
Good--
cool--
I mean wha'--
If you don't mind me asking like what-a-you what-a-you still trying to do?
I'm--
I want to do my photography.
Really?--
But you like haven't done your photography in like forever.
Yeah I'm aware of that--
and I still wanna persue it--
as funny as that is.
Um-I'm sorry again--
As hilarious as that might sound-- Okay look no, it's, you--
- you know? - look, look, look-fuck--
That's cool I-my bad--
Why, don't you, instead of like--
you know, try'na do--
you know two jobs, wha-- Okay--
why don't you focus more on photography then. Why don't you do that. no, no, no, why don't, why don't you--
not tell me how'd ah--
do things, why don't you...stop telling me how to--
oh I could do it this way or I should do it that way or... maybe like--
why do you do that?--
Like I don't need you to do that for me--
I know what I want to do for myself--
I want to do photography--
I wanna do it!--
I have my camera--
I have my laptop--
I have my certificate in cosmotology I don't have to depend on other people--
to supply me with looks that I want for my shoot--
I got my bachelor's degree--
in business management--
I can work out--
a business plan--
for myself--
so I can be properly self-employed--
Like I've thought it through. I've lined things up--
Right, I've heard that before-- I've made an effort--
- I have made an effort. - I've-I've heard that before and--
you know I'm-forgive me for caring--
like everything you just said--
just shows that you have every- thing at your disposal to--
be doing what it is that you wanna do--
but you're not doing it and that's my whole thing--
it's like when is it gonna happen?
It--
When it happens--
It's my thing.
Okay, but that does- that's not--
getting us anywhere you me anybody like--
"when it happens," what the fuck does that mean?
Okay--
so like--
are you concerned--
with what I am not doing?--
Or are you concerned with what you are not doing?
Both.
Eh, am I not... I don-i don't know what to tell you...we're--
I don't know what to say--
what can I say, what can I tell you?--
Like wer-we're gonna have to figure it out--
Like that's it, that's all there is to it. Good, alright, well let's figure it out.
Okay--
Well we're gonna have to do it some other night--
because I have to go to sleep! -- No, no, come on--
I have to go to sleep! don't do that, don't run away from this--
don't run away from this, look--
- I am not running away! - I don't wanna end the night like this--
you are being a dick about it!--
I am not running away. Oh my god, oh my god why can't we just have discussions without them turning into this kind of shit.
Well maybe it's the way that you fuckin' approach shit you know--
Maybe you shouldn't come into things asking me--
"Um, can we enter a cone of trust--
where we don't bum eachother out?"--
like you decided--
you were bummed out already before it even started--
And then you go around and you ask me--
"what's changed in the last five years?"--
Like why don't you just start the conversation by saying--
"I want things to change"--
Don't worry about what I'm doing worry about what you're doing.
Work on youself, I will work on myself--
support me--
I will support you--
Like what the fuck!
Look I am gonna work on me, and I hear ya loud and clear--
and I am trying to support you, but I just feel like right now all I'm doing is--
supporting your procrastination and it's not really get--
I'm sorry look--
our procrastination, I meant our procrastination--
I heard you, like--
just...just good-nite, good-nite.
That's probably best, good-nite.
And where are you going?
I'm gonna go to the office, and I'm gonna try to do something productive. Is that alright?
So--
presents?
Yes--
but I wanna go first, give me, give me, give me, give me--
- give me... - Okay, okay, okay.
]
I thought you disappeared.
Okay...so--
there was something I originally wanted to buy you but I figured that you already had it, so thought I'd--
try to be a little more original and just make something.
I'm excited.
And thus I drew your pretty face.
Awe.
I've never been drawn before. It's really cool.
I'm gonna frame it--
or it's framed already but-- Ah yeah, I was gonna--
I meant I was gonna hang it up--
just so everybody can see it, and that way when you're famous--
- they'll be jealous. - Oh nonesense.
Oh shut up.
- Oh no, my turn. - Whoa, huh?
- My turn. - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah that's right.
- Hold that. - Okay.
Oh--
Keys.
Oh.
- Tada! - Oh shit!
Woah.
Do you like it?
Yeah!
- This is so awesome. - Yeah.
- Yeah? - Where'd you find these?
At a yard sale this morning with my mom.
Oh my god--
these are so cool.
- Yeah. - What?
Awe. Thank you so much. Yeah--
no problem, glad you like it.
Ye-ah!
- So cool. - One more thing.
A-anu-what?
- Yeah. - Yu-
Weren't you the one that said...like--
something about--
nothing...too--
much.
Well, I mean, come on.
- We got cake. - Wha-it-ah?
- Cake? - And we got--
bierz.
Hell yeah.
Now it's a party.
Happy unbirthday.
Happy unbirthday, cheers.
Hmm.
- Hey. - Hey!
And tada!
Tada.
What ya think?
It's pretty cute.
- You're very romantic, I like it. - Cool.
- Good. - And "matte box".
Yeah, yeah. Yeah yeah, exactly.
- Yeay. - You remember that guy.
Please come-wha-wha-what's that?
I just...like got stuff too I didn't know like--
- Oh shit. - To...
Fuck.
But...
- Ah, like I wanted it to be a surprise so I didn't tell you anything. - But I didn't--
think about that--
No...I-- You might--
actually get dinner because you didn't know--
- It's cool, like-- Ah, I'm sorry dude. - I suck.
We'll just, have it later, it's fine.
- Sure? - Yeah.
Cool, okay.
Come hither.
Come and have a seat-ah.
Oh, haw-haw-haw-- Yeah that's right--
We have a fire going.
I figured that you know it's been awhile since we had a date night and everything--
and uh, oh wait actually hold on, hold on let me--
let me get that-- You wanna turn down the fire? No, no no, no let me--
let me-let me get this for you--
So...please hav-have a seat.
Yu-got-epp-epp--
epp--
There ya go--
there ya go, kinda--
gentleman about it.
Mmmm--
- Well that's nice. - Cool.
I thought I'd ah--
you know set something up--
to the point where you can have--
a date--
and--
be in your p.j.'s at the same time.
Yeah, uh-- So--
I don't think I'm a bother with that right now.
Alright then...well I mean...
- Oh uh would you like a beer? - I'm sorry, where are my manners.
Sure.
Good answer.
Now--
I don't think you've had this guy before--
So I'd hope you like it--
I like it--
Oh--
Look at you--
Ah-- So thoughtful--
Catching yourself.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Mmmh. - Yeah?
Uh-huh.
- Yeay? - Yeay.
Yee-ay.
Yee-aay.
Um--
So...uh shall we?
- Uh-mm, yeah. - Ladies first.
You get...you get the pickin's.
Except for that one.
Joking, yeah you can have that one.
- I'm gonna grab this one. - Okay good.
I will grab this one.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- Pizza cheers. - Pizza cheers.
oh.
- Oh, eh-for our homies. - Nice piece of garlic.
Hmm.
- Mmm-huh. - It's good.
Oh yeah I made sure there was plenty of garlic on that.
Good job. Mm-huh. It's really good.
So we're definitely gonna make-out later.
- Oh yeah-- Mm-huh. - Hard.
- ah-huh. - Uh-hmm.
I went on a...jog earlier today.
And um--
I was doing a lot of thinking and--
I had totally forgot about that one time when we ah--
planned that "unbirthday" for eachother--
- Mm-hmm. - Remember, and I drew that picture for you?
Uh-huh.
Yeah, that was a nice night wasn't it?
I mean I love the picture.
But--
that wasn't the greatest night.
No?
Nuh-uh.
Why? What happened?
I killed it.
- You did? - Pretty. much.
Mm-huh.
Yeah.
Remember I got drunk, I acted like a jerk.
I love moments like these.
Hmmm?
Like when you're just hanging out with someone and--
you just--
bullshit and talk about random stuff and--
all of a sudden there's a--
quiet--
moment--
but not like an awkward quiet, it's just--
more like--
still an'--
peaceful an'--
I try to store those moments in my mind like a picture--
so i can draw'em later.
And I think it's those pauses--
they're like the defining parts of those moments too you know.
Not really.
Let me put it this way--
it's like if I were gonna--
draw--
a comic strip--
of this moment--
like on the first page I would dedicate--
at least three to four panels of--
just how I view the moment before actually like implementing any kind of--
characters in action poses.
There aren't a lot of comics that do that kind of stuff.
I think everyone's just afraid of--
embracing the stillness--
just slowing things down--
I wanna have a lot of--
those still moments--
in my comic.
Don't you think people might find that kinda boring though?
Uh--
sure I mean--
Maybe...but--
I don't think that really matters 'cause--
those kind of people--
who'd find it boring aren't gonna be the type of people that are going to be into my comic book so--
fuck'em...I don't think it really matters.
Why is your comic gonna be like some sort of hipster exclusive or something?
Uhh-um--
sure.
Oh fuck--
I'm sorry--
that came off mean--
Sorry.
Hey it's cool--
don't worry about it.
It's fuckin' not--
cool--
It's not cool--
fuck.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fuckin' fine can we just call it a night?--
I'm...just--
over it.
Are you alright to drive?
Yeah I'm not fuckin' stupid so I think I can fuckin' drive.
Yo I didn't--
I mean, mean anything by it--
I was just--
checkin' wit' you.
Yeah--
can you jus' get in the fuckin' car--
so we can--
I just wanna get out of here now.
You know what I'll just walk.
Why do you fucking wanna walk everywhere? Just get in the fucking car!
I just think you should just go straight home--
rather than have to drop me off first is all. Jus' get in the fucking car--
so I can take you home, let's go.
Fine whatever.
I was drunk, I acted like a jerk--
like can we change the subject?--
we don't--
I thought we were supposed to be having a good time like--
We are you know I'm sorry...no, um--
let's--
you're right--
Ah--
I-- Why are we talking about that?
I-I just--
I don't know, I just ah I-I--
I didn't remember exactly wha' happened and I guess I was you know I'm sorry--
you're right, you're right-
pizza, pizza time--
What time is it?
- Pizza time. - Right--
Perfect. Pizza time. Good.
You know, don't get me wrong like you are a really--
you're a great guy--
You're my favorite person in the world but lately it's been--
difficult--
being around you--
like working two jobs is hard--
Mickey you don't have to work two jobs--
But I kinda feel like I do--
- though. - Then why do you feel that way is what llike--
what I contribute not enough?
It's n--
It's not that it's not enough I just--
I mean you're freelance you know like it makes me nervous--
having a question mark on your next gig.
Wait so like--
hold on I mean like--
So ev-even if-if I was doing what I wanted to do then--
it would still be the same issue because--
ye--
all artists have like a high probability of--
of inconsistent income so--
wa--
oh my god--
you know what Mickey?--
Ah-I think you're biggest issue is me--
I'm your biggest problem.
Huh, that's not what I'm saying it just--
it would be different--
if you were doing what you really wanted--
How would that be different, it's the same thing.
It wouldn't because you'd be in a different head space and... like--
that changes everything--
Like I'm really sensitive to the energy you put out.
But ah--
you know isn't that kinda of ah--
double standard...I mean--
like ah, the other night, though--
ya know ya-ya come home from work venting about it in a not so positive fashion an--
then you snap at me because it was stressing me out.
Yeah but that had nothing to do with me ah--
I walked in you were already in a bad place you were in ya head you were being negative.
Alright-but I mean tha-that's besides the point, you know, it's not like you yourself were--
talking about the--
tales of--
of happiness--
and joy that you get from the two jobs that you adore with all your heart--
Mickey? Is-is that why you're not doing your photography, like ye--
you're just--
you're scared of--
of inconsistency?
Hey I know you don't want to hear from me right now--
but you forgot some stuff--
just got home and I'm a bit tired--
but you can get it whenever.
Cool.
Thanks.
Yo?
Yeah.
Cool man.
Okay.
Yeah, i-I'm just a few blocks down.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sweet.
Alright buddy, well I'll see ya in a bit okay?
Cool thanks man.
Later.