Boyhood (2014) - full transcript

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as Mason's parents and newcomer Lorelei Linklater as his sister Samantha, BOYHOOD charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence from road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. BOYHOOD is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting.

Hey, love bug.

You ready?

Yeah.

Hey, guess what, Mom?

What?

I figured out where

wasps come from.

Yeah? Where?

Well, I think it must be,

if you flick water into the air

just right, it'll turn into a wasp.

Hey!

Yep.

That's cool.

So, how was your day at school?

Fine.

I had a good meeting with Miss Butler

this time. I kind of liked her.

What'd she say?

Well, she said that you weren't

turning in your homework assignments.

And I told her,

"I know he does them,"

"'cause I check them

every night."

She said she found

a big chunk of them

crumpled up at the bottom

of your backpack.

She didn't ask for 'em.

Baby, she doesn't have to. You're

just supposed to turn them in.

And she said you're still

staring out the window all day.

Not all day.

And she said that you destroyed

her pencil sharpener.

Not on purpose!

Wait! She said that you crammed

a bunch of rocks in it.

I thought if we could

sharpen pencils,

maybe we could sharpen rocks.

Well, what were you gonna do

with a bunch of sharpened rocks?

I was trying to make arrowheads

for my rock collection.

Dude, my turn!

Hold on.

Mason!

Samantha!

Tommy! Is Mason down there?

Yeah.

Well, tell him he has to

come home to dinner.

Okay.

Hey.

Hey, sweetie.

Why aren't you ready?

Hey, Mason.

Hey, Ted.

Come on, hurry up.

Let's go.

What time is it?

It's 9:00. Let's go, let's go!

Okay, I meant to call you,

'cause Janice flaked out.

I don't have a sitter.

Why didn't you

call somebody else?

I can't get a babysitter now.

It's 9:00.

But you're welcome to

hang out with us.

Well, no!

I mean, we have plans.

The guys are expecting me.

Well, you can go.

All right.

I'll come back in

a couple of hours.

Is that okay?

Yeah. Yes, it's okay.

All right.

"'Turn back! Turn back! I don't

wanna talk to Moaning Myrtle."

"'Who? said Harry,

as they backtracked quickly."

"'She haunts one of the toilets"

"in the girls' bathroom on the

first floor, said Hermione."

"'She haunts a toilet?"

"Yes, it's been

out of order all year,"

"'because she keeps having

tantrums and flooding the place!"

"'I never went in there

anyway, if I could avoid it."

"'It's awful trying to have a

pee with her wailing at you."'

Why can't you just say that?

I'm sorry.

- I don't wanna go with you.

- You're sorry, that's bullshit!

That's right. I wanna

stay here with my kids.

That's what I'd rather do.

Would you stop using

your kids as an excuse?

I know you have to stay here

with your kids! You're acting...

You have this immature life.

You have no responsibility!

I have an immature life!

I have responsibility.

I have an immature life.

You don't know what

it's like to be a parent.

No, I don't!

And why am I responsible

for your mistakes in life?

Don't call my kids mistakes!

Don't!

I didn't call your kids...

You said, "Your mistakes in your

life," pointing at my kids.

I know what I said, you know. And

immediately you use your kids again.

This is the reality.

I'm a parent!

- That means responsibility.

- I know you're a parent.

I would love to

have some time to myself!

I would love to just

go to a fuckin' movie!

You don't think I'd like that?

Go have some dinner,

go to a bar!

I don't even know

what that's like!

I was someone's daughter, then I

was somebody's fuckin' mother!

Okay? I don't know

what that's like!

Stop!

Quit it!

Quit it!

Mom!

What the hell is

going on in here?

Do you guys

know what time it is?

He's throwing things at me.

Mason! Do not throw

things at your sister!

She's faking, she hit me first!

Listen, both of you!

I'm going back to bed.

I don't wanna hear another

peep out of here for an hour.

Go to sleep.

- Faker!

- Guys!

Awesome!

Look what I found in the street.

Dude!

I know, right?

Look at those.

Look at those!

Awesome!

So listen, guys, I wanna

talk to you about something.

And you might not like

this idea at first,

but we're moving to Houston.

When?

Well, soon.

We should be out by the first,

so we don't have to pay

two rents next month.

No, Mother, we're not moving.

Nope, nope.

Sorry, Mom. Nope. Nope.

Samantha, I have to

go back to college,

so I can make us

a better living.

With this job, I can't take

care of us the way I'd like to.

I can't keep going this way.

And Grandma said

she'd help us out,

and it would be nice

to be near her.

Fine, Mother.

You can do whatever you want,

but we're not moving.

And what about our friends?

Baby, we can

email them or write.

We can come back to visit.

And guess what?

This place that

Grandma found us,

you'll each have

your own room. Right?

And there's a pool.

Mom, do you still love Dad?

I still love your father,

but that doesn't mean it was

healthy for us to stay together.

What if after we move he's

trying to find us and he can't?

That won't be a problem.

He can call Grandma

and she'll tell him,

or he can call Information.

We won't be hard to find.

Is he still in Alaska?

Well, that's what your uncle says.

Probably taming

polar bears or something.

Yeah. Well, I hope they're taming him.

Here, wanna help me out?

Sure.

Okay. Take this paint

very carefully

and paint any little

smudge or mark or anything

on the baseboard there,

behind the door and all around

the doorways on the inside.

She says we're gonna come visit

and I'm gonna write

and call you.

Wait, hold on a second.

I'm getting another call.

Hello?

Sorry, Tommy.

Mason can't come over today.

We're moving.

And I'm on the other line.

Bye.

Althea?

I'm gonna be sending

Sailor Scout instructions.

Email and write back telling me

how the other scouts are doing.

Well, because

you're the leader now.

Okay, let's go, 'cause I wanna

get there before it gets dark.

Goodbye, yard. Goodbye, crape myrtle.

Goodbye, mailbox.

Goodbye, box of stuff Mommy

won't let us take with us,

but we don't wanna throw away.

Goodbye, house.

I'll never like Mommy as

much for making us move!

Samantha!

Why don't you say goodbye to that

little horseshit attitude, okay?

'Cause we're not taking

that in the car.

Goodbye, old lady who listens

to rock music and rides a motorcycle.

Hey!

What's happening back there?

Stop, put the barrier up.

Hey! Put the pillow

between you.

Make a barrier,

come on. Stop.

We're gonna play a game

called The Game of Silence.

Whoever can stay quiet for the

longest period of time wins.

You guys think you can do that?

Okay, go.

The bus will be here

in 10 minutes.

Put that homework

in your backpack.

Go eat!

Baby, go eat.

I am!

Speak English!

Shut up! Mom!

She's speaking that

stupid language again!

Samantha!

I was speaking perfectly

clear English, Mother.

He's a little slow in the head.

He did officially

flunk first grade.

Sit your butt down!

Yes, sir, Mother, sir!

All right, listen up, guys. Grandma's

gonna pick you up after school.

Your dad's in town for the day.

So you're gonna spend

the afternoon with him.

Is he moving back?

I don't know.

We haven't seen him

in about 80 years.

Like a year and a half.

Please.

Can we please eat here?

The bus is coming.

Who wants syrup?

All right, nice cursive.

Okay, Mason, when I check the

mobiles, am I gonna find yours?

No.

And why not?

'Cause I didn't finish it.

Well, it's time to finish it.

Just a minute.

No, let's do...

Apple Quit.

Time to finish your work, Mason.

"Apple Quit."

So this is my history test.

"A+", very good.

And that's another history test.

And another

Yeah, it doesn't have

a plus, but, well.

And then, um, that's

my report on lizards.

Let me see your pictures.

Yeah.

These are my pictures.

What is that?

Well, that's called a dewlap.

A dewlap, okay.

Yeah, this is a math test.

"A" again.

Mase, that's the last

candy, okay?

Okay.

We need to put this stuff up.

That's him.

Daddy!

My God! Look at

you, you're so big!

Hey, MJ.

What's happenin', buddy?

You guys ready to have some fun?

Yeah!

Yeah! All right.

Hey, Catherine, how are you?

Mase, I'm good.

Good to see you.

Yeah.

What time should

I have these rascals back?

I don't know,

around 7:30, I guess.

I gotta get them

home by 8:00.

You know what, why don't I

take 'em over to their mom's?

No, that's okay.

She's expecting me.

No, that's all right. You guys

know where it is, don't you?

Yeah. All right. I'll do it.

It's no problem.

I don't think

that's such a good idea.

Look, it's no problem.

All right?

You guys ready to go? Let's do it, go!

Go? Wait a minute.

You gotta get your stuff.

You got backpack, your purse,

homework, go to the bathroom.

Can't believe how big they are.

Yeah. Time's going by.

Must be nice for you,

having 'em here in Houston.

I love it, yeah. I'm

volunteering at their school.

Yeah? What you doing

over there?

I'm in the library. You know,

reading to the little ones.

Great.

So, Alaska?

Yeah.

Are you back?

We'll see.

How's Liv?

She's a busy girl.

She's back in school.

But she's working

and single parenting.

A lot to juggle.

- You guys got everything?

- Yeah.

All right, say goodbye

to your grandmother.

Bye, Grandma.

All right, let's roll.

No, wait a second.

You're not the type of kids

who like presents, are you?

Yes!

No, you don't.

Of course we do. Presents?

Really? Let's do it!

Yay!

I call front seat!

I wanted the front seat, though.

All right. Well, Mason

gets it on the way there

and Samantha gets it

on the way back.

- Hop in there.

- Seat belts!

Seat belts.

All right. Seat belts.

Don't forget your seat belts.

It's not like this car

has any seat belts.

Nice. Nice. Nice!

Come here, come here, yes!

That was awesome!

Get up there, Mason! Get up there!

It was so good!

Come on.

Let 'em know who you are, buddy.

Let 'em know who you are.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

All right. All right,

don't worry about it.

Wish we could use the bumpers.

Bumpers are for kids!

What are you, two years old?

You don't want the bumpers.

Life doesn't give you bumpers.

There we, there we go. There we go!

We got something there!

We got something!

We got something!

Last time I went bowling, we had

bumpers and it was a lot more fun!

You don't want the bumpers,

all right?

You bowl a strike

with the bumpers

and it doesn't mean anything.

Trust me.

Just lay it out on the lane.

One, two, three and...

Let's hear it for the father!

Boom!

- Get up there!

- Great shot!

Get out there, girl!

Four Blackwater

operatives have been viciously attacked

in their cars in Fallujah.

The bodies and cars were set on

fire after insurgents started...

Look at this!

It's a disaster.

Let me tell you what's

happening in Iraq, all right?

Exactly what every thinking

person in the world

knew was gonna happen

before they got started.

But Bush and his little numb-nut

fanatics he's got around him,

they don't give a rat's ass.

That's a quarter.

What's a quarter?

You said A-S-S.

Sorry. My bad.

And my teacher says

it's a good war,

because it's better

to be safe than sorry.

That's what they're

teaching you in school?

All right. Listen to me.

Listen to your father, okay?

That is the lie.

That's the big lie.

Iraq had nothing to do with what

happened at the World Trade Center.

You know that, right?

I guess.

Who you gonna vote

for next fall, MJ?

I don't know.

He can't vote.

He's not 18.

All right,

who would you vote for?

Kerry?

Anybody but Bush! Okay?

Are you gonna move back?

I'm planning on it.

You know, I gotta find a job.

Are you and Mom

gonna get back together?

I don't know.

That's not, entirely

up to me, you know?

I remember when I was six,

you and Mom

were fighting like mad.

You were yelling so loud

and she was crying.

That's what you remember?

Yep.

You don't remember

the trips to Galveston,

camping in Big Bend,

all the fun we had?

Nope.

You ever get mad at your mother?

Yeah.

You ever get mad at your brother?

Yeah.

Yeah. You ever yell at him?

Yeah.

Doesn't mean you

don't love him, right?

Look, the same thing happens

when you're grown up, all right?

You know, you get mad at people.

You know, it's not a big deal.

What'd you do in Alaska?

I worked on a boat

for a while. Um...

I tried to write some music.

Did you see any polar bears?

No.

But I saw a Kodiak bear.

It was fuckin' huge!

Dad! That's 50 cents

for the F-word!

I'm sorry.

Here, take a dollar, all right?

Keep the change.

You guys are gonna be seeing

a lot more of me. Okay?

I missed you two real bad while I was

gone, okay, I want you to know that.

I just needed to take some

time, you know, to...

Just...

Your mom and me, okay...

Well, your mother, okay,

is a piece of work, all right.

I think you know that

by now, all right?

And I'm just...

I'm so happy to be

with the two of you, okay?

And I'm sorry about

that bumper business.

I'm gonna get better

at stuff like that, okay?

I got that one

at Dripping Springs,

and, um, my friend Rodney

gave me that one.

- Yeah?

- And I bought that one.

You bought this one?

Yeah.

You found this at Dripping Springs?

Wow.

What else do you got?

Well, um,

these are snake vertebrae.

Snake vertebrae? That's disgusting.

Mason, I don't want you collecting

snake vertebrae anymore.

Is this the feather I sent you?

Yeah! Yeah, yeah,

yeah, it is.

Dad! Um, I forgot to show you,

um, these basketball pictures.

You're on a basketball team?

Yeah.

Wow! Check you out!

These are beaver claws.

Beaver claws?

That's me.

- Yeah. No.

- What, you hunting beaver?

You see, that's McKinney,

that's Meg and that's Gem.

Those are my friends.

What position do you play?

Um, guard.

This is dried Canadian grass.

Wait, have you

scored any points?

Well, about eight or 10 a game.

Eight or 10 a game?

That is awesome!

Once, she didn't score any

and she cried!

You cried?

Well, only a little bit.

Aw...

Hello!

Pomegranate.

Mason, Mom's home!

Mom's home!

Mom's home.

Mom! Hi! Look at this owl

Daddy gave me!

Isn't it cool?

See, its head spins!

And look at this bracelet. It

was made by Indians in Alaska.

And Daddy made this cool hand-carved

grizzly bear and this tiki.

- It's a totem.

- And guess what else?

We went bowling and I made four strikes!

Yeah, and we got to ride

around in Dad's car! Wow.

Hey, Liv.

Hey.

I know you wanted me to drop

them off at your mom's.

I just thought it'd be easier

if I brought 'em over here.

Well, it really

screwed up my plans.

Well, we just wanted

to show him our rooms.

Yeah.

Did you guys eat anything?

Well, we had some French

fries at the bowling alley.

Did you do your homework?

No.

Not yet.

Okay. Can I talk to you

outside for a second?

Yeah. Sure.

They had more than French fries.

Do you think he's gonna

spend the night?

Doesn't look like it.

Okay.

An unconditioned stimulus,

something that produces

an unlearned,

involuntary,

unconditioned response.

Now, in Pavlov's experiment,

what was the stimulus

that he used?

Come on now, people! Tough weekend?

What's the deal here?

Meat, right? Meat.

Meat powder, actually.

Whatever meat powder is,

it worked on this dog.

Okay, he put

the meat powder in there

and it produced an unconditioned

response in the dog, which was?

Salivation! All right?

Now, who can give me

another example

of an unconditioned

stimulus response pair

that happens to you every day?

It's probably happening

to some of you right now.

How about sex?

Sure, you know,

you see an attractive member

of the opposite gender,

you have an automatic response.

You don't have

to think about it.

Mick Jagger wrote

a song about it.

"When they call your name,"

"I salivate like

a Pavlov dog."

Thank you very much.

Class dismissed.

Doctor Welbrock.

This is my son Mason.

Mason, this is

Dr. Welbrock.

Your son.

Now see, I thought

this was a boy genius

who was taking my college course.

He wasn't feeling well today, so I

thought I'd bring him with me.

No fever.

It's a con job.

I can tell because I have a nine-year-old

son, he pulls this all the time.

Same kind of deal.

Hey, you play soccer?

No.

Neither does my boy. He hates soccer.

He likes computers.

My 11-year-old daughter

loves soccer!

Who can figure?

Maybe we can get all you

guys together sometime?

Maybe, yeah.

Well, you ready to go?

Yeah.

Nice to meet you, Mason.

Nice to meet you, too.

And thanks for

coming to my class.

Olivia.

Nice kid.

Thanks.

So, you think, Grandma might be

available for a little babysitting?

Maybe.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, great.

Dead man, dead man, wake up!

One, two, three, four,

five, you're alive!

My turn.

Kids, they're here!

- They're home, they're home!

- Come on!

Hurry, hurry.

Hi!

Hi!

We're here!

How was it? How was it?

Hey! We've returned!

Honey, it's so good to see you.

Hi, Dad!

Samantha, Mason. Hello.

Thank you.

That's very nice.

Hey, Mom.

How are you?

Mom, Mom!

They give you trouble?

Look at the sign we made.

- Samantha and I made it all ourselves.

- Yeah.

I know the boys helped

you with that a lot.

No, not at all!

- That's good. Look at this.

- Okay. There you go.

Pass out the goodies.

This is for the girls.

Don't worry, we got you some absinthe.

It's in the...

Let's pour.

You take this big elevator up,

and when we got to the top,

we flew a paper airplane off.

- And what happened?

- It flew!

It flew away, it went for miles.

Went under the Arc de Triomphe, you know.

Did you guys kiss

under the Bridge of Sighs?

Yes.

Yes, we did.

Mom, can we see

your wedding ring?

Sure.

Wow.

Technically,

that's a fancy step out

surrounded by

miniature brilliant.

I wish we could've

gone to Europe.

Yeah.

Yeah, we'll go as

a family next time.

But you didn't

miss much, really.

We just stayed in the hotel room

the whole time

playing video games.

Really?

And the hotels are really

small and really old.

Squeaky.

Can I get you anything else?

Would you like to see

a dessert menu?

Listen, I told you

to put that away.

Would you put that

in your purse, please?

Computer games at the table. Yes,

please, another bottle of wine.

- Um, Coke.

- Um, you know what?

Mason, you're okay with water.

No more Cokes.

Thank you.

And how about you? Did

you finish your science project?

Not quite yet.

Well, did you work on it? Did you

build anything or plan anything or...

A little. Did he work

on it at all, Mindy?

No.

Did he sit around playing video

games with Mason the whole time?

Yeah.

You were supposed to finish

that by the time I got back.

Remember?

Hey.

Grievous is the best, man.

Yoda!

No, Yoda is, man!

Yoda! Yoda, man.

He has four arms.

Yoda, represent!

I hate Miss Burnsby. Everybody's

been saying she's lesbian.

She is. She hit on Stacey.

Man, that's gross.

Think it's true?

She's always walking

in the locker room.

I think I still have

a couple of those...

Hey, Paul, tell us a joke.

Damn. Fuck.

Go to hell. Ass.

Blew you up.

Heck, man.

That was not fair.

No, actually it was.

That's, like,

the fairest thing ever.

Where are you?

Once again, I take you down.

The Mask?

Three Musketeers?

First word.

- Chicken. Bird.

- Chicken. Bird.

Second word.

Hood. Big hair. Robin Hood!

- Whoo!

- Brilliant child!

Second word.

Blanket?

Hey, you can't use props!

Hey, hey, hey!

Cut it out. Judges speak.

No props. No props.

Can't use props. You can do it

without that. Think, think, think.

- Um, folding.

- Bunch!

The Gathered? Folded.

Is it like... Um...

It's just messing around

with a blanket. Wrinkling it...

A Wrinkle In Time!

Wrinkle.

Whoo!

What are the guards of Azkaban?

Dementors.

Front of the fine,

are you ready?

Countdown with me, ladies

and gentlemen. Ten!

Nine! Eight! Seven!

Six! Five! Four!

Three! Two! One!

Let's go!

Whoo!

Thank you.

Thanks.

All righty. Here we go.

No, no, no. Back up and take a

practice swing first, remember?

Nice and easy. Sweep the floor.

Sweep the floor.

That's good.

Don't swing too hard, Randy.

He always swings too hard.

Hey! All right!

Very good!

Back your feet up a little bit.

Yeah, like that.

Now you're gonna hit

it straighter. Okay.

All right, go up

and hit it. That's good.

Nice slow swing is

gonna be better for you.

All right!

I don't know, man,

you must've been...

See, your feet

are too open, Randy.

Nice and natural.

Yes! Go! All right!

Give me five! Good

putt, son, good putt.

Did you see that, Randy?

That's the way to do it!

All right.

Birdie putt.

God damn it.

Son of a bitch.

Get my clubs, would you?

Get the ball.

This is just in case we

have guests this weekend.

He always says that,

but we never have guests.

Samantha, I think

I heard your dad pull up.

All right.

You guys finish your chores?

Not quite.

Just about.

How about the dusting, Sam?

I haven't done that yet.

Well, I saw you working

on your art project.

You had time to finish

your little art project,

but you didn't have time

to finish your chores?

I thought we talked about that.

Dad, it's fine,

I can finish the dusting.

No, it's not fine, Mindy.

You have your own chores to

do and Sam has hers to do.

It's simple.

Poor choice there, Sam.

And hurry up.

Mason!

Your dad's here.

You guys aren't setting

any speed records, are you?

What'd you do, get about half done?

Hey, hey, hey.

So, did you finish?

No.

Is the job complete?

So, what are you

gonna be doing tomorrow?

Same thing, right?

Yeah.

Okay. Go.

Bye, Mom.

Bye, babe, I love you.

Bye, Mama.

Bye, honey.

Have fun with your dad.

Just a minute, Mason.

The boys didn't

finish raking leaves.

Samantha did not finish dusting.

So tomorrow,

when they come home,

instead of swimming

and all the other

little stuff that

they want to do,

they're going to do

their chores. Right?

Right.

Okay, guys,

you had this conversation,

you understand?

Tomorrow?

Okay.

Thank you. I just wanted

you to back me up on that

so I'm not the only one

yelling at them all the time.

Okay, I back you up.

You guys got that?

We all agree, everybody agrees, right?

Tomorrow, chores?

They don't hear it. Goes in

one ear and out the other.

But, Dad, I mean,

dusting is pointless.

It's not pointless,

you just don't like to do it.

But, I mean, who dusts anymore?

You do when we ask you to!

And don't... Olivia, don't

let her back talk me

in front of the other kids,

please. Thank you.

Samantha, please.

Whatever!

Bye-bye.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sam...

Okay. Bye, guys. Love you.

I'm sorry, but I thought

we talked about it.

You have to draw a line,

you have to back it up.

Okay. It's just you have

so many lines, Bill.

Everything's a line.

Hey, Randy!

Hey.

Bye.

Bye.

Hey, you two.

How you doing?

Shotgun.

Here, let me get

these bags here.

You doing okay, darling?

Yeah.

Yeah?

What about you, cowboy?

Pretty good.

Yeah?

All right. Let's roll!

You guys ready for the big game?

Yeah.

Sam, who are the Astros

playing tonight?

I don't know.

The Milwaukee Brewers,

all right?

Get to know 'em,

get to hate 'em.

Mason. How you been?

How was your week?

Pretty good.

Yeah? What you been up to?

Not much.

No?

You still hanging

with that kid Joe?

Yeah. And he's still

your best friend?

Yeah, I guess.

Okay.

How about you?

How was your week?

Fine.

What you been up to?

Nothing, really.

You, um, still working on

that sculpture project?

Yeah. Almost finished.

Yeah?

What's it of?

Nothing.

All right, no, no, no.

No, that is not how we are going

to talk to one another. All right?

No, I will not be that guy. You cannot

put me in that category, all right?

"The biological father that I

spend every other week with,"

"and I make polite conversation"

"while he drives me places

and buys me shit."

No! Talk to me.

Samantha, how was your week?

"I don't know, Dad,

it was kinda tough."

"Billy and Ellen broke up,

and Ellen's kinda mad at me,"

"'cause she saw me talking

to Billy in the cafeteria."

"And you remember that

sculpture I was working on,"

"well, it was a unicorn,"

"and the horn broke off,

so now it's a zebra," okay?

"But I still think I'm

gonna get an right?"

Mason, how was your week?

"Well, Dad, you know

it was kinda tough."

"Joey's kind of a jerk,

actually."

"He stole some cigarettes from his

mom and he wanted me to smoke 'em,"

"but I said no because I knew"

"what a hard time you had

quitting smoking, Dad."

How 'bout that?

Is that so hard?

Dad, these questions

are kind of hard to answer.

What is so hard to answer about

what sculpture are you making?

It's abstract.

Okay. Okay, that's good.

See, I didn't know that.

I didn't know you were even

interested in abstract art.

I'm not.

They make us do it.

But, Dad,

why is it all on us, though?

What about you?

How was your week?

Who do you hang out with?

Do you have a girlfriend?

What have you been up to?

I see your point.

So we should just let it

happen more natural, right?

That's what you're saying?

Okay, that's what we'll do.

Starting now.

Check this out.

That would be a...

That would be a Magnificent Owl.

Caligo atreus.

- What's that one? Look at this.

- Whoa!

What kind is that?

That looks like a Zebra Longwing.

All right.

Cool.

This one's incredible.

That's the owl one, right?

Yeah.

Magnificent Owl.

I think he went

pee-pee on you, bud.

One, two, three, four, five.

Get away from me!

Get away from me!

Yo, Mase, look at me here. Make a

diamond with your hands, all right?

Fingers and thumbs.

Keep your hands soft.

Sam. Very nice.

That's how you want to

catch it, just like that.

Even when you're running,

that's what you're thinking

about, that diamond.

That diamond and soft hands.

There it is.

No, no, no.

No!

Yes!

Don't let her get...

No, no, no!

Let's go, Roger!

That's it, Roger!

Yeah!

Guy's incredible.

He's unhittable this year.

Now, just so you know, what

we're watching here is history.

Now, you see this guy out here?

This dude is like 43 years old,

and he's striking out

guys half his age.

This guy's ERA is 1.47, all right?

Can you believe that?

Now, if the Astros could just get a

few runs, maybe we'd win a game.

Dad, do you have a job?

Why would you ask me that?

I don't know.

Mom wanted to know,

and I didn't know what the answer was.

Mom wanted to know.

All right.

Well, you can tell Mom

that I just happen

to have passed

my second actuarial exam,

all right?

So, tell her that.

How's she doing?

Is she finishing school?

Yep, all A's.

All A's? Like mother,

like daughter, right?

He got that!

That's out...

Yeah! Look at that!

Yeah!

Mason! Yes!

Whoo!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Whoo!

- Hey, Jimmy.

- Hey, Samantha!

Hey. What's up, Jimmy?

What's going on, Mason, man?

Astros won.

You went to the game?

What, I'm the only one

with any arms around here?

Nobody else can carry anything?

Help their old man out?

What you watching?

Come on, Jimmy, man! You knew

the kids were coming this weekend.

Can't you just help

me out a little bit?

I'm sorry, muffin.

Yeah, don't

"muffin" me, all right?

Don't put me in that position.

I'm not your fuckin'

Tony Randall.

Dad, it's always a mess.

It was not a mess

this morning. Okay?

I mowed the lawn.

Yeah? Great.

Come on, man!

Turn this shit off.

Come on, give me that thing.

Did you watch the game?

No.

Lane won it

with a three-run homer.

It was beautiful, wasn't it?

Sam lost her mind.

She's a huge Astros fan.

Sure.

Saturday night

was a lunar eclipse

I sang 'em a song

Went something like this

Well, go to sleep,

my weary babies

Let the sounds roll on by

Tonight we're safe

here in Houston

With this, your daddy's lullaby

Your mother's got

a new husband now

He seems all right

I wonder if he's

reading them stories

And kissing them good night

Well, babysitters say

they miss me

I know

I shouldn't hope it's true

Teacher says my son

paints pictures of a family

All in blue

She says she caught him

whispering to the window

Will Daddy please come home?

I know I could call him up

But what if his mother

answers the phone?

You brush your teeth?

What?

Did you brush your teeth?

Yeah. Yeah.

You gonna fall asleep with

those things in your head?

Maybe.

Yeah, well, try not to, all right?

Okay.

Want me to turn off the light?

Okay. Sure.

Good night, Sam.

Night, Dad.

- Good night, Sam.

- Good night, Jimmy.

Hey. That was

a fun day, right?

Yeah, it was. Sorry.

Why? That Mason had to

be there, you know.

Good night.

Good night.

Dad?

There's no, like, real

magic in the world, right?

What do you mean?

You know, like elves and stuff.

People just made that up.

I don't know.

I mean, what makes you think

that elves are any more magical

than something like a whale?

You know what I mean? What

if I told you a story about

how underneath the ocean,

there was this giant sea mammal

that used sonar and sang songs

and it was so big that its

heart was the size of a car

and you could crawl

through the arteries?

I mean, you'd think that

was pretty magical, right?

Yeah.

But, like, right this second,

there's, like, no elves

in the world, right?

No. Technically,

no elves.

Love you, guys. All right.

Be well. See you, Dad.

Have a great week. Sam,

I'll see you next weekend?

All right. Yeah, that's right.

What?

Suzy has a birthday party

next Saturday.

A sleepover?

Yeah.

All right. I'll talk

to your mom about it.

Bye, Dad.

Don't worry about it, okay?

Have a great week. Okay.

Had a great time.

How do you guys not know how to do this?

I'll make you some bookmarks.

Just a second. Pictures...

She looks nice.

Randy, Mason, Dad wants

you guys downstairs.

Why?

You're getting haircuts.

This is gonna

look so much better.

You're gonna look like a man,

instead of like a little girl.

You're taking the eyebrows

off next, right, Byron?

Mason, we're leaving.

You're not sick.

- Bye, guys.

- Bye, Mom.

Where's Mason?

He doesn't feel too good. I don't

think he's going to school.

He's totally faking it.

Bye.

Mason, what's going on?

I don't feel good.

Yeah, well,

your head feels fine.

So get your ass out of bed.

I'm gonna drive you to school.

You got five minutes,

and don't make me late.

I mean, he didn't even ask!

He just cut it.

It's my hair!

Well, no wonder you were angry.

I'd be angry, too.

I look like a Martian now.

Honey, you know what? I'm gonna

talk to him about it later. Okay?

Yeah, I tried to call you, but

you didn't answer your phone.

I'm so sorry. I've been

so busy with school.

For what it's worth, it's

hair and it will grow back.

And now I can see your pretty

eyes and your foxy face.

Why did you even marry him?

He's such a jerk!

Well, Bill has

his good qualities.

You know, nobody's perfect.

And now we have a family.

We already had a family.

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States

of America...

...and to the

Republic for which it stands,

one nation, under God,

indivisible, with liberty

and justice for all.

Please join me

in the Texas Pledge.

Honor the Texas flag.

I pledge allegiance to thee,

Texas one and indivisible.

Thank you.

You may be seated.

All right.

All right, class, as you know,

we've been working on

our mythology projects,

and you're going to be writing

papers about gods and goddesses.

We've listed those gods and

goddesses here on the board.

We added a couple of monsters

for some of you who might

be interested in that.

And you're going to write your

essay about your god and goddess,

and to make sure that

you cover everything,

let's make sure that we do all

of these things right here.

First of all, you need to name

your god or goddess,

and you need to include who,

what, when, where, why and how.

So make sure that

you cover all those things

when you're writing your essay.

There's a bump right there.

I'll see you later, guys.

Yeah.

- Mom, are you okay?

- What happened?

No.

Go in the house! Go! Go in the house!

Go in the house!

Your mother

had a little accident.

Now she's being dramatic.

Get off the fucking

floor, Olivia. For Christ's sake!

I'm having a drink

with my dinner.

Anybody else have

a problem with that?

Samantha?

No.

Mindy?

No.

I didn't think so.

You don't like me

much, do you, Mason?

That's okay. I don't like me either.

You think that's funny?

You think that's fuckin' funny?

What's the matter, you

feeling a little left out?

Clean it up, God damn it!

Clean it up.

Bill! Clean it up, God damn it!

I hate squash!

Pearl.

I'm gonna pay you.

I'm working

three jobs right now.

How many times can

you watch that, Mason?

It's funny.

I'm driving a cab.

I'm inside with my buddy right

now just going over my résumé.

Okay, you know what?

You need to relax.

Look, why do you need your

money so fast? Come on.

- Has he ever gotten this bad before?

- No.

But he's yelled a lot.

Yeah, but he hasn't

thrown and broken stuff.

Yeah.

You're drunk. I knew it.

You're already drunk.

Give me your cell phones.

So nobody talked to her?

Mason?

No.

Mindy?

No.

I believe you.

Samantha?

No.

I didn't talk to her.

She left a message.

What'd she say?

Nothing much.

What did she say?

She said she'd be back later.

And that's all,

"I'll be back later," click?

She said, "Stay in your rooms.

I'll be back later."

I'll be back later, stay in your rooms.

And that's all?

Yeah.

Where is she?

I don't know.

Where is she?

She didn't say!

All right. Everybody,

get in the car.

Hurry up!

Get in the car!

It's still not working.

Bullshit.

She took it all.

All right, Randy, go cash this.

Tell them I'm not feeling well

or something. I don't know.

Mason, go with him.

Here. There's my ID.

Hi, good afternoon, fellas.

What can I do for you today?

Now what's this?

Can't read this.

Hey!

This isn't you!

Who is this?

It's our dad.

He's not feeling well.

Hey! Yeah, I know him.

Okay, here we go.

Five hundred bucks.

One, two, three, four...

Five hundred bucks.

All right?

Don't forget your dad's ID.

Now take care of your dad now, son.

You only got the one.

Damn it.

Get outta the way.

Jesus Christ.

God...

Calm down!

Samantha! Mason!

Samantha!

Where the hell have you been?

I'm leaving you, Bill.

We're moving out.

I doubt that.

Samantha, Mason!

Come down!

No, don't think so.

Who's this?

- I'm not here for you!

- Really?

I know, you're here

to protect my wife from me.

Well, thank you so much, you two.

Okay, stay back!

Why don't you come inside here?

Come inside here.

Where the hell are you going?

Get your ass upstairs!

You're not going anywhere.

Stop! Come on!

Where the hell do you think you're going?

Get upstairs!

What the hell... Nobody's

going anywhere, God damn it!

No, God damn it!

Stop it.

Don't touch my kids!

All right, take 'em.

Go on, go on.

- Don't touch them!

- Take 'em.

Take 'em then, just take 'em!

Get in the car.

Go!

Get upstairs! Olivia!

Seat belts! Put your seat belts on.

Where are we going?

We're going to stay with Carol

and her family for a while.

Don't look back.

It's gonna be okay.

And we see that

We're all in this together

And it shows

When we stand hand in hand

Hey, Lee and Mason.

Guys, when you want

to take a break, here's a snack.

...going on...

Wildcats in the house

Everybody say it loud

Wildcats everywhere

Wave your hands up in the air

Abby, why don't you

come and help me with this?

Why couldn't Randy

and Mindy come with us?

I'm not their

legal guardian, honey.

That would be kidnapping.

I can't just...

What's gonna happen to them?

What happens when their legal

guardian is dangerous and abusive?

I don't know, honey.

I called their mom. I called

the Child Protective Services.

I have you and your brother.

We are in a dangerous situation.

You're my responsibility.

Are we ever gonna

see them again?

I don't know.

I hope so.

How much longer

are we gonna be here?

Not long. We're...

I don't...

I don't know. I don't

have the answer, baby.

Listen.

We are happy to have you

here as long as you want.

As long as you need.

This is fun for us, isn't it?

Yeah, it's like

having a big sister?

Like having a brother.

We're gonna help out, right?

You're not even gonna

know we're here.

Okay.

Mom, this is awful.

You're dumping me in some

parking lot of this school

where I don't even know anyone!

I'm leaving all my friends, and I

didn't even get to say goodbye!

I don't know where to go!

Samantha, you go

right through that door.

The office is right there.

They're expecting you.

They're gonna give you

your schedule.

Here's your lunch money.

I will pick you up

right here at 3:30.

I'm wearing dirty clothes because you

wouldn't even let us get our stuff!

We don't even have

a place to live!

This sucks!

Samantha, I'm doing

the best I can!

And you're right, it sucks!

But it doesn't suck half as

much as having a drunk fool

slam your head against a wall!

So out your horseshit attitude!

Put your seat belt on!

You know, if you need anything,

I'm in Room 112, right?

Okay.

This is Mrs. Darby's room.

Honey, it's gonna be okay.

Mom.

Dude, did you see that?

That concert was awful.

Hook, I mean, when he smashed that

board against that microphone...

Are you Mason?

Yeah.

Hi, I'm Mrs. Darby.

I'm glad to meet you.

Why don't you sit here?

Kenny! Off.

Yes, ma'am.

Kenny, this is Mason,

and I want you to show

him around today, okay?

Got it.

Hey, dude.

Welcome to the suck.

Everybody, listen up!

We have a new student

joining us today.

His name is Mason,

he's sitting in the back row.

Kenny's going to be his buddy,

but I want each one of you

to take the time today

to introduce yourselves

and welcome him

to school. Okay?

All right?

Let's get started.

What?

Hi.

Can I put an Obama sign

in your yard?

Do I look like a Barack

Hussein Obama supporter?

No.

This is private property.

Get off.

I could shoot you!

What a dick.

He had a Confederate flag

on his house.

I love it.

Young Obama supporters out

on the trail, this is great!

Are you doing this

through your school?

Um, our dad's a big supporter.

That's great.

I mean, we have just got to pull

together to get this win, right?

Yeah.

I just love him so much!

I have these dreams

where I'm just kissing him,

'cause I just love him so much!

He's so cute, isn't he?

Yeah.

You know, I made these

T-shirts for my kids.

"My Mama's For Obama."

Do you like it?

Yeah.

- It's good, right?

- Yeah.

- Thanks for the sign!

- No problem.

All right! Looks good!

How many you got left, two?

All right, all right, we're done.

Let's get out of here.

Come on, Sam.

Go get that McCain sign,

would you?

What? Get the McCain sign.

Go rip it up, come on.

Get it, get it, get it,

go. go, go!

Good job, good job.

Proud of you, son.

You guys

are gonna get us arrested.

Look, I'm a patriot, all right?

And sometimes in this life

you gotta fight.

And what is it that you do

at these parties?

I don't know. Talk,

dance, listen to music.

And that's more fun

to you than going camping

with your brother and

your father who love you.

Yes. Sorry.

Wow. Is there gonna

be alcohol there?

Probably not.

Maybe some of the seniors.

I know what this party is.

The parents are

out of town, right?

Somebody's scored a keg, right?

You guys are gonna have a good

time, trash the whole house.

Right? Am I right?

No.

No, Dad.

Amy's really responsible.

Who's gonna be there?

Marie, Christine, Amy.

Everyone.

Is that guy on your Facebook

page, is he gonna be there?

Who?

Come on, the guy that's got

his arm wrapped around you,

with his hair over his eyes.

Garret?

Garret. Is that his name?

All right.

Is Garret gonna be there?

Probably.

Probably.

You see?

I learn more about her

from her Facebook page

than I do from our

scintillating conversation.

Is he your boyfriend?

Kind of.

Have you met him? Has he

been around the house?

Sometimes.

Sometimes? Zzz?

You have a boyfriend!

Wow.

Have you heard of Sarah Palin?

Yes.

What's the one thing

you know about

Sarah Palin's

17-year-old daughter?

She's pregnant?

That's right.

And what is the one thing

that you are not going to be

in a couple of years

when you turn 17?

Pregnant?

That's right!

All right, now,

what are the two ways

that you can achieve that goal?

First is

not have any sex, okay?

That's the first way, okay?

Just not engage in that.

That did not work out very

well for your mother and me.

And what's the second way?

Where you going?

Bathroom.

You don't have to go

to the bathroom.

Sit down, Mason, just sit down.

What's the second way?

Has your mother talked to

you guys about this stuff?

No, Dad!

No, come on, has she

talked to you about

contraception?

What, has she...

Condoms?

She talked about that?

No, Dad, please, stop.

What?

Does Garret have a condom?

God!

Dad! What? Come on.

Sam, we have to be able to

talk about this, all right?

Come on, we do. We can

do it, we can do it.

Just stay with me here,

all right?

It's as hard for me as it is for you.

But seriously, all right?

I read an article in the paper

the other day that said

that although US teenagers are

not the most sexually active,

we have the highest rate

of teenage pregnancy, okay?

Hey.

Hey, Tammy, how you doing?

What's going on?

Nice to see you.

Yeah, good to see you. Yeah.

Um, Tammy, this is my

daughter Samantha. Hey.

And this is,

Mason Junior right here.

- Mason Junior.

- Tammy.

Say hi.

Hi.

Hi, Mason, nice to meet you.

Heard a lot about you guys.

What're you doing here?

I'm just here with some friends.

Wow.

Yeah.

What are you guys up to?

Um, we're going camping.

Well, no, this one

is not going camping.

This one is going to a party.

Fun.

But we, the men,

are going camping.

The boys are going camping.

All right, very nice.

Well, we still on for tomorrow?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, I'll drop him off at 7:00

and then I'll just call you.

Okay.

Right?

Great. It was really

nice meeting you both.

Take care.

Talk to you soon. Bye. I'll see you.

I'll see you.

Don't look at me

like that, all right?

Look, just to finish

the point, okay?

I was 23 when your mom had you, all right?

So was she.

All right, and we didn't

put ourselves

in the best position

to be great parents.

And I wish that...

I wish I were a better parent

to you guys, all right?

And I hope that you

can learn from my mistakes, okay?

All right. So wear a condom, okay?

Or get Garret to...

I don't know, whatever.

Listen to this song, all right?

I try to stay busy

Just straight-up...

The lyrics in this,

straight-up

old-school country song.

I do the dishes I mow the lawn

Listen to

the production of this.

Production's like

Abbey Road or something.

Even though I know

You're not coming home

You know, his old woman's gone.

Straight-up.

Nothing fancy.

I try to keep

the house nice and neat

Make my bed I change the sheets

I even learned how to use

the washing machine

Keeping things clean

Doesn't change anything

Yeah, I think she's about

to get her master's degree.

Well, then she's gonna start

applying for teaching jobs?

I think she already has.

Really? Where?

All over.

All over Texas?

Yeah.

Well, if you gotta move, you gotta

move, you know? It's no big deal.

We can handle that. I'll still

come get you every other weekend.

I mean, unless she moves

500 miles away or something,

it'll just be a little bit

more car time.

No big deal.

I'm just kind of sick of moving.

Well, I bet you are.

But, you know, you never know.

I might have

to move. Right?

I'm working for this

insurance company now.

These places get bought

and sold all the time.

You know,

we'll just roll with it.

I thought you were a musician.

I am,

but life is expensive, you know?

Guy's got to be responsible.

What do you think?

Hey! Hey!

You!

Punk kid!

You got no respect!

You know that redhead

at the bowling alley?

Sure.

What about her?

Do you know her well?

You know,

we've hung out a little bit.

Is she your girlfriend?

How do you mean?

Like, have you kissed her?

Um...

Yeah. Yeah,

I've kissed her.

What about you?

Have you got a girlfriend?

Sort of.

Really?

Have you, kissed her?

Not really.

Yeah? What have you done?

Well, we talked on the phone.

Yeah!

How did that go?

Pretty terrible.

Why?

Well, when we're at school,

we got plenty to talk about,

but when we're alone

or on the phone,

it's like we have

nothing in common.

Nothing?

She's not interested in

music or video games or...

Three best movies this summer.

Right.

Tropic Thunder, Dark Knight

and Pineapple Express.

Yeah, what about 'em?

She said they all sucked.

Okay, what's she interested in?

I don't know.

Going to the mall with her

stupid friends?

Well, is she cute?

Watch your step there.

Yeah.

Yeah? All right.

Well, here's what

you do, all right?

First off, you gotta

ask her a lot of questions.

Then you have to listen to

the answers, all right?

Actually be interested

in her, all right?

If you can do those things,

you're gonna be light years

ahead of all the other guys.

Okay. This is the best s'more I

ever made in my life, all right?

This is absolute peak. Look at this.

Yeah. Yeah.

Honey brown, no burn.

Look at that?

Sell that in the store.

That's like advertisement worthy.

Advertisement quality.

Yeah.

You think they ever will

make another Star Wars?

I don't know. I think if they

were gonna make another one,

that the period

where this game is set

is where it would have to be,

'cause there's

nothing after, really.

Yeah. No, Return of the Jedi, it's over.

There's nothing...

Yeah, there's nothing else

to do there.

You gonna turn Han Solo into a Sith Lord?

Yeah. What are you gonna do?

Right.

Good morning.

Morning.

You gotta pee?

Sure.

Hit the campfire.

Ancient Native American custom.

You're gonna give back to the

Earth what you take from it,

and you don't burn

the forest down.

Okay, guys, have a good day!

Mason, don't forget,

I have to teach late today.

Sam's gonna pick you up.

Right, Sam? Yeah.

All right.

Okay. Bye, guys.

See you.

Hey.

That's what I was

talking to you about.

Yeah. Good luck with that.

See you, man.

Don't bump into me!

Little bitch!

I didn't!

You calling me a liar?

No.

Don't act like you're

tough shit, motherfucker.

I don't think pretty boy's

hair's good enough.

Don't touch me, faggot!

You're a fuckin' asshole.

Hey, Mason!

Hey, Jill.

So, where're you going?

Over to the college.

What's going on there?

My mom's a teacher.

Cool.

What does she teach?

Psychology, I think.

What're you up to?

My mom owns Needleworks.

The arts and crafts

store over there.

So I'm just kinda hangin' out.

But I'm supposed to be going

to the hospital soon.

How come?

You know Courtney?

Girl with the dyed black hair

and the nose ring?

Wears Hot Topic every day?

I think so.

We used to be

best friends growing up,

but we've kind of grown apart.

She sorta got all emo,

she thinks I'm a prep,

but I still consider

her a friend.

Anyway, she cut

one of her wrists.

I don't know how bad, but I

think I should go visit.

So what're you reading?

It's Breakfast of Champions.

Kurt Vonnegut.

I think my older brother

likes him.

I'm reading To Kill a

Mockingbird for the third time.

My friends make fun of me.

I think I'm the only girl

in the whole school

who doesn't like

the Twilight books.

Have you read 'em?

Sure haven't.

I tried,

but it was so cheesy!

So, how do you like San Marcos?

I like it all right.

It's a lot smaller than Houston,

but it seems pretty cool.

Have you always lived here?

Yeah.

If you want

the big city around here,

you have to drive

to San Antonio or Austin.

Have you been there yet?

I went to San Antonio for a day,

but I haven't been

to Austin yet.

That's where all

the high school kids go

on weekends for shows and stuff.

That's what I've heard.

So, are you going to

Shauna's party next weekend?

Um, I think I heard about it.

I'm not really sure, though.

Well, you should!

Why's that?

Well, LeeAnne has

a big crush on you,

and I know she was

hoping you would go.

You don't have

a girlfriend, do you?

Not currently.

Well then, you should come.

I'll tell Chase to

make sure you're there.

Okay.

But don't tell LeeAnne I told you that.

She'd kill me.

I won't.

Well, I better get going.

See you later.

Bye.

His cognitive theories,

his interviews with orphans,

ethology theorists' work,

and then he in turn

was supported strongly by Harry

Harlow's rhesus monkey study.

Now, you guys, you gotta think,

this is the 1950s,

this was radical!

This flew in the face of

traditional learning theory,

of B.F. Skinner's classical

and instrumental conditioning.

Now, Bowlby's gonna argue that

human survival depends

on us falling in love.

It depends on me falling

in love with my mother

and my mother

falling in love with me.

And if that doesn't happen,

we're pretty much doomed.

Now think about it.

A tiger chases her tribe

out of a cave

Now, an ideal mother goes,

"My baby! I love you,

I'll protect you!"

Or, "Well, you, why am I gonna pick you up?

You're gonna slow me down."

"You are

tiger kibble!"

So, next week,

we are gonna get into

Bowlby's four stages

of attachment.

Professor Douglas and I...

Some of you might

have classes with Elena.

She and I are hosting a little

pre-Thanksgiving get-together at my place,

so if anyone wants to come,

please stop by.

I'm not the greatest cook.

Thanks.

Samantha!

Why the hell didn't you pick up your

brother like you said you would?

Okay. Mom... Mom, I know

what you're gonna say.

She was running late

and we couldn't turn around.

No, no! No excuses!

The bottom line is you didn't do

what you said you were gonna do!

You stranded your brother!

It's embarrassing to ask

my friend to turn around

and go get some kid

at the middle school.

What do you mean "some kid"?

He's your brother!

And you know what? We've

helped Janey out before.

She lives right around the corner.

It's no big deal.

Sorry.

You know what, Samantha?

You need to start thinking long

and hard about who you wanna be.

Do you wanna be

a cooperative person

who's compassionate and

helps people out...

...or do you wanna be

a self-centered narcissist?

You know what? You're right.

I am this horrible person.

But, honestly,

he's not a baby anymore.

You don't have to

treat him like one.

He's in eighth grade, and he can

find his way home if he wants to.

You know what?

When Gabi leaves, you and

me are gonna have a chat.

Awkward.

Dude, that sucks.

Hey, man, what's up?

Hey. We're going

camping tonight.

You in?

Who's going?

My brother, one of his

friends, and Tony maybe.

Yeah, let me check with my mom.

Mom, can I go camping

with Chase tonight?

Camping? Where?

At that house that his family's

building. It's pretty much finished.

Well, will any adults be there?

His brother's a senior.

You have your cell phone?

Yeah.

Is it charged?

Okay, do me a favor.

Leave his parents' number and

the address on the counter.

Okay.

Yeah! What

I'm talking about!

That's it.

You ready?

Check this shit out.

That was all right, but

this is gonna be badass.

All right, let me see.

Let me see what you can do.

All right.

This is your face.

I'm about to break

his face, right here.

All right, man. All right, now check

this out. You might want to move.

That'd be painful.

In the kidneys, right?

The stomach? Something.

Check this out, man.

Pancreas.

That shit's lethal.

Yeah, that would be painful.

Man, have a beer, man.

That was awesome. Here.

It's beer 30, children.

Nice.

No, thanks.

Come on, man.

What are you?

A pussy?

I just don't feel like

drinking a beer right now.

Man, if you're too chickenshit

to even have a beer,

I know for a fact that you

have never gotten any pussy.

Like you guys have.

Sure have.

When?

Last summer.

- With who?

- It was awesome.

Chase went down easy street

and fucked this whore Nancy.

At least, that's what he said.

I did. Would I lie?

Bullshit. Quick,

where were you?

At Tober's house.

And she fucked

a couple other guys, too.

His first piece

of ass was sloppy seconds.

What about you, Mason?

You ever got any?

Yeah, you ever made her,

howl into the night?

A few times.

Really?

Yeah, right, what was her name?

Lucky?

No. Jennifer.

She doesn't live here, though.

She's back in Houston.

You're fucking lying.

I don't care if you assholes

believe me or not.

Let me guess, you were pulling

all kinds of ass back home,

but once you got

down here, lefty.

Hey, fuck you.

I would, but none of

the girls here want to.

Dude, it's not what they want,

man, it's what you want.

True dat.

You know what you

should do, join a band.

That's all it takes, man.

Yeah?

Fuck, yeah, dude.

You don't even have

to play that well.

You start playing

your instrument,

and they line up

to give you blowjobs.

Except for you.

It doesn't impress

the ladies so much

when you play flute

for the marching band.

I'm not in the

fucking marching band.

Dude, you sure? I heard

you play the skin flute.

All right, I got

a question for you guys.

If you think you're so cool,

why you hanging out with a bunch

of 8th graders on a Friday night?

Hey. Fuck you,

you little penis wrinkle.

You're lucky to even be here.

This is our camp-out.

The only reason you little

cum gums are here

is because fucking

Charlie's mom made him

bring his little asshole brother

and then he drags along

you little dice danglers.

Fucking fuzz nut, talking shit!

It's all good, man.

These little fuzz nuts are going

to get their chance soon enough.

We got some whores

coming by later.

- Yeah?

- Hell yeah!

Now, I know Chase

will fuck anything.

I mean, I've seen this kid

mount boulders before.

But what about you guys?

You in?

- Whatever.

- All right.

Good man.

All right.

What about you, Peter Puffer?

I don't know. Maybe.

Dude, it's okay to be gay.

We understand.

Just, you know,

sleep over there.

I'm not gay.

Give it some time, man.

You'll realize.

Fuck y'all.

See, that's exactly

my point, man.

Nah, but we don't have

whores coming over.

We were just fucking with

you to see what you'd say.

And you just earned

your vag badge.

Put it next to your bitch card.

Yeah, 'cause, you know,

you're a bitch.

Now hold this like

the bitch you are, bitch.

All right, this shit is

called the death punch.

Whoa, Jesus!

Hey.

You guys made it! Good.

There you are.

Wow.

And here you go, hostess.

Thank you.

Can I get you a bite?

That's cool.

Thanks.

You did that?

Yeah.

Wow.

How long have you

been doing that for?

Not very long. Um...

I went to this camp thing

just this past summer.

They have a camp for graffiti?

Well, they call it

"urban art."

So it sounds, you know,

less illegal,

but it was really just a way

to get free spray paint.

Cool. So is this your tag?

Is that...

Do they still call it...

Yeah, but you know, it's just

letters that I'm good at writing.

It's a "K..."

E.

"E-Z-J-O."

Kez Jo.

That's cool.

It doesn't really

mean anything, though.

Is that your dad?

Yeah.

Where's he live?

In Houston.

Get to see him much?

Yeah. Some weekends

and over the summer.

Cool.

So, you're a student

of my mom's, right?

Yeah, I got one class with her.

Yeah, she's cool.

How's she doing? You know, is she

a good teacher and everything?

Yeah, she's great!

She's super-smart

and she cares, you know.

She makes it interesting.

She's probably even

my favorite teacher.

So, anyway, we figured

out a way to rig up our iPods

to the external speakers

on the ASB.

So every time

we come rolling into town,

you knew

the 4-56 was there

'cause we were bumping

House of Pain.

It was like,

"Jump around, jump around."

And the whole family's

coming outside,

you got the kids and,

the mom and the dad

and they're all

bouncing up and down,

we're throwing out

candies for the kids

and soccer balls and Beanie

Babies and Frisbees,

smokes for the adults,

and, they loved, they

absolutely loved Gatorade.

But for some reason, you know,

they hated the lemon-lime flavor.

I don't know what it was.

Yeah.

Couldn't give it away.

How long were you over there?

I did two tours in Iraq

and one in Bosnia.

Wow.

Did you enlist?

Yeah, I was, um,

Army National Guard,

and, you know, coming

straight out of high school,

needed money for college.

Seemed like a decent paying job.

And, did my tour.

And whenever I got done

I told them,

if there's a world-changing

event, I'll come back.

And, three months later 9/11

happened, and I was back 9/12.

And I'm proud to say the 4-56,

the whole time we were there,

we never lost a guy,

not one casualty.

But is that odd?

Is that unusual?

Yeah.

Almost impossible.

Like, the guys that came along

after us and replaced us,

they didn't listen

to any of our advice.

They did, basically, the polar

opposite of what we did,

and they lost seven guys

in the first month.

Wow.

What did you guys

do differently?

I like to think it's just a matter

of mutual respect, you know.

All the time we spent over

there building trust,

these guys basically

destroyed it in three days.

So, what did the locals think

about why we're there?

Oil, plain and simple.

Hey, Mason.

One last hit.

Hey.

Mickey Mouse Club.

Get the fuck out of my car.

Just crawl out the back

window or something, man.

I'm gonna miss you.

I'll see you on Sunday night.

All right. You better text me.

Do you have any gum?

Um...

Yeah, I do, actually.

Here you go.

Thanks. See ya.

And they're buying this party line

that they're supposed to feel bad

and trade off their own pension,

as if that's what's been

corrupting this nation.

Yeah, because

those who heart Fox,

in my opinion,

are being lied to.

Yeah, thank God for Wisconsin.

We have to follow that example.

You're right.

Hey, Mason, what time is it?

Like 12:15.

Happy birthday.

Happy birthday!

Mason.

It's your birthday?

Just now, I guess.

Yeah, how old are you?

Fifteen.

Fifteen. Give me a hug.

Happy birthday.

My goodness!

Have you been drinking?

Have you?

Yeah, a little.

Have you?

A little bit.

Have you been...

A little bit.

I'm gonna go to sleep.

Talk in the morning?

Hey, Dad.

Hey! How you doing? Good.

Whose car is that?

That's our car.

Hop on in there.

Hey.

Hi, sweetie.

Hey, Cooper.

Hey! How's it going?

Hello, little brother.

He's so cute.

Can we just replace

that part of the pipe?

No, is no good.

Everything is no good.

Everything. Yes, Mira.

This one is...

Stronger.

Yes. This is better,

yes, yes, yes.

Hey, listen, thanks for

that camera you got Mason.

Yeah, Mason's all into the photography.

He's loving that thing.

Yeah, I know.

He's actually talking about turning

his, closet into a darkroom.

Like the red light and the

developing, the whole nine...

You all right with that?

I probably won't see him for a week.

Yeah. Right.

But he's having a good time.

At least he's focused on something.

Yeah. Yeah.

That's what I like.

Yeah, he's all about it.

Okay, let's go grande.

It's good? It's better, yes.

It's good.

You know, you're smart.

You should be in school.

I like school, I need school,

but it's hard,

I working all day.

Go to night school at community college.

It's pretty affordable.

You're doing a nice job with the house.

It's looking great.

Thanks.

Really great.

Yeah, you know, some

fix-its here and there.

We got a good deal on a foreclosure,

so now I'm finding out why.

Yeah, really. Hey, bud! Hey.

Happy birthday?

What's that?

What's that? That's our new car.

Get in it.

All right.

Have a good weekend.

How you doing?

Good to see you.

You, too.

Hey!

Hey, how are you?

You look great.

Thanks.

Look at him!

Aw, he's got Mason's nose.

- Yeah, isn't he cute?

- Yeah.

- All right!

- Love you guys.

We got a big drive ahead of us.

Bye, Sam.

You guys drive safe.

All right. Well,

we'll be back tomorrow night.

Bye, honey.

I'm so glad you were born!

So, this is like Annie's car

and you drive the GTO?

I guess you can't really put

a baby seat in that thing.

Yeah, no. But I had

to sell that anyway.

You what?

Yeah, I had to sell that.

So it's gone?

Yeah, some sucker

collector from California

paid 22 grand for it,

which is great

'cause I basically got

to pay for this in cash.

I only paid $8,500 for

that thing way back when.

Cars are generally a terrible

investment, you know.

Soon as you drive

them off the lot,

you got a used car

on your hands,

and the value's only

dropping from there.

But if you take care

of it, you know,

and you get lucky

and it's a classic,

the value starts going up again.

Shit, you got guys paying

hundreds of thousands of dollars

for some Shelby Cobra.

What?

You don't remember?

Remember what?

Really?

You said that was going to

be my car when I turned 16.

What? No,

I didn't. I never said that.

I remember.

I was in third grade

and you were taking me over to Anthony

Nadar's house for his birthday,

and we were there early, so we

gave him a ride around the block,

and he was talking about how

much he loved your car,

and so you were all like, "This is

gonna be Mason's when he turns 16."

All right, first off, I have

no memory of that, all right?

Second of all, I would

never say that. Never.

You did, though.

What?

Mason.

Come on, what about your sister?

I'm just gonna forget about her?

Come on, how's that fair?

Anthony Nagar. What...

Are you...

Come on!

I mean, you're not...

Look, you can sit there like there's

a death in the family, all right,

but bottom line is, that was my car.

All right?

I paid for it,

I took care of it,

and I can do whatever

I want with it. All right?

I'm sorry if you had other ideas

about it, but when you get older,

you can save up

and buy a car of your own.

Be cool like I used to be.

Or you can get a minivan.

Does your mom actually

let you watch this?

Yeah. She likes it, too.

My God.

Okay, well, have you ever

seen her in concert?

No, but she's coming

to Houston in April.

She's coming to Houston?

Your dad and I could get you tickets

and you could stay with us.

That'd be great!

Yeah.

- Hey, Annie?

- Yup.

Will you get me the little

birthday present for Mason?

Here, babe.

All right.

This one needs

a little explanation, okay?

Open it up.

I call that

the Beatles Black Album.

What it is, is the best of

John, Paul, George and Ringo,

solo, post-breakup.

Thanks.

Basically, I put the band back

together for you.

Whenever you listen

to too much of the solo stuff,

it kind of becomes a drag,

you know?

But you put them next

to each other, right,

and they start

to elevate each other,

and then you can hear it.

It's The Beatles, you know?

I don't know. I think I always

just liked Paul the best.

It doesn't matter, you know,

you're missing the point.

There is no favorite Beatle!

That's what I'm saying.

It's in the balance.

That's what made them

the greatest fucking rock band

in the world, okay?

And there's this decade

of music out there

that's been scattered,

all right,

and now it has been carefully

found, arranged and ordered for you

by your loving father.

Very arranged

and very organized,

over and over again

by your loving father.

Yes, yes, yes.

So, I mean,

look at that, look at that.

Top of Volume II,

first four tracks,

you've got Band on the Run

into My Sweet Lord

into Jealous Guy

into Photograph. Come on!

It's like the perfect segue.

You got Paul,

who takes you to the party,

George who talks

to you about God,

John is just, "No,

it's about love and pain,"

and then Ringo who just says,

"Hey. Can't we enjoy what

we have while we have it?"

It's a good record.

I shit you not.

Cool.

Hey, there, Cliff.

Hey, how you doing?

Good. How you doing?

Hi, birthday boy!

It's good to see you.

It's great to see you. Yeah.

You made it all right?

Yeah, we sure did.

We sure did.

How are you, darling?

Let's just get this one...

All right, we ready?

Yeah.

Wait.

Hey, Sam.

Wait, wait, wait.

Come on.

Hey, still sleeping here?

Yeah.

Hey, buddy.

Make a wish, make a wish.

Real good! Presents! Wait, wait, wait.

Here, sweetie.

Sam, would you get us

a knife so we can cut this up?

All right.

I hope you like it. I

heard you didn't have one, so.

It's a Bible. This is your first Bible.

Look, there's your name.

Wow. In gold. And

wait, wait, wait.

Look at this.

It's a red-letter edition,

and that means that everything

that Jesus said is in red.

Thank you. You like it?

All right.

I love you, sweetie.

Happy birthday.

And this one's from us.

Yeah, here.

It's not going to make all

your dreams come true here.

Just keep your expectations low.

No, you need it.

It's...

Come on, right? You gotta have it.

You need this.

You got life ahead of you.

And the shirt is blue.

You got dances

and job interviews.

Here, I'm going to get

it all wrinkled here.

Mason? Come here, son.

Pull that off.

There's a 20-gauge shotgun.

Wow.

My dad gave it to me when I was

a little younger than you,

and his dad gave it to him.

Well, you're 15 and I'd like

for you to have it, all right?

Here, you hold it.

Yeah?

Thank you.

Congratulations, son.

I'll teach you how to clean it,

teach you how to fire it.

I'll teach

you a little bit of safety.

Now cock it.

All right, there you go.

Now, what you want to do is line up

the front sight with the back sight.

Here, you see this little V right here?

Now which one you aiming at?

The middle can.

The middle can? All right.

Now fire at will, all right?

Ho! Whoa!

Yeah!

All right, watch out, watch out.

Whoa. Be careful. All right.

Ready?

Pull!

You hit a little low.

Wait till it gets up high,

then shoot, all right?

'Cause then it's a better

aim coming down.

Remember, second trigger.

Ready?

Pull!

Look what you did! Well,

you nailed it, didn't you?

How did that feel?

Felt good.

Yeah, it felt good. Good.

Well, I want for

us to be together forever

But to wander wherever I may

I want you to be easy and casual

But still demand I stay

I want for you

to know me completely

But still remain mysterious

Consider everything deeply

But still remain fearless

Climb to the top

Look over the ledge

Dance barefoot on a razor's edge

Reach for the stars

Grab a tiger by the tail

If I don't try, I'll never fail

If you go

home You're rolling the dice

Can't step

in the same river twice

You love too much

It'll turn to hate

You never leave home

You'll never be late

You eat too much

You're gonna get fat

If you buy a dog

You'll piss off your cat

So take a deep breath

and enjoy the ride

'Cause arrivals and departures

Run side by side

You're our first

audience, you know?

Mason demanded we work

on it the whole time.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

It's a work in progress.

A week later, we don't know why

Thomas wasn't there

the first time,

but a week later,

Thomas comes back

and joins the other disciples.

They say, "The Lord's

alive, we saw him!"

"I won't believe it until I

put my finger into his side,"

"and I wanna see those

nail prints in his hands."

About

that time, here comes Jesus

standing right

next to him, okay?

And he turns to Thomas. Don't you

know, Thomas felt some shame.

He turns to Thomas and says,

"Thomas, here, stick

your finger in my side."

"Look at these nail prints.

It's me."

And Thomas says, "My Lord

and my God, I believe."

And Jesus said,

"Well, that's good,"

"but blessed are those who

can believe without seeing."

It's a lot easier when you

can see and feel and touch,

but like us, we haven't

seen him in the flesh,

we haven't felt him

in the flesh,

but we have experienced

him in the spirit.

At least, I have,

and I hope y'all have, too.

The pond's right up here.

It's low.

Yeah.

You know, my dad could

take you fishing

next time you're here

if you want.

Thanks.

Hi, baby.

What's goin' on?

No, I think we're just gonna

hang here for a minute.

You want me to stay with you?

No, it's okay.

You sure?

Yeah. Thanks.

Mason, why are you

such a stick-in-the-mud?

What are you even talking about?

You guys don't mind coming

back here on the 20th, do you,

for Cooper's baptism?

No, that's fine.

Sam?

I appreciate it.

It means a lot to Annie

and her folks, you know.

Were we baptized?

I wasn't the least bit concerned

with the state of your soul.

We can do it now,

though, if you want.

No, I think I'm all right.

You and Cooper together,

you know.

Dunk your heads.

You're not becoming one of those

God people, are you, Dad?

And what's that

supposed to mean?

I can hear you!

Wow.

I think that shotgun should

live at my house?

I don't think your mom would love that.

Look out, Sam.

Let me show you how it's done.

Nice, Dad.

Still got the goods?

How long you been

in here, Mason?

I'm not sure.

I'm sure.

All class.

Did you complete

your image diary?

Not yet.

Completed your,

digital contact sheet?

Not quite, but it's

not gonna take me long.

Not yet. Not quite.

Dark room time

is extra-curricular.

I mean, technically, you don't ever

have to be in here these days,

and certainly not until you've

completed your assignments.

That's the deal.

Sorry.

I'm worried about you, Mason.

Why is that?

I'll tell you why.

The images you're turning

in, they're cool.

You're looking at things

in a really unique way.

Got a lot of natural talent.

Thanks.

Yeah, but that and 50 cents

will just get you a cup of

coffee in this old world.

I've met a lot of talented

people over the years.

How many of them

made it professionally

without discipline, commitment

and a really good work ethic?

I can tell you. I can

count it on two fingers.

Zero.

It's not gonna happen

for you, Mason.

The world is too competitive.

There are too many talented people

who are willing to work hard,

and a butt load of morons

who are untalented

who are more than

willing to surpass you.

As a matter of fact, a lot of them

are sitting in that classroom

out there right now?

You know what they're doing?

They're doing their assignments.

Which is what you're supposed

to be doing, but you're not.

You're in here.

Now why is that?

You special, Mason?

No, but the things

you're talking about,

like work ethic or whatever,

I feel like I do

work pretty hard.

I spend the whole weekend

taking pictures a lot of times.

You like football, Mason?

Not really.

Yeah, I know you don't.

That's why

I've just assigned you

to shoot the football

game tonight. Okay?

It starts at 7:30, I want

you to get there early,

I want you to shoot a full card, 300

images, I want them downloaded,

I want them sorted, and I want to

see them very first thing Monday.

You want to know

why I'm doing this?

I guess.

Who do you want to be, Mason?

What do you want to do?

I want to take pictures.

Make art.

Any dipshit can

take pictures, Mason.

Art, that's special.

What can you bring to it

that nobody else can?

That's what

I'm trying to find out.

Try harder.

Maybe in 20 years you can call old Mr.

Turlington and you can say,

"Thank you, sir,"

"for that terrific darkroom

chat we had that day."

Get back to class

and do your work.

Hey, man, you're walkin'

a little funny.

Fuck you.

I'm just saying, you guys were

in there for a long time.

Just hope he bought

you dinner first.

Mason! Honey,

come down for dinner.

Samantha! You didn't post these

pictures and their descriptions?

Come on. This auction is

gonna end on Sunday, honey.

You've gotta get those posted.

Why are we even doing this?

It's like an online junk shop.

I thought you had a good job.

I do. We're what

you call house poor.

Everyone's got to do their part.

Your brother took the pictures.

You have to help.

Who even buys this shit?

Hey. Sam, watch your mouth,

all right?

Don't disrespect your mother.

You like a roof over

your head, don't you?

Yeah, and you like

having electricity

so that you can charge

your cell phone?

I'm not even gonna

be here next year.

I'm a senior.

I should be having fun.

Nice nails.

Yeah, some girl did

that in sixth period.

You planning on keeping them?

Until it comes off, I guess.

Last summer it was the

earrings, and now the nails.

You got a purse

to go with all that?

A lot of guys do that.

He's just trying to be cool.

When I was in high school,

having a job,

being responsible, being able

to afford a car, that was cool.

Mason, honey,

why don't you get you and

your sister some water.

Hey, man, Turlington says to cut

the artsy crap and shoot the game.

So take your lens

and point it that way.

Jesus Christ.

Also, we got a ride.

McCormick's gonna

take us to the party.

We're gonna head out

after the game.

You're goin', okay?

Okay.

Shoot the game.

First one! What was that?

What was that? What is up?

Hey, what's up?

Hey.

How's it goin'?

Pretty good.

How long have you been here?

I don't know.

Awhile, I guess.

Awhile?

I just feel like there are so

many things that I could be doing

and probably want to be

doing that I'm just not.

Why aren't you?

I mean, I guess it's just being

afraid of what people would think.

You know, judgment.

Yeah.

I guess it's really easy

to say like,

"I don't care

what anyone else thinks,"

but everyone does, you know?

Exactly.

Deep down.

I find myself so furious at all these

people that I'm in contact with

just for controlling me

or whatever,

but, you know, they're not

even aware they're doing it.

Yeah.

So, in this perfect world, where

no one's controlling you,

what's different?

What changes?

Everything.

I mean, I just wanna be

able to do anything I want,

because it makes me feel alive.

As opposed to giving me

the appearance of normality.

Whatever that means.

I don't think it means much.

You're kinda weird, you know that?

Yeah?

Is that a compliment?

I don't know.

Do you wanna be weird?

I mean, I don't want to like scare kids

at the park, or anything like that.

I really like talking with you.

I don't usually even try

to vocalize my thoughts

or feelings or anything.

I don't know, it never sounds right.

Words are stupid.

So, why are you trying with me?

I don't know.

I guess I feel comfortable.

I'm glad.

Hey, Jim.

I'm sorry I'm so late.

What time are you

supposed to be home?

I don't know.

A while ago.

While ago like, 30 minutes

ago, an hour ago?

'Cause truthfully

nobody even knew

where you were

until your sister told us.

She's been home for a while.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, been hearin'

a lot of that lately.

See, but you

don't actually care.

You just kinda come

and go as you please,

and you don't care

if your mom's upset,

or what time you gotta be home.

Is that what's up?

I don't know what to tell you.

Stop mumbling!

You know, speak up!

I can't understand a word

comin' out of your mouth.

It's just like...

And I ask you questions

and you just...

Can I just have one day where

everyone isn't all over my ass?

I'm up your ass?

This is my house.

All right?

If you wanna live in my house,

then you get home when you

say you're gonna be home.

You know, Jim,

you're not my dad.

No, I'm not your dad.

You know how I know that?

'Cause I'm actually here.

I'm the guy with the job,

payin' the bills,

takin' care of you, your

mom, your sister?

I'm that guy!

Morning.

Morning.

Hey. Which one of you guys used the

downstairs bathroom last night?

I don't know.

I didn't.

That tall guy, what's his name?

Phillip?

Yeah, Phillip. He did it.

Can Phillip read?

You know, there's

a big sign on the door.

It says, "Do not use this

bathroom, it's broken."

I mean, how difficult is that?

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I think I'm gonna put the

house on the market.

Why?

This house is too big for us.

You're going to

school eventually.

It's too expensive.

I'm done.

Why did you even buy it

in the first place then?

Because I really enjoy

making poor life decisions,

keeping us on

the brink of poverty.

I've spent the first half of my

life acquiring all this crap,

and now I'm gonna spend

the second half of my life

getting rid of all this stuff.

Really? Like what?

Well, I got rid of

a couple husbands,

now I'm gonna get rid

of a mortgage,

some maintenance,

the tchotchskes,

the homeowner's insurance, the

property tax, the plumbing.

You know what?

From now on,

I am gonna be Mommy Monk.

Simple. Celibate.

Don't be gross, Mom.

Fine.

I'll be a poor whore

with a big house.

Is that better?

Okay.

Mason, please, don't leave

me that dirty dish to wash.

I do dishes all day.

Great! Honey,

then you're a professional.

Come on, you could do one or two

more for your poor old mom.

Okay.

Thank you.

You want one?

God!

She didn't even

touch them, seriously.

I watched her the whole time.

I bet you did watch her,

you little pervert.

It's like we're on a date.

Cheers.

It's a night of romance.

Yeah, except

I'm not gonna kiss you.

I will blow you, though.

Mason! We are in

the weeds out here!

I'm goin' as fast as I can.

Then I must be confused then,

'cause I just saw you

chattin' it up with April,

when I got a salad bar

that needs a refill,

I got a six-top,

two four-tops I can't use

because they

haven't been bussed!

Enrique is not here.

I'm tryin'.

Well, while you're tryin',

we're dyin'!

What am I supposed

to tell my customers?

"I'm sorry that your table's

got dirty plates on it,"

"but Mason's trying."

"At least that's

what he told me."

"After he was flirtin' with April

and eatin' your leftover shrimp."

Now it is a challenge

out there today, I know,

but I wanna share

something with you.

I got you pegged

for fry cook this summer,

and that's a lot

more responsibility.

It's also more money.

How's that sound?

Good.

I know you can

handle that money,

but can you take

the responsibility?

I think you can,

because I believe in you.

But I need you on the floor.

Now leave the dishes.

Giddy up.

All right, come on!

Don't let me down!

Well, so it's runnin' okay? That

alternator's not messin' up anymore?

No, it's fine.

It's up for the trip.

Good.

Are you gonna see your sister

when you guys are in Austin?

Yeah, she said I can stay

at her dorm, which is cool.

And I guess her roommate's out

of town, so it's no big deal.

All right.

Did you apply there yet?

Did you get that

application in to UT?

Not yet, but Sheena's

pretty much in, though.

Right. Well, if you know

that's where you wanna go,

you should probably do that early

acceptance thing, you know?

Seriously, let 'em know you're

a man who knows what he wants.

Yeah.

A little bit of decisiveness goes a

long way in this life, all right?

Yeah.

Great.

And what about work?

How's that goin'?

I don't know.

It's all right.

Today kind of sucked.

This guy didn't show up.

But it's definitely an interesting

perspective on the world.

People are slobs.

Well, when people ask me

about you, I say to them,

"Mason, he's doing great."

"He's got a job,

he's really cleanin' up."

All right, say hi to Annie

and Cooper, will you?

Say hi to your big brother.

"Hey, big brother."

Hey, Annie.

Hey, kiddo.

Can you say bye-bye?

Bye-bye!

We'll see you soon.

All right. Well, be careful

when you're driving, all right?

Don't be texting, don't be doing any of that.

All right, just.

You're Obi-Wan. You're

centered, patient. Right?

You watch three cars ahead,

two behind.

Takes two bad drivers

to have an accident, okay?

Okay.

Listen, tell your sister to pick up her

phone or call me back or something.

Okay.

All right, buddy.

You have a good one.

Bye, Dad.

Hey, honey, take this

to your sister.

Throw it in the truck, okay?

Okay, I will.

So where is Sheena staying?

At her friend Emily's.

Is Emily a real person?

Yeah.

Yeah, she's a sophomore.

She has an apartment.

Okay, this is in case

of emergency.

Don't spend it, I want it back.

Okay. Thanks.

Did you do your homework?

Most of it, but I can

finish tomorrow night.

Honey, 11th grade is really important

for college. Don't blow it.

I know, I know. I mean, we're

going to UT and everything.

Don't you want me to come?

"Come on, Sheena, road trip

with Mom!" I'll pay for gas.

Fine.

Just kidding. I have work.

Call me when you get there.

I will.

Have fun!

That sounds to

me like just another

extreme Mason

view of everything.

Not at all!

I finally figured it out.

It's like when they realized

it was gonna be too expensive

to actually build

cyborgs and robots.

I mean, the costs

of that were impossible.

They decided to just let humans

turn themselves into robots.

That's what's

going on right now.

Right now?

Yeah! I mean, why not?

They're billions of us just laying

around, not really doing anything.

We don't cost anything.

We're even pretty good at self-maintenance

and reproducing constantly.

And as it turns out, we're

already biologically programmed

for our little cyborg upgrades.

How?

Seriously.

I read this thing

the other day about how...

When you hear

that ding on your inbox,

you get like a dopamine

rush in your brain.

It's like we're being

chemically rewarded

for allowing ourselves

to be brainwashed.

How evil is that?

We're fucked.

So you deleting your Facebook

page is gonna change all that?

Remember when Trevor deleted

his Facebook page last year

and everyone just hated him?

You made more fun

of him than anyone.

I still make fun

of Trevor though.

It was like he was so pathetically

desperate for attention.

Or to be different,

or something.

That's just 'cause they did that lame

story about it in the school paper.

And then he had to make

a big announcement about it

when he came back a month later.

That's the thing, though, I'm

not doing it for attention.

I just wanna try and not live

my life through a screen.

I want some kind of

actual interaction.

A real person, not just

the profile they put up.

I'm sorry.

Were you saying something?

Yeah, okay,

I know you're joking.

But, I mean, it's kind of true.

You have been, you know, checking

your phone this whole time,

so, what're you really doing?

You don't care what your friends

are up to on a Saturday afternoon,

but you're also obviously not fully

experiencing my profound bitching.

So, yeah, it's like everyone's just

stuck in like an in-between state.

Not really

experiencing anything.

It's not an experience,

it's just information.

Look. For example,

I just got the address of the club

where we're meeting them later,

so we won't be wandering the streets

of Austin lost for an hour tonight.

Thank you very much, Facebook.

And then I just texted

my mom back.

That's groundbreaking.

She hasn't seen you in,

like, 55 minutes?

My God, most importantly,

Meg's family just got

a miniature pet pig.

Okay, you're right. That is

a really cute, tiny pig.

Our lives can go on.

I want one.

Nice shot.

Yeah, just give the

lady at the front y'all's IDs

and, she should let you in.

It's Room 206, right?

Awesome.

It's not weird that

we're staying there, is it?

No, it's fine. Have fun.

Thank you.

How long have you

guys been dating?

About three months.

Yeah, we met at a party

and it's been chill.

Yeah, he seems cool.

Yeah, he is.

- Does he go to UT, too? Cool.

- Yeah.

What does he study?

He's studying history and Italian,

I think, his minor, yeah.

Does he wanna teach Italian?

I think he's still

figuring stuff out.

Yeah.

He'll figure it out.

He's smart.

Smart, yeah.

So, where are you thinking about

living when you come here?

Um, I'm not really sure yet.

We're gonna look

at apartments tomorrow.

Um...

But I know my parents sort of were

expecting me to live in a dorm.

But I'm paying

my way through college,

so it doesn't

really matter that much.

You don't have to listen to

your parents after you turn 18.

Especially if they're not

helping you financially.

That's what I figured.

But living in a dorm isn't so bad.

Yeah?

I mean, especially

if it's a coed dorm.

Yeah.

I mean, I've never been around

so many cute guys at once.

Like, college is really fun.

I'm excited.

It's great, yeah.

The last death at the Hoover

Dam construction site

was his son, Patrick Tierney,

who died on December 20th, 1935,

exactly 13 years to the day.

See those

sorority girls over there?

I've just decided,

if you delete your Facebook

page, I'm pledging.

Yeah, in just

a few years that's you,

and that's gonna be me.

...inlaid into the terrazzo

floors was a star map,

a celestial map of heavenly

bodies so accurately displayed

that one could chart the

procession of the pole star

14,000 years into the future, such

that future generations upon...

I wonder what his deal is.

I mean, he obviously

has money to eat here.

He just said. He's a UT

professor, tenure and everything.

Look at all these people.

What're they even doing here

at 3:00 in the morning?

What are we even doing here

at 3:00 in the morning?

We know what we're doing here.

Queso. We have a purpose.

Hell, yeah.

You know, by next summer,

this'll just be our lives.

Staying out all night, going

to shows, whatever we want.

We ever gonna go to class?

Sometimes.

When it feels right.

When the inspiration hits.

Only then.

Anything else?

More queso?

Yeah.

Jesus.

What?

I don't know, doesn't it all

seem a little overwhelming?

I mean, college?

I mean, I like the idea

of being away from home

and gaining skills and getting

better at photography.

I just...

I don't know,

I'm not counting on it

being some big,

transformative experience.

I don't think

it's that transformative.

I just see it as the next step.

But it's like a preordained slot

that's already got

your name and number on it.

I don't think

it's the key to my future.

'Cause, I mean, look at my mom.

She got her degree

and got a pretty good job.

She can pay her bills.

I like your mom.

I like my mom, too.

I just mean...

Basically she's still just

as fuckin' confused as I am.

Thank you.

Thanks.

- Hello?

- Hey.

Um...

Did Sam tell you

we were gonna stay here?

No.

Sorry. Um...

She said you were out of

town for the weekend.

Yeah, I was.

I just got back.

Are you her brother?

Yeah, I'm Mason.

Um, this is Sheena.

Hello. Great.

All right. I'm gonna leave

my stuff here, if it's okay,

and get something to eat.

I'll just come back

in a little bit?

Yeah, yeah, we have to

get out of here soon anyway.

All right.

It's nice meeting you.

- Yeah. You, too.

- Sorry!

That was so awkward.

Mason,

silver-medal winner.

Congratulations!

Thank you.

Heard you got a scholarship.

Yeah.

Yeah, every little

bit helps, you know.

Yeah. When you gonna

go out there?

End of the summer, I think.

Work some more before then, try

to save up some money, at least.

Yeah, before you have to

fend for yourself. Yeah.

Yeah, that's the idea.

Well, how are you

feeling about it?

Excited, you know.

But kind of half-excited,

half-terrified.

Yeah, kind of that

voluptuous panic.

Yeah. Exactly.

Well, it's gonna be good.

It's gonna be crazy good.

I liked college a lot

better than high school.

You kinda find your people

in college, you know?

Exactly.

You'll be fine.

You got a good heart, just

follow your heart. Yeah?

Thanks.

Good luck.

Don't forget to floss.

I just don't get why you're

being so fucking childish.

I'm not being childish!

You're the one who made it into

this big thing by telling everyone!

I haven't told anyone.

So Cynthia just magically knows

you're going to the prom

with this loser,

even though you're not

dating him anymore?

She's my best friend.

Well, your best friend

has a big fucking mouth.

Take it up with her, then.

Why don't you just

tell Miss Fuckin' Rubber Jaw

she can keep on talking,

as long as she

includes the truth,

which is that we wouldn't

be having this conversation

if your college boyfriend weren't

out of town this weekend.

You had already

bought the tickets.

It's just prom,

it's not like it matters.

I'm just trying to

be friends with you.

It's just humiliating.

I can't do that.

Mister I-Don't-Care-What-Anyone-Else-Thinks-Of-Me.

Fuck anyone else!

I care what I think of me,

which isn't much right now.

King of the Pity Prom.

Fine. We're not going.

Great.

Why are we even...

I mean, we both knew

this was coming.

I'm just the one

who did something about it.

Yeah, fucking some college guy.

Fuck you!

I don't regret anything.

Of course you don't.

You know, it's actually

kind of a relief

not to have to be around someone

who's so gloomy all the time.

The world's not so horrible.

Not everything's some big

conspiracy against humanity.

It's great that

you can think that way.

You know, I'm sure dating a jock

really helps to clear the mind.

He's not a jock, okay? He just

happens to be on the lacrosse team.

We're all going to other

schools next year anyway.

It's not some

super-serious relationship.

Great. I feel

so much better now.

We're just having fun.

I bet he's having fun.

Grow up, Mason.

It's not like I haven't

been with anyone else.

Who?

What do you care?

Who?

Does it matter?

You're the one

who brought it up.

This is pointless.

Now you're just trying

to be an asshole.

Holy crap, I would rather

have my balls clawed off

than ever sit through

anything like that ever again.

Well, you never, ever have to.

My God, thank you.

Give me that.

Dude, it's all you.

Drink up.

So you coming out

with me tonight, brother?

Should be some pretty

awesome stuff happening.

Naw, dude, I'm going to this

show with my dad in Austin.

His friend's playing.

Have fun with that, I guess.

Fuck, there are so many cars here.

I don't wanna go in there!

Dude, you will have so much fun.

Your family loves you!

Have a swell time.

Fuck you.

You're coming in with me.

No. Shit, no.

Yes.

Yes, you are. My mom loves you.

You have to say hi.

Do you want to hurt her feelings?

Well, then, let's go get 'em!

Just for a second. Just a

second, seriously.

You know, you're in sort

of enemy territory here.

We're aware.

Look who's here!

Hey!

Get a job!

Congratulations!

No, no, no! Wait.

We're gonna take pictures.

Put it back on.

Can you get a camera?

Congratulations, baby.

I don't know you, but congratulations!

All right, look here.

Smile.

Here we go.

That's a good one.

And good. Got it.

We need...

Sam, where are you?

- Samantha!

- Sam.

And where's Mason Senior?

I'm feeling generous.

Come here.

Great.

And beautiful!

I'll email these to everyone.

Don't even start.

Don't start, don't start.

Can't believe you guys came all this way.

It means a lot to me.

We wouldn't have

missed it for anything!

I'm so proud of you.

Congratulations.

I'm really sorry that Lee couldn't be here.

He's on his senior trip.

No, tell him I said hi.

I will.

Abby, I didn't even recognize you.

How old are you now?

I'm 13.

Wow.

All right, let's top her off.

You want some, doll?

Um, sure,

whatever. Yeah.

I got you something.

What is it?

That is a savings bond.

That is worth something.

It's better than money.

You'd just spend that.

God, is that your mom?

Yeah. Yeah. That's her. Wow.

Three-second rule.

Put it on your plate.

Such a good dad.

Really.

I know.

I'm trying to help.

Come here, you guys. I want to

make a little toast to Mason.

Now, Mason, I know you didn't

really want to have a party today,

but we did.

And you only graduate high

school once in your life.

So I want to celebrate you

and this next phase.

And you're gonna learn

so much in college,

you're gonna have so much fun.

You're gonna have

inspiring teachers,

you're gonna learn more

about your art.

I love you, babe.

So proud of you.

- To Mason.

- To Mason!

- To Mason.

- Here, here!

All right, you're up, kid.

All right... Well, Mason,

I'll make a toast to the future.

To your future.

You know, it's been

a little sketchy

this end of

the school year here,

trying to figure out

what school to go to.

Mason told me that he wanted

to get as far away

from home as possible,

but still honor our agreement

that we pay in-state tuition,

which I do appreciate.

He's a prudent man and,

he's gonna have a great future.

So here's to you, buddy.

To the future!

Congratulations!

Mason Junior! High school

graduate, 18 and straight!

Just ignore him. My brother

needs to learn to pace himself.

I've not known you

as long as everybody here,

but since I have known you, you've

grown a lot and I'm proud of you.

So, if this photography

thing doesn't work out,

you know you always got a job.

Lose that earring. But...

You know, maybe I can

get you front of house.

All right.

To you, buddy!

Sam, say something!

Come on, Samantha.

Um...

Come on, darling.

Good luck.

Aw...

So you broke up

with your girlfriend?

Yeah, yeah, just recently.

What was her name?

Sheena.

She's gonna go to

college with you?

No.

No?

She's staying in

this part of Texas.

Okay.

You need a ride to college?

I just wanted to say hello

before you got out of here.

You guys met before, haven't you?

Annie, Aunt Jen?

Yeah, we met at...

Sam's graduation.

Yeah.

And with your little one.

Where is he?

He's at home.

Remember? He was such a

pain in Sam's thing that...

I would love to see him.

We have a special weekend

this weekend, so...

I'm so glad you

found her, I really am.

You've got him at

a good time, I think.

I think so, too.

Yeah.

It's good to see you two.

Nice to see you, too, Jen.

So proud of your boy.

Yeah. Yeah,

we all are.

She's a bitch and a half.

You got to

remember, you're going

to college, though, all right?

And if you're anything

like me or your old man,

you're gonna be pulling

down some serious wool.

You're gonna be tapping

some masterful gap.

You're gonna be doing

some good work out there.

Think about it. Awful lot

of flowers in that bouquet.

But you got to do me a favor.

You're going to be vulnerable

this summer, all right?

Remember to use protection

during breakup sex.

This guy knows exactly of which I speak.

Look what

happened to him. Voila'.

Steven.

Cheers.

It's not that simple.

Four more years.

Four more years.

I'm just saying.

Do y'all recycle?

Should I...

I have one started there.

Yeah, right. Great.

Am I your only ex at this party?

Yes. I'm not your

only wife here, though.

Yeah.

Can you believe they're

both out of high school?

No. No, I can't.

You did a great job with

both of them, by the way.

Thanks for saying that.

I never thought

I'd hear you say that.

Well, it's true.

Thank you.

You're doing it all over again?

I know, I know, right?

It's gonna be 15 years

till I have an empty nest.

But I'd love to pitch in,

help with this, if I could.

I mean, it's so great

that you did this.

Can I just give you a little?

I'd appreciate it if I could.

Sure. Yeah.

But I don't have any cash.

I know, it's in Annie's purse.

I'll be right back.

So it sucks. I mean, the guy's

a college lacrosse player.

What are you gonna do?

She didn't even like sports.

You want a beer?

No, that's all right.

You can have one.

It's okay.

Yeah, well, for what it's worth,

we've all been through the exact

same thing at one point or another.

It's not the same, though. I

mean, you never got to know her.

No, I know, I know.

It's not the same.

I just don't know

what I did wrong.

Hey, Jimmy.

Hey, man.

Hey.

Hey, Mason.

We're up here raiding the green room.

Hope that's okay.

That's totally cool.

All right.

Wow! Is that MJ?

Right?

Unbelievable.

Well, we just decided to come a

little early, check you out.

That's cool man, let me finish up.

I'll be up in a minute.

All right. I guarantee you,

you didn't do anything wrong.

These high school love

things, they never work out.

Here, come here.

I mean, everybody's just

changing so much, you know?

The odds of two young people staying

on the same wavelength are...

Yeah, but still... Look,

and I also guarantee you

that every day of your life

that you spend crying

over some silly girl

is a complete waste of time.

She wasn't a silly girl, though.

I mean, she's a serious person.

And I really thought we were...

What?

I don't know.

Here's the truth. Women

are never satisfied, okay?

They're always looking

to potentially trade up,

and that's, I'm sorry to say,

what I think has happened to

you, my fine-feathered friend.

What does that even mean?

It means don't hand over the controls

to your self-esteem to Sheila.

Sheena.

All right.

It means you are

responsible for you,

not your girlfriend, not

your mom, not me, you.

And if you truly

take care of you,

you will be amazed at

how much girls like Sheena

start lining up

at your front door.

Great.

You just gotta separate yourself

from the pack in some way.

Excel at something, you know, and

then you have your pick of the litter

when the front-runner hussies

start sniffing around.

So what you're saying

is I should take up lacrosse.

Exactly.

Or you could,

you know, start a band.

Worked for me a long time ago. I

think it's still working for Jimmy.

Or you just

keep taking pictures.

She hated the pictures

I took of her.

I'm sick to death of her, okay?

I only met her a few times, and

yes, she was cute, all right,

but truth be told, I always

thought she was a little bit...

You know, a little

bit too square for you.

You know,

not quite the same vibe.

You really thought that?

On some subtle, lower level.

I mean, I wasn't surprised

when it turned out she was interested in

some knucklehead lacrosse player, okay?

I mean, bottom line is, it's all

timing with these things, you know.

I mean, take your mom and me.

I think I probably

turned into the boring,

castrated guy

she wanted me to be

15, 20 years ago, you know?

I'm not saying she was wrong

to be pissed, I'm not.

I'm just saying

that she could've been

a little more patient,

little more forgiving.

Would've saved me that

parade of drunken assholes.

So, what's the point?

Of what?

I don't know,

any of this. Everything.

Everything?

What's the point?

I mean,

I sure as shit don't know.

Neither does anybody else, okay?

We're all just

winging it, you know?

The good news is

you're feeling stuff.

And you've got to

hold on to that.

You do. I mean, you get older

and you don't feel as much.

Your skin gets tougher.

The point is those

pictures you took,

thousands of submissions from all

over the state, and you won.

Well, I got silver.

And nine other people did, too.

I'm gonna kill you.

I'm trying to tell you

that I believe in you, Mason.

I think you're really special,

and if some girl doesn't see

that, then fuck her, you know.

Hey, this next one of 'em goes

out to a young man in the house.

Whoo-hoo! Known him since

he was just a small boy.

Now he's all graduated from high

school and making me feel old.

Happy high school

graduation, Mason.

Thank you.

Okay, guys, let's be clear. We're gonna

break this into four categories.

One, anything you want to

keep from your childhood

and you're taking with you.

Two, throwing away.

Three, donating.

And four, whatever you

want to try to sell

at the garage sale next weekend,

whatever we don't sell,

we're donating.

Doesn't the apartment have like an

attic, or storage or something?

No. You're missing the point.

We're not gonna drag a bunch of

crap to Mom's tiny apartment.

Can't believe

we're moving again.

No, I'm moving.

You moved two years ago. You

have an apartment in Austin.

Mason is moving in the fall.

I'm done.

This'll be great for me.

I'll have all these options.

I could take a sabbatical.

I could get some writing done,

try to get published.

What about Christmas, though?

What are we gonna do?

I'm not sharing a room with him.

One of you will

sleep on the couch,

and we'll use that

blow-up mattress.

How am I supposed

to do my laundry?

Sam, I'm gently

pushing you out of the nest.

And on your way down, you may

magically find some quarters

that you use to do laundry

in your own apartment.

Come on!

You guys are adults!

You need to take some responsibility.

Now, what do you want?

I'm gonna get the veggie burger.

I'm not having anything,

not hungry.

What's wrong with you?

I'm sick.

What is it, your head?

Do you have a fever?

She's pregnant.

No. To be honest, I drank

way too much last night.

You weren't driving, were you?

No, no.

Cary's back home, too,

and we just hung out.

You know, peach Smirnoffs,

they just go down so easy.

No, no. Hey,

that's not an excuse.

You can still pack boxes.

These people want to move in

as soon as possible.

Hi, guys.

I'm Ernesto, how are you?

You probably don't remember me,

but I worked on your

septic line years ago.

Yeah.

Believe it or not,

you changed my life.

You told me that day

that I was smart

and that I should go to school.

I took your advice. I signed

up for English classes,

and then a year later,

I went to community college

and I got my Associate's degree,

and I'm working on my

bachelor's now at Texas State.

And also one of

the managers here.

That's great.

It's good to see you,

because I really wanted

a chance to thank you for that.

Gracias. It really

meant a lot to me.

Don't worry about lunch. It's on me.

It's the least I can do.

You guys should listen to her.

She's a smart lady.

Thank you.

Isn't that kind

of crazy, though,

that a computer

knows who you are

from just 20 questions

off a form?

I guess there are really only like

eight types of people in the world.

I mean, there are subsets

like male and female,

but apparently we're not as unique

as we want to think we are.

Have you even

talked to this guy yet?

No, but we've been trading emails.

He seems pretty cool.

He's studying

literature and anthropology

and he's way into Bright Eyes,

so that's not so bad.

But, anyways, he was

telling me about how

the system they use for assigning

roommates is kinda spooky.

The freshman satisfaction rate for

new roommates used to be like 60%,

and now it's 100,

just 'cause of the computer.

Well, sounds like he'll be

a good roommate, then.

Yeah. But we

pretty much decided

that soon they won't even

need a questionnaire

'cause they'll just let the

NSA scan your digital ghost

and they'll tell you

who your roommate is

based on everything you've

ever said, written or clicked.

Did you put this in here again?

I don't want it.

Come on, it's the first

picture you ever took.

All the more reason to

leave it behind, right?

What?

Nothing.

No, what is it?

It's nothing!

Mom.

This is the worst

day of my life.

What're you talking about?

I knew this day was coming.

I didn't know you were gonna be

so fuckin' happy to be leaving.

I mean, it's not that I'm that happy.

What do you expect?

You know what I'm realizing? My

life is just gonna go, like that.

This series of milestones.

Getting married. Having kids.

Getting divorced.

The time that we thought

you were dyslexic.

When I taught you

how to ride a bike.

Getting divorced again.

Getting my master's degree.

Finally getting

the job I wanted.

Sending Samantha off to college.

Sending you off to college.

You know what's next?

It's my fuckin' funeral!

Just go!

And leave my picture!

Aren't you jumping ahead by,

like, 40 years or something?

I just thought

there would be more.

Hey, you must be Mason.

Yeah. Dalton, right?

Yeah, man, it's nice to finally meet you.

Definitely.

Are you cool with

this side of the room?

Yeah.

Got in this morning,

just moved my shit in, man.

Well, yeah, I don't care.

No worries.

Cool. Can I help you

with anything, man?

Any bags, any of that

stuff need brought in?

I just got like one box left,

I packed pretty light.

But I appreciate it.

It's my pleasure, man.

Of course.

Um... Are you going to

the orientation mixer thing?

Orientation mixer thing?

Fuck no, man,

I'm not going to that,

and neither are you, by the way.

We got way better stuff to

be doing, dude. All right.

You ready?

Yeah.

Hey, Barb, this is my roommate Mason.

Mason, Barb.

- Hi.

- Hey.

You coming with us?

Where're you going?

Hiking. Yeah, man,

you should come.

If we leave now we can catch the

late afternoon at Big Bend.

You ever been before, man?

Yeah, but not since

I was really little.

Then all the more reason to come now, man.

That's why we're here, dude.

Mason, this is

Nicole, Barb's roommate.

Hey, what's up?

Hi.

Mason, Nicole.

So, you game?

Sure.

Here, have the rest of this.

Got it timed perfectly. It'll kick

in when we get in the mountains.

Awesome. Let's go.

Do they let you

major in that here?

Well, it's not that serious here, so

I kinda train outside of university,

but I'm taking all my basics like

History of Dance and all that.

Nice.

Yeah.

What do you teach?

Gosh.

Ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop.

Wow...

Which one's your favorite?

Tap.

Yeah?

Yeah.

You get to like make up all your

own sounds, and there's no rules.

Just like creative freedom.

That's great.

Yeah.

That's why I love

teaching it, 'cause,

I don't know,

it's so beautiful to me,

and it's kind of dying

away in this generation,

so, to be a part

of bringing it back

to the kids is really rewarding.

Right, keeps it going.

Yeah.

How old are they?

Six to eight.

Wow.

Yeah. They have no fear, and

they're not self-conscious at all.

They haven't reached

the awkward years yet.

Yeah, not yet. It's coming.

Hey.

Hey.

Dalton can be crazy sometimes.

He seems cool, though.

Yeah. Yeah,

they're both really cool.

How are you feeling?

Great. Pretty great,

to be honest.

Good.

I'm really happy that

you're hangin' out with us.

Yeah. Me, too.

This moment's

having a falsieful whoregasm!

It's like as if all of time

has unfolded before us

so we could stand here and look

out and scream, "Fuck, yeah!"

You know how everyone's always

saying, "Seize the moment"?

I don't know, I'm kinda thinking

it's the other way around.

You know, like,

the moment seizes us.

Yeah. Yeah, I know.

It's constant.

The moment, it's just...

It's like it's always

right now, you know?

Yeah.