Elevator Girl Page #2

NO, ACTUALLY.

UM, GROWING UP, I WANTED

TO BE A RACE-CAR DRIVER.

[chuckles]

BUT, OF COURSE, THAT WASN' A VERY PRACTICAL GOAL

FOR THE MAN OF THE HOUSE,

SO I-I RECONSIDERED.

OH, YOU'RE MARRIED?

ME? NO.

OH, NO.

NO, WHEN I SAID

MAN OF THE HOUSE,

I MEAN WHEN I WAS A KID, UM...

OH, RIGHT.

MY FATHER PASSED AWAY

WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

AND MY MOTHER RAISED ME

BY HERSELF, SO...

OH, I'M SORRY.

WOW, THAT IS--

THAT'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY

FOR A LITTLE KID.

I, UH...

SCHOOL WAS ALWAYS

REALLY EASY FOR ME,

AND WHEN I REALIZED

NOT ONLY COULD I GET THE JOBS

AND SCHOLARSHIPS I WANTED,

BUT THAT I HAD TO,

YOU KNOW,

TO HELP OUT MY MOTHER...

AND I'M SORRY.

I...

[laughs]

I NEVER TALK ABOUT MYSELF

LIKE THIS.

I'M RAMBLING.

NO.

NO, YOU'RE SHARING

ABOUT YOUR LIFE,

AND IT'S INTERESTING.

SO, UH, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I WAS RAISED:

BY A SINGLE MOM TOO.

UM, MY PARENTS SPLIT UP

WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

I WASN'T THAT INTO SCHOOL,

THOUGH, NOT LIKE YOU.

I WAS MORE:

INTO THE EXTRACURRICULARS.

OH, SUCH AS?

WELL, I, UM...

I TOOK ALL KINDS OF DANCE.

I DID A SEMESTER

OF ULTIMATE FRISBEE.

I HAD A FAILED ATTEMP ON THE SOCCER TEAM,

AND I FINALLY REALIZED

I REALLY WASN'T THAT ATHLETIC,

SO I MOVED ON TO MUSIC,

WHERE I PLAYED THE FLUTE,

I PLAYED THE SAX.

I TOOK ALL KINDS

OF ART CLASSES.

WOW. YOU MUST BE

REALLY CREATIVE.

I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN,

I LIKE TO THINK SO, YEAH.

BUT I'M SURE YOU ARE, TOO.

I MEAN,

YOUR JOB JUST TAKES

A DIFFERENT KIND

OF CREATIVITY.

[laughs]

I'M SURE THERE'S AN ARTIS IN THERE SOMEWHERE

JUST DYING TO COME OUT.

- WELL...

- WHAT?

OKAY, I-- IT MIGHT BE

THE, UH, FRUSTRATED

RACE-CAR DRIVER IN ME, BUT...

OH, COME ON. SPILL.

I KINDA LIKE TO, UH--

I LIKE TO PAINT MODEL CARS.

- [laughs]

- YEAH.

YEAH, IT'S KIND OF STUPID.

I KNOW.

NO. NO, IT'S NOT STUPID.

I MEAN, ART'S IN THE EYE

OF THE BEHOLDER, RIGHT?

YEAH. RIGHT.

I LIKE THAT.

YEAH. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT'S YOUR--

YOUR NEXT CREATIVE OUTLET?

WELL, HONESTLY,

I'M EIGHT CREDITS AWAY

FROM FINISHING CULINARY SCHOOL,

AND IF I WOULD JUST GO

AND FINISH--

I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE

I NEVER HAVE TIME.

WELL, IT'S GREAT, THOUGH.

I CAN'T COOK A THING.

WHEN I'M WORKING,

I EAT OUT,

AND WHEN I'M HOME,

I MICROWAVE ALL MY FOOD, SO...

OH, THAT'S TERRIBLE.

COOKING IS FUN.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I CAN MESS UP TOAST.

[sighs] SHOULDN'T BE

TOO MUCH LONGER, RIGHT?

I MEAN--

OH, YOUR--

YOUR TIE IS A MESS.

- OH, SORRY.

- OH, SORRY.

DO YOU WANT ME TO FIX IT?

YES. YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THERE.

YOU'RE PERFECT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW

IF I'D SAY PERFECT.

I MEAN,

I STILL CAN'T COOK, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE,

IF I'M GONNA LEARN

HOW TO COOK, I...

I MEAN, I PROBABLY NEED

SOMEONE TO TEACH ME.

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE

THAT COULD DO THAT OR...

HMM...

MAYBE.

- YEAH?

I'LL HAVE TO THINK

ABOUT THAT.

[loud thud]

- OH!

[elevator running]

- UM...

- I'M SORRY.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WOW.

SO THIS WAS, UH...

THIS WAS FUN, ACTUALLY,

BEING TRAPPED:

IN AN ELEVATOR WITH YOU.

YEAH, IT WAS.

WE SHOULD DO IT AGAIN

ONE TIME.

I MEAN, WITHOU THE ELEVATOR, OF COURSE.

RIGHT, OF COURSE.

MAYBE A COOKING LESSON.

YEAH, A COOKING LESSON,

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, UM,

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

OKAY. BYE.

JONATHAN.

- ALAN.

- YOU MADE IT.

- HOW ARE YOU?

- LET'S GET YOU A DRINK.

YEAH.

EVERYTHING GOING OKAY?

- YEAH, FINE. THANK YOU.

- GOOD.

WE ARE HERE TONIGH TO TALK ABOUT A YOUNG MAN

WHO I AM VERY EXCITED ABOU AND FEEL JUST PRIVILEGED

TO HAVE, UH,

IN THE FOUR WALLS

OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

THIS YOUNG MAN HAS MADE

HIS ASCENT IN THIS FIRM

SEEM PRACTICALLY EFFORTLESS,

WITH THE EXCEPTION

OF TONIGHT,

WHEN HE WAS HARSHLY OVERRULED

BY A POWERLESS ELEVATOR

AS HE WAS TRYING TO COME UP

TO THE DINNER.

[laughter]

SO I WELCOME HIM

AS A NEW PARTNER.

I THANK ALL OF YOU

FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I HOPE:

YOU WILL ENJOY YOURSELVES.

AND WITHOUT ME STANDING HERE

AND PUMPING YOUR HEAD ANY BIGGER

THAN IT ALREADY IS,

SO THAT YOU'LL

ASK FOR MORE MONEY,

I GIVE YOU, LADIES AND

GENTLEMEN, JONATHAN MACINTYRE.

[applause]

UH, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU, ALAN.

OKAY. BEFORE WE, UH,

START TO EAT,

I'D LIKE TO SAY

A FEW THINGS.

I'D LIKE TO THANK

THE FOUNDING PARTNERS

FOR WELCOMING ME AS AN EQUAL

TO THE FIRM THAT THEY HELPED

BUILD FROM THE GROUND UP.

UH, NOW, ALL YOUR NAMES ARE

AT THE TOP OF THE LETTERHEAD.

I KNOW THAT.

I WON'T FORGET THA ANYTIME SOON.

UM, BUT I WILL NOW,

AS A PARTNER,

CONTINUE TO REPRESEN SHUSTER, BARRON & CLYDE,

THE INDIVIDUALS:

AND THE FIRM,

TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.

ALAN, RICHARD, GRACE,

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY,

THIS WONDERFUL DINNER.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE

AND SHARING THIS WITH ME.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

I LOOK FORWARD:

TO WORKING MANY YEARS

WITH ALL OF YOU HERE.

THANK YOU.

YEAH!

COULD EVERYONE STAND

AND LET'S HAVE A SALUTE.

CHEERS.

all:
CHEERS!

- CHEERS!

- HEAR, HEAR!

[Greta Gertler'sLittle Bird]

LITTLE BIRD:

SINGIN' OUTSIDE

DON'T YOU KNOW

IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

I THINK:

YOU'RE JUST CONFUSED

BY THE LIGH BY THE NIGH THERE'S A MAN

STANDIN' OUTSIDE

LOOKIN' INTO HER WINDOW,

INTO HER...

SO CONGRATULATIONS

ON MAKING PARTNER.

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE

FOR SOMEONE SO YOUNG.

WELL, I'M NO WUNDERKIND,

BUT, UH,

JUST A WORKAHOLIC.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

MMM. THAT'S RIGHT.

NICK SAID YOU WERE

AN EXECUTIVE V.P. AT YOUR FIRM.

UH, YEAH. STARTED OU AS ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR,

AND I WORKED MY WAY UP.

YOU'RE LIKE ME.

ALL WORK, NOT ENOUGH PLAY.

YES, I KNOW

EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.

[laughs]

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE US,

WE'RE...

WE'RE ACHIEVERS.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,

PRINCETON, CORNELL,

SUMMA CUM LAUDE AT BOTH.

YOU?

YALE, STANFORD.

JUST YALE AND STANFORD?

I BET YOU WERE:

AT THE TOP OF YOUR CLASS, RIGHT?

RAKING IN THE SCHOLARSHIPS,

LAW REVIEW.

I KNEW IT.

AND NOW THA WE'VE BOTH ACHIEVED SO MUCH,

IT'S LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO

GO OUT AND GET THE REST OF IT--

YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE, KIDS,

DOG RUNNING:

AROUND THE BACKYARD,

BUT I DON'T KNOW

WHO HAS THE TIME FOR IT.

OH. WELL, I CERTAINLY DON'T.

I MEAN, THE ONLY WOMAN

I TALK TO ON A DAILY BASIS

IS MY SECRETARY, AND SHE'S

OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY MOM.

WELL, I'M, UH,

PROBABLY A TRAITOR TO MY GENDER,

BUT I NEVER REALLY BELIEVED

IN ALL:

THE FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE STUFF

THEY FED US AS KIDS.

IT'S FUNNY. I WAS JUST TALKING

ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY.

YEAH, RIGHT?

I MEAN, WE BOTH WORKED HARD

TO GET INTO THE RIGHT SCHOOLS,

TO GET THE RIGHT DEGREE,

THE RIGHT JOB, YOU KNOW,

THE RIGHT HOUSE AND CARS

AND ALL THAT.

I THINK A RELATIONSHIP SHOULD

BE APPROACHED THE SAME WAY.

YOU MEET THE RIGHT PERSON,

AND YOU WORK AT IT.

YEAH. A RELATIONSHIP

IS A PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

AND, REALLY, WHEN WAS

THE LAST TIME YOU MET SOMEONE

AND FELT SOME IMMEDIATE

LIGHTNING-BOLT CONNECTION?

SO...

WHAT'S UP?

- I MET A GUY.

- WHAT?

WE GOT STUCK:

IN THE ELEVATOR:

ON THE WAY:

TO THE CATERING EVENT.

THE POWER WENT OUT.

- OKAY. TELL, TELL!

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