Greener Mountains Page #3

- I don't know.

- I don't even...

seriously, this whole area

is next to the Abenaki sacred land.

Sacred like church?

Beck does like a good slide show.

Guy:
That's a party.

- J.P.:
That was nice.

- ( Beck laughs )

Is this blurry to anyone else?

Guy:
Look at this junk.

- Hey, Uncle J, I have a question.

- Huh?

- Why the hurry?

- Huh?

I mean, for me to get you into NYU.

Why... why the hurry?

Oh, 'cause I told Alice

I was already a student there.

Beck:
You what?

Wait, you, uh...

What? You made that up

to... to impress her?

( laughing )

Yeah, I've never been to New York.

( laughs )

Look at Mr. Slick Here.

I told her I was studying

environmental architecture.

( Beck laughs )

I even found out

what kind of music she likes

and I burned CDs of the same stuff.

I... I... I...

I told her I jogged

from Greenwich village

to the cloisters to study.

Beck:
That is hilarious!

That's hilarious.

Oh man, I love her.

I love her more than anyone

can love anyone.

I would do anything

to make that girl happy.

Anything.

I'll be whoever that girl

wants me to be.

And I can do it too.

( crying )

Hey, you okay?

What do you want?

Uh, J.P. Sent me.

He said you wanted to talk to me.

What?

Well, I feel really stupid.

Um, I'm sorry.

He sent you over here?

Yeah, he... he said

you wanted to see me.

Um, I don't know.

I guess he thought

we'd get along, New York and all.

( huffs )

Look, I'm sorry.

I'll... I'll leave you alone.

I'm not pissed at you.

What are you doing?

I'm leaving.

Really?

You know, Alice,

you're not gonna be able

to catch a bus in town tonight,

but, uh...

You're more than welcome

to catch a ride to New York

with me in the morning.

( sighs )

Yeah?

I'm sure I could tell you some stories

of some of the losers

I fell in love with.

What are you still doing here?

I think she went into town

with Eric for something.

Right.

She'll be back.

She'll be back.

Mother:
"About suffering,

they were never wrong,

the old masters.

How well they understood

its human position.

How it takes place when

someone else is eating

or opening a window,

or just walking dully along."

W.H. Auden wrote that.

Come on.

Howdy, I'm Randall.

Oh, uh, did you forget something?

I'm gonna have to let you go.

Why?

Did I do something wrong?

I can change.

I'm malleable.

Was it the way I said "howdy"?

No, we don't need you anymore.

But I just started.

Yeah, well, you just finished too.

Well...

if that doesn't beat all!

Hmm.

Why are you still here?

Well, I figure if I'm gonna get fired,

I might as well get

a free meal out of it.

- 935.

- What?

I just figured it out.

I've had 935 bowls.

Well, technically, that's a cup.

I've had 935 cups

of real Vermont cheddar cheese soup

every Friday lunch of my stupid life.

- Well, to be so lucky.

- Lucky?

Well, don't be so sure.

Do you realize what

a waste of your life it is

to eat this every Friday of every week

of every year of your life?

Well, I love dairy.

Milk, cheese, butter, you name it,

I love it.

Especially your more viscous dairy.

Oh, homogenized milk is fine

and I really enjoy sour cream

because of the texture.

It's very, very thick.

But I prefer dairy

with a little more meat to it,

you know, more lumpy dairy.

Your cottage cheeses, your paneers,

your clabbered creams.

Whew, give me a plate of curd

and a glass of warm clabbered milk

and I'm in pig heaven.

You ever churn your own butter?

( music plays )

All around the lake tonight

The darkness is punctured

by little light

You've seen them

so many times before

But now you wonder what's

on that further shore...

( sighs )

The night is still,

you hear no sound

But there's a voice in your heart

That won't quiet down.

Later, toe.

Why don't you just go down there?

- Where?

- "Where, where"?!

She obviously doesn't

want to talk to me!

I wouldn't want to talk to me.

I don't want to talk to you.

- J.P.?

- Yeah.

Can I talk to you a sec?

I just got back from the hospital.

The news isn't good.

Been together for oh, so long

And now you tell me

That you'll be going away

And now I know where

you're going to...

- Howdy, I'm J.P.

- I hope you find your way

I say

What's forever if you're gone?

I'll find the strength

- To carry on

- Hi. J.P.

Merry Christmas.

Only you

Can stop the pain

And our love will always remain.

What did Dr. Amonte

have to say this morning?

That I'm not smoking

or drinking nearly enough.

He thinks you should go out and get me

a carton of Winstons

and a bottle of Glenfiddich.

Seriously, how're you feeling?

Don't you start too.

So...

Have you heard from her?

What are you talking about?

You know you have to write a letter

to get a letter?

I did.

- Send another one.

- She doesn't want to talk to me,

she doesn't want to talk to me.

Oh, then that's that.

I mean, you did write one whole letter.

I'm better off by myself.

Alone is fine.

Lonely ain't.

Just leave it, okay?

It's none of your business.

Doesn't mean you aren't acting

like a complete doofus.

All right, fine.

Tell me, what should I do?

Oh, I don't know.

Like you said,

it's your business.

But let me just tell you

how foolish it seems

from the vantage point of a woman

who has only a few years

left on this planet

to see you give up the chase

on a person you love.

I don't l...

shut up, let me finish.

Thank you.

( coughs )

In 73 years, I've made my share

of bone-headed choices,

things that I wish

I had done differently.

But looking back,

the one thing I never ever regret

was doing too much for someone I love.

Okay, here... here we go.

Studio right across from hunter campus.

J.P.:
No, it's got to be

in the east village, my man.

Then you're gonna have

to take a subway to class

every day.

I don't care.

If it's not in this radius, skip it.

There's a fine line between

romancing and stalking.

Funny.

You can't just hop in the car,

drive down there, say hi?

No, I can't.

I told her I'm this guy,

this New York guy.

I got to be prepared.

That's why she went with Eric.

Why wouldn't she?

I'm a nobody

from the middle of nowhere.

Who would you choose?

You.

Of course your breasts

would have to be a lot bigger.

How come you're not unpacked?

I figured I'd wait

to see what transpires.

Believe me.

You can unpack.

I'm so out of here this time.

Hmhmm.

Trust me.

Hey, what's up, my man?

Big ones biting?

Let me see.

These fish suck.

- Well, there's always tomorrow.

- No.

Three toe says you're leaving today.

Yup, I'm going to New York City.

You're gonna come visit me,

aren't you? You better.

Me and bug in the big apple,

sounds fun, doesn't it?

A bug in a big apple.

That's funny.

It kinda is.

All right, hold on.

A couple more minutes.

A lot of cords under here...

I got to get this TV...

I've already got one TV I don't watch.

Well, I thought since you can't get out

that this way you can still

keep in touch with things.

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