Lady Bird

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Do you think I look like I'm from

Sacramento?

You are from Sacramento.

You don't have to do that.

Well it's nice to make things neat

and clean.

- You ready to go home?

- Ready.

Her hand moved behind his head and

supported it.

Her fingers moved

gently in his hair.

She looked up

and across the barn.

And her lips came together.

And smiled mysteriously.

You have been

listening to The Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck.

If you...

Our college trip took

21 hours and 5 minutes.

Hey, why don't we, let's just

sit with what we heard?

Are you serious?

We be don't have to constantly

be entertaining ourselves, do we?

I wish I could live through

something.

Aren't you?

The only exciting thing about

2002 is that it's a palindrome.

Okay fine, yours is the worst

life of all, you win.

Oh so now you're mad?

Because I wanted to listen to music?

It's just that you're being

ridiculous, because you have a great life.

I'm sorry I'm not perfect.

No one is asking you to be perfect!

Just considerate would do.

I don't even want to go to school

on this state anyway.

I hate California. I want

to go to the East Coast.

Your Dad and I will barely be able

to afford in-state tuition.

- There are loans, scholarships!

- Your brother, your very smart brother...

He can't even find a job.

He and Shelley work.

They have jobs.

They bag at the grocery store.

That is not a career and they went

to BERKELEY.

Your father's company is laying

people off right and left.

Did you even know that?

No of course you don't because...

you don't think about anybody but yourself.

An Immaculate Heart is already a luxury.

Immaculate FART. You wanted that,

not me!

Miguel saw someone knifed in front of him

at Sac High,

Is that what you want?

You're telling me that

you want to see somebody knifed

- right in front of you?

- He barely saw that.

I want to go where the

culture is, like New York.

- How in the world did I raise such a snob?

- Or at least Connecticut or New Hampshire.

Where writers live in the woods.

You couldn't get into

those schools anyway.

Mom!

You can't even pass your driver's test.

Because you wouldn't let me

practice enough!

The way that you work,

or the way that you don't work,

you're not even worth state

tuition, Christine.

My name is "Lady Bird".

Well actually, it's not, and

it's ridiculous.

Call me Lady Bird,

like you said you would!

You should just go to City College.

You know, with your work ethic., just go to

the city college...

and then to jail and then back to City

College

And then maybe you'd learn how to

pull yourself up

and not expect everybody to

do everything for you.

In the name of the Father,

of the Son and of the holy spirit.

Amen.

Let the Lord be with you.

And also with you.

We all have you back for the

start of a new school year.

All the Xavier Boys.

And the Immaculate Heart girls.

Of the United States of America.

And to the republic

which it stands.

A nation, under God...

9/11 NEVER FORGE - The liberty and justice for all.

A vote for Amanda is

a vote for boys.

Boys and healthy vending

machines because

no one wants a muffin

with that many calories.

Do not ask me, Mr. Bruno,

is this gonna be on the finals?

Or Mr. Bruno, is this

gonna be in the midterms?

Because I am not gonna tell you.

That is none of your business!

You know the rules,

this is my house.

I am reading a letter of St John...

We are afraid that we will

never escape our past...

and we are afraid of what the

future will bring.

We're afraid that we will not get into the

college of our choice,

we're afraid we won't be

loved, we won't be liked,

we won't succeed.

There are the classics:

Saint Augustine, of course.

Aquinas. My favorite, Kierkegaard.

Wait until you hear...

His love story. It will

make you swoon.

And the coming of our

Savior, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Some of the students were disturbed

by your posters.

It's just a bird head on a lady

body.

Or vice versa.

I think it's a little upsetting...

It's my tradition to run for

office.

Don't worry, I won't win.

That's not what I'm worried about.

This won't mess with my

scholarship, will it?

No, you're okay there.

You have a per formative streak, I

think.

Yeah, I think that too.

Maybe you'd enjoy theater arts.

They are having auditions for the

fall musical.

Do we have that here?

It is a collaborative effort

with the men at Xavier.

How am I a senior and not know we

have that?

Perhaps you haven't always been an

active part of this community.

They do a fall musical and a spring

play

and from what I hear it's a

real blast.

What I'd really like is to be on

Math Olympiad.

But math isn't something that you

are terribly strong in?

That we know of YET.

CHRISTINE "LADY BIRD"

- There you go.

- Thanks.

Julie doesn't need to be in

quotes.

But it's not my real name.

It's not the same thing.

I'm not sure you're right...

I am in love with this neighborhood.

Yes, it is so beautiful.

If I lived here I would definitely

have my wedding in the backyard.

I'd have friends over all the time

to study and eat snacks.

I'd be like MOM WE'RE TAKING THE

SNACKS UPSTAIRS TO THE TV ROOM.

I'd have my own bathroom.

I can't stop you d*cks from hanging

out here.

But quit wrinkling all the

magazines!

When I'm in this store,

I'm not your sister.

I am a customer Miguel

and I am always right.

Ever since he moved in, your

brother and Shelly...

They are becoming

the same person.

No way.

Yeah, okay, maybe.

See, why don't I look like that?

Yeah. Just once I'd like to have the

song New York Groove playing.

Feel like it really

applies to my life.

You've never even been to New York.

That's why I'm applying to New York

colleges.

Do you know if Sarah

Lawrence is actually IN the city?

Your parents would pay for that?

Scholarships, financial aid.

I'll figure it out.

My Mom thinks I can't get in

but she is sorely mistaken

What about terrorism?

Don't be a Republican.

I'm probably just going to go to

City College.

PUT THE MAGAZINE BACK.

Sh*t!

- You doing okay, mama?

- Yeah, that was terrifying?

Wasn't it?

Thank God you were there.

I guess you can't

have pencils anymore.

Yeah, just gotta go back to just felt

tip markers. Crayola

Oh Luis this is for you! I got it

for the baby,

I couldn't resist it.

She loves pink.

Well, it's more for you and

Andrea than it is for the baby...

And I'm sorry I didn't have time to

wrap it.

- No, it's perfect.

- Okay. Good.

I'll see you tomorrow...

Or I mean, later?

- Thank you.

- Okay.

Did you know toothpaste

is basically ineffective?

It's like sucking on a mint

Mike Kelly died.

I didn't even know he was sick again.

- How old was he?

- Only fifty-six.

Can Shelly and I get in there?

In a minute honey Dad and I are

still in here!

That's too young

LADY BIRD YOU BETTER BE DRESSED!

- I AM DRESSED.!

- Yeah

I'm gonna send them a note.

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