Life Tracker Page #2

Banana.

Where did you even

get that from?

But what about the good

that it could do?

What about the other side

of the coin?

This is your life,

Dillon Smith.

Oh, great.

A lonesome life

behind his camera,

a dead end day job

stuck in mediocrity,

never finishing a project

he starts,

but he gets his print read,

finds out he's going to be

hugely successful,

have ten awesome children.

Just ten?

And die happy in old age

while receiving head

from 18-year-old

Brazilian triplets.

Whoo!

Oh, brother.

What can you do?

This information could give

him the confidence he needs

to come out of his shell

and go after his dream.

You realize I have the power

to evict you, right?

Yes, but at least

the rent I pay you

comes from working in a field

I went to school for.

Oh, burn.

Damn.

Wait, hold on a second.

I don't think that

this print thing is going

to be able to tell you

if you're going to be happy

or not though, right?

Happiness produces hormones.

Can't that be measured?

Yeah, he's got a point

right there.

Just saying.

Why do you always

not shut up?

It's okay, sport.

Are you still talking

right now?

This was on

the local news today.

One of those

middle of the day things

when they know

nobody is watching.

Sorry to use this stuff

from the web,

but I don't have the pull

to get the interviews myself.

Today, we're joined

by honey joans,

a political science Professor

from uc berkley

and Abigail Wesson-levitt,

a philosophy Professor

from carnegie mellon.

Welcome, ladies.

Hello.

Hello, Susan

and thank you for having me.

Yes, thank you.

So, we are curious to hear

what you know

about life tracker limited.

Sounds a bit like

a science fiction movie,

doesn't it?

It really does.

From what I can understand,

if my body's chemistry

is involved it's recorded

and from there we can

make assumptions?

Exactly.

I'll give you an example.

If it's in like a person

who has an excess buildup

of white blood cells

that can mean

this person is sick.

Now, if it's a specific kind of

cell or a physical reaction

we may be able to tell

what sickness it is exactly.

What's up, dude?

Hey.

Come in for a minute.

Dil, I paused

the movie upstairs.

Bell is waiting.

Just give me a second.

Sit over here.

What's all this?

I was a little pissed off

the other day when you said

I never finish anything.

It pissed me off,

but you were right.

Well, I know I was right.

That's why I said it.

I was pissed

because it was true,

but you didn't have

to say it in front of everyone.

Wait, wait.

Just please, please.

Dil, whatever this is,

you're making it awkward.

I want you to help me

hold myself accountable.

Accountable?

I've decided

I'm going full force

into the life tracker doc.

I don't know if

it's the best topic

or how long it's going

to remain newsworthy,

but I have to finish something.

Great.

I'm with you.

You're with me?

Yeah, I mean I don't think

it's the greatest idea either,

but I do think you need

to finish something.

So, I'm with you.

Well, I didn't say

I thought it was a bad idea.

Neither did I.

But you don't think

it's good?

Okay.

Why this topic?

Just because it happened

to be what we were discussing

when the subject

of you having no follow through

came up?

That, and I think this story

could go somewhere.

I mean think about it, man.

I'm always bitching

about a father I never knew.

I don't have my own

family medical history.

Life tracker could open

that window for people.

Do you have any idea

how long science takes?

If this is even real science.

And what?

Are you just going

to keep using this camera?

What about lights or actually

getting good sound?

What about release forms?

Interviews,

are you just going to keep

interviewing random strangers

and your friends?

Is Google

your only research tool?

I'm going to deal

with all of those things, okay?

I might have to cut corners,

but who doesn't?

And my first goal

is to fill out the application

for the clemens grant.

That would take care of half

of the problems right away.

Dil, they don't just give

the clemens to anyone

who fills out the paper work.

I know.

I'm not an idiot.

I mean what are you telling me?

Not to try?

You're trying, aren't you?

Of course I am.

Look, let me know

if you need any help.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Really?

Really.

You know where I live.

Oh, and just for the record,

all you folks at home

you heard that, right?

All right.

Now, can I go

watch my movie now?

Yes.

All right, buddy.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Release of the life tracker...

The release

of the life tracker...

I'm getting way too many

shadows from these wrinkles.

Less than a month away.

Do you seriously

not own an iron?

Spokane, Washington

where Richard 'rocko'

hutchensen...

Do you think maybe we can pan

in when we start this segment?

No, I think it should

just stay still.

Some movement

would liven it up though.

Yeah, and you're already

going to need a genius editor

just to key off

this damn sheet.

I stole a picture

off the ltl website

we might be able to use.

Oh, yeah.

I know a guy in spokane

that might be able to swing by

and get some video too.

Awesome.

To be the first

to get their print.

There are many reports of

people lining up at pharmacies

to be the first to get their...

You should totally

cut to the people lining up.

You can even interview

some of them.

Do you know where people

are lining up?

No, where did you hear it?

I guessed.

Jesus.

They're predicting

the future.

People have to be lining up

somewhere.

Can we just shoot this?

Wait, can you...?

Never mind.

Just action.

Are you sure we can't pan in?

I swear to God, Dillon.

[Clock ticking]

I'm good.

Just any time.

Okay, okay.

We're good.

Do you have any thoughts

on life tracker

or rocko hutchensen?

Is that that mean old bastard

who thinks

he can predict the future?

I can't really afford

a reader,

but I found this website

that teaches you

to read it yourself.

The reader doesn't come

with the print order?

No.

How much does that cost?

It depends

on the reader's rating.

I've seen anywhere

from $300 to $1,500.

Well, what's the rating

of the $300 version?

What do you think people

will be saying

about this story

20 years from now?

I mean if it changes the way

that we think about

how we've arrived

at our predicted futures

we could be sitting

on the dawn of a worldwide

cultural awakening.

That was, yeah,

that was exactly right.

That was it?

Yeah.

Yeah, and there's that ltl guy

in irvine who killed himself.

We heard about that.

Sad.

Yeah.

Do you know

what his motive was?

Maybe he didn't like

the future he saw.

I don't know.

Anyway, I've got to run.

Sorry, I'm going to be late.

Good luck with

your movie though.

Thank you.

A couple more

and I think we've got

what we need.

Okay, yeah.

I know I agreed

to help you on this,

but what are we doing

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