Little Boxes Page #2

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window seven to 10 days?

Well, now, I don't even know.

- You want half this?

- Sure. Thanks.

Recording on phone: Welcome

to coast to coast movers.

I can't understand

what you said.

Mack:
Because I wasn't

speaking to you.

Okay, to schedule a move, say,

"make reservation."

For your vehicle's location,

say, "track my truck."

Mack:
Track my truck!

Please hold for a customer

service representative.

Oh, hey, what's the Wi-Fi?

No Wi-Fi.

They won't be in our area

until the end of the month,

which is why I have to do

everything on this.

Ugh.

Oh. Hey, look.

This got mixed in somehow.

- Nice!

- Yeah.

When was that?

Well, it was your birthday.

So it was probably two years

ago this week?

Mack:
Hmm.

I really want your birthday

to be special.

Do you think that William and

Joe and Vizey can come visit?

She arguing a big case.

Yeah. Oh! Maybe William

can just come by himself.

- He could. -Yeah. It's

like three hours away.

Mack:
Mmm-hmm. Gina: He

can just take the bus.

- Hi!

- Hi.

Mack:
How did it go?

For your vehicle's location,

- say, "track my truck."

- Say it, say it.

Track my truck!

I can't understand

what you said. Please hold.

Well?

Clark:
It was good.

They're popular girls.

They're allowed to have phones.

They text all the time.

- Okay.

- Mack:
So you like them?

They invited me back tomorrow.

Did they? Are you going?

I don't know.

Hello, young ladies!

I'm Clark's father.

- Hi!

- Hi.

Is one of your parents home,

so I can just say, "hi"?

Uh, mom's at work.

Dad's at the store.

Oh, okay. Um...

And they're okay with this?

Bye, dad!

Bye. But, Clark,

borrow a phone, and call me.

- Okay?

- Clark:
Okay.

Bye.

- Tom:
Can I help you?

- Can you help me?

Oh, oh, hey, hi! Yes!

Hello,

welcome to the neighborhood!

Thank you! Do I know you?

Oh, no, no, no. I... I heard

that you guys were moving in.

You bought the Mckorzel place,

right?

- Yes. -Your wife is

the new hire in art!

- Yes.

- I'm tom Gibson.

Mack burns.

But I'm sure you knew that.

Yeah. I'm the head

of the block association.

- Really? -So I've got

to be extra friendly.

- Man:
Hey, tom!

- You are!

Aw, thank you!

- Great to meet you.

- Good to meet you too.

Yeah. Hey, you guys

ever need anything,

I'm your man!

- Okay!

- All right.

- All right, block association.

- Take care.

Mack:
Protecting us!

Tom:
Actually,

that's neighborhood watch.

Dean Maureen:
So what

I'm hearing is that we agree

that the phrase "epistemological

journey" is working,

but that we disagree on the

meaning of "epistemological."

- Helena:
Did I get you?

- Yes.

I'm sorry.

Helena wisdom-Vickstein.

Computer historian,

dramaturge, klutz.

Gina Mcnulty.

- Hi.

- Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

So are you a fancy consultant from

the "we'll make you better" firm

that the Dean brought in?

No. No, definitely not.

I'm art department.

The new hire!

- Yeah.

- I've heard about you!

- Welcome!

- Thank you.

I am so sorry

you have to sit through

- this orientation retreat BS.

- Oh...

Total ass-numb-er.

You through, Helena?

I am, Maureen. Please.

Continue.

Dean Maureen:
I'm...

I'm sorry, everyone, but...

Control freak!

- Shh!

- Shh!

Dean Maureen:
And really drill

down to our values as educators,

to remain steadfast in our

commitment to liberal arts colleges

that don't have to engage

- with responsibility

center management. -Psst!

Oh!

Dean Maureen:
That is the core

of the liberal arts education.

Hi, I'm Adam Roberts,

the amateur gourmet,

here with my cameraman and husband, Craig.

Say hi, Craig.

Bonjour, Adam and Craig!

Okay, so today we're going

to learn some things

that everyone should know

how to do.

It's a simple bechamel sauce.

I'm two steps ahead of you,

darling.

It's an easy sauce.

And the foolproof way to get

a perfect consistency,

is to have the sauce like this when

you add the butter. And you know,

it sounds like a small thing, but

it's actually a really big deal.

-It uses an extra pot, but...

- God!

- This cautionary measure

may be seen to be necessary.

It's a lot like the souffle

we made on our last show.

It sounds intimidating, but once you get

the basics down, it's really simple,

and people will enjoy it.

So, let's get going.

First, we'll need

a few ingredients.

Prepare flour, heated milk,

and salt and pepper.

And that's it! That's your

bechamel sauce.

I know it's a really fancy name

for something really simple.

Gina:
And finally, I just

wanted to share a few images

from a series involving women

performing private

stereotypically female, uh,

domestic acts on the streets

of New York.

My work is always engaged with the

idea of gender performativity.

And here, specifically,

I'm looking to Cindy Sherman,

Nan Goldin and Lorna Simpson who

also interrogate social categories.

This series was shown last

year at the ICP triennial.

So that's... that's it.

And I... I just really wanted

to say, again,

how excited I am to be joining

this community of...

Well, fine minds.

Mack:
Hey!

Hi! It went great!

That's awesome, baby!

Congratulations!

Yeah, I mean,

they really liked it

and I met a few people.

See? You focus on the present

tense, good things happen.

- I'm proud of you.

- Thank you, sweetie. Bye.

Woman:
It's supposed to be

really nice.

Oh, my god, look! No glasses!

Oh, my god!

You actually look really, really

good without your glasses.

- Thanks! -But I mean,

I like them on too.

Just make sure you don't wear them

to Julie's end-of-the-summer party.

Um, okay.

- What're you gonna wear?

- I don't know.

Not your lion's t-shirt,

I hope.

You need to make those pajamas.

Both:
Make those pajamas!

Can I help you find something?

No, just browsing.

Browse away!

You know, actually, yes.

Contemporary fiction.

- It's right this way.

- Okay.

Are you looking for something

in particular?

No, just...

Just...

Actually, tenor sax.

Tenor sax?

By Marcus burns.

Definitely have never heard

of it.

- Okay. Thank you.

- But...

I can order it.

- No, that's okay. Thank you, though.

- Sure!

Group:
Missionaries!

Missionaries! We're on top!

Ambrosia,

your mom's on the phone.

Oh. Thank you, Mr. Hansen.

Julie:
Well?

That was good.

You know 2-bit

used to be a ho?

Yeah, I knew... I knew that.

She's rich now, I guess.

- Oh, my god!

- What happened?

I can't believe it!

She asked what we were doing, and I told

her that we were practicing our routine!

She says I should never listen

to 2-bit

and I can never dance

in front of a boy!

But you weren't doing

anything wrong.

Right? Clark?

I hate my mom!

Don't you guys hate yours?

- I don't know.

- I guess.

Mine's such a c-word!

- Gina:
Hi!

- Hi, mom!

Did you get new furniture?

A few things.

We'll figure it out.

You didn't smoke, did you?

No, sweetie, I didn't.

What is this?

Mind if I look?

- Where did you get this?

- Julie's.

- I don't like it.

- It's fine.

Clark, it's not and you know it!

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