One Winter Weekend

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(upbeat orchestral music)

(computer chiming)

I sent her the top

20 dating ice-breakers.

Top 20?

I thought it was

supposed to be top ten.

I know, right?

If there's that

much ice to break,

maybe you shouldn't

be on a date.

(laughing)

Hey, come here.

The Cyan

[Both] Wintersports 820.

Are you getting

that for your trip?

I wish.

It's a little steep on

an assistant's budget,

but a girl can dream.

Well, you could get the 620.

All the bells and whistles

for half the price.

Hmm, that's not a bad idea.

Maybe we hit up the

store before the party?

If we ever get out of here.

I really wish you were coming

snowboarding this weekend.

Yeah, I've learned my lesson

on making plans around here.

Every time I book something,

Diane sends me

another assignment.

Don't I know it.

Do you think she's read it yet?

Probably.

There's only one

way to find out.

(light orchestral music)

Diane, if now's not

a good time, I--

Now is always a good time

for my favorite writer.

What do we have?

Oh, "Top Twenty

Dating Ice-Breakers."

Love the headline.

Yeah, thank you

For that.

You shouldn't feel undermined

because I write the

headlines in advance, Cara.

It gives the magazine--

A consistent voice?

See?

You were listening.

I like it.

Oh, but you don't love it?

I want to, but it

needs a bit more pizazz.

You know, maybe a cautionary

tale of a date gone wrong.

Don't underestimate the

value of your own personal--

Dating horror stories?

Perspective.

(laughing)

(light orchestral music)

You're out there in

the singles world.

I mean, let's see that.

Actually, I started

seeing someone

recently.

Very recently.

Perfect, so I'm sure

you have some material.

Oh, I would but, the thing

is, it's going pretty well

and I was thinking,

with the New Year's

maybe I could try to

keep my personal life

a little bit more--

Personal?

Um, as I recall, you asked

to be on the relationship desk.

But, I mean, if it's too much,

we can always put you

back on the beauty desk.

No, uh, no.

I will make it better.

Cara, make it

better next year.

It's New Year's.

You guys should

be out having fun.

[Both] Really?

Yeah, really.

Don't come home till

the sun comes up.

And then, you know, start

thinking about that re-write.

Happy new year.

(upbeat orchestral music)

Okay, how about this one?

Amazing.

Amazing because it's amazing

or amazing because we took too

long buying your snowboard?

Can't it be both?

We're never gonna make it

across town before midnight.

Oh, why don't we go to

Jesse's rooftop party.

He lives just a

couple blocks away.

I told you I can

not go to Jesse's.

We've only been dating 3 weeks.

It's too soon.

You know, the old Cara

would've gone in a heartbeat.

Exactly, but the

new Cara is careful,

aware that holiday

parties are synonymous

with romantic expectations.

(laughing)

You know that sounds

like one of your articles.

Yeah.

Oh shoot.

Hey.

What's this?

Nothing.

[Megan] Nothing?

Mm-mm.

It's from Berkeley.

It's the grad program in

creative writing you applied to.

Maybe you got in.

Don't jinx it!

Don't you want to open it?

Oh, no no no no.

I can't.

You do it.

Okay.

Well, it looks like you're gonna

be bringing in the new year

with a bang.

- Oh!

- You got in!

Oh, I'm so happy for you.

I'm kinda dying to tell Jesse.

Well, then let's hit

up that rooftop party.

Let's go.

(funk music)

I just can't believe I got in.

Well, I can.

I edited the first fifty pages

of that mystery you sent in

and I'm still dying

to read the rest.

Well, you might get your wish

because if I accept, then I

have to show up February first

with the other hundred

and fifty pages.

What do you mean "if"?

Well, it's a big decision.

I'd have to quit the magazine.

Ooh it's almost midnight!

[All] 10, nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four,

three, two...

Ooh, that's him over there.

Ooh, super cute.

(all cheering)

On second thought, not so cute.

("Auld Lang Syne"

by Robert Burke)

Should old

acquaintance be forgot

and never brought to mind

Should old

acquaintance be forgot

So, what's the rule here,

you read five pages,

you gotta buy it?

If that's the

case, I'm on the hook

for half the mystery section.

Well, you're in

your happy place.

Meh, today, I'd call it

my glumly distracted place.

Come on, it's not that bad.

It's New Year's Day, you got

a couple of new mysteries,

our favorite scone,

a cup of coffee

with a sustainable

story attached to it.

And best friend who

thinks it's never to soon

to bounce back from heartbreak.

Okay, look.

So, Jesse showed you

sooner than normal

that he was the

wrong guy for you.

You should be focusing

on the good things

going on in your life right now,

like getting into grad school.

I don't know, Meg.

The more I think

about grad school,

the more I think

it's not a good idea.

What?

Oh, man.

How did we wind up here?

What's wrong with this place?

We just finished our

run in record time.

I was gonna treat you

to a wheat grass shot.

A, that's not a treat.

B, next time take me somewhere

that isn't also a bookstore.

I mean, last time

we came in here,

I had to pry you out of

there with the jaws of life.

Eh, what do you want from me?

This is my happy place.

Two wheat grass shots, please.

Now that I think about it,

wheat grass isn't

your worst idea.

I mean, we are gonna be

boarding the sheer

face of a glacier

in the next few days.

Yeah, I wanted to

talk to you about that.

Any chance I could take

a pass on this weekend?

No, no, no.

No, Ben.

I already took time

off from the hospital

and Dr. Shawn is no longer

accepting cancellations.

All right, it's just I'm

under a lot of pressure

to stay out of the

public eye right now.

What are you gonna do?

Stay at home and mope?

I don't mope, I brood.

Then brood on a snowboard.

Besides, you're doing

it for the charity.

Yeah, you're right.

Of course, yeah.

For the kids.

Bottoms up.

Anyway, you don't have to

worry about the public eye.

Clara Lake Resort is

not exactly a scene

if you know what I mean.

You mean there's no chance

of running into anyone we know.

No one we know, no

one you'd want to know.

All I'm saying is you

shouldn't let this Jesse stuff

cloud you judgment.

You should weigh out the

pros, not only the cons.

I have been and grad school

feels like a huge risk.

I'm just supposed to

walk away from a job

most writers would dream about?

Ha, most writers don't

understand the job requirements

of working the

relationship desk.

It's a lot of pressure,

this expectation that you

should be dating all the time.

It does take up

a lot of energy.

Energy you need to

finish your novel.

Maybe I should

take a step back.

[Megan] Yeah.

Get a little perspective.

Right?

Put dating on the back-burner.

Exactly.

Wait, what?

Just till I figure

this other stuff out.

Oooh, Diane is

not gonna like that.

Diane won't have a choice.

[Ben] Excuse me.

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