Snowglobe Page #6

[birds chirping]

GOOD MORNING.

SLEEP WELL?

YEAH.

LIKE A...A LOG.

I'LL SAY.

SO...

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

WELL, I'VE GOT TO GE TO WORK.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO KEEP YOURSELF ENTERTAINED

FOR A WHILE.

OKAY.

WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR SHOVEL?

OKAY, THIS CONTROLS

THE TV.

POWER, CHANNEL, VOLUME.

THIS IS THE PHONE.

NOW WORK IS ON SPEED DIAL.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS HIT THREE.

THIS CONTROLS:

THE DVD.

NOW IF YOU WANT TO USE IT,

YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TV

ON CHANNEL 3, OKAY?

[TV clicks on]

[roaring on TV]

[screams]

AAH!

UH, BETTER FORGE ABOUT THE TV.

THERE'S THE MICROWAVE

OVER THERE IF YOU GET HUNGRY.

YOU COULD USE I TO WARM THINGS UP.

JUST DON'T PUT ANY METAL

IN IT.

OH, AND NO JARS

AND NO EGGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

BETTER JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

UH, THERE ARE TAKE-OUT MENUS

IN THE DRAWER:

NEXT TO THE STOVE.

JUST PICK UP THE PHONE.

CALL 'EM, TELL 'EM

WHAT YOU WANT.

AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DO YOU?

[giggles]

HEY.

OH, HEY.

WHAT'S UP?

EDDIE, THIS IS GONNA SOUND

REALLY, UM...

WELL, REALLY WEIRD.

BUT, UM, YOU'VE MET DOUGLAS,

RIGHT?

YEAH.

HEY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

(Angela)

I SHOULDN'T BE ASKING YOU THIS.

I KNOW.

BUT EVERYONE'S OU AND I GOTTA BE AT WORK,

LIKE, 10 MINUTES AGO.

I REALLY NEED YOU...

TO WATCH DOUGLAS.

WATCH?

HE'S NEW TO, WELL,

EVERYTHING.

I WOULDN'T ASK BUT I'M AFRAID

TO LEAVE HIM ALONE.

YOU WANT ME TO BABY-SI YOUR BOYFRIEND.

NO--NO...

YES.

MORE LIKE HANG OUT.

CAN YOU?

AT LEAST UNTIL:

I CAN TRACK DOWN JAMIE.

PLEASE?

IF HE TRIES TO USE THE TOASTER,

THE WHOLE BUILDING COULD GO UP.

WHAT--WHAT IS HE?

IS HE, LIKE, CHALLENGED,

OR SOMETHING?

EDDIE, DON'T MAKE ME BEG.

OH, WHAT THE HELL.

OH, MY GOD!

YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.

SURE.

SEE YOU LATER.

BYE, ANGELA.

(Eddie)

SO HOW DID YOU AND ANGELA MEET?

(Douglas)

OH, SHE CAME TO MY VILLAGE.

(Eddie)

VILLAGE?

SO YOU'RE NOT MUCH

OF A CITY BOY THEN?

WHAT ARE THESE BIG GUYS CALLED?

HIPPOPOTAMUSES--

SES--

HIPP--

HIPPOTAMA--

HIPPOS.

[silently]

HIPPO.

YOU AND ANGELA HAVE

A LOT IN COMMON, I GUESS.

OH, YEAH.

WE LOVE CAROLING

AND DECORATING TREES

AND BUILDING SNOWMEN.

ALL THE USUAL STUFF.

YOU KNOW...

SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE SKATING,

I PUT MY ARM AROUND HER.

SO ARE YOU, LIKE,

REALLY RICH OR SOMETHING?

FRUSDORFER!

ONE VEGGIE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU,

MR. FRUSDORFER.

KING, ONE MEAT LASAGNA.

TARANTINO,

TWO MEAT LASAGNAS.

HERE YOU ARE.

ENJOY.

WILL DO.

ISABELLA, HERE YOU GO.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

STRASPORT, TWO MEAT.

[sighs]

THIS TICKLES MY NOSE.

PUT THAT BACK, PLEASE.

"SCOTCH."

THAT'S RIGHT.

GLEN LEE 15-YEAR-OLD

SINGLE MALT SCOTCH.

LIKE BUTTERSCOTCH.

NO, NO, IT'S...

A LITTLE DIFFEREN FROM BUTTERSCOTCH.

WHERE ARE YOUR FROM?

OH, I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU.

THE VILLAGE.

OH, THAT VILLAGE.

OKAY.

WELL, I HAPPEN TO KNOW

FOR A FAC THEY GOT SCOTCH OVER THERE.

SO, UH, WHERE IN THE VILLAGE?

EAST, WEST?

THESE QUESTIONS:

AREN'T THAT HARD, DOUG.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

GOOD NIGHT.

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

CAN'T WE CLOSE EARLY?

GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.

BESIDES, YOU GOT A MAN

WAITING FOR YOU.

MM, YOU'RE THE BEST!

I KNOW.

GOOD NIGHT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, YOU.

THANKS, CLAIRE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[door opens]

HEY!

HI.

WHERE'S DOUGLAS?

I THOUGHT--

JAMIE CAME FINALLY

AND TOOK HIM HOME

A WHILE AGO.

OH.

WELL...

THANKS FOR, UH,

YOU KNOW.

WE WENT TO THE ZOO.

[laughs]

I BET THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

YEAH.

PLACE LOOKS GREAT.

THANKS.

WE, UH, OPEN NEW YEAR'S EVE.

WOW.

BET YOU'RE EXCITED.

I AM.

WELL...

I SHOULD BE GOING.

CHRISTMAS EVE.

BIG NIGHT WITH THE FAMILY.

AND DOUGLAS.

AND DOUGLAS, YEAH.

CAN'T LET YOU GO

WITHOUT TRYING THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

HMM.

GIVE IT A TASTE.

[laughs]

FRUSTRATED BARTENDER, TOO?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

MMM.

AH, IT'S LIKE

A CHRISTMAS TREE...

ON FIRE.

EGG NOG AND CINNAMON SCHNAPPS.

I FIGURED IT WOULD BE

RIGHT UP YOUR ALLEY.

FEELING MERRIER ALREADY.

YOU LIKE CHRISTMAS.

LOVE IT.

SEE, TO ME,

IT'S JUST STRESS.

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT TREE,

THE PERFECT PRESENTS,

TRYING FOR SOME IDEAL

YOU COULD NEVER REACH.

THERE IS A PERFECT CHRISTMAS.

I'VE SEEN IT.

I HOPE NOT.

WHY?

'CAUSE THEN WHAT?

END OF THE ROAD,

NO MORE STRUGGLE?

YOU LIKE TO STRUGGLE.

I'M GOOD AT IT.

YOU'RE GOOD AT EGG NOG.

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

TRY THIS VARIATION

ON THE THEME.

WHAT, DID YOU CHANGE

YOUR RECIPE?

WHY, IT WAS--

PERFECT?

I KNOW.

THIS ONE'S PERFECT TOO.

IMPOSSIBLE.

MM, OH, MY GOD.

WHAT IS THAT?

CHERRY BRANDY.

CHERRY BRANDY.

PERFECTION, ANGELA,

COMES IN MANY FLAVORS.

[sportscaster on TV]

AND SO HERE WE ARE

SETTING UP.

THERE HE GOES:

WITH A FAKE HAND-OFF.

I STILL DON'T GET IT.

IT'S FOOTBALL.

WHAT'S NOT TO GET?

WELL, WHERE IS HE RUNNING?

HE'S TRYING TO GET A--

A TOUCHDOWN.

HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW FOOTBALL?

THEN WHAT HAPPENS?

THEN THE OTHER TEAM TRIES.

WHEN DO WE GET TO TRY?

WE DON'T.

THEY PLAY, WE WATCH.

THAT'S HOW IT GOES.

[on TV]

AND IT'S 2ND AND 10.

AND HE CUTS BACK

TO PASS,

THROWS TO DWIGHT.

OH, AND HE'S SACKED.

LOSES THE BALL.

[Douglas starts humming

Jingle Bells]

THIS IS BORING.

LET'S GO ICE SKATING.

AH, NO.

YOU WANT TO DECORATE

A TREE?

NO.

YOU WANT TO--

NO.

HEH.

[cracks knuckles]

DO YOU HAVE A SHOVEL?

[grumbling]

WHEN'S ANGELA COMING HOME?

NOT SOON ENOUGH.

[whooshing sound]

WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?

[on TV]

WITH A--OH, WITH A GOOD BLOCK

BY NUMBER 14.

MARIE!

JEEZ.

HOW MANY PEOPLE SHE GO BACK THERE?

(Angela)

SING WE JOYOUS:

ALL TOGETHER:

FA LA LA:

LA LA LA:

LA LA LA:

THOSE AREN'T EVEN WORDS.

SING:

I THINK YOU GO THE SINGING COVERED.

[laughs]

FA LA LA LA LA:

ALL RIGHT, RUDOLPH.

LET'S BRING IT IN

FOR A LANDING, SHALL WE?

[sighs]

I HAD A LOT OF FUN.

YEAH, ME TOO.

ME TOO.

THANKS...

FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE SHIVERING.

ARE YOU COLD?

NO, NO--

I FEEL NICE AND TOASTY.

[giggles]

IT'S JUST, UM,

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU MAKE ME A LITTLE...

A LITTLE?

[door opens]

ANGELA, WH--

OKAY, UH,

YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU INVITE

YOUR BOYFRIEND INSIDE

TO MEET YOUR OTHER BOYFRIEND

AND HIS OTHER GIRLFRIEND.

(Marie)

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER

FOREVER:

AND YOU JUST UP AND LEAVE

WITHOUT SO MUCH:

AS A GOOD-BYE?

NO, NO, MARIE,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

LOOK WHO IT IS,

LITTLE MISS "COME TO MY TOWN

"AND STEAL MY BOYFRIEND

WHILE WE'RE ICE SKATING

AND THEN LEAVE AND HAVE HIM

FOLLOW YOU HOME."

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

YOU AND MARIE WERE JUST FRIENDS.

OF COURSE MARIE'S MY FRIEND.

YOU'RE MY FRIEND.

EDDIE HERE IS MY FRIEND.

YEAH, ME, NOT SO MUCH.

UGH, DOUGLAS,

I WAS YOUR ONLY GIRLFRIEND

UNTIL SHE CAME AND TOOK YOU.

I DIDN'T TAKE HIM.

HE JUST ESCAPED ON HIS OWN.

UH, HA--

MARIE, WHY DON'T WE

GO SOME PLACE:

WHERE YOU AND I CAN

GO TALK.

JAMIE, CAN YOU KEEP DOUGLAS

COMPANY?

NO.

JAMIE IS HELPING ME

WITH DINNER.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!

YOU HEARD THE LADY.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DICING

AND CHOPPING.

'CAUSE, DOUG,

YOU AND ME OTHERWISE--

YEAH!

MARIE.

LET ME GUESS.

SHE'S FROM THE VILLAGE TOO.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

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