Some Days Are Better Than Others Page #4

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But I wouldn't want

something like that

handed down to me.

Its a lot of

responsibility having

an urn.

You can't just throw

it away or

sell it at a garage

sale or something

Maybe that's what

happened with this one.

Maybe it was too

much for someone

and it got too

sad, and they had

to push it away.

I don't know

It'd be sad

to be the person

in there.

Like some sad ghost

that nobody wanted

around anymore.

Kind of like the

dogs on the

unadoptable list.

OK,

Hold on a second.

Hey!

Wake Up!

I got a

job for you.

A P.A. job.

- What time is it?

- I got a P.A.

job for you

Are you available

tomorrow?

Just say "yes. "

- Available?

Yeah, sure...

OK. I think

he can do it.

I'll fill him in

and call you back.

Alright, bye.

OK, check

it out dude...

I got the perfect

P.A. job for you.

We're shooting a commercial

on the coast, on Friday

on the beach,

and the director

just realized

that the look

of the beach

is going to

change all day

as the tide

comes in.

So we need

someone to go

out there and

get footage of it

at various times

throughout the day

and then bring

the tapes back

so he can

see it.

- OK, now...

What is it?

- Sounds perfect, right?

You can even

bring Otis along!

He can keep

you company.

- OK, you want me

to drive out to

the coast, and

videotape a beach

all day?

- Yeah. A specific

beach. But, yeah.

- And I get paid

to do this?

- Yep. Standard rate.

Two hundred a day.

- Two Hundred bucks?

- Yeah. And they'll

even give you

gas money. And

you can use

my camera.

- OK... So what's the

commercial about?

Some life insurance

company...

It's just going to

be like a typical

American family hanging

out on the beach

while some voiceover

talks about

protecting the ones

you love.

- Whoa...

This sounds like

the sort of

f***ed up sh*t I'm

totally qualified to do.

- OK. good!

But this is for

real, man.

You can't

mess around.

It's my ass

on the line.

You've got to

be out there

really early.

Like 7:
00 a. m.

Come back when

the sun sets,

and give me

the tapes.

- OK.

- Are you

positive you can

get Otis' car?

- Yeah. Probably.

I mean it's not

like he has

anything else

going on. So...

OK. I've got

to go...

I'll see you

tonight,

and I'll give

you my camera.

- OK, cool.

- OK.

Hello, this is Chloe.

[Phone rings. ]

Otis, pick up

the phone...

Crap.

[Knocks on door. ]

[Knocks on door. ]

Otis?

Otis...

Otis. It's me, Eli...

You left your front

door unlocked again.

Otis?

Otis?

Otis.

Otis.

[Laughs to himself]

Otis.

Hey.

Well, hello there

- What are you

doing back here?

- Well I was doing

some recording

and this is the

quietest place

in the house.

- Cool. What are

you recording?

- I was doing a

narration for the soap film.

- Oh, cool...

- Yeah.

You uhh,

want to go

in the kitchen?

- Sure.

- Look at these images

that I,

that I recorded

yesterday.

They're amazing.

- Man...

- You know, the

world of soap...

It's...

It's incredible.

That there are

whole worlds

inside there.

That. That one there...

It's no bigger

than a fingernail.

- Otis, it's really,

really cool.

It looks great.

- So Katrina...

Why do you

want to be

on a reality

television show?

Well...

I guess when

you're on

a reality T.V. show.

It just seems like

everything is more important

When somebody has a

breakdown it's really

sad and dramatic.

And everybody feels

really bad for the person

When you have a

breakdown by yourself

it's just sad.

No one really notices

OF cares

I hear you've been

going through

a difficult breakup

Would you like

to talk about that?

It's been the worst

experience of my life.

I went from being

totally in love

to totally heartbroken

in a matter

of hours.

I caught him

cheating on me.

And how did

you catch him

cheating on you?

I know the password

to his email account

I figured it out

by reading emails

that he sent to

his best friend.

He has the same

password for everything.

His emails, his MySpace,

his bank account.

I figured it out

a long time ago,

but

I didn't make

it a habit

of spying on him.

Just a couple

times when he

was acting strange.

I guess I never

really did trust him.

And are you still

spying on him?

Yeah...

I guess so.

I know I shouldn't be

but I can't help it.

Why?

What is it that

you hope to find?

I guess I just want

to find some inductions

that he misses me,

that he feels bad

and guilty,

and that he thinks he

made a mistake.

And is that what

you've found?

No.

It's been the

exact opposite.

It's like,

being able to read

somebody's mind,

but only finding out

things that you

wish you didn't

know about.

What is it that you

want to do with your life?

Right now I just want

to get out of my head.

I want to turn

these thoughts off.

I can't stop

thinking about this.

This is driving me crazy.

And is that why

you want to be on

a reality T.V. show?

- Here we are, on

the beach. 7:
30 a. m.

Cold and misty here,

on the beach.

[Turns off camera. ]

Whew...

It's chilly

out there man.

- I bet it is.

- OK, so if I have

to go out there

every half hour...

That basically means,

- You know, your

grandma and I

came here once.

Well, a whole bunch

of us did,

from the center.

That was when they

were doing those,

those "field trips. "

- Wait, you came to

this exact spot?

- Yeah.

I remember...

I remember that rock.

- Which one? The big one?

- Yeah.

- Huh. You know, I

think I actually

I think I remember

her talking about that.

That trip.

- She loved to go

out in the world.

- Oh she loved it.

Any kind of road trip...

- Yeah.

- She was fun.

You look nice today, Otis.

That's a great suit

you have on there.

- Oh, well...

[Chuckle] Thank you, Eli.

I thought I should

look my best.

- So what's this?

- Oh it's the, uhh...

It's the soap film.

- Oh, yeah...

- So you finished it?

[Laughs to himself]

- I don't know whether

it'll ever be finished,

but uhh, that's the sample.

- Cool.

- I was wondering...

Do you think

we could...

give that to one of

the people from the

film company?

Oh...

You know, its just

us today.

Yeah, they're coming

out on Friday to

do the commercial,

but its just you

and me today.

You know, I could

give that to Chloe though

and maybe she can

pass it on to them.

.OkaV-

- Is that why you got

all dressed up today, then?

- No, no...

- Is Chloe your

girlfriend?

- No, nope.

She's ah...

She's my roommate.

She got me

this job though.

We're just friends.

- Do you uh...

Do you have a

girlfriend now?

- No, I don't.

"Why not?

- Well, I...

you know...

I think its just...

Its hard to meet people.

You know?

And I have a

bad habit of

falling in love

with lesbians.

Lesbians?

- Yeah. You know,

lesbians, like, um

women who like

other women.

- Oh, right. Right.

Lesbians.

- How about you?

Any new love interests?

- Oh...

No, no more for me.

Eli, I'm through

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