"previously on "men in trees"" "I have degenerative kidney disease." "I was wondering if you would like to stay with me." "Celia:" "Jack's ship went down in the bering sea." "Gary's in trouble." "Let me go." "They're officially calling off the search." "Jack!" "Ugh!" "Not exactly the welcome home I was expecting." "Let's move in together." "* I miss the sound of your voice * * and I miss the rush of your skin * let's move in together." "Really?" "Why wait?" "Yes." "Yes?" "Yes." "all right." "I got to run." "Uh,we'll do the whole move-in thing after I get back from azerbaijan." "Azerbaijan?" "Yeah." "Can't wait." "Land mines everywhere." "But -- see you in a couple of months." "A couple years at the most." "Wait!" "You okay?" "You were going to azerbaijan... for a couple of years." "It was a dream." "Still,you were so bias?" "about it." "You did really ask me to move in,didn't you?" "That wasn't just part of the dream?" "I really did." "And you really said yes." "I know,but... what?" "Is it crazy -- skipping over the whole dating stage?" "I mean,we hardly know each other." "We know the important things." "The devil is in the details." "So we'll learn the details." "Really quickly." "When you're just dating, you don't have to show all your warts at once." "I mean,not that I have any warts -- because I actually don't -- but I have other things." "Terrible toes,a tendency to grind my teeth,but no warts." "I don't want to waste any more time." "Let's just do it." "Jack,I am not a "let's just do it" kind of a person." "I'm more of a "mull it over and make pro and con lists and talk to a million people and get input from a therapist"" "kind of a person." "And con number one " "I do not exactly have a great track record when it comes to living with people." "I tried it with graham." "Look how that turned out." "I'm not graham." "And you just lived with lynn." "Maybe you're a serial mover-inner." "Marin,being on that ship,nearly dying... the life that I wanted to come back to had you in the middle of it." "I want that life to start now." "I don't know why you don't talk more." "You're pretty good at it." "Okay." "Under one condition -- no bering sea adventures... or azerbaijan adventures." "In fact,no more adventures period." "Well,trust me,after what happened, I'm not going anywhere." "It was that bad,huh?" "I don't want to thinkabout the past." "Celia:" "Okay,slow down!" "Slow down!" "Stop!" "All right.Hoo!" "What do you thinkthe problem was?" "No music to accompanymy awesome steering." "No!" "Hands should beat 10:00 and 2:00." "I don't need a protractorto tell me your right hand was pushing 3:45." "Come on,I knowhow to do this now -- as far as you know you do." "But you just sustained a head injury which has left you with giant black holes in your memory." "What if you're driving in the rain,start hydroplaning, and realize your"what to do in a skid" knowledge is buried next to the memory of your first day of school or your 10th birthday party or your love of runny eggs?" "Mom!" "I'm sorry,patrick." "But I own 51% of this car, which means I decide when you get the keys back." "All right,come on." "Let's go practice parallelparking over by the garbage can." "I'm totally open." "Me too." "Both houses have their pluses and minuses." "Exactly." "So,do you want to just live in my house,then?" "We could although I did just buy new appliances." "Well,I replaced all the pipes last year." "My garbage disposal could chew through rock." "My house is on a bigger piece of land." "You have seen my new professional seriesself-cleaning stove?" "And I know it can accommodate two people because -- because you lived here with lynn." "Maybe a fresh start would be good." "I would like that." "Oh,but wait --cash." "We'll figure out the money stuff later." "No,the person -- cash --who lives in my house." "Oh." "Right." "Well,can't he move?" "Jack,he's got kidney disease." "I can't just put him out on the street." "Well,he can stay here." "He won't take a hand out." "Well,in exchange for someplace to live, he can fix the place up." "You did do a number on it." "Marin:" "Hello?" "Finally." "I've been trying you all morning." "You got an offer to -- business hat off.Friend hat on." "What?" "Oh." "Okay." "What's going on?" "Jack asked me to move in." "No!" "Yes." "And?" "I said yes." "No!" "I'm seizing the day." "Well,speaking as someonewho's planning a reception to celebrate marriage to a man" "I've knownfor less than six months," "I say bravo!" "Oh,yeah." "I love your invite." "Consider this my rsvp yes." "And I guess I will be bringing my new roommate" "Oh." "Excellent." "Congratulations,honey." "I couldn't be happier for you and jack." "Oh,thanks.Your support means a lot to me." "Can I put my work bonnet back on now?" "If you must." "I must because I just got a call from o magazine." "They're doing an essay series on finding your serenity." "And they want me?" "Well,firstthey wanted maya angelou." "But now they want you." "Unfortunately,maya's people took forever to decline, so you only have three days to write the essay." "But knowing how you thrive under deadlines..." "I cringe under deadlines." "...I already said yes." "Oh,of course you did." "Well,I guess I'd better get cracking." "Oh,wait,before you go... what's another word for "muscular"?" ""Strapping."" "Perfect." "That's why you're the writer." "I'll talk to you later,honey." ""Strapping."" "Nice." "Find anything?" "No." "Don't get discouraged." "You've only been job hunting for a week." "Okay.How does this sound?" ""He was a strapping outdoors man from elmo,alaska,"" "and her idea of the wilderness was the outer boroughs." ""But when sam soloway first laid eyes on jane burns," ""it quickly became clearthat they could live anywhere as long as they lived together."" "Wow." "Flowery." "Trust me,the more romantica couple's mythology, the better their chancesof getting into the new york times wedding section." ""Two weeks ago,literary editor/agent married snowplower/blank."" "As soon as you find a job,we'll fill in that blank." "If I find a job." "When." "A strapping man like you shouldn't have a problem." "So,when you first saw me, would you say you weremore lovestruck or awestruck?" "Hey,you." "The trout are biting." "Thought I'd grill tonight... maybe make a pinot noir sauce." "Oh,right." "You're probably eating with jack,huh?" "No,I'm not eating with jack." "I'm moving in with him." "Actually,he's moving in with me...here." "So,you're kicking me out." "No." "Well,I mean,yes." "But the good news is, jack needs some work done on his place, so we were thinking that, in exchange for a place to stay, you might want to fix it up." "I'll be fine." "No,really." "This isn't just a charity thing." "He really needs some work done on his house." "I kind of,uh,trashed the place." "Long story." "Anyway,you can't live outside." "Please say yes." "Okay." "Great." "And I will still betaking you to your doctor's appointments." "Princess,you don't needto use my kidneys as an excuse to see me." "As if." "Call me when he moves out." "Excuse me?" "Being in love with someoneis one thing." "Living togethe another." "Yeah,I know that." "Just saying,I've lived with you,princess, and I've known your boy jack for years." "You two really aren't compatible." "You got a lot of nerve." "I call it like I see it." "Yeah,well,guess what " " I call it like I see it,too.Yeah?" "Yeah." "And this is just you trying to protect your turf." "You don't know everything." "No,I may not,but I do know that I don't needto hear your opinions." "Just pack your stuff,okay?" "* Never let it go *" "* I won't never let you go*" "* I tried so hard to get you *" "* I should have known better *" "* I'll never get a girl like you * hey." "There he is." "[ Laughing ] Hey." "Hey,heard about youand marin." "That was...quick." "Should be saying thatto you." "You really moving into her place?" "Yeah.Big mistake." "Unless you don't mind living in a giant tampon box." "Oh,come on." "No,I moved into a gal's apartment once." "She had 93 scented candles." "I counted them one night to keep from asphyxiating." "Wouldn't worry about that." "I wasn't worried." "I'd worry about curtains.Yeah." "Women havea thing about curtains." "You give in to those curtains, that's the beginning of the end." "And,remember,you got to stake your claim right away." "Sounds like you're advising him to pee in a corner." "Actually,that's not a bad idea." "Theresa:" "Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh." "Got to get that count up." "Orange juice helps the guys swim better." "We're trying to get pregnant." "Oh,no kidding?" "Congratulations." "Yeah,that's great." "Well,we're not there yet." "Still in the trying stage." "I like the sound of that." "It sucks." "Huh?" "In order to maximize our chances of pregnancy, we're supposed to wait until she's ovulating." "No sex?" "Barely." "Ooh." "What's the upside?" "A child." "I said,"what's the upside?"" "* Uno,dos,three,cuatro * * la-la la-la la la-la la-la la-la la-la la la *" "sorry I'm late." "I had to wait for my mom to give me a lift." "It's okay." "We still have time." "This is crazy." "I need my car back." "We need my car back." "We?" "How else am I going to take you out on the town?" "Huh?" "Patrick,the thing is,again, I'm not interested." "And,actually,I am ficially off the market." "I'm moving in with jack." "Wow." "Have you thought this through?" "Yes,I have." "Living together's huge." "Just sharing space at the inn with annie is intense." "Turns out I'm ready for a little intense." "Carpe diem." "But aren't you scared you'll wake up one day and realize you've made a massive mistake but it's too late because you're stuck and there's no way out?" "You're on the air." "So...hey... patrick and I were just discussing the term "carpe diem,"" "or "seize the day"... an idea so old it comes to us in latin." "Live for today... don't let opportunity pass you by... just do it... which is all well and good." "But what happens the day after you seize the day when you wake up and face the consequences?" "What do you think,my fellow elmoians?" "Given the choice,would you rather look or leap?" "Shouldn't take too long to fix up." "Ah." "Yeah." "Thanks for doing it." "Thanks for letting me crash." "No problem." "Well,I guess that's it." "Keys are on the table." "Great." "Hey." "Congrats on the move." "Oh,thanks." "Treat her right,man." "I will." "Try not to get her upset." "And if she gets upset, make her put on a robe before she talks to you." "She always feels better when she's wearing a robe." "I'll keep that in mind." "Oh,whatcha got there?" "A clock." "Oh." "You don't like it." "Oh,it's,uh,very,um...middle-school." "So,that's a no." "Unless you love it." "If you love it,I can learn to love it." "Well,I don't love it." "You're putting that in there?" "It's empty." "That's because it's decorative." "Hey,shouldn't you be getting to work?" "Oh,I can start my serenity essay tomorrow." "Tonight should be devoted to moving in with my boyfriend." "So,I'm your boyfriend,huh?" "Yes." "And I am your girlfriend." "And I point that out because we skipped over the "who are we and where is this going?" Stage." "Sounds good." "So,listen,um,girlfriend." "How attached are you to the curtains in the bedroom?" "You know what?" "Let's leave the unpacking for tomorrow." "sounds good to me." "* And I belong to you *" "Honey?" "In here." "I've made dinner." "What do you think?" "Move over,martha?" "Oh." "Champagne." "The perfect accompaniment to general tso's chicken." "How did you know?" "I didn'T." "I just thought we should celebrate...since I got a job." "You did?" "!" "You're married to a new york city sanitation employee." "I'm married to a new york city what,now?" "Sanitation employee." "As in garbageman?" "Yeah." "It turns out that a garbage truck's operating system is pretty much the same as a snowplow'S." "Plus,there's union reciprocity." "Oh,you don't say." "You know,I got to admit I was actually getting pretty nervous" "I wasn't gonna find something." "Now you can finish the application." "Perfect." "I'll get champagne glasses." "Patrick:" "I mean,overprotective is one thing, but not giving a 26-year-old man keys to his own car -- that'S...croverprotective." "What?" "Uh,crazy and overprotective combined." "Oh." "Your mother's always been that way." "And when she thought she had lost you " " I know,I know." "All I'm saying is that it must be tough on a mom to go through all that and not want to clamp down on her kid a little." "And I've tried to be patient,but I need a little freedom." "You don't have to convince me about the importance of freedom." "Why do you think I fly airplas?" "Yeah." "Screw driving." "I should take up flying." "Hey,you want to learn?" "Are there 17 species of hummingbirds in north america?" "The answer's yes." "Okay,then." "Take the controls." "Now?" "Good a time as any." "Yeah." "You're right." "Carpe diem." "All right,now just hold her steady." "All right." "You got to feel the engine." "You feeling it?" "Yeah,I think so." "All right." "Now bring the nose up just a little." "That's it." "Now level her out nice and easy." "There you go." "Patrick,you are a natural." "I am?" "Sure." "* since I finally have all this time on my hands *" "whoa!" "What did you do?" "Stalled it." "Now,one of us is gonna have to restart the engine." "And it's not gonna be me." "Whoa!" "Well,I can't -- you can." "No,but I -- you're wasting time." "Yeah,b-but it's not -- but I don't,uh..." "Huge!" "Oh!" "That was awesome!" "Whoo!" "Hi." "Hey." "I hear you're trying to get knocked up." "You trying to save your marriage or something?" "I'm sorry?" "Because that's a very bad reason to bring a child into the world." "In fact,people who do that end up with children who are very ugly." "Clearly,I was wanted." "Clearly." "So,why the sudden change of heart?" "What gives?" "That's kind of personal,mai." "My lips are sealed." "Well... part of the reason I never wanted kids was 'cause my own upbringing was pretty screwed up." "Oh." "Just like oprah." "And then I realized I never really had a family, and I want one." "Well,good for you." "I know I don't look a day over 30, but when I realized I wanted children, it was a little too late for buzz and me." "I'm glad you figured it out while you still have an egg or two left." "Marin:" "You know... um,while certainly detailed and lifelike," "I'm just not sure it's a living-room item." "You know where it might look really cool is the shed." "The shed -- with my clock." "Do you realize this is the third thing of mine that you thought would look "really cool" in the shed?" "Not fair." "One of those items was a toolbox." "And a toolbox goes in the shed... unless,of course,it was a decorative toolbox." "Decorative -- functional." "It's not the end of the world to put something functional inside the house." "If you want to have a toolbox in the house, you can have a toolbox in the house." "It's not about the toolbox." "You're gonna make me hang the fish." "I just don't want to live in a tampon box." "Excuse me?" "I was talking to some of the guys at the chieftain." "Ah." "I just want this place to feel like my place,too." "Well,so do I." "It's just that our stuff isn't really...blending." "Okay,I have an idea." "You want me to move into the shed?" "No." "Each room has a captain." "And the captain gets to choose the decor." "Captain of the room?" "What do you think?" "Choose a room." "Oh." "Hmm,okay." "I want to be captain of the bedroom." "Captain of the bedroom." "The curtains stay." "I'll take the living room." "The whole living room?" "That's like half the entire house." "Well,if you get to be captain of the living room, then I get the bedroom,the bathroom,and the kitchen." "Fine." "Just as long as I get to be captain of the living room." "What are you looking at?" "Oh,your boobs." "They're definitely getting bigger." "I'm not pregnant yet." "Ow!" "Oh,hi." "Hey." "Aren't you two supposed to be holed up,high on love?" "We're high on love and famished." "Two burgers,poor favor." "Coming up." "And how is living in sin?" "It's great,thank you very much." "Oh,and by the way,the tampon-box comment -- not appreciated." "I'm captain of the living room." "Yeah,worst idea I ever had." "How's his stuff?" "My stuff's great... not that there's any room for it anyway." "She's got these big bowls everywhere -- empty." "Nothing goes in them because they're display bowls." "I love your bowls!" "Well,thank you,annie." "Bowls and throw pillows." "Oh!" "Throw pillows." "Those are the worst." "It takes me a half an hour to unmake the bed before I can even get in it." "It takes me about a half-hour to clean the sink after you shave, so I guess we're even." "Yeah." "Ew!" "Hair in the sink." "Right." "I could kill eric." "What about the hair around the drain after you shower?" "I could make a coat with that hair." "Patrick:" "What are you guys talking about?" "All:" "Hair." "Ah,speaking of hair,a supremely awesome thing just happened to me." "You feeling okay,patrick?" "Feeling better than okay,mom mai." "I just learned something new about myself." "I love flying... just like my dad!" "You do?" "Yeah." "Buzz just took me for a lesson." "Being up in the air like that... whoo!" "It's crunbelievable!" "Crazy and unbelievable combined." "Patrick invented a few words when the inn was slow last week." "And get this " " I'm flying the plane, all of a sudden, my dad just cuts the engine." "I'm serious." "And then he tells me to restart it." "We're talking midair." "I thought for sure we were gonna die right there." "And then -- you are not to fly with him again." "Yeah,but -- that's not a request,young man." "See,the thing is,it's not really up to you." "Excuse me?" "I'm a 26-year-old man, which means I can pretty much do whatever I want." "You're not the boss of me!" "Thanks." "Our first dual brush." "It's a funny thing,isn't it?" "When you first brush your teeth with someone, no one wants to be the first one to stop because they're afraid it will reflect poorly on their commitment to dental hygiene." "Never even crossed my mind." "Wow." "Yet another thing women obsess over that guys never notice." "Oh,like that extra 5 pounds... the difference between two shades of beige,or... oh." "Wow." "Just like that,huh?" "Yeah." "I'm not much of a night person." "No,that's fine." "I've been meaning to get to bed much much earlier." "Good night." "Good night." "* Rolling rolling ain't gonna worry no more *" "All right." "I'm off." "You really have to work the night shift?" "Got to pay my dues." "Have a good route... or whatever it is a garbageman's wife is supposed to say." ""Goodbye" is fine." "Goodbye,then." "Uh-oh!" "Someone forgot to recycle." "Don't you go all agro on me just because you work for the sanitation department." "Why is our application for the new york times in the trash?" "Oh." "I decided not to apply." "You've wanted to be in the new york times since you were a kid." "Yeah,but I realized it was silly,so I decided to forget it." "So it has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a sanitation worker?" "Just so you know,it's not my dream to be a garbageman,either." "But,unfortunately,people weren't throwing jobs at me." "Sam..." "I moved to new york for you." "If you aren't gonna support me..." "I got to get to my shift." "Celia!" "This is a surprise." "I need to speak to buzz." "Okay." "Hey,s your hair shorter?" "No." "I know." "That's my way of telling you it should be." "Hey,buzz!" "Get down here!" "Care for a beverage?" "No,thank you." "I'm fine." "Hey,celia." "What are you doing here?" "Just what do you think you're doing with patrick?" "Excuse me?" "You let him take control of an airplane?" "Oh,that." "Well,the boy wanted to learn." "I guess he takes after his old man." "Well,unfortunately,that's crystal clear." "What do you mean by that?" "Patrick was never rebellious." "And now he is,just like you were." "I can't help that you're his father." "Hey,now,wait a minute." "But I raised that boy." "And I know what's best for him." "Yeah?" "Well,I happen to think that he needs a little bit more freedom." "I don't care what you think." "I've been doing this for 26 years." "You've been doing it for what -- 9 months?" "Well,I just found out that I have a son 9 months ago." "You knew about george." "You didn't show much interest there." "I don't have to stand here and let you insult me in my own house." "You believe her?" "She has been doing this longer." "And like my grandma woo says, to find out about the road ahead, seek out the person with the bloodiest feet." "All right." "It means experience counts." "Mm-hmm." "I don't know why I waste ancient wisdom on you." "* 8:00 in the morning,yeah gray out my window *" "Hey." "I'm tired and smelly." "I just want to take a shower and go to bed,okay?" "Wait,sam." "I faxed the application over to my contact." "We can still be considered for this sunday's paper." "Her niece wants to be a novelist." "I said I'd read her manuscript." "You didn't have to -- yes,I did." "You were right." "I should be supporting you in everything." "And I want to,I do." "It's just... since I met you, my world has changed so completely,so quickly." "Sometimes it just takes my brain a second to catch up." "And you're all caught up now?" "I'm all caught up." "Oh,and a lot cleaner than you." "I'll go jump in the shower." "Hey." "Oh." "I can't believe this thing is broken." "It's unplugged." "Oh." "Why?" "I always unplug things when they aren't being used." "It conserves energy." "You're an unplugger -- interesting." "Just so you know,I usually don't sleep until 11:00, but I was up until 4:00 in the morning writing." "I know." "I found you at 5:00... walked you to bed." "No memory,huh?" "I'm a really sound sleeper." "It made summer camp a nightmare." "You unplugged my computer,too?" "Yeah." "When I walked you to bed." "I'm sorry." "I just assumed it -- please be there,please be there." "You saved your stuff,right?" "I don't know." "I told you " " I fell asleep." "Without saving?" "It was plugged in." "Shoot!" "Did you back it up?" "No." "But you're a writer." "Well,I wouldn't have had to back anything up if my computer hadn't been unplugged." "Ec what if there was a power outage?" "There wasn't a power outage." "I know,but there could have been." "But there wasn'T." "You unplugged my computer, so now I've lost my entire paragraph." "Oh,it was just a paragraph." "No,it's not just a paragraph." "It was a good paragraph, a good paragraph on serenity that I was up half the night writing, which is why I got so tired that I forgot to save it in the first place!" "Okay." "Now you're overreacting." "Oh?" "Well,guess what." "That's me." "I'm an overreactor." "I am the captain of overreacting and not backing-upping." "I need some air." "Where are you going?" "To the office." "And you are the captain of no talking!" "Oh!" "Oh,hi,boss." "Didn't expect you in today." "There's such a thing as too much talking." "Oh,sorry." "No,not you." "Marin." "There's such a thing as too much talking,and she does it." "I'm guessing you're in a fight." "She's in a fight." "I left." "Mid-fight?" "Girls really hate that." "Why are you here on a sunday?" "Oh,I " " I was just doing some research." "Patrick remembered that I don't like cheese, so I thought that maybe he might start to remember more, but apparently that's not the way it works." "I'm sorry." "Yeah." "I know you don't want to talk, but can I just say one thing?" "Sure." "Speaking as someone whose relationship has ended... you and marin are so lucky to have each other." "Just be patient." "It'll work out." "Thanks." "I mean,unless one of you loses your memory or something." "Then all bets are off." "National... international... sports...technology -- does anyone really read about technology?" "Style... vows." "Here it is." "Are we in?" "I'm looking,I'm looking." "We had to make it." "Where are we?" "I guess you're right they don't put garbagemen in the new york times." "Well,that's ridiculous." "Who are you calling?" "My friend at the times." "Okay,kate." "What happened?" "Yes,I know we didn't get in!" "Could you please give the editor of the vows section a message?" "Tell him or her that he or she has some nerve, turning us down because my husband is a garbageman." "He makes an honorable living, and I would much rather be married to him than anyone else on your" "Oh." "Oh." "Okay." "Thanks,kate." "And let me reiterate how much I am looking forward to reading your niece's manuscript." "It wasn't you." "It was me." "It seems they've got three literary editors getting married this week alone." "I didn't make the cut." "I am sure you are a way better editor than any of those other women." "Heard you were out here." "Hey." "Wanted to make sure you didn't jump." "In the mood for a study break?" "Definitely." "Thanks." "How's it going?" "The serenity essay?" "I've just started it." "My life has been far from serene the last couple of days." "I wasn't talking about the essay." "I was talking about living with jack." "Oh,right." "That." "Yeah,not so great." "We had a fight." "Growing pains." "I'm scared it's more than that." "Maybe we made a mistake moving so fast." "Hey,eric and I have only known each other for 4 months." "We haven't even gone through a winter together." "I don't even know what he looks like in a hat." "Exactly." "But I'm excited to find out." "Yeah." "But you and eric dated." "With me and jack,it's just been a series of stops and starts." "What if we're not compatible?" "You and jack are compatible." "Really?" "'Cause I'm beginning to see a whole bunch of ways that we're not." "That's what the beginning is about -- noticing differences." "Then you compromise." "What if it's me,though?" "What do you mean?" "Maybe I'm one of those people who's just not good at the whole living-together thing." "Maybe I'm better from a distance where you can't see all my flaws." "Can I just say one thing?" "Sure." "You're scared,so you're looking for reasons to bail instead of looking for reasons to stay." "Jack does look cute in hats." "There you go." "That's a very good reason to stay." "I got to get back to the chieftain." "And on my mother's side, they also had great beautywell into their old age." "You know what their secret was?" "Blackstrap molasses?" "No,I told you -- that's for shiny hair." "Oh,right!" "Hey,you're back!" "So,listen,I got to get up in the air again." "Can I get another lesson tomorrow?" "Oh,I'm sorry." "I just don't think that's a good idea." "What?" "Why?" "Uh,it'S too dangerous." "Yeah,but -- hey,I'm sorry,patrick." "My decision is final." "My mother talked to you,didn't she?" "No,of course not." "You know,I may have lost my memory,but I wasn't born yesterday." "Thanks for the beauty secrets,mom mai." "Hey." "You're back." "Unfortunately,now is not a good time for me to talk because my computer fell in the water." "What?" "And all of my work is probably lost." "And as we established,I am not a backer-upper, so feel free to rub it in... if you are a rubber-inner,which I don't know if you are or not because we moved so fast." "Put on your robe." "I'll dry your computer." "Just put on your robe." "Trust me." "I'm ovulating." "Drop your pants." "* I've got the sun... * you're sure you want to do this?" "Yeah." "I saw some guy do it on this adventure show." "It looked amazing." "But it's so dangerous." "Carpe diem,annie." "I got to get up in the air again,feel the thrill." "Untie the rope." "* Baby,want to take a ride?" "*" "Crincredible!" "Holy begoly!" "Hey!" "Love this!" "Annie!" "Hey!" "* We got love,you just can't beat it * how is it?" "Ugh" "There's a reason I try to avoid friends' niece's manuscripts." "I pulled a few strings of my own." "Page 10." "It's not exactly the new york times,but..." ""he was a strapping outdoorsman from elmo,alaska, and her idea of the wilderness was the outer boroughs."" "When did you -- go on." "Keep reading." "I want to hear the rest of the story." ""But when sam soloway first laid eyes on jane burns," ""it quickly became clear that they could live anywhere as long as they lived together."" "Okay." "I got it unscrewed." "What next?" "Oh,hey,matt,can I call you back in 5?" "You look cute in that." "Thanks." "What are you doing?" "A friend of mine's a computer guy." "We can salvage your hard drive." "After we dry it out, we're gonna bring it to the office, link it to my desktop,and retrieve your documents." "So,it can be fixed?" "Most things can be." "Thank you." "I shouldn't have walked out." "No,you shouldn't have." "But I don't blame you." "I kind of lost it." "Work out the kinks?" "Most things can be fixed." "Why don't you get yourself a cup of tea?" "I got to call this guy back." "Hey,matt,sorry about that." "So,I got it unscrewed." "What next?" "Yeah,it came right off." "Okay,so that's the..." "Hey!" "Celia:" "Holy crow." "* Her mama thinks I'm made out of money * * her daddy thinks we need more time *" "* Her sister's got her own opinion... *" "Moving to elmo was one of those "seize the day" moments for me." "* I ain't trying to say they're crazy * the thing is,while alaska is beautiful to look at," "I don't spend my days looking." "I spend my days living." "Like life anywhere,in elmo,there is fighting." "And there is making up." "There is joy." "Whoo-hoo!" "And there is devastation." "* Girl,you know we're gonna be back in style * and once in a while,amidst all that, there will be brief flashes where everything just feels right -- serenity." "Kind of like a vacation." "And while it's nice to go away, away wouldn't be nearly nice if you couldn't come home." "Blood."