1 00:00:02,612 --> 00:00:05,519 LORELAI: No music. I can't believe we forgot to bring tunes. 2 00:00:05,734 --> 00:00:08,561 Do you realize neither of us has the vaguest idea where we are? 3 00:00:08,773 --> 00:00:12,202 - What is a road trip without tunes? - The sun is directly behind us. 4 00:00:12,436 --> 00:00:15,740 I've never been in this car for a long period of time without playing AC/DC. 5 00:00:15,975 --> 00:00:18,490 - I have no idea which way it's going. - I need Highway to Hell. 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,878 It's right out the windshield. 7 00:00:19,971 --> 00:00:22,117 Nothing on the radio but Top 40 and Christian rock. 8 00:00:22,301 --> 00:00:25,367 "Christian rock." There's an oxymoron for you. I need my tunes! 9 00:00:25,590 --> 00:00:28,814 - Stop complaining about the tunes. - Stop complaining about our whereabouts. 10 00:00:29,045 --> 00:00:31,237 My complaint is legitimate. Yours is infantile. 11 00:00:31,417 --> 00:00:32,735 Okay, you're right. 12 00:00:32,874 --> 00:00:34,509 DJ: [On radio] Nonstop Country... 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,794 Yes, country music. Must be my lucky day. 14 00:00:38,993 --> 00:00:41,457 - We have to figure out where we're going. - No, we don't. 15 00:00:41,658 --> 00:00:44,213 - Mom. - The point of this is to be spontaneous... 16 00:00:44,405 --> 00:00:48,357 to drive and land some place we've never been and never expected to be. 17 00:00:48,609 --> 00:00:50,324 - Sounds risky. - Sounds exciting. 18 00:00:50,482 --> 00:00:52,152 Serendipity has never been kind to us. 19 00:00:52,314 --> 00:00:54,983 Yes, but I talked to Serendipity on the phone last night. 20 00:00:55,186 --> 00:00:57,616 She feels bad about how she's treated us in the past. 21 00:00:57,809 --> 00:01:01,034 We had a nice chat. It's all gonna be different now. 22 00:01:01,263 --> 00:01:04,454 What did that sign say? It said "Don't" or "Death" on it. 23 00:01:04,802 --> 00:01:06,709 - Relax. - We're doomed. 24 00:01:06,883 --> 00:01:10,506 - Wrong. We're being guided by fate. - I think we're lost. 25 00:01:10,754 --> 00:01:12,980 We can't be lost. We don't know where we're going. 26 00:01:13,169 --> 00:01:15,916 You're going to stop before we drive into the Atlantic Ocean? 27 00:01:16,124 --> 00:01:18,508 - I'll try. - At least we'll know where we are. 28 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:20,658 Unless it's the Pacific. 29 00:01:23,201 --> 00:01:27,073 DJ: [On radio] Coming up, a three-song superset from Hootie & the Blowfish. 30 00:02:25,890 --> 00:02:28,683 - You know what? I love road food. - I love it, too. 31 00:02:28,887 --> 00:02:31,476 What could be better than what they serve at Haden's Nut House? 32 00:02:31,675 --> 00:02:34,344 - Unless you don't like nuts. - As if those people exist. 33 00:02:34,548 --> 00:02:36,501 If I was in a rock band, touring and stuff... 34 00:02:36,670 --> 00:02:39,384 I'd make the bus driver stop at every Haden's Nut House we passed. 35 00:02:39,585 --> 00:02:42,378 Wow, your Behind the Music is gonna be really wild. 36 00:02:42,998 --> 00:02:45,905 Okay, so if we continue on the way we've been going... 37 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,710 - Who are you calling? - Sookie. 38 00:02:47,868 --> 00:02:48,901 Now? 39 00:02:49,033 --> 00:02:52,417 I didn't get to call her before we left, so she doesn't know about the... 40 00:02:53,862 --> 00:02:56,736 - You okay? - I guess. It's just... 41 00:02:57,234 --> 00:02:58,585 Hi, Sookie, it's me. 42 00:02:58,816 --> 00:03:00,723 Hi, sweetie. You on your way in? 43 00:03:00,896 --> 00:03:02,373 No, not yet. 44 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,348 Actually, I'm gonna be out of town for a couple of days. 45 00:03:05,851 --> 00:03:08,315 - What? - Yeah, Rory and I decided to hit the road. 46 00:03:08,514 --> 00:03:11,229 But how can you be hitting the road? You're supposed to be getting... 47 00:03:11,303 --> 00:03:14,494 - The engagement is off, Sookie. - What? What happened? 48 00:03:14,716 --> 00:03:16,545 It's a long story. 49 00:03:16,714 --> 00:03:18,512 I don't really want to go into all the 50 00:03:18,524 --> 00:03:20,665 what's and whys and gory details right now... 51 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,189 but you should know we all still love Max. To figure out what happened... 52 00:03:24,415 --> 00:03:27,208 you'd have to dig up Freud and have him work on me full-time. 53 00:03:27,413 --> 00:03:29,797 - Honey, I'm so sorry. - Thanks. 54 00:03:30,077 --> 00:03:33,506 So, I hope you didn't get too far on that cake. 55 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:37,771 No, that's one thing you can be thankful about. 56 00:03:38,152 --> 00:03:39,787 You caught me in plenty of time. 57 00:03:39,942 --> 00:03:42,497 Good. I know the kind of work you were gonna put into it. 58 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:45,563 I would've killed myself if you'd gone to all that craziness for nothing. 59 00:03:45,686 --> 00:03:50,387 I've been so busy lately, I actually forgot about it. 60 00:03:50,681 --> 00:03:54,269 Listen, do me a favor. Mention canceling the wedding to Miss Patty, will you? 61 00:03:54,511 --> 00:03:56,021 That way, by the time we get back... 62 00:03:56,176 --> 00:03:58,243 The whole town will know within the hour. 63 00:03:58,424 --> 00:04:02,125 Hopefully, they will all have chatted it out of their systems before we get home. 64 00:04:02,379 --> 00:04:04,571 Consider it done. So where are you going? 65 00:04:04,751 --> 00:04:07,386 - We have no idea. - My favorite kind of trip. 66 00:04:07,623 --> 00:04:10,848 Thanks. I'll talk to you soon. Call the cell if you need anything. 67 00:04:11,079 --> 00:04:13,146 - Okey-dokey. Bye-bye. - Bye. 68 00:04:14,408 --> 00:04:17,951 You were a good cake, Clyde. I never should have named you. 69 00:04:20,902 --> 00:04:22,458 That had better not be a map. 70 00:04:22,609 --> 00:04:25,436 Sorry, but I'm openly defying your no-map policy. 71 00:04:25,648 --> 00:04:26,646 Rory! 72 00:04:26,772 --> 00:04:28,759 Mom, it's gonna be dark in a couple of hours. 73 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,332 I don't want to sleep in the car. 74 00:04:30,476 --> 00:04:33,270 My sense of adventure did not translate to my offspring. 75 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,513 To the best of my map-reading abilities... 76 00:04:35,679 --> 00:04:37,825 we're headed toward Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 77 00:04:38,010 --> 00:04:39,486 - Portsmouth? - What? 78 00:04:39,675 --> 00:04:43,263 I actually have a friend in Portsmouth, Donald something-or-other-stein. 79 00:04:43,505 --> 00:04:44,856 Close, personal friend? 80 00:04:45,004 --> 00:04:48,433 Donald moved there a couple of years ago and opened a B & B. 81 00:04:48,666 --> 00:04:51,130 No, it's actually supposed to be pretty cool. 82 00:04:51,331 --> 00:04:52,444 - A cool B & B? - Yes. 83 00:04:52,580 --> 00:04:54,930 That's like saying "an understated Nicolas Cage movie." 84 00:04:55,119 --> 00:04:58,628 I myself am not usually a fan of B & B, but Donald's place is different. 85 00:04:58,865 --> 00:05:00,738 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin. - I'm serious. 86 00:05:00,905 --> 00:05:02,938 "Bella bambina at two o'clock!" 87 00:05:03,111 --> 00:05:06,858 Every room is decorated in a different weird style from a different century. 88 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:08,935 - That is kind of cool. - Okay, let's go. 89 00:05:09,105 --> 00:05:10,252 - Let's call. - Let's go. 90 00:05:10,395 --> 00:05:12,144 - Let's call. - Sense of adventure. 91 00:05:12,311 --> 00:05:13,503 Let's go. 92 00:05:22,259 --> 00:05:23,849 - Hello, there. - Hi. 93 00:05:24,007 --> 00:05:26,392 - Would you like to ring the bell? - What? 94 00:05:26,588 --> 00:05:29,654 Would you like to ring the bell, you or your daughter? 95 00:05:29,877 --> 00:05:30,990 I don't understand. 96 00:05:31,125 --> 00:05:33,192 I'm not usually sitting here when guests arrive... 97 00:05:33,373 --> 00:05:35,928 so people ring the bell, and they love to ring the bell. 98 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,074 You didn't get to ring the bell. 99 00:05:39,284 --> 00:05:40,556 Well done. 100 00:05:41,323 --> 00:05:43,118 Do you have a room available? 101 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:45,316 We most certainly do, you lucky, pretty things, you. 102 00:05:45,444 --> 00:05:47,636 - See? They have a room. - Good. 103 00:05:47,942 --> 00:05:49,815 Does Donald happen to be here? 104 00:05:49,982 --> 00:05:53,286 No, I bought this place from Donald last year. It's my place now. 105 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,473 - I'm Ladawn. - Hi. 106 00:05:55,809 --> 00:05:59,114 Yes, I noticed it was a little different. Actually, very different. 107 00:05:59,347 --> 00:06:01,301 - Did you see it before? - Pictures. 108 00:06:01,470 --> 00:06:04,378 It was wacky, just like Donald. 109 00:06:04,592 --> 00:06:07,941 It was fun, you know, but just a little too... 110 00:06:08,172 --> 00:06:09,648 It was just too eclectic. 111 00:06:09,796 --> 00:06:12,260 I don't care for eclectic. I don't think B & Bers do, either. 112 00:06:12,460 --> 00:06:14,376 No, you wouldn't want anything out of the normal. 113 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:18,167 Okay, Room Number 3 is all yours. Welcome to The Cheshire Cat. 114 00:06:19,037 --> 00:06:22,738 Nice name. I'm gonna consult with my daughter for just one second. 115 00:06:25,322 --> 00:06:28,434 - We must leave this place immediately. - And sleep where? 116 00:06:28,653 --> 00:06:32,240 - A hollow tree, a riverbank, I don't care. - Mom, I'm tired and I'm starving. 117 00:06:32,482 --> 00:06:35,434 She's named the place after an Alice In Wonderland character. 118 00:06:35,646 --> 00:06:39,269 - This is my worst nightmare. - And dying of exposure in a jeep is mine. 119 00:06:40,641 --> 00:06:41,788 Okay. 120 00:06:45,303 --> 00:06:46,654 Point the way to Room 3. 121 00:06:46,802 --> 00:06:50,469 I'll take you there myself. Let me just grab your bags. 122 00:06:51,214 --> 00:06:54,007 - We can do that. - No, you are my guests. 123 00:06:54,211 --> 00:06:57,834 I won't hear of it. There you go. 124 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,465 You want to ring the bell? You haven't rung the bell. 125 00:07:02,661 --> 00:07:05,216 - Maybe some other time. - Follow me. 126 00:07:10,445 --> 00:07:12,115 Watch out for Sammy. 127 00:07:13,983 --> 00:07:15,493 [Lorelai exclaiming in surprise] 128 00:07:15,649 --> 00:07:17,840 That's either Sammy or the cat that ate Sammy. 129 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:32,367 What is it, dear? 130 00:07:33,298 --> 00:07:35,171 - There's just a lot... - A lot of flowers. 131 00:07:35,338 --> 00:07:37,291 - Like a ton of flowers. - Plethora of flowers. 132 00:07:37,460 --> 00:07:39,289 A load of flowers. 133 00:07:39,458 --> 00:07:42,524 Thank you. I get so many compliments on this room. 134 00:07:43,288 --> 00:07:46,274 - Are they moving? - It looks like it, doesn't it? 135 00:07:46,493 --> 00:07:50,444 There's foil in the paper, and it gives it that illusion. Isn't it terrific? 136 00:07:50,697 --> 00:07:54,047 - Unbelievable. - B & Bers love a peaceful setting... 137 00:07:54,277 --> 00:07:56,627 so that they can unwind from their hectic lives. 138 00:07:56,816 --> 00:07:59,928 - What business are you in, dear? - Me? Publishing. 139 00:08:00,854 --> 00:08:02,410 How interesting! 140 00:08:02,977 --> 00:08:06,281 If you need anything, you just ring down or come down... 141 00:08:06,515 --> 00:08:08,263 'cause I love company. 142 00:08:08,555 --> 00:08:11,144 I didn't want to forget to give you our activity list. 143 00:08:11,343 --> 00:08:13,410 Never a dull moment around here. 144 00:08:13,592 --> 00:08:15,704 - Thanks, Ladawn. - Yes, thank you. 145 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:19,265 I think we just found the first room in the history of the world... 146 00:08:19,336 --> 00:08:23,117 that would have made Liberace say, "Whoa, step back. No one's that gay." 147 00:08:24,331 --> 00:08:27,840 Look. This is a book that past guests have written in. 148 00:08:29,034 --> 00:08:31,226 "This room made my soul soar." 149 00:08:31,907 --> 00:08:34,754 All right, enough grossness. Let's go eat. 150 00:08:34,766 --> 00:08:36,131 Food. I'm starving. 151 00:08:41,481 --> 00:08:43,275 - What? - Dentists. 152 00:08:43,437 --> 00:08:46,230 Boston dentists. Cocktail hour at The Cheshire Cat. 153 00:08:46,434 --> 00:08:48,182 - So? - So our exit is blocked. 154 00:08:48,349 --> 00:08:50,336 - Let's just rush past them. - Too risky. 155 00:08:50,514 --> 00:08:51,512 They're not assassins. 156 00:08:51,638 --> 00:08:53,943 If they catch us, they'll clamp on to us like leeches. 157 00:08:54,136 --> 00:08:56,407 And you know what that means: chitchat. 158 00:08:56,675 --> 00:08:59,899 Stomach-churning, mind-numbing, soul-deadening chitchat. 159 00:09:00,130 --> 00:09:03,354 Mom, I'm starving. I'm going down there. You can stay here. 160 00:09:03,917 --> 00:09:05,144 - You're that hungry? - Yes. 161 00:09:05,291 --> 00:09:07,085 Hungry enough to answer a hundred probing... 162 00:09:07,248 --> 00:09:09,678 but only slightly different from each other questions... 163 00:09:09,870 --> 00:09:12,822 about Chilton, life in a small town, and your hunky boyfriend? 164 00:09:20,110 --> 00:09:22,018 - I struck gold. - What is it? 165 00:09:22,191 --> 00:09:24,303 - Certs. - Let me catch my breath. 166 00:09:24,481 --> 00:09:27,671 I cannot, for the life of me, remember the last time I bought Certs. 167 00:09:27,894 --> 00:09:30,278 - Which would make those really old. - Fuzzy. 168 00:09:34,596 --> 00:09:35,664 [All singing downstairs] 169 00:09:35,803 --> 00:09:38,154 - Perfect. - A nice capper to the day. 170 00:09:38,342 --> 00:09:42,215 In three hours, they've participated in every inane B & B group activity known. 171 00:09:42,463 --> 00:09:44,813 Let's just hope they finish with a mass suicide. 172 00:09:45,002 --> 00:09:46,398 We get cranky when we're hungry. 173 00:09:46,542 --> 00:09:48,529 Plus, we're above everyone else on the planet. 174 00:09:48,707 --> 00:09:49,775 Clearly. 175 00:09:49,914 --> 00:09:51,671 - So, what do you want to do? - I don't know. 176 00:09:51,829 --> 00:09:53,577 We could go to sleep. 177 00:09:53,744 --> 00:09:55,890 - It's 8:23. - Good Lord! 178 00:09:56,075 --> 00:09:58,347 - I'm not really sleepy. - Me, neither. 179 00:09:58,906 --> 00:10:00,495 - We could sing. - Sing? 180 00:10:00,654 --> 00:10:03,323 We could sing Anarchy in the UK at the top of our lungs. 181 00:10:03,525 --> 00:10:06,160 That would be good. Or we could talk? 182 00:10:06,398 --> 00:10:08,033 - Okay. - Okay. 183 00:10:08,396 --> 00:10:10,587 - What about? - I don't know. 184 00:10:11,726 --> 00:10:12,759 Max? 185 00:10:13,932 --> 00:10:15,203 - No. - Why? 186 00:10:15,348 --> 00:10:17,063 Because I don't want to. 187 00:10:18,219 --> 00:10:19,287 You said we could talk. 188 00:10:19,427 --> 00:10:21,777 I thought you meant about makeup or something. 189 00:10:21,966 --> 00:10:23,362 When have we ever done that? 190 00:10:23,506 --> 00:10:25,618 Never, that's why I thought now would be a good time. 191 00:10:25,795 --> 00:10:27,669 - I just need to know... - Good night, Rory. 192 00:10:27,835 --> 00:10:29,107 - But... - Good night. 193 00:10:32,372 --> 00:10:34,598 Are you sure that you're not just running scared? 194 00:10:34,787 --> 00:10:36,932 - Because I think you really love him... - Enough! 195 00:10:37,118 --> 00:10:39,753 But you're just freaked out and don't know what to do. 196 00:10:39,948 --> 00:10:42,901 Because you did this before, with Max, in fact. 197 00:10:43,321 --> 00:10:44,911 Rory, I don't want to talk about this. 198 00:10:45,068 --> 00:10:47,896 I thought by saying "enough," and turning off the light... 199 00:10:48,107 --> 00:10:49,856 you would get the message. Apparently not. 200 00:10:50,022 --> 00:10:51,612 The skywriter will be here in a minute. 201 00:10:51,770 --> 00:10:53,723 - I'm asking you a question. - I'm a grown woman. 202 00:10:53,894 --> 00:10:55,742 Says the woman with the Hello Kitty waffle iron. 203 00:10:55,766 --> 00:10:59,717 I have the right not to be quizzed on my social life by my 16-year-old daughter. 204 00:10:59,971 --> 00:11:01,288 I thought I was your best friend. 205 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:05,051 At a U2 concert, you are. But now, you're my 16-year-old daughter... 206 00:11:05,299 --> 00:11:07,491 and I do not want to have this conversation. 207 00:11:07,672 --> 00:11:08,898 - I do. - Well, tough. 208 00:11:09,045 --> 00:11:12,394 Everything was planned. Everyone was excited, including you. 209 00:11:12,625 --> 00:11:15,452 - And then, all of a sudden, you're out. - I changed my mind. 210 00:11:15,664 --> 00:11:17,740 This is our life that you just tossed off. 211 00:11:17,752 --> 00:11:19,365 I didn't just toss off anything. 212 00:11:19,618 --> 00:11:22,048 We had plans. We made space in the closet. 213 00:11:22,241 --> 00:11:26,067 Just because we moved a couple of boxes isn't reason enough for me to get married. 214 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,387 Max was counting on this. I was counting on this. 215 00:11:28,568 --> 00:11:31,475 Stop it! We're not gonna have this fight in a flowery bedroom... 216 00:11:31,690 --> 00:11:33,836 with dentists singing in the background! 217 00:11:34,020 --> 00:11:36,405 - It's too David Lynch. - I think you love him. 218 00:11:36,601 --> 00:11:39,509 - Rory, go to sleep! - You love him, and you got scared... 219 00:11:39,723 --> 00:11:42,358 and you ran, but you're really going to regret it, and soon. 220 00:11:42,555 --> 00:11:43,553 Rory! 221 00:11:43,594 --> 00:11:44,662 Fine! 222 00:11:45,717 --> 00:11:46,785 Good night. 223 00:11:59,870 --> 00:12:01,063 I'm sure. 224 00:12:04,366 --> 00:12:06,115 I wish I did love him. 225 00:12:08,362 --> 00:12:10,668 You have no idea how much. 226 00:12:28,634 --> 00:12:31,143 - What's with the face? - They're taller. 227 00:12:31,507 --> 00:12:33,494 - Not this again. - There's more of them. 228 00:12:33,671 --> 00:12:37,453 Mom, the flowers on the wallpaper are not growing or reproducing. 229 00:12:39,748 --> 00:12:42,064 Wait a minute, you weren't writing in this thing, were you? 230 00:12:42,245 --> 00:12:43,994 Maybe some random thoughts. 231 00:12:46,742 --> 00:12:49,410 - "Satanic forces are at work here." Mom. - What? 232 00:12:49,614 --> 00:12:51,760 What? We cannot write that in here. 233 00:12:52,653 --> 00:12:53,686 Here. 234 00:12:54,193 --> 00:12:57,339 "Sat and forever am at work here." 235 00:12:57,980 --> 00:12:59,412 That doesn't make any sense. 236 00:12:59,562 --> 00:13:01,868 It doesn't invoke the Dark Prince, so it's preferable. 237 00:13:02,060 --> 00:13:03,128 Whatever. 238 00:13:03,267 --> 00:13:04,584 - Hey. - What? 239 00:13:04,766 --> 00:13:06,719 - Last night. - We're good. 240 00:13:07,096 --> 00:13:08,094 Okay. 241 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:09,577 - You know what isn't good? - What? 242 00:13:09,636 --> 00:13:11,146 - I ate the fuzzy Certs. - Gross. 243 00:13:11,301 --> 00:13:14,730 - They tasted like keys. - Okay, enough. I have got to eat. 244 00:13:15,048 --> 00:13:18,591 - You think the coast is clear downstairs? - Let's check the schedule. 245 00:13:19,627 --> 00:13:23,136 "Early morning nature walk: 7:30, regional history talk: 8:15..." 246 00:13:24,538 --> 00:13:26,286 We're in luck. Breakfast just ended. 247 00:13:26,453 --> 00:13:28,917 The arts-and-crafts workshop begins in 13 minutes. 248 00:13:29,117 --> 00:13:30,883 - We've got a window. - Must be when they shower. 249 00:13:30,907 --> 00:13:32,225 Grab your bag! 250 00:13:33,862 --> 00:13:35,180 Go. 251 00:13:42,895 --> 00:13:44,530 Hello, strangers. 252 00:13:45,933 --> 00:13:48,568 We've all been so worried about you two. 253 00:13:50,971 --> 00:13:53,764 - What are you people doing? - We're watching hummingbirds. 254 00:13:53,968 --> 00:13:56,079 They're still out there, if you want to scooch in. 255 00:13:56,257 --> 00:13:57,484 They're the darnedest things. 256 00:13:57,630 --> 00:14:00,696 Flap their wings 100 times a second. It's an engineering marvel. 257 00:14:00,919 --> 00:14:02,395 That was not on the freaking list. 258 00:14:02,543 --> 00:14:04,734 We don't put things like this on the freaking list... 259 00:14:04,915 --> 00:14:07,867 because the delights of nature aren't on any time schedule. 260 00:14:08,079 --> 00:14:09,147 Lordy. 261 00:14:09,286 --> 00:14:12,000 So push in some chairs. We're gonna make some fresh scones. 262 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:16,106 They're for tea this afternoon. I just put out the first test batch. Have a taste. 263 00:14:16,362 --> 00:14:19,394 - A taste would not be bad. - Maybe just a quick taste. 264 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,391 So, Ladawn says you're in publishing. 265 00:14:26,311 --> 00:14:28,344 Publishing? You're in publishing? 266 00:14:28,517 --> 00:14:30,266 - Yes, I am. - Books? 267 00:14:30,432 --> 00:14:32,578 You should find a field with less paperwork. 268 00:14:32,763 --> 00:14:33,876 Good one. 269 00:14:34,636 --> 00:14:36,623 You have two. I still have one. 270 00:14:36,801 --> 00:14:38,232 So, publishing? 271 00:14:38,841 --> 00:14:40,351 Yes, I do publish. 272 00:14:41,171 --> 00:14:43,443 Kind of a dry line of work, not much to talk about. 273 00:14:43,627 --> 00:14:45,660 Nonsense. It's fascinating. 274 00:14:46,125 --> 00:14:48,158 What kind of books do you publish? 275 00:14:49,039 --> 00:14:51,106 Mainly youth-orientated ones. 276 00:14:51,286 --> 00:14:52,956 - Children's books? - Sure. 277 00:14:53,119 --> 00:14:55,152 - Any that we've heard of? - Probably not. 278 00:14:55,324 --> 00:14:58,595 No, wait, please give me some titles. I'll write them down. 279 00:14:58,821 --> 00:15:00,933 And then when I get home, I'll look them up. 280 00:15:01,111 --> 00:15:03,346 - Dave, do you have your Space Pen? - Do you have to ask? 281 00:15:03,483 --> 00:15:05,675 - He loves his Space Pen. - They write underwater. 282 00:15:05,855 --> 00:15:08,081 - Cool. - What are the titles? 283 00:15:09,352 --> 00:15:11,941 There's Goodnight Spoon... 284 00:15:12,141 --> 00:15:14,696 and The Horse That Wanted To Bark. 285 00:15:15,138 --> 00:15:17,171 I think I've read that to my grandson. 286 00:15:17,345 --> 00:15:19,854 The horse learns to bark, and then he... 287 00:15:20,050 --> 00:15:21,799 What happens at the end? 288 00:15:21,965 --> 00:15:23,157 He dies. 289 00:15:24,338 --> 00:15:28,085 But he learned to bark, though, so it's actually an upper. 290 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:32,690 - So, where are your offices? - They're in the... 291 00:15:34,370 --> 00:15:36,800 The building with the... Over on the road. 292 00:15:36,992 --> 00:15:39,025 Would you guys excuse me for just a second? 293 00:15:39,198 --> 00:15:41,663 I have to make a very important call concerning publishing. 294 00:15:41,862 --> 00:15:45,053 Fine, that'll give us a chance to get to know your lovely daughter here. 295 00:15:45,275 --> 00:15:48,183 She's so quiet, but we'll change all that. 296 00:15:49,854 --> 00:15:52,602 Mom, you promised not to do any business while on vacation. 297 00:15:52,809 --> 00:15:56,761 Honey, publishing waits for no man. Got to keep the presses pressing. 298 00:15:59,886 --> 00:16:01,874 Tell us about your school. 299 00:16:04,465 --> 00:16:05,897 Hey, Sookie, it's me. 300 00:16:06,130 --> 00:16:09,480 - Hey, sweetie, how's the trip going? - It's fine. Where are you? 301 00:16:09,710 --> 00:16:11,777 Luke's got a nice little show going on here. 302 00:16:12,291 --> 00:16:15,198 - You've been sitting there for two hours. - I want one more coffee. 303 00:16:15,413 --> 00:16:16,650 LUKE: You've had eight refills. 304 00:16:16,745 --> 00:16:18,494 KIRK: In France, when you sit and order... 305 00:16:18,659 --> 00:16:20,488 you can have the table as long as you want it. 306 00:16:20,657 --> 00:16:23,769 - I bet you know what I'm gonna say next. - That we're not in France? 307 00:16:23,988 --> 00:16:25,578 Give or take a profanity. 308 00:16:25,736 --> 00:16:27,406 Fine, I'll go. Can I have my check? 309 00:16:30,231 --> 00:16:32,786 How's the spreading of the news going? 310 00:16:32,979 --> 00:16:35,614 It worked just like you wanted, with one notable exception. 311 00:16:35,809 --> 00:16:36,807 Who? What? 312 00:16:36,933 --> 00:16:39,568 He's such a loner lately, the news hasn't gotten to him. 313 00:16:39,764 --> 00:16:41,274 Is there any way to speed this up? 314 00:16:41,429 --> 00:16:44,734 Sorry, I'm figuring out the tip, and I've always been terrible at Math. 315 00:16:44,967 --> 00:16:46,602 What's 6% of $4.43? 316 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:51,133 Could you just tell him now, so I can cross this off my list? 317 00:16:52,210 --> 00:16:54,163 He's coming over. Hang on. 318 00:16:54,333 --> 00:16:56,320 - Hey, Luke? - Yeah? 319 00:16:56,498 --> 00:16:58,371 Have you heard the latest news? 320 00:16:58,537 --> 00:17:01,331 - Kind of sad, Lorelai and Max. - What about them? 321 00:17:01,617 --> 00:17:04,126 - The wedding's off. - What? What happened? 322 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:06,958 I don't really know. It was kind of sudden. 323 00:17:07,154 --> 00:17:11,424 - This is actually her now. - Tell her I'm sorry. That's tough. 324 00:17:11,774 --> 00:17:13,569 - He says he's sorry. - Thanks. 325 00:17:13,814 --> 00:17:16,086 - Talk to you later. Bye. - Bye-bye. 326 00:17:19,308 --> 00:17:20,818 - What's this? - Refill number 9. 327 00:17:20,974 --> 00:17:22,246 I thought you said I had to go. 328 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:23,616 - You can hang a bit. - Really? 329 00:17:23,763 --> 00:17:26,476 Welcome to France. Coffee's on the house, though. 330 00:17:26,677 --> 00:17:28,744 Thanks, or should I say gracias? 331 00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:31,910 In fact, everyone's coffee is on the house today. 332 00:17:32,671 --> 00:17:35,180 - Like your hat. - Thank you. 333 00:17:36,292 --> 00:17:38,165 We have a son just a bit older than you. 334 00:17:38,332 --> 00:17:41,999 - He's not good enough for her. - He's a freshman at Brown. 335 00:17:42,245 --> 00:17:44,959 - He majors in MTV. - You're horrible. 336 00:17:45,367 --> 00:17:47,956 Honey, we don't even know if she's on the market. 337 00:17:48,155 --> 00:17:50,903 I'm not on the market. I'm definitely off the market. 338 00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:53,621 - She has a boyfriend. - Isn't that cute? 339 00:17:54,233 --> 00:17:56,742 Mom, I saved you a scone. You love me, right? 340 00:17:56,939 --> 00:17:59,812 Sorry, everybody, I'm gonna have to drag her away now. 341 00:18:00,019 --> 00:18:04,005 - It was so nice talking to you. - Lovely talking to you, dear. 342 00:18:04,723 --> 00:18:06,154 She's so cute. 343 00:18:06,388 --> 00:18:08,773 - I now have abandonment issues. - I had to make a call. 344 00:18:08,968 --> 00:18:10,485 - You left me hanging. - I owe you one. 345 00:18:10,550 --> 00:18:13,377 - Big time. - You're out now. What do you want to do? 346 00:18:13,589 --> 00:18:14,587 - Kill you. - And? 347 00:18:14,713 --> 00:18:17,382 - I don't know. - Bounce tennis balls off of Sammy? 348 00:18:17,585 --> 00:18:19,016 - Seriously? - I'm not sure. 349 00:18:19,167 --> 00:18:22,074 - Pull out the map you're hiding. - I'm not hiding a map. 350 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:26,562 I didn't wanna drive around aimlessly again today. 351 00:18:26,743 --> 00:18:27,970 I got it. 352 00:18:28,574 --> 00:18:29,926 What's near? 353 00:18:33,029 --> 00:18:35,902 - Concord. - What is that? Like, look at grapes? 354 00:18:36,150 --> 00:18:38,183 - Manchester. - Been there, done that. 355 00:18:38,357 --> 00:18:40,741 - You've never been there. - I feel like I have. 356 00:18:40,938 --> 00:18:42,845 - Salem. - Witches and stonings. 357 00:18:43,019 --> 00:18:45,290 - There's something there. - Boston, Newton, Needham. 358 00:18:45,475 --> 00:18:48,348 - Go back. - What? Boston? Newton? 359 00:18:48,930 --> 00:18:51,837 - I know where we're going. - Where are we going? 360 00:18:52,468 --> 00:18:53,819 You will love it. 361 00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:57,917 If you tell me where we're going, I can chart a course, and I can... 362 00:18:58,212 --> 00:18:59,881 You're folding it wrong. 363 00:19:00,044 --> 00:19:01,440 - Is it smaller? - Yes. 364 00:19:01,584 --> 00:19:03,730 Then it's not wrong. Let's go. 365 00:19:06,829 --> 00:19:09,542 I will get you a new one when we get there. 366 00:19:09,743 --> 00:19:11,060 Where are we going? 367 00:19:17,110 --> 00:19:20,063 RORY: I don't believe it. LORELAI: Believe it, because there it is. 368 00:19:20,274 --> 00:19:22,466 RORY: Harvard University. LORELAI: It's really real. 369 00:19:22,646 --> 00:19:25,201 - It looks just like the pictures. - It's beautiful. 370 00:19:25,394 --> 00:19:28,698 - What are we doing here? - We are beholding your future. 371 00:19:28,974 --> 00:19:31,199 - It's big. - You have a big future. 372 00:19:31,388 --> 00:19:34,340 I can't believe it. I'm actually standing outside of Harvard. 373 00:19:34,552 --> 00:19:36,346 - Come on. - Wait, come on where? 374 00:19:36,508 --> 00:19:38,257 - Inside. - We can't go inside. 375 00:19:38,423 --> 00:19:40,093 Why? Is there a force field around here? 376 00:19:40,255 --> 00:19:41,731 - This is Harvard. - I know. 377 00:19:41,878 --> 00:19:44,387 - This is Harvard. - I know. 378 00:19:44,584 --> 00:19:46,378 You can't just go inside. You need a guide. 379 00:19:46,540 --> 00:19:47,653 I'll be your guide. 380 00:19:47,789 --> 00:19:51,854 - What do you know about Harvard? - I know this: Look, there's Harvard. 381 00:19:52,410 --> 00:19:54,238 Don't you want to see it? 382 00:19:54,408 --> 00:19:56,872 The place where you'll be living and studying... 383 00:19:57,071 --> 00:19:59,501 and developing very naive but pretentious world views... 384 00:19:59,694 --> 00:20:01,920 that will come crashing down the minute you graduate? 385 00:20:02,108 --> 00:20:04,254 - Yeah, I do. - So? 386 00:20:04,939 --> 00:20:09,685 Come on, you know you want to. All the other kids are doing it. 387 00:20:10,891 --> 00:20:11,889 Harvard. 388 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,502 - Harvard is over 300 years old. - Founded in 1636. 389 00:20:22,754 --> 00:20:25,582 That means almost everyone who ever went to Harvard is dead now. 390 00:20:25,793 --> 00:20:27,905 - You sure you still wanna go here? - Yes, I'm sure. 391 00:20:28,083 --> 00:20:31,229 They developed the pacemaker here. 392 00:20:31,579 --> 00:20:34,043 Also discovered how electromagnetism and radioactivity... 393 00:20:34,244 --> 00:20:35,958 are two manifestations of the same force... 394 00:20:36,117 --> 00:20:38,184 and postulated existence of a charmed quark. 395 00:20:38,365 --> 00:20:40,749 - I was wondering who did that. - The smarties at Harvard. 396 00:20:40,946 --> 00:20:42,297 Holy smokes. 397 00:20:42,610 --> 00:20:46,073 They get an average of 18,000 applicants every year, and only 2,000 get in. 398 00:20:46,315 --> 00:20:47,746 - Those are not good odds. - Mom. 399 00:20:47,897 --> 00:20:49,328 No, you're different. 400 00:20:49,479 --> 00:20:52,386 "Past graduates: Henry James." Isn't that a beer? 401 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,394 - And a novelist. Go on. - "John Adams." That's a beer. 402 00:20:55,598 --> 00:20:57,948 Our second President. He's very in right now. 403 00:20:58,137 --> 00:21:00,725 "W.E.B. Dubois, Yo-Yo Ma." 404 00:21:01,384 --> 00:21:03,133 - Cool! Fred Gwynne. - Who? 405 00:21:03,298 --> 00:21:05,649 Herman Munster. Now I'm impressed. 406 00:21:06,253 --> 00:21:08,207 - Want something? - A nice, cool Henry James. 407 00:21:08,377 --> 00:21:09,727 - Or some coffee? - Or some coffee. 408 00:21:09,751 --> 00:21:11,942 I'm ordering coffee at Harvard. 409 00:21:14,371 --> 00:21:17,165 There's people looking for roommates, tons of them. 410 00:21:17,368 --> 00:21:20,242 "Wanted: girl to share a two-bedroom apartment on Trowbridge." 411 00:21:20,448 --> 00:21:23,434 "Quiet street, quiet building, so quiet roomie a must." 412 00:21:23,654 --> 00:21:26,447 Join a convent and cloister yourself, you loser. 413 00:21:26,651 --> 00:21:29,365 Mom, it's gonna be two years before I go to Harvard. 414 00:21:29,564 --> 00:21:32,199 These people will have roommates or have graduated by then. 415 00:21:32,395 --> 00:21:33,473 Who says these are for you? 416 00:21:33,602 --> 00:21:34,795 - Who are they for? - Me. 417 00:21:34,935 --> 00:21:37,603 If you're here, I need a room nearby so I can come visit. 418 00:21:37,806 --> 00:21:41,315 - How often are you gonna visit? - I don't know. Every other day. 419 00:21:41,553 --> 00:21:43,460 Too much? What's too much? 420 00:21:49,171 --> 00:21:52,078 - Man, there are a lot of postings here. - Yeah, there sure are. 421 00:21:52,292 --> 00:21:54,041 Are you looking for a place to live? 422 00:21:54,207 --> 00:21:56,114 - Maybe. - There's a lot of choices. 423 00:21:56,288 --> 00:21:58,037 Something for everybody. 424 00:21:58,203 --> 00:22:01,746 Unless you're an existentialist and can't figure out what you want. 425 00:22:01,991 --> 00:22:03,309 Good point. 426 00:22:03,615 --> 00:22:06,727 I think we have a class together. Contract Law. Prof. Shefferson? 427 00:22:06,944 --> 00:22:08,773 - Yeah, Sheff's class. - Right. 428 00:22:08,942 --> 00:22:12,247 - I've been meaning to say hi to you. - Really? Hi. 429 00:22:14,354 --> 00:22:16,023 So, do you like the class? 430 00:22:16,186 --> 00:22:18,980 - It's not too bad. - He's kind of got a monotone voice. 431 00:22:19,183 --> 00:22:21,052 If I don't caff up, he puts me to sleep. 432 00:22:21,064 --> 00:22:23,169 I'm caff tog up now, just for the hell of it. 433 00:22:23,429 --> 00:22:27,017 Okay. So I'll see you in class, and maybe at that Phi Kap party tonight? 434 00:22:27,258 --> 00:22:28,256 Peachy. 435 00:22:28,382 --> 00:22:30,210 - Cool. Bye. - Bye. 436 00:22:32,461 --> 00:22:34,289 I think I'm gonna like college. 437 00:22:34,459 --> 00:22:37,252 - I used "existentialist" in a sentence. - I heard. 438 00:22:37,456 --> 00:22:40,442 - I've always wanted to do that. - It was very impressive. 439 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:45,846 Oh, my! 440 00:22:47,114 --> 00:22:49,306 - What's this? - It's the library. 441 00:22:50,361 --> 00:22:52,995 It's the biggest library I've ever seen. 442 00:22:53,191 --> 00:22:54,542 - Brace yourself. - What? 443 00:22:54,690 --> 00:22:57,802 - This is just one of the libraries. - One of the libraries? 444 00:22:58,019 --> 00:23:01,528 "This building is one component of a 13 million-volume collection..." 445 00:23:01,766 --> 00:23:03,719 "Housed in more than 90 different libraries." 446 00:23:03,889 --> 00:23:08,351 "It's the oldest library in the US, and the largest academic library in the world." 447 00:23:09,134 --> 00:23:11,042 - Breathe. - I'm a failure. 448 00:23:11,215 --> 00:23:12,850 - What? - I am stupid. 449 00:23:13,005 --> 00:23:15,560 - Stop. - I'm uninformed, ignorant, and... 450 00:23:15,752 --> 00:23:18,943 I can't even think of a second synonym for "uninformed." 451 00:23:19,166 --> 00:23:20,642 - I suck. - Honey. 452 00:23:20,914 --> 00:23:22,821 Thirteen million volumes? 453 00:23:23,245 --> 00:23:26,675 I've read 300 books in my entire life, and I'm already 16? 454 00:23:26,908 --> 00:23:29,383 Do you know how long it would take me to read 13 million books? 455 00:23:29,572 --> 00:23:32,956 You don't have to read every one of them. Tuesdays With Morrie. Skip that. 456 00:23:33,194 --> 00:23:35,101 Who Moved My Cheese? Stuff you already know. 457 00:23:35,275 --> 00:23:37,988 But every kid coming to Harvard is inevitably reading books. 458 00:23:38,189 --> 00:23:41,812 Different books. I want to be able to converse intelligently with each of them. 459 00:23:42,060 --> 00:23:43,934 I can't do that unless I read books. 460 00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:46,007 At least a few from every genre and sub genre. 461 00:23:46,181 --> 00:23:47,691 Come on, I'm getting you out of here. 462 00:23:47,846 --> 00:23:49,083 - I sleep too much. - You don't. 463 00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:51,442 - I've been frittering away my life. - You don't fritter. 464 00:23:51,634 --> 00:23:52,792 - Did I mention I suck? - Yes. 465 00:23:52,883 --> 00:23:54,393 - Well, I do. - No. 466 00:23:58,169 --> 00:24:00,395 This is a dorm? Not bad. 467 00:24:00,584 --> 00:24:01,543 Pretty, actually. 468 00:24:01,555 --> 00:24:03,854 Let's see what it looks like on the inside. 469 00:24:04,081 --> 00:24:06,794 It says "residents only" in plain English. 470 00:24:09,076 --> 00:24:10,427 We're gonna get in trouble. 471 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:12,924 You're such a worrywart. Get in character. 472 00:24:13,113 --> 00:24:14,703 - Hey, there! - Hi. 473 00:24:14,945 --> 00:24:16,740 I'm Angie. This is Trish. 474 00:24:16,943 --> 00:24:17,941 Hi. 475 00:24:18,108 --> 00:24:19,823 - How's it going? - Not bad. 476 00:24:19,981 --> 00:24:22,809 Cool. We're just kind of hanging out between classes. 477 00:24:23,020 --> 00:24:24,416 We got Sheff next. 478 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,388 So, we'll probably see you at the Phi Alpha Beta thing tomorrow? 479 00:24:27,599 --> 00:24:28,597 Maybe. 480 00:24:28,723 --> 00:24:31,755 Yeah, we're not sure, either. They can be so totally lame. 481 00:24:31,969 --> 00:24:34,320 - Gag me. - Yeah. See you. 482 00:24:36,215 --> 00:24:38,122 You do realize your college kid jargon... 483 00:24:38,297 --> 00:24:40,886 comes from Happy Days and the Valley Girl song. 484 00:24:41,627 --> 00:24:43,422 - Looky-looky here. - What are you doing? 485 00:24:43,584 --> 00:24:45,218 I wanna see a room. Hello? 486 00:24:45,373 --> 00:24:47,519 They have pictures of their rooms on their website. 487 00:24:47,704 --> 00:24:49,294 I prefer reality, thank you. 488 00:24:49,453 --> 00:24:51,360 Hello? The coast is clear. 489 00:24:51,534 --> 00:24:53,725 - The coast is not clear. - Susie! 490 00:24:54,281 --> 00:24:57,631 We're now officially breaking and entering. Why are you saying that? 491 00:24:57,861 --> 00:24:59,179 It's our cover if we get caught. 492 00:24:59,318 --> 00:25:03,270 Plus, there's a 30% chance the girl living in this room is named Susie. 493 00:25:03,522 --> 00:25:05,589 - Tiny. - It is tiny. 494 00:25:05,770 --> 00:25:08,325 Your Oxford English Dictionary will need a room of its own. 495 00:25:08,517 --> 00:25:11,391 - It'll fit somewhere. - One window, brick wall. 496 00:25:11,639 --> 00:25:14,591 - You're gonna need a better view. - This isn't my room, to begin with. 497 00:25:14,803 --> 00:25:18,152 At least there's two beds, somewhere for me to sleep. 498 00:25:18,383 --> 00:25:20,688 - That'd be my roommate's bed. - You don't want a roomie. 499 00:25:20,881 --> 00:25:23,157 - I don't have a choice. - They just force someone on you? 500 00:25:23,253 --> 00:25:25,081 It's all part of the socializing experience. 501 00:25:25,251 --> 00:25:27,167 - What if it's a lemon? - Then I'm stuck with it. 502 00:25:27,291 --> 00:25:29,597 - Hare Krishna banging a tambourine. - I'll use earplugs. 503 00:25:29,788 --> 00:25:30,506 Serial murderer. 504 00:25:30,518 --> 00:25:32,343 I'll sleep with a gat strapped to my ankle. 505 00:25:32,536 --> 00:25:35,000 - Someone who likes Linkin Park? - Then I'll have to drop out. 506 00:25:35,199 --> 00:25:38,424 Look, I had these same pants in high school! 507 00:25:38,655 --> 00:25:40,449 - Can we go just now, please? - I'm in again. 508 00:25:40,611 --> 00:25:41,644 - Mom. - Okay. 509 00:25:41,776 --> 00:25:43,605 Let me take a picture with you at the desk. 510 00:25:43,774 --> 00:25:45,001 - What? - Really get into it. 511 00:25:45,149 --> 00:25:47,704 - Pretend like you're studying. - Okay. 512 00:25:50,310 --> 00:25:51,706 What, you're writing in the air? 513 00:25:51,850 --> 00:25:54,281 - Can we just take the picture? - Okay. 514 00:25:54,972 --> 00:25:56,199 Let's go. 515 00:25:58,968 --> 00:26:00,286 Hey, Susie. 516 00:26:11,997 --> 00:26:13,825 God, these classrooms are huge. 517 00:26:13,837 --> 00:26:16,346 The better to fit those big Harvard brains. 518 00:26:20,988 --> 00:26:23,782 LECTURER: "Mortal have you been born, to mortals have you given birth." 519 00:26:23,985 --> 00:26:25,733 "Reckon on everything, expect everything." 520 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:28,409 LECTURER: What sort of thought is this? STUDENT: Depressing? 521 00:26:28,606 --> 00:26:29,639 [Audience laughs] 522 00:26:29,771 --> 00:26:34,393 On the surface, maybe. But go underneath. What is he postulating beyond fatalism? 523 00:26:34,684 --> 00:26:36,796 - Are we allowed to be hearing this? - I don't know. 524 00:26:36,972 --> 00:26:39,766 They won't charge $100 just for listening to part of the class? 525 00:26:39,969 --> 00:26:43,592 I don't think Harvard would nickel-and-dime people like that. 526 00:26:43,924 --> 00:26:45,242 I'm gonna find the ladies' room. 527 00:26:45,382 --> 00:26:47,766 Sneak a smoke, see if anyone slipped aspirin in my Coke. 528 00:26:47,961 --> 00:26:50,709 Okay, Rizzo. I'd like to listen a little bit more. 529 00:26:50,918 --> 00:26:52,712 - I'll be back. - I'll be here. 530 00:26:52,874 --> 00:26:57,336 The Stoics believed the greatest happiness resulted from leading a virtuous life. 531 00:26:58,660 --> 00:27:01,249 - In or out? - Excuse me? 532 00:27:01,449 --> 00:27:04,481 If you're going to take the class, you have to take a seat. 533 00:27:05,903 --> 00:27:07,220 Okay, sorry. 534 00:27:10,482 --> 00:27:12,787 Okay, where were we? 535 00:27:52,274 --> 00:27:53,707 RORY: That's an interesting point, Professor... 536 00:27:53,731 --> 00:27:55,639 but I'm not sure I agree with you. 537 00:27:55,812 --> 00:27:58,720 That's because Stoicism was not about giving up things... 538 00:27:58,934 --> 00:28:01,364 - of money and luxuries and stuff. - That's right. 539 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,274 By the time he was in his early 40s... 540 00:28:03,430 --> 00:28:05,860 Seneca had earned enough money to acquire villas, farms. 541 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:08,687 He ate well. He loved expensive furniture. 542 00:28:08,883 --> 00:28:11,711 But he didn't consider that a non-philosophical way to live. 543 00:28:11,921 --> 00:28:13,591 It's all kind of relative, though. 544 00:28:13,753 --> 00:28:15,343 - Here we go. - What? 545 00:28:15,501 --> 00:28:17,807 Can't get through a class without debating relativism. 546 00:28:17,999 --> 00:28:20,952 I just meant that luxury to some is not necessarily luxury to others. 547 00:28:21,163 --> 00:28:23,718 - A better subject for another time. - Sorry. 548 00:28:23,910 --> 00:28:27,022 No, your point is well-taken, but it's different than what's at hand. 549 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,795 What we're talking about is Seneca's choosing the better... 550 00:28:29,988 --> 00:28:33,451 more comfortable of two options while remaining a Stoic. 551 00:28:34,442 --> 00:28:37,633 - Thanks, this was fun. - All right, for your next meeting... 552 00:28:37,855 --> 00:28:40,603 we'll be reading Marcus Aurelius'Meditations. 553 00:28:40,893 --> 00:28:42,120 - Did you see me? - Yes. 554 00:28:42,267 --> 00:28:43,902 - I was in college. - It was amazing. 555 00:28:44,057 --> 00:28:46,646 - Did I look like I belonged? - Completely. You're a natural. 556 00:28:46,846 --> 00:28:49,515 I can't even believe how it happened. I just got swept up. 557 00:28:49,718 --> 00:28:51,909 The teacher asked a question, and before I knew it... 558 00:28:52,091 --> 00:28:54,521 - You were blowing them away. - I don't know about that... 559 00:28:54,714 --> 00:28:57,666 - but I was talking and I couldn't stop. - I know that feeling. 560 00:28:57,876 --> 00:29:00,784 College is gonna be amazing. I can't wait. 561 00:29:01,332 --> 00:29:04,477 I love college. I love Harvard. I love fatalism. 562 00:29:16,275 --> 00:29:17,831 Please, we can carry the bags. 563 00:29:17,982 --> 00:29:19,935 - Nonsense. - But they're so heavy. 564 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:22,819 I'll just get them down the stairs for you. 565 00:29:23,019 --> 00:29:25,052 Let me catch my breath here. 566 00:29:25,392 --> 00:29:27,664 Sammy's AWOL? 567 00:29:28,514 --> 00:29:31,103 Sammy. It's the first time she hasn't been on the stairs. 568 00:29:31,302 --> 00:29:32,300 - My Sammy? - Yes. 569 00:29:32,426 --> 00:29:34,942 - She's rarely ever on the stairs. - No, she's always right there. 570 00:29:34,966 --> 00:29:35,999 - On the stairs? - Yes. 571 00:29:36,131 --> 00:29:38,247 No, she has her favorite place, but not on the stairs. 572 00:29:38,337 --> 00:29:41,006 There's not been one moment she hasn't been right there. 573 00:29:41,210 --> 00:29:42,323 - On the stairs? - Yes. 574 00:29:42,458 --> 00:29:44,445 No, she's hardly ever on the stairs. 575 00:29:44,623 --> 00:29:46,849 "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." 576 00:29:51,908 --> 00:29:54,860 Everything's on your card. I hope you enjoyed your stay. 577 00:29:55,071 --> 00:29:56,820 - Did you enjoy your stay? - Very much. 578 00:29:56,986 --> 00:29:58,019 Very much? 579 00:29:58,151 --> 00:30:00,820 - I sat and forever am at work here. - What? 580 00:30:01,898 --> 00:30:03,931 - It was great. - There you go. 581 00:30:04,103 --> 00:30:07,488 Drive safely and tell all your friends about The Cheshire Cat. 582 00:30:07,725 --> 00:30:08,758 You bet we will. 583 00:30:08,891 --> 00:30:11,718 - Now I'll do my favorite part of the job. - What's that? 584 00:30:11,930 --> 00:30:14,439 Read what you wrote in our guest book. 585 00:30:14,677 --> 00:30:16,108 Give us a five-minute head start? 586 00:30:16,258 --> 00:30:18,087 - Beg pardon? - Thank you. 587 00:30:29,288 --> 00:30:31,752 - Know what I love most about Harvard? - No, what? 588 00:30:31,951 --> 00:30:33,746 They don't sell giant foam fingers. 589 00:30:33,909 --> 00:30:36,293 No, they've got class out the wazoo. 590 00:30:37,238 --> 00:30:39,588 - Home. - Feel like we've been gone a long time. 591 00:30:39,777 --> 00:30:42,843 It's weird. Every time I leave town, even for just a little while... 592 00:30:43,065 --> 00:30:45,416 I always expect everything to look different. 593 00:30:45,605 --> 00:30:47,956 - And it never does. - It never does. 594 00:31:00,299 --> 00:31:01,571 Need a hug? 595 00:31:03,130 --> 00:31:04,561 Patty's good. 596 00:31:15,659 --> 00:31:17,374 So, what about dinner? 597 00:31:17,532 --> 00:31:20,246 It should be something healthy, since we've been eating junk. 598 00:31:20,446 --> 00:31:22,479 We had lettuce on our burgers last night. 599 00:31:22,652 --> 00:31:24,525 - We picked it off. - But it left its essence. 600 00:31:24,692 --> 00:31:26,838 - Lettuce essence on our burgers? - Definitely. 601 00:31:27,022 --> 00:31:29,453 - That satisfied our vegetable requirement? - For the week. 602 00:31:29,645 --> 00:31:32,154 We can't argue with cold, hard facts. 603 00:31:34,224 --> 00:31:35,257 What? 604 00:31:37,388 --> 00:31:39,614 - I forgot about that. - Me, too. 605 00:31:41,217 --> 00:31:44,132 Well... everything's the same. 606 00:32:23,468 --> 00:32:26,420 LORELAI: This is Sever Hall, one of the oldest buildings at Harvard. 607 00:32:26,632 --> 00:32:28,505 - Focus the picture, Lorelai. - It is focused. 608 00:32:28,671 --> 00:32:30,659 - That's how it came out. - It's hurting my eyes. 609 00:32:30,835 --> 00:32:33,981 - They're suppose to be a little arty. - She doesn't know how to use a camera. 610 00:32:34,208 --> 00:32:37,592 - I've only had it six years. - It's like I have glaucoma. 611 00:32:38,745 --> 00:32:39,812 What's that? 612 00:32:39,952 --> 00:32:42,336 - That is a Harvard squirrel. - Good grief. 613 00:32:42,532 --> 00:32:43,645 Sitting on a Harvard rock. 614 00:32:43,782 --> 00:32:46,655 - Doesn't he look smart? - He looks dirty. Next. 615 00:32:47,778 --> 00:32:50,685 - That's Rory's dorm and part of my finger. - It's not my dorm yet. 616 00:32:50,900 --> 00:32:52,728 We saw a dorm and figured it might be mine. 617 00:32:52,898 --> 00:32:56,043 - Why do you insist on taking slides? - I like slides. 618 00:32:56,269 --> 00:32:58,733 But prints are so much easier and faster to get through. 619 00:32:58,934 --> 00:33:00,807 That's what I hate about prints. 620 00:33:00,973 --> 00:33:03,880 You give people this big pile of pictures you're so proud of. 621 00:33:04,094 --> 00:33:06,683 They flip through them fast without really seeing them... 622 00:33:06,884 --> 00:33:09,030 or letting you narrate, like you can with slides. 623 00:33:09,215 --> 00:33:12,009 - I stopped her from adding music. - I'm eternally grateful. 624 00:33:12,212 --> 00:33:15,403 I like the bigness of slides, too. Makes you feel like you're there. 625 00:33:15,626 --> 00:33:18,771 This one makes me feel just like I'm in your finger. 626 00:33:19,787 --> 00:33:22,342 You're just jealous 'cause we didn't invite you along. 627 00:33:22,535 --> 00:33:23,533 Next time. 628 00:33:23,659 --> 00:33:25,850 Next time you go, you're going to do it properly... 629 00:33:26,032 --> 00:33:28,859 - with a scheduled visit and guide. - I told her about the guide. 630 00:33:29,070 --> 00:33:31,023 Why go out of town so soon before your wedding? 631 00:33:31,194 --> 00:33:33,067 Didn't your fiancé mind? 632 00:33:34,523 --> 00:33:35,556 Oh, well... 633 00:33:35,731 --> 00:33:38,763 You act as if this coming weekend is just business as usual... 634 00:33:38,977 --> 00:33:40,772 and not the most important day of your life. 635 00:33:40,934 --> 00:33:41,932 Mom. 636 00:33:44,306 --> 00:33:45,374 What? 637 00:33:45,554 --> 00:33:48,382 - It's about this weekend, Mom. - Yes? 638 00:33:50,632 --> 00:33:52,461 I should have told you before. 639 00:33:52,630 --> 00:33:54,584 Oh, my God. You didn't. 640 00:33:55,752 --> 00:33:56,945 - What? - You did! 641 00:33:57,085 --> 00:33:58,958 - I did what? - You eloped. 642 00:33:59,374 --> 00:34:02,043 I knew you'd do anything to keep me out of this wedding. 643 00:34:02,246 --> 00:34:04,994 - Mom, that's not... - That is just cruel, Lorelai. 644 00:34:05,202 --> 00:34:07,586 A mother waits and plans for this day, even your mother. 645 00:34:07,782 --> 00:34:09,292 - Yes, but... - I bought a new dress. 646 00:34:09,448 --> 00:34:10,845 - Got my hair done. - It looks nice. 647 00:34:10,946 --> 00:34:13,455 And you just waltz in here, torture me for hours... 648 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:16,764 with these ridiculous slides, only to let me know at the last minute... 649 00:34:16,982 --> 00:34:20,570 Mom, Max and I are not together anymore. The wedding is off. 650 00:34:21,769 --> 00:34:24,437 - The wedding's off? - Yes. 651 00:34:24,933 --> 00:34:27,317 - Are you sure? - Yes, I'm sure. 652 00:34:28,846 --> 00:34:29,844 Oh. 653 00:34:31,718 --> 00:34:32,751 Mom. 654 00:34:32,883 --> 00:34:34,790 - Who called it off? - I did. 655 00:34:39,419 --> 00:34:41,883 You're thinking you're not surprised. 656 00:34:43,498 --> 00:34:44,724 No, I wasn't. 657 00:34:44,871 --> 00:34:47,823 You're thinking, "Yes, I won that $5 from Dad." 658 00:34:48,451 --> 00:34:52,119 - Who would like dessert? - What are you thinking? Just tell me. 659 00:34:53,613 --> 00:34:56,679 I was thinking, I guess I have to return your gift. 660 00:34:58,109 --> 00:34:59,937 - My gift? - That's right. 661 00:35:00,815 --> 00:35:03,528 You'll have to return my gift. That's what you were thinking? 662 00:35:03,728 --> 00:35:04,920 That's right. 663 00:35:05,060 --> 00:35:06,855 - That's it? - That's it. 664 00:35:08,057 --> 00:35:09,055 Oh. 665 00:35:12,261 --> 00:35:14,214 So you got me a gift already? 666 00:35:14,385 --> 00:35:17,894 You were getting married. Gifts are expected. It's the proper thing to do. 667 00:35:18,130 --> 00:35:20,765 - So, how does ice cream sound? - Ice cream sounds great. 668 00:35:20,962 --> 00:35:23,187 - What'd you get me, Mom? - I'm not gonna tell you that. 669 00:35:23,376 --> 00:35:25,412 - Why not? It's for me. - You're not getting it now. 670 00:35:25,457 --> 00:35:27,047 - Iced tea spoons, right? - Lorelai. 671 00:35:27,205 --> 00:35:29,714 Because nobody really needs iced tea spoons ever. 672 00:35:29,911 --> 00:35:31,705 You'd probably use them if you remembered... 673 00:35:31,867 --> 00:35:34,774 but nobody does. They're never with the everyday silverware. 674 00:35:34,989 --> 00:35:36,659 Out of sight, out of mind. 675 00:35:36,820 --> 00:35:39,329 So people just grab a regular everyday spoon to stir. 676 00:35:39,526 --> 00:35:42,751 - And you know what? They work fine. - It wasn't iced tea spoons. 677 00:35:44,064 --> 00:35:45,540 Corn-on-the-cob holder thingies? 678 00:35:45,687 --> 00:35:48,242 - Sterling silver corn-on-the-cob holders? - No. 679 00:35:48,850 --> 00:35:49,883 What? 680 00:35:50,390 --> 00:35:52,298 - The tiny forks. - What tiny forks? 681 00:35:52,472 --> 00:35:55,935 The ones with tiny prongs and handles, that I assume are used to eat tiny food? 682 00:35:56,177 --> 00:35:59,129 - They're for lobster tails. - So you did get the tiny forks. 683 00:35:59,341 --> 00:36:02,929 You know what? I'm not returning the gift. I'm going to put it away. 684 00:36:03,170 --> 00:36:05,362 You won't know what it is until you do get married. 685 00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:06,541 - Tell me now. - Sorry. 686 00:36:06,666 --> 00:36:09,652 I may never get married. I may be a free spirit my whole life... 687 00:36:09,872 --> 00:36:12,779 or fall for a separated Catholic guy like Katherine Hepburn did... 688 00:36:12,994 --> 00:36:14,867 and not get to go to his funeral when he dies. 689 00:36:15,034 --> 00:36:17,101 - Then you'll never know what I got. - I must know. 690 00:36:17,281 --> 00:36:18,394 - No. - This is torture. 691 00:36:18,530 --> 00:36:20,403 - Tough. - Okay, fine. Forget it. 692 00:36:20,570 --> 00:36:23,840 - I'm going to the bathroom. - I'm going to the kitchen. 693 00:36:27,937 --> 00:36:30,129 - Oh, God. You scared me. - Come on, tell me. 694 00:36:30,310 --> 00:36:32,105 - Lorelai, get away. - Tell me now. 695 00:36:32,267 --> 00:36:33,903 - I'm serious, get away. - Please tell me. 696 00:36:34,056 --> 00:36:35,169 This is not funny. 697 00:36:36,762 --> 00:36:39,589 - Am I too far from the curb? - You're within 5 feet. 698 00:36:39,801 --> 00:36:41,277 - Close enough for jazz. - What? 699 00:36:41,424 --> 00:36:42,856 - Look it up? - You got it. 700 00:36:44,463 --> 00:36:46,337 - Oh, my God. Lane! - I'm back! 701 00:36:46,502 --> 00:36:47,535 I see. 702 00:36:47,668 --> 00:36:50,620 - Did you ever think this day would come? - I had hopes, dreams. 703 00:36:50,832 --> 00:36:53,341 I escaped from Korea. I'm home. Hi, Lorelai. 704 00:36:53,538 --> 00:36:56,002 - Welcome home, sweetie. - It's so amazing to be back. 705 00:36:56,201 --> 00:36:57,998 When I got off the plane, I kissed the tarmac. 706 00:36:58,075 --> 00:37:00,108 - Like the Pope. - It was hot, I burned my lips. 707 00:37:00,281 --> 00:37:01,916 That's why the Pope always looks grumpy. 708 00:37:02,071 --> 00:37:03,422 - I'm back. - I know. 709 00:37:03,570 --> 00:37:06,000 - Did you get my letters? - The first one was intense. 710 00:37:06,192 --> 00:37:08,099 - Which one was that? - The one that said: 711 00:37:08,273 --> 00:37:10,987 "Korea equals death," with a bunch of exclamation points... 712 00:37:11,187 --> 00:37:14,934 - and your sad face plastered all over it. - That was a tad dramatic. 713 00:37:15,183 --> 00:37:16,817 - Was it awful? - It wasn't. 714 00:37:16,973 --> 00:37:18,688 - Really? - Some of it was great. 715 00:37:18,846 --> 00:37:19,844 No way. 716 00:37:19,970 --> 00:37:23,593 The food's not so bad, and then my cousins were actually pretty interesting. 717 00:37:23,842 --> 00:37:26,306 And the best part, Korea is bootleg heaven. 718 00:37:26,505 --> 00:37:27,857 I totally scored in Seoul. 719 00:37:28,003 --> 00:37:30,911 Elvis Costello at the Marquee in 1978... 720 00:37:31,126 --> 00:37:34,317 a barely coherent Nico doing Doors songs in 1974... 721 00:37:34,539 --> 00:37:35,971 and an even more barely coherent... 722 00:37:36,121 --> 00:37:38,949 Iggy Pop doing David Bowie songs naked in 1981. 723 00:37:39,159 --> 00:37:40,715 How did you get them past customs? 724 00:37:40,866 --> 00:37:43,250 I strapped them to my body, like in Midnight Express. 725 00:37:43,447 --> 00:37:45,400 - Cool. - I'll be in Luke's. 726 00:37:45,778 --> 00:37:46,776 Okay. 727 00:37:47,943 --> 00:37:49,837 It was just an open-ended plane ticket? 728 00:37:49,849 --> 00:37:51,894 Just to save money. I kind of overreacted. 729 00:37:52,147 --> 00:37:53,657 Kind of? You did everything... 730 00:37:53,812 --> 00:37:56,321 but drown yourself tied to the Statue of Liberty. 731 00:37:59,973 --> 00:38:03,005 - Lewis and Clark have returned. - Which one are you? 732 00:38:03,220 --> 00:38:06,013 I don't know. Which one had to paddle the canoe? 733 00:38:06,591 --> 00:38:08,498 - Coffee? - You have to ask? 734 00:38:10,088 --> 00:38:11,086 So... 735 00:38:11,379 --> 00:38:13,332 sorry about what happened, the wedding... 736 00:38:13,501 --> 00:38:16,965 It's okay. I'm fine. I want everyone to know that. 737 00:38:17,331 --> 00:38:20,555 - I've been feeling like a jerk. - Why? 738 00:38:20,786 --> 00:38:24,056 The way I had to come down on Max, I don't know. I was being a... 739 00:38:24,282 --> 00:38:26,666 What's that word you use? "Pickle-schnitz"? 740 00:38:26,863 --> 00:38:28,896 - Schnickelfritz? - Yeah, that's it. 741 00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:31,057 Luke, it's okay. You already apologized. 742 00:38:31,233 --> 00:38:33,697 - I've been feeling kind of guilty. - Don't. 743 00:38:33,898 --> 00:38:35,613 You are great, Luke. 744 00:38:35,771 --> 00:38:38,360 Just making me that huppah alone... 745 00:38:38,976 --> 00:38:42,848 The huppah. I left that stupid huppah on your lawn. 746 00:38:43,097 --> 00:38:44,368 - It's okay. - What an idiot. 747 00:38:44,512 --> 00:38:45,943 Really, it's okay. 748 00:38:46,094 --> 00:38:49,240 This enormous reminder sitting on your lawn, mocking you. 749 00:38:49,466 --> 00:38:50,744 I didn't see it mock, I promise. 750 00:38:50,881 --> 00:38:54,912 I'll take it down in the morning. No, I'll take it down now. We're closing early. 751 00:38:55,169 --> 00:38:56,202 Chew it or lose it. 752 00:38:56,335 --> 00:38:58,560 Luke, it's okay, really. 753 00:38:59,415 --> 00:39:02,128 I think I'm gonna keep it. 754 00:39:02,786 --> 00:39:04,137 - What? - Yeah. 755 00:39:04,285 --> 00:39:06,920 It's beautiful. You made it for me, and it doesn't... 756 00:39:07,115 --> 00:39:11,465 have to be a wedding huppah. It can just be a beautiful archway in our yard. 757 00:39:11,736 --> 00:39:14,200 - I'll grow stuff on it. - Well, okay. 758 00:39:15,566 --> 00:39:18,359 I'll help you move it around the yard, wherever you want it to be. 759 00:39:18,563 --> 00:39:19,709 That would be good. 760 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,274 So, where'd you guys go? 761 00:39:23,433 --> 00:39:24,989 We drove around a little... 762 00:39:25,140 --> 00:39:29,126 - hit a B & B, and took a tour of Harvard. - Harvard? 763 00:39:29,385 --> 00:39:31,691 - Interesting. - It was amazing. 764 00:39:31,883 --> 00:39:35,426 Seeing Rory there, in a dorm room, in a classroom... 765 00:39:36,171 --> 00:39:38,442 - She fit. - I can see her fitting there. 766 00:39:38,626 --> 00:39:40,341 She was right at home. 767 00:39:40,875 --> 00:39:42,748 So, how are you taking that? 768 00:39:42,913 --> 00:39:45,264 - Taking what? - Seeing her fit. 769 00:39:45,911 --> 00:39:47,387 I loved it... 770 00:39:49,199 --> 00:39:51,788 - and I hated it. - That seems about right. 771 00:39:52,029 --> 00:39:54,062 Man, these past few days... 772 00:39:54,694 --> 00:39:58,396 So many thoughts about my life then... 773 00:39:58,648 --> 00:40:00,635 my life now, what I missed. 774 00:40:00,813 --> 00:40:03,482 Thoughts about what I'll never have... 775 00:40:04,226 --> 00:40:07,134 - and what I want to have. - That's a lot of thoughts. 776 00:40:07,348 --> 00:40:08,346 You're not kidding. 777 00:40:08,431 --> 00:40:09,941 - So, can I ask you a question? - Yes. 778 00:40:10,096 --> 00:40:13,525 - Ever set up a line of credit at a bank? - No. 779 00:40:13,758 --> 00:40:15,904 You don't pay for everything with cash on hand? 780 00:40:16,090 --> 00:40:17,646 What's all this about? 781 00:40:17,796 --> 00:40:20,544 - I think it's time to make a move. - Meaning? 782 00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:23,818 I'm diving in. Sookie and I are finally gonna open that inn. 783 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,186 - Yeah, I know. - No, I mean now. 784 00:40:26,372 --> 00:40:29,562 We've been talking and dreaming about it. It's time to get going on it. 785 00:40:29,785 --> 00:40:32,169 - Well, if the time is right... - It is. 786 00:40:32,907 --> 00:40:34,940 You think I can hack being a business owner? 787 00:40:35,113 --> 00:40:37,100 - I think you can hack anything. - Really? 788 00:40:37,277 --> 00:40:40,025 Yeah, you know all the creative stuff to the job... 789 00:40:40,233 --> 00:40:43,060 you can manage, and I've seen you try to add numbers... 790 00:40:43,271 --> 00:40:45,304 so I'd get an accountant, first thing. 791 00:40:45,478 --> 00:40:47,385 - Okay, yes. - How far along are you? 792 00:40:47,559 --> 00:40:49,512 - This far. - Well, listen... 793 00:40:50,306 --> 00:40:54,734 I'm no financial genius, but we can sit down sometime. 794 00:40:55,593 --> 00:40:58,579 You can pick my brain on the few things I do know about. 795 00:40:58,798 --> 00:41:00,308 - Really? - I've been around some. 796 00:41:00,463 --> 00:41:01,814 Can I ask you stupid questions? 797 00:41:01,962 --> 00:41:04,710 - There is no such thing. - How does ink come out of pens? 798 00:41:04,917 --> 00:41:07,143 All right, there is such a thing. 799 00:41:07,331 --> 00:41:10,443 But you're going to avoid that when we sit down, right? 800 00:41:15,865 --> 00:41:17,057 Thank you. 801 00:41:17,571 --> 00:41:21,159 Let me know when you need help with the thing that's not a huppah anymore. 802 00:41:21,401 --> 00:41:22,672 I will. 803 00:41:30,226 --> 00:41:32,781 Fill me in. What've you been up to? I must know everything. 804 00:41:32,973 --> 00:41:36,641 - I've been to Harvard. - No way. Oh, my God! How? When? 805 00:41:36,886 --> 00:41:39,759 We just got back. Mom, is it okay if I go to Lane's for a bit? 806 00:41:39,966 --> 00:41:42,918 Yeah. I'll meet you back at the house. 807 00:41:43,546 --> 00:41:46,215 Harvard? That is so cool. What did you see? 808 00:41:46,418 --> 00:41:49,768 Harvard Yard, classrooms, where I might live next year. 809 00:41:49,998 --> 00:41:51,508 - How was it? - Needs a spruce. 810 00:41:51,663 --> 00:41:52,980 I'll help you spruce. 811 00:42:03,984 --> 00:42:06,256 Sookie, hey, it's me. We're back. 812 00:42:06,981 --> 00:42:09,287 It was good, but first things first. 813 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:12,227 I want to start moving on the inn thing. 814 00:42:13,267 --> 00:42:16,616 I mean, take serious steps. We're ready, don't you think? 815 00:42:17,637 --> 00:42:20,783 Oh, good. Meet me early at work tomorrow. 816 00:42:21,468 --> 00:42:22,466 Yeah. 817 00:42:24,548 --> 00:42:26,660 I know. I'm excited, too.