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a little breakfast for my son studying for his final exam.

Let me see.

No, I just closed the door and went to have a good... Cliff.

A dozen chocolate devil's food donuts for breakfast?

Yeah. And one...

with a bite in it you've been munching?

That's what you see, and that's all you see. You see chocolate and devil's food,

but there's bran in those donuts.

What were you going to wash this bran down with?

Orange juice.

Orange juice in the refrigerator? Yes, orange juice.

Is this the orange juice?

Looks a little different, a lot more pigmentation to it.

Oh, look at that. It says chocolate milk.

Vitamin D.

But you should be ashamed of yourself.

Using CO at the most stressful time in his life. You know he's preparing for a

makeup final exam.

And you're going to use him to cover up your inability to discipline yourself.

It's vitamin D and brand.

It's healthy.

You're sad.

You are very sad. And it's going out of here today.

Iron. Morning.

Good morning, son.

I was up studying so late, I don't even know what time I went to sleep.

Oh, I love that. Do you remember those days? I certainly do.

But I wanted to show you that the studying's paying off.

Look at these tests.

1A and 2B+. All right.

Have a donut, son.

Hey, thanks, Mom. Just for you.

All right.

Oh, yes, that chocolate milk, that's just for you, too.

Oh, you guys are great.

Thanks. Hey, you guys, I want you to know that you're looking at a man who's

grade away from making the Dean's List.

Listen, you don't mind if I put this on my lab jacket and wear it around the

hospital, do you? Oh, well, hold up, Dad. Before you start putting things on

display, I have one more final. A makeup exam in economics.

Yeah, but listen, man, you're hot. You're on the roll now.

No, but this is economics, Dad.

This is my toughest subject.

And you know that makeup exams are always harder. I've got this professor,

Professor C .G. Stein.

We call him Dr.

Flunkenstein.

First day of class, he said to us, I'm failing everybody now to avoid the June

rush.

At Hillman, I had a biochem professor called Dr.

Death.

Dr. Death, this is my life, okay?

looking at a psychology major here now flankenstein see he's a type a guy very

intense yet he masquerades as a type b guy casual yet condescending you

understand the man is inconsistently consistent i got him pegged but

you do look a little tired oh but that's okay mom because i'm in control see i

realized that to get what i want out of life i gotta push for it And this is

what I want.

Face it, making the dean's list is going to look great on my record. Because I

got to compete with every other person graduating from college this year.

But I'm focused.

I'm a camera.

I zoom in, aim, and I shoot.

See you later.

Oh, sweetheart, don't forget these.

This is for you.

Thank you.

And this is for you, too.

Your father bought all of this.

Just for you.

Hey, Dad, you're great.

Thanks a lot.

Where are you going?

Huh? Where are you going?

I'm going to see my son to the door. No, you're not, darling. You're going to

have to clean out your liver. Sit down.

You're going to have carrot juice with celery and sprouts.

Drink. What?

Sit down.

I don't like this house.

party this semester, and now he's even going to miss his own. Thanks a lot,

Lucy. Hey, come on, man. Don't sweat it. Don't sweat it. Look, hey, want to save

you some pizza?

Yes, if we happen to see any single women floating around, we'll get their

number for you. Oh, like he's really going to have time to date. My man is

for the Dean's list.

Number one.

Wow. I wish I had someone to rub the back of my neck.

Okay.

I have finished my dip. Open your mouth.

I would love to have someone feed me dip.

Okay.

Thank you, but it's not the same, pal. Hey, come on, come on, come on.

Focus, Theo.

Focus. Yeah, right.

Priority. Yes. Man, with all this sacrifice, I better make the Dean's

Hey, I have to go. I'll see you later.

Where's my kiss? Oh, right here, baby. Come here.

Mmm. Mmm.

Mmm.

Don't even think about it.

Oh, excuse me. Can I borrow your sugar, please?

Sure.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you. Thank you.

You use sugar in your tea.

Yes, I do.

What a coincidence.

I use sugar in my tea, too.

See?

Tea? Sugar?

I see.

Do you use milk or lemon?

Neither.

Me neither, too.

Good tea.

Yes, good tea, good conversation.

Yay.

I'm Teal.

Cheryl, that's a lovely accent.

Where are you from?

Barbados. I'm an exchange student.

Ah, beautiful Barbados.

Oh, you've been there?

Well, no.

But maybe you can tell me about it sometime?

Oh, it would have to be soon. I'm going home tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Mm -hmm.

How about tonight?

I can't.

Economics. That's all right. We'll go Dutch.

Dutch? Oh, no.

No, you see, I have a final N, economics. See? Oh.

What a shame.

It would have been nice.

Yeah.

It would have been more than nice.

I better go now.

So soon?

Yeah.

you get to Barbados and look me up, eh?

Perhaps. Bye now.

Bye now.

What have I just done?

Huh?

Edie, you know something?

I'm a fool.

I admit it.

I've spent the last five months of my life living like a monk.

See, I'm young, but I'm allowing my youth to be smothered by pages of a

textbook.

See, the girl of my dreams just walked in and out of my life.

And you know why.

Because I have no life, Edie.

And if I just let that woman walk away, I don't deserve a life.

You see?

Here.

I'm sorry. Who could think of tuna fish at a time like this? I have a life to go

after, and her name is Cheryl.

Is that the spot? That's the one. The spot.

Hey. Hey.

Mom, thank you for dinner. Dad, I'm on the A train. Wait a minute. Are you

finished studying?

Yeah.

Guys, let me share something with you, okay?

It's kind of silly, but I've been letting opportunities that could affect

rest of my life just slip through my fingers.

So I decided to take your advice and make some time for myself.

You're sitting there studying with your face in a book.

Things around you are happening and you know nothing about it.

Something happened to me at the Cafe de Balzac that could have a profound effect

on my life.

And I almost let it get away.

You know why?

Because I was sitting there studying with my face in a book.

And you almost let her get away.

I met her this afternoon.

How long did you meet with her?

Five minutes.

But, Dad, it was a profound five minutes, man.

But you told me that you had to cram for a makeup final in

economics. Yeah, I said that.

but dad understand it's a question of priorities you see the mind the mind is

like a closet and in mine i have four hangers and a couple of

shelves now the hangers are for things that i'm always going to use

the shelves for things i'm hardly ever going to use now my mistake was get this

i I had economics on a hanger when it should have been on a shelf.

Are you telling me that

economics is no longer important?

Oh, no, no, Dad, Dad. I'm going to pass the course.

I'm just not going to push so hard.

Well, how do you feel about this, dear?

The mind is like a closet.

Thank you. And this girl is on a hanger. Oh, yes, Mom. She's on all four

hangers. In fact, she's got half the closet.

It's important to remember that life isn't just books.

Life is a cabaret filled with

different people and different experiences.

Remember that, guys.

Remember that.

Life is a cabaret with a closet with shelves.

He's lost it. It's gone.

Economics is tearing him up.

Dr. Flunkenstein.

He flunked his brain out.

Now, you know that spot you had found?

Yeah. Find that spot again. I can find another one if we go upstairs.

Because what I ultimately want to do is to be able to work with... kids when

they're at that age where i can be a positive influence in their lives oh

a wonderful thing to do yeah it is isn't it i'm sorry i keep talking about

myself i'm hogging the whole conversation oh no no i enjoy hearing

felt i'm having a glorious time good good i'm glad to hear you're having

a glorious time

free party plan.

Securing the knowledge that he is about to take the flunk out of flunking style.

Can I get a witness?

I thought I might.

Thank you.

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

I don't know. You look a bit troubled.

No, I'm enjoying myself.

Really, I am.

Ooh, that's my song.

Come and dance with me, boy.

Okay.

Cheryl, I have to ask you a question.

Some friends and I were discussing the gross national product, and we were

discussing the economic indicators.

Do you know what they are?

No, not off the top of my head.

Retail sale, capital equipment, housing starts, durable goods, and

productivity.

Very good.

Word up.

Yeah, me too.

But you know what they remind me of?

Economic slowdown.

Kind of like a recession.

Can you define a recession?

Well, if I... Two straight quarters of negative growth in the gross national

product.

That sounds about right. Oh, yes, it is right.

Didn't let me ask you a question.

Are you sure you're having fun?

Oh, yes.

I've invested my time very wisely tonight.

Oh?

You know, speaking of investment... Hold on.

Theo, I'm not lying, man. I can tell you got something else pressing on your

mind still. And it's more than obvious it's the economic finals.

Uh, Cheryl, sit down for a second.

You're right. I haven't really studied enough, but I really wanted to be here

with you tonight.

And I wanted to be with you, too. But this is much too important for you. You

must go.

No, Cheryl.

Deal with me again.

But you're going back home tomorrow.

Sure, ma. I'll be back next week.

You will?

After the break. I decided to come back for another semester.

Because of me?

No, because I got the classes I wanted.

Okay.

But you're a boner.

Well, I'll see you when you get back. For sure.

Bye.

Bye now.

Good luck on the exam.

Thank you. Thank you, and have a safe flight.

Okay. Thank you.

See you when you get back.

See, you said that already.

Go now.

I'm trying.

Can I get your phone number in Barbados?

I thought you never asked me.

Yes.

Divine supply -side economics.

Theo, you do it again, my man.

Hey, Dad.

Late delivery?

Yeah. I thought you were out on a date. Well, yeah, I was.

But then I realized I had to study for my final tomorrow.

I apologize for acting stupid with you and Mom this afternoon.

No problem, man. Your mother and I have taken enough finals to know what.

Stress isn't what it does to people.

That guy wasn't really me, Dad.

See, in psychology, we learn that we're all complex people. We all have

different sides to our personalities.

Now, me, I've got about three or four different people living inside here.

You remember the guy who was here this afternoon?

Yeah, the one who was missing all of the good things of life because his face

was in the book.

Yeah.

You know, he was a liar, Dad.

And we all listened to him. See, when he said, forget studying, go to the party,

we went along.

Is he here now?

Well, he's always here, but we're just not listening to him anymore.

But now, what about the guy with the cabaret and the woman on the shelf in

closet?

Yeah, well, he's here, too.

I understand he meant well, Dad, but he was leading us down the wrong path.

Well, who is it that I'm talking to now?

Me, your son.

Which one is the one who I'm paying the tuition for?

That's me. And is that one also the one with the face in the book for real now?

Yeah, Dad.

That's the one who knows that it's going to take a heavy cram night to get a

good grade on this final tomorrow.

That's the fellow I'm in love with. All right. Yes, please. Well, come sit down.

I want to show you something.

Well, it's kind of late, man. Yeah, well, come on, Dad.

Have a seat over here.

I want to take a second.

I'll sit up with you for about a second, man. Okay. About one second.

Now, Dad.

Huh? Let me ask you a question.

Who are you?

I'm your father.

You know who I am. I mean, in relation to these donuts and

this chocolate milk, are you the same man who

bought these this morning to share with me?

Don't fool around with me.

So is this the same one who would like a chocolate donut and some chocolate

milk?

Why are you fooling with me? Are you the one? Yes, yes, I'm the one.

My own pal.

Dig in.

Here you go.