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Hat and noisemaker.

Hat and noisemaker.

Hat and noisemaker.

All right, now remember, if you're assisting someone with their party hat,

please put yours on first and then help them with theirs. All right.

Okay, everybody get ready. And remember, when Adam gets here, you have to

scream... Surprise!

You've been practicing.

I didn't know Adam had this many friends.

Yeah, I invited a whole bunch of people we went to college with. Some of these

people haven't seen Adam in ten years.

I remember college.

Punching in at eight, stripping that wire, putting together those air

conditioners.

Doesn't really sound like college, Joe. It sounds like a job at a factory.

Huh. That would explain why my dad was so happy to see my report card every two

weeks.

Here comes Paige. Everybody get ready. Hi, hi.

Hey, where's Adam? He's parking the car.

I'm not sure we should do this. He is really depressed.

It's just his usual pre -birthday funk. Believe me, this party is going to pull

him right out of it. No, no, it's different this time. He is re -examining

entire life.

He took me through it year by year.

I wouldn't wish his early 80s on anyone.

Wait till you see his face when he looks at all his old college friends. Believe

me, this will really make his birthday.

Some days I wish I'd never been born.

Surprise!

what I tell you.

Okay, I got coffee and birthday cake and somewhere else to be. Let's move it

along. Come on.

So, Kate, it's great to see you. What have you been up to?

Well, I got my M .D. and then I started a free clinic in Venice.

That's great.

Really great.

No greater than this bookstore.

Congratulations, Ellen. This is terrific.

Oh, thanks, but I can't take all the credits. Came in a big kit.

Adam and Ellen, I can't believe you guys are still living together.

I mean, ten years?

Twelve, actually.

You include college.

Hey, you know the picture I have of you two guys?

Sitting on the sofa every night, eating pizza, and bickering over a noise that

Adam made with his lips.

That's the one.

Okay, cut it out.

Oh, that seems like a million years ago.

Eh, give or take a million.

That's what's so great about you, Adam. You haven't changed a bit.

I mean, you still talk the same, you still walk the same.

I'd swear you're wearing the same clothes.

Wait, it's not like he's frozen in time. I mean, Adam is constantly changing.

He's a, you know, I mean, sometimes I look at him and I just scream, ah, who's

that?

I didn't recognize him. It's Adam. I was just about to mace him. Oh, it's Adam.

Now, he's a changing fool.

Thank you, Alan.

I'm sorry we're late. Oh, hey. Happy birthday, Adam. Hey, Mom. How are you?

Melissa. Happy birthday.

I'm so glad you can make it. Me, too. The pipes in our apartment broke.

You still room together?

Can you believe it? Ever since college.

Oh, you hear that? They haven't changed either, just like us.

Sorry we didn't invite you to the wedding, but it was Vegas quickies.

Wedding? Yeah, baby's due in June.

We finally decided after all those years that we were in love.

Sorry about your party, Adam. I just wanted to make your birthday special.

the party was great.

It's just me.

I've done nothing with my life.

Oh, come on. That's not true.

It is. I'm exactly where I was the day I graduated.

Still living with you, not really going anywhere.

Stuck in a rut.

Okay, well, shake things up a little. Go to Vegas for the weekend.

Take up karate.

Wear more sweaters.

I think it may go deeper than that.

All right, kilts.

I don't know.

Something's wrong.

I need a change.

You want to give up photography?

No, it's not that. It's this.

Maybe it's time we live apart.

Wow.

Really? Well, you know, if you want to.

No, yeah, sure. I mean, if you think that's good, then that's a good idea.

Since you brought it up. Well, I'm not bringing it up. It just came up. But,

know, since you think it's a good idea. No, I didn't say it was a good idea. I

mean, I said it's an idea. And any idea is a good idea.

It is?

Yeah. I mean, sure. Since, you know, you have an idea. And that's better than

having none.

Okay.

So, I'm going to do this.

Good. Good. Because, you know, really, all these years just hanging around this

apartment doing nothing with my life.

I've been selling myself short.

Exactly. You know, I'm really just one big dewy ball of greatness waiting to

happen. Oh, that a birthday boy.

32's your year. You know, I could be married with a red -hot photography

if you hadn't been holding me back.

What'd I do?

Well, you made it really easy for me to spend ten years of my life just hanging

out.

I am kind of fun, aren't I?

So it's agreed.

Yep.

Then again... What?

Well, you know, maybe we're like Chad and Melissa.

Yeah, they lived together all those years as friends.

Until one day they realized... That they were actually...

So,

you want to go look at apartments tomorrow? Great idea.

I can't believe you two are actually going through with it. Oh, wait till you

see my new place. It's great. It's got a pool, sauna, rec room. It's even

furnished. Not like any place, it's got its quirks, but overall, it's a real

find. How can you afford that?

Well, they're giving me a break on the rent because I'm also the building

manager. You know, I collect the rent checks, and I'm the handyman.

Handyman.

You know, it's moments like this I'll miss the most.

So, what are you going to do with this room?

Turn it into what I've always wanted it to be. What's that?

Well, like a... an office, guest room, library, gym thingy.

Ellen, I'm taking off.

I guess this is it.

Well, I'll let you two have a few moments alone, because I hate to see

I'm used to it.

Ellen. Here's my new number.

Thanks.

So here we are.

Yep.

End of an era.

From now on, I'll refer to my life as B .A., before Adam, and A .A., after Adam,

and I guess the years in between will just be, uh, A.

Goodbyes are so hard.

We've had some great times and some not so great times.

But all in all, I'd say you've been a great apartment.

Best ever, really.

Never forget you.

Now, Ellen. No.

Adam, I think you said it best of the walls.

Why don't we just pretend like you're going out for milk and you never come

back?

Remember, I'm just a phone call away. No, Ellen, I can't be calling you every

two seconds for support.

And I don't want you calling me either, unless it's an emergency.

We've got to do this cold turkey, at least for a while.

Okay.

You know what goes good with cold turkey?

Nice cold glass of milk.

But we're all out, so I'll go get some.

I love my reading room.

I love my reading room.

Read. Room.

Love it.

How does he do that?

Why does he do it?

Too quiet in here.

Hey, what's going on? Oh, not much. Just relaxing in my den.

You know, just far away from the hustle and bustle of the living room.

So it's good to see you. Tell me what's going on in your life. Talk to me.

Ellen, we just had lunch.

Six hours ago.

You know what? The art of conversation is a wonderful thing, isn't it? I mean,

person to person, faith to faith.

Hearing your own voice, hearing the other person's voice, responding, give

take, back and forth. All out loud, of course, not just thinking it inside of

your head, but actually saying it. You know, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk,

talk, talk, talk, talk.

So how do you like living alone? This is funny, you should bring that up, living

alone.

How do you do it?

What? How do you do it? Well, you know what I realized is that I left my home

and family and moved to college and moved in with a roommate and then...

in with Adam, and I have never, ever lived alone.

Is there a manual?

It's called TV Guide.

No, seriously, I love living alone, you know, because there are so many things

that you can do. I mean, you can walk around on the furniture. You can watch

movies naked.

You can walk around on your furniture naked.

Is that sanitary or...? No, all I'm saying is that... You can do anything

everything that you want.

Well, I have been kind of talking to myself lately.

Well, that's just nuts.

I can't believe she talks to herself.

I mean, even in my loneliness, I didn't talk to myself.

Hold on there, Miffy. I mean, who said anything about being lonely?

Alone, yes.

Lonely, no.

Let's review.

Alone, yes.

Lonely, no.

No. You know who's lonely? And I feel sorry for poor Adam. You know, probably

sitting there staring at the phone right now, just desperate for company.

You're the greatest musician ever.

Eat your heart out, Benny Goodman. Oh, how did we ever manage without Adam?

How did I ever manage without you?

Thank God I decided to get on with my life and move here to Twilight Manor.

And some more ribbon candy, too. Hey,

Joe, welcome.

Beaujolais for the lady of the house? Oh, you didn't have to.

It's not every day one gets invited to the boss's lair.

Come on, Joe. You act like this is the first time I invited you over.

It is.

Oh.

How's Adam like his new place?

I don't know. I haven't really talked to him.

Hasn't it been a week?

Has it been?

Been so busy fixing up my game room.

Come on, sit down.

Hey, let's see what's in the box.

Oh, pizza.

Come on, don't be shy.

Ellen, I thought you said we'd get together and do something.

Yeah, so?

Did the something part fall through?

No, we're just hanging out and eating pizza and watching TV.

Come on, flip through the channels.

That's not fast enough. I can actually see the programs.

I am Joe.

I'm not Adam.

I thought you called me over because you wanted to spend time with me.

I do, I do. Hey, look, we don't have to watch TV. Let's play board games. We can

play Risk. I'll give you a cum shotgun.

Call him.

Well, since the phone is in my hand, and it is on speed dial.

Y 'all moved in?

What's all that noise?

A dance?

Maybe you could have me over sometime. I could visit.

Yeah, tomorrow would be great.

Okay.

I'll see you then.

All right.

Bye.

Call me crazy, but I could have sworn they were dancing to Boxcar Willie.

So you want to get it on?

Hey.

Ellen, hey.

Welcome.

So, this is the new place, huh? Yep, yep. This is the rec room.

Just finished a little reinforcement on the wall mounting here. That baby's not

going anywhere.

Very Bob Vila.

I've got quite a few responsibilities around here, Ellen.

Well, let me look at you.

Is that a new sweater?

Fancy schmancy, eh?

Here's your laundry, dear. Oh, thank you, Polly.

And I made you a nice banana bread.

Oh, girls, you're spoiling me.

I'd like you to meet my friend Ellen.

Oh, Adams told us all about you.

I gave your number to my nephew.

I think you'll like him.

Well, I'm sure I will.

It's nice meeting you. See you later.

Bye -bye. That's sweet.

That's nice. You have some old people living in the building. That's always

to get that perspective on life.

4 .30, dinner's served.

Tonight's entree, stuffed cabbage.

That's a lot of perspective.

This is an old folks' home.

Retirement hotel.

Hey, you want to eat the stuffed cabbages? Great.

A little spicy, but roughage is roughage.

You really like it here? Like it?

It's the cat's pajamas.

You know, hey, I bought tickets to see R .E .M. tomorrow night at the Greek. I

thought maybe we could catch the show and go out for a drink.

Sheesh. Kids today with their music and drugs.

Give me murder she wrote in a nice baked apple.

Adam, this is just plain weird.

I mean, the whole idea of you moving out was personal growth. This is a step

back or a giant leap way too far forward.

Oh, yeah? Well, what are you doing that's so great?

Well, I've got... I have the... I have plenty of... Hey, we're not doing me

here. This was you...

You needed to change. I mean, my God, you'd be better off coming back to live

with me.

Oh, so that's it.

What? You're criticizing my nifty new life here, so I'll come crawling back

fill the enormous hole in your life.

Please, whatever you left behind, and it was a divot at best, I have long since

filled with nifty new friendships and some pretty keen hobbies.

Oh, fine.

You know, then we're both happier than ever, so I don't see what the problem

Okay, well, there is no problem, so I guess I'll just go back to my apartment

and enjoy my media room. Oh, great.

More cabbage for me.

Great.

Last call for dinner. Remember, tonight's dessert, popsicles. And save

steak for arts and crafts.

I don't know, Paige. I'm not getting anything from it. I don't... No,

Talk me through it or... Okay.

Still nothing. Nothing at all.

Now, I'm not naked.

I gotta go.

Hey. Hey.

What are you doing?

Just walking around on the furniture.

Want to come in?

Sure.

So, what's up?

Well, I just wanted to talk about the thing that... Oh, please.

It was me. And, you know, I just, I felt that... You didn't, you didn't, you

know. You know, it's just I really felt like... Oh, me too. Me too.

And I just thought, you know, you must be thinking... Listen, I never wanted

to... Yeah, me either.

Can I move back in with you? Yes. Oh, great.

Great to have you back.

Oh, you know, you were right. I didn't belong there. My parents don't belong

there. I was hiding from reality again.

I'm going to get my stuff. Okay, I'll go clear out your room.

Why aren't you moving?

Why aren't you?

I asked you first.

I asked you second.

We can't do this. No, we can't.

It just doesn't make sense us sharing an apartment together anymore.

We've got to get a house.

Hey, the apartment across the hall is open. Really?

Yeah, Mr. Goodman's moving out. They need a new building manager.

Got experience?

It would be great to have you so close.

Sounds great, but do you think it's a step back?

Maybe not. Maybe that was our problem. We just went too fast. We take it

you know? First you move across the hall, and a year from now, downstairs,

five years, the next building over.

By the time we're 60, you'll be clear across the street.

Hey, you want to see the pub?

I'm really glad we decided to get on with our lives.

That move across the hall changed everything.

I agree. The way we were living before, what a rut.

Adam, cut it out.

Schneider. Miss Coger blew a fuse in her kitchen.

The main box for this floor is in here, so if you don't mind, I've got to flick

the switch.

My first toolbox.

Paige? Yeah?

Adam's a handyman.