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- Yeah.

- See you later.

- Yeah.

I like being a teacher.

Harold Lerner. How was your trip?

It was nice. Thank you.

We could have had somebody

meet you at the airport.

I'm sure one of our nerdier English majors

would have been happy to do that.

Oh, no, no, that's fine.

Although I have actually met

some of the students,

and they're extremely generous

with their time.

Oh, sure, yeah, they're friendly.

Most of them are high.

US Marine Corps.

I... I like to follow the rules.

Well, Writers Guild of America.

I feel exactly the same.

Excellent.

Let me grab something

and I'll show you to your new digs.

Yeah, yeah.

Good use of their parents'

tuition money.

Well, here's your new home

away from home.

That's lovely. Yeah, thank you.

Oh, there's a little faculty get-together

at 5:
00 tonight in the Susquehanna Lounge.

Give you a chance to meet

the rest of the department.

Good. Great.

- All right. Give me a call if you need anything.

- Yep, yep, yep.

Thank you. Oh, Dr Lerner,

you forgot your box.

Oh, I'm sorry, no. That's yours.

That's the 30-page screenplays

submitted by all the students

who wanna take your course.

About 70 of them.

And you teach day after tomorrow,

so we're going to need

your selections right away.

You only have to pick 10.

We would have let you know sooner,

but we didn't know you were

taking the job until a couple days ago.

OK.

- Happy reading.

- Yeah.

Mr Michaels! Mr Michaels!

Hi.

Hi.

Oh, I'm glad I caught you

before the faculty reception.

I'm Holly Carpenter.

Hello. Hello.

And what do you teach, Holly?

What, teach? No, I don't teach.

I learn. I'm a sophomore.

Really?

Oh, you are? That's great. That's good. It's

wonderful going back to school at your...

- Height?

- Yes, exactly.

I thought that's what you meant.

It was, it was. We're very simpatico.

Holly, listen,

I'm a little late for this thing.

Am I going the right way

to the Susquehanna Lounge?

Yes, it's straight ahead.

OK, great. Thank you.

I'm actually a psych major.

And...

We have a lit requirement,

and I've written short stories

and I've written poems. I love writing.

I have an idea for a screenplay,

I know the class submission deadline

was yesterday...

But I stayed up last night and wrote this and

I hope that you would still consider me.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, I've got to tell you,

I love Paradise Misplaced.

I still watch it with my girls.

Oh, your girls? Are you a lesbian?

I wish. No, my daughters.

Of course. Well, of course.

Well, I hope you watch a DVD

and not one of those illegal web sites.

Oh, I didn't know that was an option.

I'll have to check that out.

A criminal. Now I will read this

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