The Kitchen
Okay, do me a favor.
Don't do that here, huh?
If not here, then where?
If not now, then when?
Ready for some ambience?
Who isn't?
Drumroll? No? Okay.
Think the lights can sense
that it's not Christmas?
Goddamn it. All right.
How do I look?
Fine.
# Up from the basement
to my best friend's farm #
# Where we'll work so hard
We can do no harm #
# We'll till the land
and duck our debts #
# Underneath soft sun
chewing Nicorette #
# Yeah, this will be
a better year #
# This will be
a better year # Edwin.
I'm not sure if anyone
mentioned it to you,
but we're having
a birthday party here tonight.
- I'm assuming you own pants.
You're gonna kill all of us
in our sleep one night, aren't you?
[ Chuckles ]
# Oh, I keep pushing boulders #
# I stay game till sun'll
shake my shoulders #
# I stay game,
stay game, stay game #
- Why are you doing that there?
- If not here, then where?
If not now, then when?
Wait. Were you hanging
a new show at the gallery last night?
No. I was at Paul's.
Oh.
I don't think Paul is gonna stay for the party,
so just don't make a big deal about it, okay?
Why would I or anyone
care what Paul does?
Forget it.
I don't know.
# I'm sick of thee sheep
I'm sick of thou shepherd #
# Sick of dressing like a human
when I'm feeling like a leopard #
# I'm sick of slow rock
# Sick of holding on to nothing
when I just wanna... #
[ Man ]
Hey, look. It's Paul.
I hear you're not staying
for the big party tonight.
Most people hate an uncomfortable
silence, but it reminds me of home.
My dad didn't talk a whole lot.
Kenny.
Yeah?
F*** off.
Enough said.
See you two lovebirds later.
# Make a little money
Take a lot of sh*t #
# Feel real bad
Then get over it #
# This will be a better year #
- Can we just talk?
- Oh, my God. What more is there to say?
Look, it's okay
for you to be angry.
Thank you for allowing me
to feel my own emotions in my own house.
Party time, right?
Hey, how about Jennifer
opening her own gallery?
That's pretty crazy, right?
You've got to be
so happy for her.
You don't...
You don't look happy.
# Nah, nah #
# Nah, nah, nah,
nah-nah-nah, nah #
# Nah, nah #
# Nah, nah, nah #
# Nah-nah-nah, nah, nah #
# Nah, nah #
# Nah, nah, nah
nah-nah-nah, nah, nah #
What is going on with you?
This was supposed to be a surprise.
When were you gonna tell me?
Do you remember about 24 hours ago...
when I said
there was something I wanted to tell you...
and then you said
you had something you wanted to tell me...
and I said
that you should go first?
This is what
I wanted to tell you.
Look, can we just go
to your room? No. My sister's sleeping.
How about we take
a little walk? A nice stroll.
Talk it out.
I just keep thinking about how I
wasted two and a half years on you.
Please, we don't need
to go over this.
Just answer the question.
How many of my friends did you screw?
I'm trying to have a conversation.
You want to have an argument.
I'm going to take off. Good. There's an
actual birthday present I could use.
What are you going
to tell people? About what?
About why your boyfriend
isn't at your 30th birthday party.
Paul. I know that you're not this stupid.
I was honest with you.
f***ing band for this party?
What?
A band.
For your party.
This is Nikki.
She's... new girlfriend.
Hey.
So I should go, or...
[ Nikki ] We got you something.
Yep. It's a doormat.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
- This is so f***ed up, man.
- What is?
That you're going to pay
when Bite My Lower Lip
is dying for gigs.
- What the f***?
- Tony, Stan hired the band, okay?
- It's just my birthday.
I have no idea. - Happy Birthday.
Stan?
Where in the f*** is Stan?
You like to say "f***" a lot.
Not as much as I like to do it.
[ Giggles ] Mmm!
I just want to talk
to you alone, okay?
You're smoking now too?
I never stopped.
I just don't do it in front
of you 'cause I know how much you hate it.
It's like
I don't even know you.
I guess that
makes us both liars.
So I should go, I guess?
Is that what you want?
Paul.
You know what?
Do what you want.
I want you.
Oh, my God.
What? Right now I need to return
this to my next-door neighbors...
before they notice
it's missing.
What?
He's just
What's the deal, Paul?
Hey, if you're going to make out
like a couple of monkeys at the zoo,
to stare and throw peanuts at you.
She's, like, deathly allergic
to peanuts.
All right, calm down.
[ Stammering ]
Who the f*** is this?
What's up, man?
We're Coral Reef. We're the band.
Stan said
to set up out back. Yeah, whatever.
[ Tony ]
No, no. No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no. Get your sh*t. We're leaving.
We just got here.
I am not sitting here and listening to a
bunch of hipsters do Beck covers all night.
- No way.
- I had to drive here from Long Beach.
I don't care. You can drive f***in'
back to Long Beach as far as I care.
If you want, stay with them.
Hang out.
Party. Have fun.
Help them clean up in the morning.
Have fun with Coral Reef.
[ Door Closes ]
Where did Jennifer go?
I don't know.
Do me a favor.
Watch the chili.
Stan, I'm taking off.
Why didn't you tell me
the band was here?
Stan.
Yeah?
The band's here.
Thanks, man.
[ Sizzling ]
# To eliminate the pressure
from the city #
# You don't have
# On stolen land #
# Shall we do this then? #
I'm watching the chili.
Watching it do what?
I'm not sure exactly.
What the hell is this?
Well, you told me not
to do my laundry in here.
You can't do that, okay?
We've got an Iraq veteran
coming tonight. So?
So you can't have pot
lying around.
Okay? The guy's
basically a cop. [ Chuckles ] No, he's not.
Speaking of which,
no antiwar bullshit from you tonight, okay?
Please?
I'm not staying. Don't worry about it.
What do you mean you're not staying?
No, you need to be here.
This is a big deal.
It's your girlfriend's 30th.
It's very special.
You got to be nice to her.
Are you checking
on the wings? I got it.
You should probably
put salt on... I got it under control.
I don't know.
I'm just... Okay.
- You look really tired.
- Thanks, Pam.
Yeah.
[ Kenny ]
Stan's totally in love with Jennifer.
You know that, right?
Yeah, I guess.
You guess?
Do you know how hard it is
to make that chili?
There are, like, 16 herbs
and spices in that.
That's five more
than the Colonel. [ Cell Phone Buzzes ]
Who's this?
Hey, guess what I did this weekend.
I've got to take this.
Hey!
# Yeah, I was in hell #
# As long as there was you
beside me #
# You were the girl I dreamed #
# [ Indistinct ]
# I was #
# As soon as you arrived #
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