The sun and the shine
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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Commuter train station day one. It's great. The platform is packed with business commuters, suits, overcoats, there is such a lack of color. It almost seems as if it's a black and white shot except one commuter holds a bright red heart shaped box of candy under his arm. The platform across the tracks is empty. As an almost empty train pulls up to that platform, one of the suited man breaks out of the crowd, lurches up the stairs two at a time hurries across the overpass and down the stairs to the other side, just at the empty train stops, the doors open and the man gets on. That train has the empty train pulls from the station. The man watches the crowd of commuters through the trains dirty window. We see his face for the first time. This is Joel barrish, he is in his thirties salo, a bit puffy, his hair is a little messy. His suit is either vintage or just old and dirty and sort of threadbare. His bright tie has a photograph of a rodeo printed on it. Ext Montag train station day to Joel talks on a pay phone. The wind howls around him. He tries to shield the mouthpiece as he talks. His speech is a self conscious mumble. Especially difficult to hear over the elements, Joel talks to Cindy, hi Cindy, it's gold gold. I'm not feeling well this morning, no food poisoning. I think I had Clem's Clem's. I'm sorry, it took me so long to call in but I've been vomiting a lot. I've been vomiting. Yes, that's right a lot, Joe Old Vo January 6, 2001. Nothing much. Naomi and I co existing roommates. Nothing. Will it go on like this forever. My best guess. Yes, continued five Under the entry is a detailed drawing of a paranoid wild eyed man huddled in the corner of a damp basement, lit by a bare bulb on a cord. Joel notices something. A great many pages have been torn out after the last entry. He ponders it for a moment, then writes on the next page, Gold Valentine's day 2003. 1st entry in two years. Where did those years go? If you're not careful, it gets away from you and then it's over and you're dead. And within a few years who even remembers you were here, thinks called in sick today took the train out to Montauk thinks cold, thanks some more. Don't know what else to say. I saw Naomi last night, first time since the breakup we had sex. It was odd to fall into our old familiar sex life so easily, like no time has passed. Suddenly we're talking about getting together again. I guess. That's good. He has no other thoughts. Does some work on the drawing on the opposite page, he glances up spots of female figure in the distance walking in his direction. She stands out against the gray in a fluorescent orange hooded sweatshirt. This is clementine. She's in her early 30's. Zaftig he watches her for a bit. Then, as she nears, he goes back to his drawing or at least pretends to once she has passed. He watches her walk away. She stops and stares out at the ocean, Joel rights constitutionally incapable of making eye contact with a woman. I don't know. I guess I'd better get back with. Naomi ought to buy her a valentine. She loves roses, I believe. Beach Day six later, Joel walks up near the beach house is closed for the season. He peeks cautiously in a dark window. Beach Day seven later, Joel digs into the sand with a stick diner. Day eight. It's a local tourist place but offseason empty an old couple drink coffee at the counter, Joel sits in a booth and it's a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup. In his notebook. He is drawing a wise and old man with a metal detector. His metal detector has led him to another dead old man clutching a metal detector, Joel meekly unsuccessfully tries to get the waitress's attention for more coffee. Clementine enters, looks around, takes off her hood, Joel glances at a bright blue hair. She picks an empty booth and sits Joel studies her discreetly. The waitress approaches her with a coffee pot