Junebug Movie (2024)
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00:00:00I'll sing it loud, cuz where I'm from, there's no reason to doubt you, I'll sing it loud,
00:00:27cuz where I'm from, there's no reason to doubt you, I'll sing your name and I'll sing it loud.
00:00:39Here we go, Juniper!
00:00:41Your dad and I wanted to save this one for last.
00:00:43It's a special gift for a very special Junebug.
00:00:49It's a Junebug, just like me!
00:00:51That's right!
00:00:52This box is meant to be your very own little time capsule.
00:00:56Really? That's amazing! But what should I put in it?
00:01:01It's up to you, kiddo. It could be anything you'll think you'll want to look at when you're older.
00:01:04Like wishes? In a wish box!
00:01:07That's terrific, Bug! You're so creative!
00:01:10Okay, I know where I can get some inspiration. My favorite book!
00:01:15And when the princess and her knight defeated the ogre, she found herself miraculously transformed from a terrifying werewolf to, once again, a beautiful princess.
00:01:32First, I wish everyone in my kingdom will be happy.
00:01:36Second, I want all my dreams to come true.
00:01:42Third, I wish someday I will find my knight.
00:01:48May all your wishes come true.
00:01:50Happy birthday, Junebug.
00:02:41And you know, and you know, I would do anything, do anything for you.
00:02:51I would do anything, anything for you.
00:03:01Hey, Micah.
00:03:02Hey! Your Americana's on the bar.
00:03:04Thank you. Rocket fuel for the day.
00:03:11Excuse me. Excuse me. I think you might have my coffee.
00:03:15Yeah, I guess you're right. This doesn't taste like a caramel latte.
00:03:18It's because it's not a caramel latte. It's an Americano. And it's mine. Well, it was mine.
00:03:24Whoopsies. My mistake, Juniper. I'll fetch you a new one.
00:03:27Couldn't you tell it wasn't what you ordered?
00:03:29I didn't really think about it, to be honest. I order something new every day.
00:03:32I'd stick with what I like best.
00:03:33Well, here you go. One Americano.
00:03:35Oh, thank you. Um, that's yours. And no, this, this, no. Yes? Yours?
00:03:42Yeah, I'll take that.
00:03:43I'll take this one.
00:03:44Sure. Um, you know what? I'll make you a new one.
00:03:46Okay.
00:03:47Well, I have my coffee.
00:03:49And I have no coffee.
00:03:50Well, have a good day.
00:03:51Yeah. You too.
00:04:02Morning.
00:04:04Kylie, good morning.
00:04:14Coming to the meeting?
00:04:15It's starting now.
00:04:16Sure.
00:04:18So our focus this past year has skewed toward young adult and graphic novels.
00:04:24Where we're falling behind is in picture book offerings.
00:04:27People, we are a small company.
00:04:30We're virtually the only imprint left that hasn't been swallowed up by one of the conglomerates.
00:04:34So I'm opening this up to all of you to help us find the next great picture book.
00:04:39And bring us back into that arena.
00:04:41Paula, I'm sure we'd all love as much guidance as possible from you.
00:04:46Well, for starters, no more animal, monster, or cute alien protagonists.
00:04:51That was two seasons ago.
00:04:53But the key for us is always going to be in finding an amazing new illustrator.
00:04:59So any thoughts there? Any ideas?
00:05:03Nope. Okay, fine.
00:05:05Well, put the word out.
00:05:07I want to see some pitches, even early concepts, by end of week.
00:05:12Okay. That's it.
00:05:15Juniper, can I have a word?
00:05:20I can't downsize anymore. It's all hands on deck.
00:05:22We're all happy to pitch in, Paula.
00:05:24I know the pool seems shallow right now,
00:05:27but I am positive that there's still some fantastic undiscovered talent out there.
00:05:31I certainly hope so.
00:05:33Look, I know you've been swamped with administration the past few months,
00:05:36and it's not really the editor's job, but you've got the best eye here.
00:05:40I left a few prospects on your desk. Have a look.
00:05:42Yep. Happy to.
00:05:44You're a rock star, Juniper.
00:05:46Rock on.
00:05:55Hmm.
00:05:57Dropping by after work with something special.
00:06:01I regret ever teaching you where to find the emojis, Mom.
00:06:09Okay.
00:06:12Okay.
00:06:23It's us, dear.
00:06:24Coming.
00:06:26Hey, where's Dad?
00:06:27He's coming.
00:06:28Dad, are you coming?
00:06:29I'm coming.
00:06:30I told him I would help, but he would have none of it.
00:06:32Stubborn.
00:06:33Okay, Mom, I really need this to be quick,
00:06:35because I'm meeting Ethan for dinner tonight.
00:06:37I have a bunch of submissions from work to review.
00:06:40I found it cleaning out the basement.
00:06:42Ta-da!
00:06:43What is it?
00:06:45Don't you recognize it?
00:06:46It's your wish box.
00:06:48Your time capsule from when you were eight.
00:06:50Don't you remember?
00:06:51I don't know. Vaguely, I guess.
00:06:53We thought you might want it since you've got a big birthday coming up.
00:06:57Four to zero.
00:06:58And you got me this instead of, I don't know, a blender or something I could actually use.
00:07:03It's a chance for you to reconnect with the dreams you had when you were a young girl.
00:07:09And why do I need to reconnect with them exactly?
00:07:11Is it because I'm not doing well in my life, in my career?
00:07:15It's just, it's...
00:07:16We can't remember the last time that we saw you...
00:07:19Smile. That old Junebug smile.
00:07:21And, you know, birthday parties used to make you smile,
00:07:23and it's been a long time since you had one, and we could help.
00:07:26Dad, I don't really have time for birthday parties, okay?
00:07:29I'm very busy, and I really need to get dressed.
00:07:32Of course, of course. We've got you for tonight anyway.
00:07:35We're just dropping by.
00:07:37Yep, just dropping by.
00:07:38You know, I hear it when just one of you says it.
00:07:40Don't forget, you're coming for dinner tomorrow night.
00:07:42Dinner tomorrow night.
00:07:43Yep, dinner tomorrow night.
00:07:58So I'm getting the team ready for this tech symposium that we're doing,
00:08:01and the managers just keep micromanaging our process development.
00:08:05They want market projections, sales projections, finance projections.
00:08:09Sounds like a lot of projection.
00:08:11Exactly.
00:08:12Okay, you two, something for dessert?
00:08:14Just the check.
00:08:15Oh, I...
00:08:17Sorry, did you want something?
00:08:18No, no, no, no.
00:08:19We don't normally bother with dessert.
00:08:20No, no, no. I changed my mind. Yeah.
00:08:22It's okay. Yeah.
00:08:24We'll take the check.
00:08:25Yeah, just the check.
00:08:29Listen, I wanted to ask you a question.
00:08:31I know that in the past I've sometimes gotten you the wrong thing for your birthday, so...
00:08:34I thought I'd just tell you what I was planning on getting.
00:08:38A pen.
00:08:40A pen.
00:08:41A nice one.
00:08:42Every editor needs a quality pen, right?
00:08:44To mark up those manuscripts you work on?
00:08:46I gave you my heart, and you gave me a pen.
00:08:49Hmm?
00:08:50It's a quote from my favorite movie.
00:08:52Say Anything?
00:08:54Lloyd Dobler, Diane Court.
00:08:56Oh, yeah, right. Yeah, I think you showed me that one.
00:08:59Yes, ma'am.
00:09:05Yeah, I mean, I was thinking that writing is really more of a childhood dream anyway,
00:09:10and Paula was even saying that if I continue on this path,
00:09:15then eventually she'll bring me into...
00:09:21Hmm?
00:09:23A pen would be lovely.
00:09:25Thank you, Ethan.
00:09:29So, what about a nightcap?
00:09:32I'm a little zapped.
00:09:33I had a long day at work.
00:09:34I still have a lot of files to get through.
00:09:36Okay, then. I'll just drive you home?
00:09:39You know, actually, I think I want to walk.
00:09:41It's still such a pretty night out.
00:09:43Well, I'll come with.
00:09:45It's okay. I'm not very far.
00:09:47Thank you so much for dinner.
00:09:49I'll call you tomorrow.
00:09:52He's giving you a pen?
00:09:53It's an early birthday surprise.
00:09:56Some surprise.
00:09:57And see, this, this right here, this is why you're my best friend.
00:10:00Because you always know when I need an early birthday glass of pinot.
00:10:05See? There are advantages to having your best friend so close by.
00:10:09Plus, I had a full day of mothering twins, so I need this, too.
00:10:14He's really giving you a pen?
00:10:15For your 40th birthday.
00:10:17He assured me it'd be a nice one.
00:10:19You know what that reminds me of?
00:10:21Lloyd.
00:10:22Dobbler.
00:10:23Let's do it!
00:10:31Where's the guy in my life holding up a boombox to serenade me?
00:10:35That's what I want to know.
00:10:38Maybe you could find a guy to hold up a phone?
00:10:42Not the same.
00:10:43Right, not the same.
00:10:44Mm-mm.
00:10:45Mm-mm.
00:10:47Hmm.
00:10:48I wish everyone in my kingdom will be happy.
00:11:19Well, clearly not quite everyone.
00:11:26I want all my dreams to come true.
00:11:31I think we're batting above average there.
00:11:39I wish someday I will find my knight.
00:11:48Mm-mm.
00:12:19Hello!
00:12:24How did you get in here?
00:12:25You scared me.
00:12:27How are you here?
00:12:29Where are your parents?
00:12:31Exactly.
00:12:32I am you, and you are me.
00:12:34I've lost my mind.
00:12:35It's finally happened.
00:12:36No, you haven't.
00:12:38You were born June 17th, 1984.
00:12:41Your favorite ice cream flavor is raspberry swirl.
00:12:45Your mom made you take two years of figure skating until you fell and chipped your tooth.
00:12:49That made you happy because it meant that you could read more books.
00:12:52You like to look up words in the dictionary you don't know and put a checkmark next to them.
00:12:56Okay, I get it.
00:12:57Oh, and you had a crush on...
00:12:58Okay, okay.
00:12:59I do not need to be reminded of ancient crushes.
00:13:03How is this possible?
00:13:05You seemed like you needed a little help, and here I am.
00:13:09Did my mom put you up to this?
00:13:12Is this, like, some kind of hidden camera show or something?
00:13:18You look exactly like me.
00:13:20She gave you my old pink overalls to wear?
00:13:23This is insane.
00:13:24I... I need you to go.
00:13:26I need you to go back wherever you came from because I have to go to work in the morning.
00:13:32Oh, goody.
00:13:33Let's pick out our outfit.
00:13:34No, we're not picking out an outfit.
00:13:36Stop right there.
00:13:37Look, I need you to go back to wherever you came from, okay?
00:13:40Okay, we need some sleep.
00:13:41I can't get fired because I'm seeing little people.
00:13:46You don't want me here?
00:13:47No.
00:13:48Fine.
00:13:49Fine.
00:13:53Okay, look, I don't know who you are or where you came...
00:14:04You're perfectly fine.
00:14:05Yeah, things like this happen to people all the time.
00:14:07It's normal.
00:14:09In fact, you probably dreamed it.
00:14:11And dreams are a perfectly normal part of life.
00:14:14Oh, no.
00:14:15No, no, no, no, no.
00:14:20Apparently my breakdown isn't over yet after all.
00:14:26I'm back.
00:14:27You're back.
00:14:28Those clothes are boring.
00:14:32Oh, thank you.
00:14:33A little fashion critic.
00:14:34This is exactly what I need.
00:14:35Exactly what I need?
00:14:36Okay, well then, by all means, what should I wear?
00:14:38That one.
00:14:39So bright.
00:14:40I can't wear this to work.
00:14:42This is a stupid impulse buy.
00:14:44I was just about to return it.
00:14:49Okay, okay.
00:14:51Um, there.
00:14:55Happy?
00:14:56Good.
00:14:57What am I doing?
00:15:00Stay right there.
00:15:01Okay?
00:15:02Just don't move.
00:15:06Stay right there.
00:15:07Okay, Ty, I need you.
00:15:11Wait.
00:15:12Come with me.
00:15:13Okay.
00:15:14Okay, this way.
00:15:15Where are we going?
00:15:16Right up there.
00:15:17Just right over here.
00:15:21Okay.
00:15:23Do you see what I see?
00:15:26Are you thinking about a wardrobe purge?
00:15:28I did it last month.
00:15:30I regret it bitterly.
00:15:31I've been meaning to go to the thrift store and buy all my stuff back.
00:15:33She can't see me because I'm you.
00:15:35It would be like double vision or something like that.
00:15:38What do you know about double vision?
00:15:40I didn't think you had that much to drink last night.
00:15:43I didn't.
00:15:44I was just...
00:15:45Just get a coffee and you'll be just fine.
00:15:48Better get back.
00:15:49Twins have swimming.
00:15:50Love the scarf on you, by the way.
00:15:52Nothing wrong with a little splash of color.
00:15:54Why is this happening to me?
00:15:56I'm only eight.
00:15:58I don't know how stuff like this works.
00:16:00Honey, I think you could be a hundred and still not know.
00:16:05I guess you got to get back to your publishing job.
00:16:08You got all those meetings.
00:16:10How do you know all that?
00:16:12I told you, I'm you.
00:16:14Just young you.
00:16:16If you're really me, then you should know that I don't really have time for this right now.
00:16:20I...
00:16:31What's that?
00:16:32Is that one of our books?
00:16:33How did you get back there?
00:16:35I wanted to see what stories we've written.
00:16:37No, I mean, what's with the popping up and the disappearing all the time?
00:16:41I don't know.
00:16:42It's just fun.
00:16:46If that's our book, we sure didn't get famous.
00:16:52I actually did better than getting famous.
00:16:56I am the person who helps writers get published.
00:16:59So, you're helping other people tell their stories?
00:17:04Yes, exactly.
00:17:05What about our stories?
00:17:07What about my Junebug stories?
00:17:11Okay, this might be hard to explain to a child,
00:17:15but when you're an adult, you have to make compromises and...
00:17:23Apparently, you can get too in touch with your inner child.
00:17:30Hey, Americana's coming up.
00:17:32Thanks.
00:17:34Are you okay?
00:17:36Oh, yeah, yeah. Why?
00:17:38You just look a little different, I guess.
00:17:40Well, yeah, I had dinner with my boyfriend last night,
00:17:43so I probably had too much fun.
00:17:46Thank you so much.
00:17:47Yeah, have a great day.
00:17:48Okay.
00:17:49I want to look.
00:17:52Oh, oh, oh, what are you doing?
00:17:54But it's so pretty.
00:17:56Well, I...
00:18:05Oh, no.
00:18:09Oh, no.
00:18:11Oh, no.
00:18:13Oh, no.
00:18:15Oh, no.
00:18:16Oh, no.
00:18:18Oh, no.
00:18:22What?
00:18:23If it isn't Miss Americano,
00:18:25matern of events.
00:18:27I'm so sorry.
00:18:28It's okay.
00:18:30I'm so sorry.
00:18:31It's okay, it's okay.
00:18:33Things happen, okay?
00:18:35How can you say that I just destroyed your mural?
00:18:38No, it's a sign.
00:18:39It wasn't right anyway.
00:18:40I was thinking about starting over, to be honest.
00:18:42You're being so nice about this.
00:18:44It'll be even better once I figure out
00:18:46what it's actually supposed to be.
00:18:50I might have a way to make it up to you.
00:18:52Nothing to make up.
00:18:53Nope, nope.
00:18:54I think there is.
00:18:55So it just so happens that I work for Little Light Publishing,
00:18:59and we're looking for illustrators,
00:19:01for new and different illustrators.
00:19:03I think your work is...
00:19:05was beautiful,
00:19:06and you might be a perfect fit for us.
00:19:09I appreciate the interest, but no thanks.
00:19:13Oh.
00:19:15You sure?
00:19:16Yeah.
00:19:17Just gonna finish this mural and be on my way.
00:19:20That's what I do.
00:19:22Now, if you don't mind,
00:19:23I'm gonna get started with the cleanup here.
00:19:25Oh, sure, yeah, of course.
00:19:28Well, if you change your mind,
00:19:30I'm Juniper James,
00:19:31and I work for Little Light Publishing.
00:19:34You said, yeah.
00:19:35Okay.
00:19:36I got it.
00:19:37Yeah, sorry again.
00:19:38It's okay, it's okay.
00:19:39I like him.
00:19:40And his paintings are pretty.
00:19:42Well, I don't know what to think.
00:19:44Yeah, he's intriguing, that one.
00:19:47He's been working for over a month,
00:19:49and I still don't know his name.
00:19:51Huh.
00:19:52Really?
00:19:54Hey, do you see her?
00:19:59Do I see who?
00:20:01Nobody.
00:20:03I think I need another espresso.
00:20:06It's on the house.
00:20:07And I'm gonna give you my cousin's email.
00:20:09He's a really great therapist.
00:20:11Have you heard of imago therapy?
00:20:31Kylie?
00:20:32Hey, can you help me find the right link here?
00:20:35Sure.
00:20:36It's right there.
00:20:39Wait, you're interested in Alex Ripley?
00:20:42You know him?
00:20:43I think I may have met him this morning.
00:20:46I was hoping we could bring him in as a new illustrator.
00:20:48He's an art world icon,
00:20:50and shot straight to the top.
00:20:52It was kind of sad, though.
00:20:53After his second exhibition,
00:20:55he was absolutely savaged by the critics.
00:20:57Hmm.
00:20:58Yeah, just brutal.
00:21:00He walked out of his own opening,
00:21:02and hasn't signed a piece of artwork since.
00:21:04Word on the street is,
00:21:06he's the muralist that's been popping up all around the city.
00:21:09Well, look, I don't even know if this guy is who you said he is,
00:21:12but I really liked his artwork.
00:21:15All I can say is,
00:21:17you found Alex Ripley?
00:21:19Nice play.
00:21:21I think we should have a quick meeting
00:21:22now that the Brennan book has fallen off the spring release list.
00:21:25Of course.
00:21:26Juniper may have stumbled across a new illustrator this morning.
00:21:30Really?
00:21:31Well, that's great.
00:21:32Show me their stuff.
00:21:33Sure.
00:21:34Well, actually, that's going to be a little hard,
00:21:37because he's a muralist.
00:21:39A muralist?
00:21:41Oh, no.
00:21:42That's not going to work.
00:21:43Why not?
00:21:44Someone who works on such a large scale like that?
00:21:46No, we need illustrators, miniaturists.
00:21:48Juniper, I'm sorry.
00:21:49I think you're barking up the wrong tree there.
00:21:50Excuse me, Paula.
00:21:51Can I just get one minute?
00:21:52One minute.
00:21:56Raise your hand.
00:22:00This is not a classroom.
00:22:01We don't need to raise our hand to speak.
00:22:03So just keep trying.
00:22:05It is not that easy.
00:22:06Why not?
00:22:07Wouldn't you tell me not to give up after just trying once?
00:22:10Well, yes, of course I would.
00:22:13Did you say something?
00:22:15Nothing.
00:22:16Okay.
00:22:21Do it, or I'll scream.
00:22:22You will not.
00:22:26Actually, I do have something to say.
00:22:28Paula, I believe I've tracked down an artist who's really special,
00:22:30and I don't think it really matters whether he paints on walls or he draws on papers
00:22:33because his work is incredibly compelling,
00:22:35and you said yourself that I have the best eye in this place,
00:22:37and so that is what I wanted to say.
00:22:41Okay.
00:22:42I shouldn't have shut you down.
00:22:43If you feel this passionate about his work, I'll take a look.
00:22:46Great.
00:22:47It's just one problem, which is that he doesn't really want to work with us.
00:22:51I'm sorry.
00:22:52You are offering me someone who not only has never illustrated,
00:22:55but he's not actually interested in the job.
00:22:57This is your solve?
00:22:58Yes.
00:22:59Well, best of luck with that.
00:23:00Okay.
00:23:03You do have the best eye in the place.
00:23:05Thank you, Rob.
00:23:07Okay, listen.
00:23:08My workplace has got to be off-limits for these visits.
00:23:10So let's do something else then.
00:23:12Ice cream!
00:23:13Ice cream?
00:23:14I can't go for ice cream in the middle of the morning.
00:23:16I'm a responsible adult with an important job,
00:23:19not to mention all the meetings I have.
00:23:21Just looks like homework for grown-ups.
00:23:23Ugh.
00:23:24I think you might have a point there.
00:23:25Let's go back and talk to that painter you like.
00:23:28I don't like him, okay?
00:23:30I just think he has talent and that it would be mutually beneficial for us to...
00:23:34Hey, where are you going?
00:23:36Come on.
00:23:37What? I...
00:23:40Aren't you coming?
00:23:45Juniper?
00:23:46My office.
00:23:48Coming.
00:23:51So what is this exactly, Mom?
00:23:53Just a new recipe I've been meaning to try.
00:23:55Is that your code for,
00:23:56I just threw in everything I happen to have laying around the kitchen?
00:23:59Oh, Junebug.
00:24:00Mom.
00:24:01Juniper, I always have a plan. Don't you worry.
00:24:05Here.
00:24:07I loosened it.
00:24:09Can I ask you a question?
00:24:11Why did you and Mom give me that time capsule wish box thingy?
00:24:15I told you.
00:24:16Just found it cleaning out the basement.
00:24:18We thought it was cute.
00:24:19Yeah, very cute.
00:24:21So you weren't trying to send me...
00:24:23a message?
00:24:25What kind of message would we be sending?
00:24:28Oh, I don't know.
00:24:29The, are you happy? Get your life together.
00:24:31Why aren't you living up to your dreams kind of message?
00:24:33No.
00:24:35No message, dear.
00:24:36Just thought it was cute.
00:24:37So cute.
00:24:40You were such a spitfire back then.
00:24:42Do you remember you started writing that novel and you were just eight?
00:24:45Yes, I do.
00:24:46It is one of the four novels I have started and never finished.
00:24:50You should wrap those up.
00:24:51Yeah, wrap it up.
00:24:52Oh my gosh, you guys, enough.
00:24:54I know you don't like Ethan.
00:24:55I know you think I should be doing something different with my life.
00:24:58But you know what?
00:24:59Not everybody gets to choose what they do for a living.
00:25:01And not everybody met the perfect person for them in 10th grade like the two of you.
00:25:05So...
00:25:10We like Ethan.
00:25:12His clothes are always so...
00:25:15carefully chosen.
00:25:16Ties especially.
00:25:18That is hardly a compliment in the world of you two.
00:25:21I am going to set the table.
00:25:25Psst.
00:25:26Set a place for me.
00:25:36I used to curl up right in that spot when I was pretending to be sick.
00:25:40Because I wanted to stay home from school to read.
00:25:43You should tell mom and dad I am here.
00:25:45What?
00:25:47Are you joking?
00:25:48They would have me sent away.
00:25:51Anyway, you heard dad.
00:25:53It was just something they found in the basement, okay?
00:25:56They didn't mean anything by it.
00:25:59I think they're fooling with you.
00:26:02You know, I think you might be right.
00:26:05Dinner's served.
00:26:07What are you doing in there, dear?
00:26:09Nothing.
00:26:11Let's eat.
00:26:24You
00:26:29He's just such an interesting character.
00:26:32He's so confident.
00:26:34It's a little unnerving.
00:26:36You should be confident too.
00:26:37Well, it's not that easy, okay?
00:26:39You can't just be confident.
00:26:42It's something that grows in you over time.
00:26:46As you acquire life experiences.
00:26:50And you surmount challenges.
00:26:53But I'm confident.
00:26:54Well, you are a child.
00:26:56An imaginary child, not even a real one.
00:27:00I think.
00:27:02Do like daddy says.
00:27:03Just pretend you have confidence.
00:27:05And then, before you know it, you do have it.
00:27:07Huh.
00:27:11I think you may be right.
00:27:14Okay.
00:27:15Let's do this.
00:27:21Uh, hello.
00:27:23Hi.
00:27:24Not sure if you remember me.
00:27:26How could I forget you?
00:27:28I'm still really, really sorry about that.
00:27:31Then you really, really need to stop apologizing.
00:27:33I wasn't satisfied with the work and you gave me the chance to take a second run at it.
00:27:37Okay, then I will stop apologizing.
00:27:40I'm Juniper.
00:27:41Juniper James.
00:27:42Yeah.
00:27:43I remember.
00:27:44Oh, right.
00:27:46And you are?
00:27:48Not a fan of this weather.
00:27:51Yeah.
00:27:52Makes it impossible to paint.
00:27:54Well, look, I know I already talked to you about this.
00:27:56But I would really like you to consider trying a new way to get your art out there.
00:28:02No, I don't know.
00:28:05I like murals.
00:28:06I like to beautify the world.
00:28:09Do you sign them?
00:28:13I leave them unsigned because when people learn who did them, they start adding your story onto what you did.
00:28:21And is that bad?
00:28:22Well, it's when they care more about your story than the work.
00:28:25Well, that wouldn't be true with a picture book.
00:28:28The children wouldn't care.
00:28:30I like books.
00:28:31I do.
00:28:32But I'm going to stick with murals.
00:28:36Okay.
00:28:37Yeah.
00:28:38No problem.
00:28:39Thanks so much for your time.
00:28:42Thanks.
00:28:48Why are you leaving him there?
00:28:50You have to get him to come with you.
00:28:52You're so bossy.
00:28:53Look, you heard him.
00:28:55He's not interested.
00:28:56And I asked him twice.
00:28:58Listen to the voice inside.
00:29:00That tells you when things are important.
00:29:02Well, I thought that was you.
00:29:03So listen!
00:29:05Okay, I'll try one last thing.
00:29:09Okay, sorry to disturb again.
00:29:10But I just need to say that children's books are sacred.
00:29:13They are the bedrock of our imagination.
00:29:15They're where I first came alive as a kid.
00:29:17Where I first found humor and adventure and sheer joy.
00:29:21And they make us who we are and who we're going to become.
00:29:23And they are important.
00:29:27So, I think you're making a mistake.
00:29:32Bedrock of imagination, huh?
00:29:35I like that.
00:29:36You do?
00:29:38Oh, um...
00:29:40Then give me an hour.
00:29:41Just one hour.
00:29:42And then if you're still not interested, then I'll leave you be.
00:29:46One hour?
00:29:47One hour.
00:29:49Okay, fine.
00:29:51Because this light is breaking my heart.
00:29:54Here, give me your hand.
00:30:08Okay.
00:30:09So, we have some books that Little Light has published.
00:30:13And some classics.
00:30:16And a Caldecott award winner.
00:30:19What about you?
00:30:20What do you mean?
00:30:21I don't want to see the award winners.
00:30:23I want to see the book that means something to you.
00:30:26Only you.
00:30:31Okay, stay right here.
00:30:32Don't move.
00:30:33Okay.
00:30:35Okay, stay right here.
00:30:36Don't move.
00:30:37I'll be back.
00:31:01Princess Werewolf.
00:31:02Wow.
00:31:05So this is your favorite book growing up?
00:31:07My absolute favorite.
00:31:09What did you love most about it?
00:31:11I think how the princess works together with the knight to reclaim the kingdom.
00:31:18It was just very inspiring.
00:31:19I mean, every eight-year-old wishes she could rule benevolently over her own kingdom, right?
00:31:27I can see why you loved it.
00:31:29But your face right now, looking at the images, that is why you should share your work in picture books.
00:31:37Just think of all the little kids reading your book, their faces lighting up the way yours just did.
00:31:44Are you implying that I have the mentality of an eight-year-old?
00:31:47Look, at the very least, you could take a meeting and then decide, right?
00:31:52What do you have to lose?
00:31:54Okay.
00:31:55Well, we need your library card to take it out.
00:31:59Because I don't have one.
00:32:01All set.
00:32:12Here you go.
00:32:14You're welcome.
00:32:15So you said this book inspired you back there.
00:32:17Is that what got you into publishing?
00:32:19Yeah, well, kind of.
00:32:21When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a writer.
00:32:24I mean, what book smart little girl doesn't?
00:32:26But publishing, that came later.
00:32:29All I heard is little Juniper wanted to be a writer.
00:32:33Junebug.
00:32:35And, yeah, I think most little kids think they know what their life is going to be like, but it doesn't always work out that way.
00:32:42That's why we have professions other than astronaut, movie star, and firefighter, right?
00:32:48Maybe that eight-year-old knew something.
00:32:51Well, she certainly is headstrong.
00:32:53Was.
00:32:54Was headstrong.
00:32:56She'd tell me some of her ideas.
00:32:58I'd love to hear them.
00:33:00No, they're nonsense.
00:33:01You know, mostly the ideas of an eight-year-old.
00:33:04Isn't that who we're talking about making a book for?
00:33:06Eight-year-olds?
00:33:08Are we?
00:33:10Are we talking about making a book?
00:33:13I tell you what.
00:33:14You tell me some of those ideas, and I'll consider taking the meeting.
00:33:17No, I can't even remember them.
00:33:19Oh, I don't believe you.
00:33:20Because I can see your eyes light up every time you talk about writing.
00:33:25I see the passion.
00:33:26Okay, that's cute.
00:33:27You're using my technique back on me.
00:33:30Because we see the same things.
00:33:36I don't even know your name.
00:33:38Alex.
00:33:40Alex Ripley.
00:33:43Hi.
00:33:46Anyway, so.
00:33:48We have a deal?
00:33:50Sure, yes.
00:33:51I will try to remember my ideas.
00:33:54Okay.
00:33:56Here.
00:33:57Let me give you my number.
00:34:00Okay.
00:34:02Just give me a call.
00:34:04When you're ready to talk.
00:34:06Thanks.
00:34:08There you go.
00:34:10Oh, wait.
00:34:11I think this one's yours.
00:34:12Yeah, okay.
00:34:13Definitely.
00:34:14There you go.
00:34:16Yeah.
00:34:21You coming?
00:34:22What?
00:34:25Yeah.
00:34:52Okay.
00:35:03You found my stories.
00:35:07I did.
00:35:15Not bad for an eight-year-old.
00:35:18Not bad for yourself.
00:35:23Okay.
00:35:34I hate waking up so early.
00:35:40Me too.
00:35:42Pasta night again?
00:35:45Yeah.
00:35:46Pasta nights are great.
00:35:47Once a week, Ethan and I indulge ourselves with a nice pasta dinner that we make together.
00:36:00Why do we eat the same dinner every week?
00:36:04Because it's fun.
00:36:06It's fun.
00:36:08It's fun.
00:36:09Why do we eat the same dinner every week?
00:36:12I don't know.
00:36:13Because it's easier?
00:36:17Boring.
00:36:19It's not boring.
00:36:20It's fun.
00:36:24How is it fun to do the same thing over and over again?
00:36:28Remember how Mommy used to say, no such thing as being bored.
00:36:32Just being boring.
00:36:33Please don't quote Mom back at me.
00:36:37Anyway, Ethan is not boring.
00:36:39He is stable.
00:36:41That's what he is.
00:36:42He's extremely stable.
00:36:47We are not boring.
00:36:48I'll prove it.
00:36:51Hi.
00:36:52Hey you.
00:36:53Everything okay?
00:36:54Yeah.
00:36:55I was just thinking maybe we could try something different for dinner tonight.
00:37:01Oh.
00:37:02Not pasta then?
00:37:03No, no.
00:37:04I still have pasta.
00:37:05But what about a different type of pasta?
00:37:08Isn't all pasta sort of the same?
00:37:10I just want to try something different.
00:37:14For sure.
00:37:15What kind would you like?
00:37:16I don't know.
00:37:17Surprise me.
00:37:18Okay.
00:37:19Gotta go.
00:37:23Not one word.
00:37:35Now I know you said you wanted to try something new.
00:37:38But honestly babe, I looked at all the different boxes and I just thought,
00:37:41if it ain't broke, why fix it?
00:37:43So I just got us penne as usual.
00:37:48But I can go back and get something else.
00:37:51Nope.
00:37:52It's fine.
00:37:54What's all this?
00:37:55Dessert.
00:37:57I got a amaretti and sultana cheesecake.
00:38:00Amaretti and sultana cheesecake.
00:38:03And I got some ice cream.
00:38:06Raspberry swirl for fun.
00:38:08Is everything okay?
00:38:10Did something happen at work today?
00:38:13You didn't get fired, did you?
00:38:15What?
00:38:16Why would you think I got fired?
00:38:18I don't know.
00:38:19You've just been acting odd lately.
00:38:25Ethan, I think we need to go sit down.
00:38:31Ethan, what do you see in the future for us?
00:38:35The future?
00:38:37I don't know.
00:38:38I hadn't really given it much thought, truthfully.
00:38:41I like our little routines.
00:38:44I don't understand where this is coming from.
00:38:47Okay, look.
00:38:48If you could spend time with your eight-year-old self,
00:38:51do you think he would be happy with where you are today?
00:38:54Well, when I was eight, I wanted to be a pilot and travel the world.
00:38:57So, probably not.
00:38:59He would have made a great pilot.
00:39:01And you should.
00:39:02You should travel the world.
00:39:04That's kid stuff.
00:39:06I couldn't have known anything about real life when I was eight years old.
00:39:09I think you might have known a lot more than you think.
00:39:13And maybe I did, too.
00:39:16All I know is that I don't want to end up with a bunch of regrets.
00:39:22And you're saying being with me might be one of those regrets?
00:39:26Sorry, Ethan.
00:39:29It's okay.
00:39:47Are you sad?
00:39:48I don't know.
00:39:49I'm a little stunned.
00:39:51Three years is a long time.
00:39:55We had a nice thing going sometimes.
00:39:59It just felt like the right thing to do.
00:40:01You know I'm just a kid, right?
00:40:03I don't understand any of this stuff.
00:40:07Junebug, you don't seem like a kid sometimes.
00:40:11Mommy always says we're like eight going on 30.
00:40:14Yes, well, we're past 30 now.
00:40:18You think that's funny, do you?
00:40:21It's okay.
00:40:26Juniper!
00:40:27You home?
00:40:33It's Saturday and you're sleeping in?
00:40:35What gives?
00:40:37I thought I was doing a pretty good job of it.
00:40:39Is everything okay?
00:40:40You haven't answered any of my texts.
00:40:42Ethan and I broke up last night.
00:40:44Really?
00:40:46Was it the pen?
00:40:47It was kind of the pen, yeah.
00:40:49No, I just think it was time.
00:40:53Wait a second.
00:40:54You've met somebody.
00:40:55I can see it from your eyes.
00:40:57No, I...
00:40:59I mean, I met this new illustrator I'm really excited about,
00:41:02if that's what you mean.
00:41:04Yeah, you like his work.
00:41:05Really excited about his illustrations, I'm sure.
00:41:09I'm sorry you added things with Ethan.
00:41:11That must have been really hard.
00:41:12Yeah, it was.
00:41:16Thank you for being there for me
00:41:18and for basically my entire life.
00:41:23Katie did.
00:41:24Katie did.
00:41:26Oh, I can't believe you remembered that.
00:41:29You hated our little kid nicknames once we got to high school.
00:41:32Well, yeah, because who wants to be nicknamed after bugs?
00:41:36You're the ones who made them up.
00:41:38Remember, you wrote that little story about us as bugs,
00:41:41Junebug and Katie did forever?
00:41:43Oh, I can't believe you forget that.
00:41:45Forever.
00:41:46Forever.
00:42:02Do you want another espresso?
00:42:04You might need it to finish all that work you got there.
00:42:07Oh, uh, sure.
00:42:09No, it's probably not a good idea.
00:42:11I never heard from you.
00:42:13Oh, hi.
00:42:15Hi.
00:42:17I'm glad you're here.
00:42:18I need you.
00:42:20You do?
00:42:21Yeah.
00:42:22Yeah, come on.
00:42:23Um, oh, Micah, watch my table.
00:42:25Yeah, I got it.
00:42:27Time for some penance.
00:42:29No, no, no.
00:42:31Oh, yeah, it's happening.
00:42:33Besides, you won't be.
00:42:35I kind of do.
00:42:36Yeah, have a seat.
00:42:38All right.
00:42:39What if I mess it up again?
00:42:41You're not going to mess it up.
00:42:42You do the background.
00:42:43I'll handle the detail work.
00:42:44I'm using acrylics, but you have to move fast.
00:42:47This is what painters call open time,
00:42:49because paints are still wet.
00:42:51You can still mix them.
00:42:53Open time.
00:42:54All right.
00:42:55Kind of like that.
00:43:04This is pretty fun.
00:43:07I haven't really done anything like this since I was a kid.
00:43:10A huge part of creativity is connecting
00:43:11with that kid part of yourself.
00:43:13Can I ask you something?
00:43:15Why are you here?
00:43:16What do you mean?
00:43:18Well, you achieved unprecedented success.
00:43:21I've done my homework on you.
00:43:23I don't see it that way.
00:43:24What I mean is it seems like you could be in Barcelona,
00:43:27or Lucerne, or Kyoto, and you're right here in Seattle.
00:43:31Why?
00:43:33Easy.
00:43:34I grew up not far from here.
00:43:36Part of keeping the work fresh is reconnecting
00:43:38with where you came from and what your story is.
00:43:40Yeah, I think that could be my problem.
00:43:43Sort of lost who I was the last few years.
00:43:46It's one of my biggest regrets right now.
00:43:48I don't believe in regrets.
00:43:50But if I had any, it would be not finishing what I started.
00:43:54I can relate to that.
00:43:55I've started writing so many times,
00:43:58and it's always the same.
00:43:59I get spooked and never finish.
00:44:02Doesn't sound worthy of regret.
00:44:03It just sounds worthy of finishing.
00:44:07What about your story idea?
00:44:09I've got notions and ideas, but nothing solid, really.
00:44:14Well, we have a deal.
00:44:16No story, no meeting.
00:44:19But I continue with so many amazing writers.
00:44:22I've already found who I want to collaborate with.
00:44:25Actually, I think I do have an idea.
00:44:28Okay.
00:44:29Well, you have my number,
00:44:30so text me some times for a meeting.
00:44:32Okay.
00:44:33For real this time.
00:44:34You got it.
00:44:36All right.
00:44:37I should get back so I can get my stuff.
00:44:40Yeah.
00:44:41Thanks for the help.
00:44:42Yeah.
00:44:43Bye.
00:44:44Bye.
00:44:45Bye.
00:44:46Bye.
00:44:47Bye.
00:44:48Bye.
00:44:49Bye.
00:44:50Bye.
00:44:51Bye.
00:44:52Bye.
00:44:53Yeah.
00:45:00Alex and Juniper sitting in a tree.
00:45:03K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
00:45:06Shh.
00:45:07Well, at least now you know his name.
00:45:09First comes love, then comes marriage.
00:45:23Ugh.
00:45:29You're unhappy.
00:45:31I just don't know what I'm going to tell Alex tomorrow.
00:45:34He expects me to have a story to pitch,
00:45:36and I just don't want to let him down.
00:45:39You won't.
00:45:40He likes you.
00:45:42I need to get some sleep.
00:45:44Yeah, we're way past our bedtimes.
00:45:46Yes, we are.
00:45:53Whoa.
00:45:54You cleaned up.
00:45:55Feels like the first day of school.
00:45:57I hated the first day of school.
00:45:58Well, it won't be that bad, I hope.
00:46:02I've got a mural to paint.
00:46:03Wait.
00:46:04Don't you dare.
00:46:05No.
00:46:06We're in this together.
00:46:09So you should just think of this as talking
00:46:12to someone who admires your work.
00:46:14If Paula came by and saw the mural,
00:46:16you would just talk to her, right?
00:46:18OK.
00:46:19All right, fine.
00:46:20Yeah.
00:46:21What's that?
00:46:22Um, nothing.
00:46:25Ready to go in?
00:46:26Wait, hold on.
00:46:27What's our story here?
00:46:28What are we telling her?
00:46:29OK, so I wanted to talk to you about that.
00:46:32I am really struggling with the writing.
00:46:35So we need to go in there and ask Paula
00:46:38to pair you with a real writer.
00:46:39I'll still be your editor, so we will have
00:46:41a very creative relationship.
00:46:43But this is really the best decision.
00:46:45No.
00:46:46What?
00:46:47No, didn't you just say we're in this together?
00:46:49You're the writer.
00:46:50I'm the artist.
00:46:51And that's what we're going to tell your boss.
00:46:53Come on.
00:46:54But, Alex.
00:46:55Alex.
00:46:59It's very impressive.
00:47:01You have a distinctive style,
00:47:02which we're always on the lookout for
00:47:04in new illustrators.
00:47:05It's a great portfolio.
00:47:07Yeah.
00:47:08I didn't compile it.
00:47:10What do you mean?
00:47:11Well, I put it together, Paula.
00:47:14There are pictures of his work all over the internet,
00:47:16and people really love it.
00:47:20That's funny.
00:47:22I've always resisted having a portfolio.
00:47:24You'll make a great addition to our team.
00:47:27Okay?
00:47:28Yeah.
00:47:29So the next stage is to find an author
00:47:32to team you up with,
00:47:34which Little Light is small,
00:47:36but we are a highly thought of children's book publisher,
00:47:39so I'm sure it won't be a problem.
00:47:41Oh, well, I've already found who I want to work with.
00:47:43You have?
00:47:44Was it someone I'd know?
00:47:47It's me, Paula.
00:47:50I'm sorry?
00:47:52I'm going to be writing the text.
00:47:55Yeah, I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for Juniper.
00:47:58She has a real passion for children's literature
00:48:00and has a great idea for a book I think you would find exciting.
00:48:03Great.
00:48:04Hit me.
00:48:06Well, we're not exactly ready to present it yet,
00:48:10but she told me many great things about you,
00:48:12and so I really wanted to meet.
00:48:14I see.
00:48:15It's very nice Juniper said those things.
00:48:17She's a very talented editor,
00:48:19but writing a book is a whole other kettle of fish,
00:48:22so I'm going to have to give this some more thought.
00:48:25It's the first time an employee's ever presented themselves to me as an author.
00:48:29Um...
00:48:31Yes, I have a new fire to deal with here,
00:48:33so Alex, you're very talented,
00:48:35and Juniper, you just let me know
00:48:37when you are ready to take it to the next stage.
00:48:40Okay, great.
00:48:42Well, off you go.
00:48:43Okay.
00:48:45Um, of course, yes, always.
00:48:47Got you.
00:48:48Okay.
00:48:49I got you.
00:48:52I thought it went well.
00:48:54I liked her more than I expected to.
00:48:56Don't you understand?
00:48:57She expects something soon.
00:48:59Like, soon, soon.
00:49:01I'm just not ready as a writer.
00:49:03I am not ready as a human being.
00:49:05Breathe, breathe.
00:49:06It's going to be okay.
00:49:07Okay.
00:49:09What's the absolute worst that could happen?
00:49:11Well, Paula will resent that I put myself forward as writer.
00:49:14Our entire relationship will be soured.
00:49:16I don't think...
00:49:17Eventually, she'll start to question all of my work.
00:49:19I don't think she's going to...
00:49:20Before I know it, she'll fire me,
00:49:21and I won't be able to pay my rent.
00:49:23Then I'll have to move in with my parents.
00:49:25And then, when I'm living in my parents' basement...
00:49:28Okay, okay.
00:49:29I get it, I get it.
00:49:30And you've proven to me you have a very crazy imagination.
00:49:33I do.
00:49:34Watch out, watch out.
00:49:39Please.
00:49:40Okay, that was a total Lloyd Dobler move.
00:49:42Oh.
00:49:43I gave up my boombox and Peter Gabriel tapes a long time ago.
00:49:46Sorry.
00:49:47Stop it.
00:49:48You no say anything.
00:49:50Of course, yeah.
00:49:51It's...
00:49:52Yeah, it's classic.
00:49:59Anyway, I have a commission to finish.
00:50:01I've got to get back.
00:50:07So, where should we start?
00:50:09Let's start tonight at 8 at the cafe.
00:50:11We'll go over some stuff.
00:50:13Okay.
00:50:17Anyway, see you tonight.
00:50:19Um, yeah.
00:50:27Hi, Mom.
00:50:28What a surprise.
00:50:30To what do we hold this honor?
00:50:32Oh, I don't know.
00:50:33You and Dad are always so sweet about keeping in touch.
00:50:35I just kind of thought it was my turn.
00:50:37And look.
00:50:39Groceries.
00:50:40Oh, thank you so much, dear.
00:50:41Dad!
00:50:42Juniper's here.
00:50:45Building a house for the birds, Dad?
00:50:47Yep, just got to put a coat of paint on this thing.
00:50:50Well, I could help with that.
00:50:51I just had my first painting lesson.
00:50:53Kind of.
00:50:54Anyway, I wanted to let you know I won't be available much this week
00:50:57because I'm going to be submitting a project to Little Light.
00:51:01Oh, that's wonderful, dear.
00:51:03You're such a good editor.
00:51:04Oh, I'm actually going to be the writer on this one.
00:51:06Yeah.
00:51:07I mean, there's no guarantees because we have absolutely no track record,
00:51:11but Paula really loves Alex's artwork.
00:51:14Alex is the muralist I told you about?
00:51:17I don't think you did.
00:51:18No?
00:51:19Oh, well, I met him down in Capitol Hill working on a mural,
00:51:22and we just decided to give this thing a go.
00:51:25Oh, that sounds nice.
00:51:29So your dad and I were wondering about the possibility of having a little party.
00:51:34Yeah, just a little.
00:51:35For your birthday, towards the end of the month.
00:51:38End of the month.
00:51:39Just friends and family.
00:51:40Just friends and family.
00:51:41Nothing too...
00:51:42Maybe.
00:51:44Really?
00:51:45Really?
00:51:46Sure.
00:51:47Well, you can let us know, and you can invite this Alex and Ethan, of course.
00:51:52Of course.
00:51:53Ethan and I broke up.
00:51:55I've got to run.
00:51:56Love you.
00:51:58Okay, so our heroine is a young girl.
00:52:01She's imaginative, spirited, occasionally exasperating.
00:52:06I bet that probably described you.
00:52:08Well, actually, I found some visual inspiration for us.
00:52:13And I think she's a little girl a lot like this.
00:52:19Ah, you liked it.
00:52:20I did.
00:52:21And I think that's exactly what she should look like.
00:52:24I love it.
00:52:25You do?
00:52:26Yeah.
00:52:27Can't wait to start drawing her.
00:52:29So we're doing this.
00:52:31We're really doing this.
00:52:33Yeah, we are.
00:52:36You know you're going to have to put your name on this, right?
00:52:39Because Paula won't publish a book that doesn't credit the illustrator.
00:52:45I think that I would be more than okay to put my name on this.
00:52:59I have two coffees for you.
00:53:03Thanks, Micah.
00:53:06We're not going to be too much longer.
00:53:08Take your time.
00:53:28Okay.
00:53:52Honey!
00:53:54I like your dance.
00:53:58You'll never guess what just happened.
00:54:00I know. I know it all.
00:54:03Of course you do.
00:54:07You haven't been around as much lately.
00:54:11You know why.
00:54:15I haven't needed you.
00:54:24You know it's bad when you can count the amount of sleep you've gotten in minutes instead of hours.
00:54:30But I guess that's the life when you're the mother of twins.
00:54:33Well, you can hide out here all day if you want.
00:54:36No.
00:54:37I should get back soon or else chaos will erupt again.
00:54:41You ever wonder how you managed to end up where you are?
00:54:43Yeah, I hear you.
00:54:44I guess I'm just shocked at how much you've changed.
00:54:47I know.
00:54:48You ever wonder how you managed to end up where you are?
00:54:50Yeah, I hear you.
00:54:51I guess I'm just shocked at how I managed to make one little compromise after another
00:54:57until suddenly I don't even remember who I was anymore.
00:55:00They have a word for that, you know.
00:55:02Which is?
00:55:03Adulting.
00:55:04That is a terrible word.
00:55:06An even worse concept.
00:55:09I guess I'm happy I'm writing again, but I forgot how hard it was.
00:55:12I'm totally stuck.
00:55:14Yeah, I get it.
00:55:15I mean, I love my kids.
00:55:17They're all I've ever wanted in my whole life, but sometimes I just wish I could get a vacation
00:55:23or even just a day or two.
00:55:25Yeah, just a day or two.
00:55:29What are you thinking?
00:55:30Nothing.
00:55:31I gotta make a call.
00:55:32Yeah, back to real life.
00:55:33Okay.
00:55:34Love you.
00:55:35Love you.
00:55:36Morning.
00:55:38Americano?
00:55:40Thanks.
00:55:41It's Wednesday.
00:55:43Yes, all day.
00:55:45He goes to the art supply store on Wednesday.
00:55:47Otherwise the paints dry up and become hard to work with.
00:55:50Or at least that's what he mentioned last week.
00:55:58Can I get another one of these?
00:56:06Rocket fuel for the day?
00:56:08Hey, you.
00:56:10That was nice of you.
00:56:12I have something for you.
00:56:16Are those the...
00:56:17The finished drawings.
00:56:18I sent a link to your email so you could download the digital version, but I thought you might want the real thing.
00:56:23Can't wait to see them.
00:56:25Just drew it was in my head because of what you wrote.
00:56:28So, how are the rest of the words coming?
00:56:30Honestly, I'm a little stuck.
00:56:33Could use some inspiration.
00:56:39Road trip?
00:56:41Wow.
00:56:42Is that yours?
00:56:43That's a classic.
00:56:44I know.
00:56:46Not exactly what I had in mind for you.
00:56:48Well, Mr. Ripley, I have hidden depths.
00:56:51Shall we?
00:56:52You have a boss.
00:56:53What about work?
00:56:54I already called Paula.
00:56:55Even she thinks I need a vacation.
00:56:57Don't worry, Micah can watch your stuff.
00:57:00Coming?
00:57:01Coming.
00:57:11I recognize this area from when I was a kid.
00:57:15Did you ever come here with your parents?
00:57:17No, I don't think so.
00:57:19You should take the next turn off.
00:57:21Trust me.
00:57:23It's what you're looking for.
00:57:26I trust you.
00:57:41This is exactly what I needed.
00:57:44Me too.
00:57:45It's nice not to be staring at a brick wall for a while.
00:57:48Yeah, I thought getting out on the road might spark some ideas.
00:57:52Yeah, it seems like you're winning that fight.
00:57:54You're doing the book.
00:57:56Well, that's thanks to you.
00:57:58And to you.
00:58:00I'm glad you're here.
00:58:02I'm glad you're here.
00:58:04I'm glad you're here.
00:58:06I'm glad you're here.
00:58:07I'm glad you're here.
00:58:09And to this friend.
00:58:11She came along and reminded me of all of my childhood passions.
00:58:16So now you're gobbling down pop rocks any chance you get?
00:58:19Okay, okay, so maybe not all my childhood passions.
00:58:22No, I think she just helped me remember that writing can be play.
00:58:27But I don't have to think about the logistics and the marketing and the analytics
00:58:34that I could just write something.
00:58:36write something, anything, anything at all.
00:58:40Something similar happened to me.
00:58:42Yeah?
00:58:43Yeah, at my first gallery show,
00:58:46actually my first show anymore, really.
00:58:48And it went great, it did.
00:58:52But when it came time for the second,
00:58:54guess there were resentments.
00:58:57And people were not kind.
00:59:01And just like that, all my passion for painting was gone.
00:59:05Literally in a single night.
00:59:07I guess I was naive.
00:59:09But it really crushed me.
00:59:13I didn't want to be a part of that world anymore.
00:59:15Yeah.
00:59:17And now you're stuck here with me.
00:59:22I'm suffering for my art.
00:59:24Yes, clearly.
00:59:28I can see a little juniper down there.
00:59:33Wait, what?
00:59:34You can?
00:59:36Yeah, running around, feeling the sunlight on your face.
00:59:41Dreaming about all the books you're gonna write someday.
00:59:47Come on, let's go check out the town.
00:59:49Okay.
00:59:50Okay.
00:59:51Okay.
00:59:52Okay.
00:59:52Okay.
00:59:53Okay.
00:59:54Okay.
00:59:55Okay.
00:59:56Okay.
00:59:57Okay.
00:59:57Okay.
00:59:58Okay.
00:59:59Okay.
01:00:00Okay.
01:00:01Okay.
01:00:02Okay.
01:00:02Okay.
01:00:03Okay.
01:00:04Okay.
01:00:05Okay.
01:00:07Everything okay?
01:00:09Yeah, just ironic to be talking about the past.
01:00:13It's a text from my old art dealer.
01:00:15Yeah?
01:00:16Yeah.
01:00:17She has interest from the Venice Biennial
01:00:19to exhibit some of my pieces, but I'll pass.
01:00:23Hold on.
01:00:24You're going to pass on going to Venice.
01:00:29Uh-huh, yeah.
01:00:31Will they pay some of your expenses?
01:00:34Sure.
01:00:35Yeah, but I just don't feel connected to that work of yours.
01:00:38I feel false to put my name on it.
01:00:42Okay.
01:00:44What's that face for?
01:00:46Okay, fine.
01:00:47By turning down the chance to exhibit that work,
01:00:49you are pretending you don't have a past
01:00:52instead of just reckoning with it.
01:00:54If you come with me, I'll say yes.
01:00:56How's that sound?
01:00:57Why?
01:00:58Simple, because this can't possibly be your only vacation.
01:01:05Ah.
01:01:18You're gonna have to eat that quick
01:01:19or you're gonna ice cream your fingers.
01:01:20Oh, you seriously do not have to worry about that.
01:01:23You're pretty excited to have a raspberry swirl,
01:01:25but I will say, interesting choice of toppings.
01:01:28I'm an extra cookie crumbs kind of gal.
01:01:30Mm.
01:01:33You know, I could see myself living
01:01:34in a place like this someday.
01:01:37Jinx, you owe me a Coke.
01:01:43Come on, come on, this place is awesome.
01:01:48You know, if you wanna go in there,
01:01:49you're gonna have to finish your ice cream.
01:01:51You do not have to worry about that.
01:01:53All right.
01:01:54I got that.
01:01:55Let's go.
01:01:56I got that covered.
01:01:57Okay.
01:01:58I like this one.
01:02:00Buy this one.
01:02:02No.
01:02:04But maybe this one.
01:02:08Oh, that is one of my favorites.
01:02:12You know what I think will fall really nicely on you?
01:02:14I think I have the perfect something something for that.
01:02:17Okay.
01:02:20What do you think?
01:02:23I think it's a good idea.
01:02:24Okay.
01:02:27Let's go.
01:02:35Excuse me.
01:02:37I came in with someone.
01:02:38Did she leave or?
01:02:39No, she's right over.
01:02:41I'm right here.
01:02:45You look incredible.
01:02:50No, I mean incredible.
01:02:54Thank you again.
01:02:55Here.
01:02:56What do you think?
01:02:58I love it.
01:03:00I'll take both of them.
01:03:01Thank you, Roz, for all your help.
01:03:04Okay, I'll go get changed
01:03:06and then we can get back on the road.
01:03:07Oh no, if you dress like that, we're going to dinner.
01:03:10Excuse me, what's the nicest restaurant in town?
01:03:13I would definitely say The Lookout.
01:03:15Great wine list.
01:03:16It's beautiful.
01:03:17Right on the water, too.
01:03:21You're an inspiration.
01:03:23Do you do the same for me?
01:03:27I have the perfect thing.
01:03:29Right.
01:03:36Wow.
01:03:43Make me feel self-conscious.
01:03:45At least I was able to pick up this cool jacket.
01:03:47Trying to pull off my best James Dean hair.
01:03:49Oh yeah, yeah.
01:03:51Oh, I honestly can't tell the difference.
01:03:54Flatter.
01:03:57This feels really good.
01:04:02So much in my life has changed.
01:04:05I think I really needed this.
01:04:06Oh, and I think I have the title for our book.
01:04:11Oh yeah?
01:04:12It's pretty simple, actually.
01:04:15Junebug.
01:04:16Junebug?
01:04:20It's perfect.
01:04:21It's a lot easier to be creative
01:04:22when you shake up your routine.
01:04:23Yeah, seriously.
01:04:26I spent the last five years
01:04:27never living in the same city for more than a few weeks.
01:04:32It's hard to have a healthy relationship.
01:04:35You can only live your life like that for so long.
01:04:37I feel like that part of my life is ending.
01:04:41Alex, you don't have to say that.
01:04:45I'm saying it because it's true.
01:04:52So, what are we thinking for dessert?
01:04:55Oh, well, we just had ice cream.
01:04:57Oh, come on.
01:04:58We're on vacation.
01:05:00I'll get menus.
01:05:01♪ I write a lot of songs but they're not about me ♪
01:05:06♪ They pour out like they're some subconscious truth ♪
01:05:12♪ Someone say that that's a sign ♪
01:05:14♪ But I sit back and close my eyes ♪
01:05:20♪ I'm waiting for the big bang ♪
01:05:22♪ The one that takes us out the big bang ♪
01:05:24♪ That kicks me out the house with a big bang ♪
01:05:27♪ The words out of my mouth ♪
01:05:37Well, thanks for taking me on your little vacation.
01:05:42And you're nearby?
01:05:44Yeah, yeah.
01:05:46Got a studio over there.
01:05:48Okay.
01:05:49Yeah.
01:05:50Good.
01:05:53Oh, better get going?
01:05:55It was fun.
01:05:57A lot of fun.
01:05:59Yeah.
01:06:07Okay.
01:06:08All right.
01:06:11I meant to tell you I have just a few details
01:06:13left on the mural.
01:06:15And I'll finish it tomorrow.
01:06:17I'd love you to come by and see it.
01:06:19Yeah, I'd love that.
01:06:21Great.
01:06:22I'll text me?
01:06:24Yeah, I'll text you.
01:06:25Or I'll text you.
01:06:26Yeah, or you can, we can just exchange texts.
01:06:31Great.
01:06:32Okay.
01:06:34Good night.
01:06:35Good night.
01:06:41♪♪
01:06:54♪♪
01:06:59♪♪
01:07:04♪♪
01:07:09♪♪
01:07:14♪♪
01:07:24♪♪
01:07:28Juniper!
01:07:31Hey!
01:07:32Ethan!
01:07:33How are you?
01:07:34I'm doing good.
01:07:35You?
01:07:36It's really good to hear.
01:07:38I'm doing well too.
01:07:39Well, I'm glad we ran into each other.
01:07:41You know, I had something I wanted to tell you.
01:07:44I signed up for my first flying lesson next week.
01:07:46What?
01:07:48Wow, that's amazing.
01:07:49What about you?
01:07:51You look, you look different.
01:07:52I guess I am.
01:07:55I'm writing.
01:07:56That's fantastic.
01:07:58Well, I guess I should still give you that birthday pen.
01:08:00Oh, that's very sweet, but totally unnecessary.
01:08:02No, no, I want to.
01:08:04I want to thank you.
01:08:05You know, when you broke up with me,
01:08:07well, to be honest, it was hard,
01:08:11but it was the right thing for both of us.
01:08:14I really, really appreciate you saying that, Ethan.
01:08:18Nice to see you.
01:08:22I'll see you later.
01:08:24Bye.
01:08:33Morning.
01:08:48So, did you have a good day off?
01:08:50I did.
01:08:52No, no, no, we survived.
01:08:53You know, Kylie stepped up,
01:08:54took over some of your meetings.
01:08:55Okay, glad to hear it.
01:08:57Do you think you could bring Alex by,
01:08:58maybe end of day, we could have a meeting, all of us?
01:09:01Sure, I was gonna pop out and see the unveiling
01:09:03of his mural, so I'll just grab him then.
01:09:05Perfect, okay.
01:09:14Wait, wait, wait, wait.
01:09:15Let's do this right, let's do this right.
01:09:18Keep your eyes closed, okay?
01:09:19Here we go.
01:09:21Drum roll, please.
01:09:24Drum roll, please.
01:09:25Oh.
01:09:28I'm really more of a reader than a musician.
01:09:30You'd be more of a writer.
01:09:35What do you think?
01:09:38It's so beautiful.
01:09:41Wait, I don't understand.
01:09:43You could see her?
01:09:44Who?
01:09:46Junebug.
01:09:49I told you, that was my vision of Junebug
01:09:51when we were out on the beach.
01:09:54But I thought I was the only one who could see her.
01:10:01I guess this means my eight-year-old self approves of you.
01:10:05Not sure what that means, but I'm happy about it.
01:10:17Hey, are you free later this afternoon?
01:10:20I'm finished with this.
01:10:20I'm a man of leisure, at least for a few days anyway.
01:10:23Good.
01:10:24Paula wants to have a meeting with us.
01:10:28I look forward to it.
01:10:43I wanted to meet with you in person
01:10:45because I like and respect you both,
01:10:48but we are not going to move forward with this project.
01:10:52That's too bad.
01:10:54Can you tell me why?
01:10:57Of course.
01:10:58Juniper, it's a lovely story,
01:11:01but we're a small boutique firm,
01:11:03and this would be a risk for us.
01:11:06It's a risk I just can't take right now.
01:11:09And Alex, it's more than evident you're talented,
01:11:13but the worry I voiced to Juniper is still there.
01:11:17The scale of your drawings feels off.
01:11:20You're still thinking in terms of painting large walls
01:11:23instead of the delicacy of book illustrations.
01:11:26Maybe if you had stayed with your gallery work,
01:11:29it would be less of a problem.
01:11:31Maybe.
01:11:33Well, thank you very much for considering it.
01:11:38Of course.
01:11:44Hey.
01:11:48It's happening again.
01:11:49No, Alex, it isn't.
01:11:50This is not why I make my work,
01:11:52to have somebody tell me what market it's right for.
01:11:54Look, that's just how she talks, okay?
01:11:57It doesn't mean anything.
01:11:58It doesn't mean we can't take our book someplace else.
01:12:00No, I was happy doing my work.
01:12:02All right, now I'm back in the place that I hated.
01:12:04Don't, okay?
01:12:05Alex, don't do this.
01:12:09I gotta go.
01:12:15Why is he going?
01:12:16I don't want him to go.
01:12:18Don't let him go.
01:12:19Oh, I wish you would just go.
01:12:21Fine, so I will.
01:12:38Come in, Katie did.
01:12:40What exactly is going on here?
01:12:43Well, at the moment, I am making a rosé float.
01:12:46Thing is that it's supposed to be made with sorbet,
01:12:48which I do not have, but you know what I do have
01:12:51is so much raspberry swirl ice cream.
01:12:52Yeah, that's not how you make a float.
01:12:54So I'm gonna take this away now,
01:12:56so you're not eight years old anymore.
01:12:59No, but those eight-year-olds
01:13:00are still very much a part of us.
01:13:03Okay, what's going on?
01:13:04I can't even really begin to tell you,
01:13:06so let's just say that every dream I ever thought I had
01:13:11seemed to somehow magically vanish into thin air today.
01:13:14Dreams seem like magic,
01:13:16but they're actually the hardest work
01:13:18if you're ever gonna stand a chance
01:13:19of having them come true.
01:13:21Who said that?
01:13:22You did.
01:13:22You said that to me in high school,
01:13:24and I remembered it when I wanted to drop out of college,
01:13:27when I couldn't find a job afterward,
01:13:30when Ryan and I had trouble getting pregnant with the twins.
01:13:33Okay, I get it.
01:13:34You're the hardest working person I know, Junebug.
01:13:37Why would you give that up now, no matter what's going on?
01:13:41Okay.
01:13:46Come here.
01:13:50What did I do to deserve you?
01:13:53You pushed our math together at kindergarten nap time.
01:13:57People really underestimate the importance of that.
01:14:00Mm-hmm.
01:14:01Yeah.
01:14:04No.
01:14:07No.
01:14:12No.
01:14:14It looks so good, though.
01:14:16It does not look good.
01:14:16It really does.
01:14:17Can I just lick it?
01:14:18Just a little.
01:14:19Please.
01:14:20Okay.
01:14:21Okay.
01:14:21Okay.
01:14:41I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:11I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:13I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:16I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:18I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:21I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:23I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:26I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:28I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:31I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:33I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:36I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:38I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:41I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:43I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:46I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:48I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:51I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:53I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:56I wish for Junebug to return.
01:15:58I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:01I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:04I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:06I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:08I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:11I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:15I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:18I wish for Junebug to return.
01:16:21Oh, puedera mirado.
01:16:28No.
01:16:31Hasme esqueñido esto.
01:16:37Hey, are you going to the meeting about the production timetable, or are we going to discuss
01:16:50the next few weeks?
01:16:51No.
01:16:52No.
01:16:53No.
01:16:54No.
01:16:55No more meetings.
01:16:56Juniper, could we move the handle book to the fall release schedule?
01:16:57No.
01:16:58I'm sorry.
01:16:59What?
01:17:00I'm not going to the production meeting.
01:17:01I'm not going to the morning meeting.
01:17:02I'm not going to the meeting meeting.
01:17:03I'm not going to any more meetings because I am quitting.
01:17:06Yes, I am quitting.
01:17:14See?
01:17:15Quitting.
01:17:16Okay.
01:17:17I think we need to discuss this in my office.
01:17:19Look, I just had a glimpse of another life, a different life for one day, and it has apparently
01:17:25made it impossible for me to go back to my old life.
01:17:29Is this because I passed on your project?
01:17:31No, it really isn't, Paula, but I get to concentrate on publishing my first book.
01:17:38Yay!
01:17:44Hi.
01:17:47Thought you might be gone for good.
01:17:49I won't ever go.
01:17:50How could I?
01:17:51I'll always be you.
01:18:02Paula, I thank you for everything.
01:18:07I really mean that.
01:18:10Rob, it's been a pleasure.
01:18:16Cheerio.
01:18:32Oh, hey.
01:18:34Hey, Dad.
01:18:36Um, can you go into the basement for me?
01:18:39I need you to see if you can find something.
01:18:42Do you know where my old CDs are?
01:18:44Great.
01:19:02There's no river too wide, no ocean too deep, no mountain too high.
01:19:12I'm breathing for you.
01:19:18And nothing can keep me from loving you.
01:19:24Sorry I have to put this thing down.
01:19:26It's actually really heavy.
01:19:27Easy, easy.
01:19:28Here, don't hurt yourself.
01:19:30I need to do more strength training.
01:19:33Anyway, I did it.
01:19:36I quit my job.
01:19:37What?
01:19:38That's a huge move.
01:19:41I'm proud of you.
01:19:43Thank you, but I have something to say.
01:19:45Alex, it was just one no.
01:19:49I'm not stopping at the first no.
01:19:51You haven't learned the lesson of your life.
01:19:53You didn't like how your work was being presented, so you changed all that.
01:19:57Why can't we do the same thing for our book?
01:20:00What do you mean?
01:20:01We can find another publisher.
01:20:03Or if we don't, we can publish it ourselves.
01:20:06Isn't that the lesson?
01:20:10I guess so, yeah.
01:20:11I really want to bring Junebug into the world with you.
01:20:17And more importantly, I don't want to lose you.
01:20:23Even if you don't want to be part of the project.
01:20:28I guess there's only one thing left to say.
01:20:31What's that?
01:20:49This is how the movie should have ended.
01:20:58Junebug
01:21:19It looks perfect.
01:21:20It is.
01:21:23What's this?
01:21:25Just something from my past.
01:21:28Or it could be my future.
01:21:30It's complicated.
01:21:33How about until everyone's here?
01:21:35Think about it now.
01:21:36You're sure you don't want a big birthday banner?
01:21:39No, Dad, I don't need anything like that.
01:21:41Or balloons.
01:21:42I'm not eight years old.
01:21:44Speak for yourself.
01:21:45You basically already established I'm a child at heart, right?
01:21:51I think maybe we all are.
01:21:56The only thing.
01:21:58Okay, I would like to give a little birthday toast.
01:22:02Not to myself, but to all of you.
01:22:08It's because I think birthdays are a time that we should look around
01:22:10and we should see how fortunate we truly are.
01:22:14To have such amazing parents
01:22:17who raised me from a little Junebug
01:22:21and such incredible colleagues
01:22:23who have taught me so much
01:22:26and someone special
01:22:30who truly sees me.
01:22:37Cheers!
01:22:38Cheers!
01:22:43Cheers! I love you!
01:22:46Cheers!
01:22:54I wanted to ask you something.
01:22:56On the jacket of the book, it says Alex K. Ripley.
01:23:00What's the K stand for?
01:23:02Oh, I didn't tell you?
01:23:05Night.
01:23:06But I don't have any armor.
01:23:11It's okay.
01:23:13I'd rather have less armor and more vulnerability.
01:23:16After all, isn't that the theme of our book?
01:23:19I wouldn't know.
01:23:21I'm not the writer.
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