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And then he says that the Earth is really tiny
like a pale blue dot
and that that everything
or everyone, happens on it.
He says something about a young couple in love at one point
And then he goes on to say, hang on, I wrote this bit down.
To my mind, there is no better demonstration
of the foley of human conceits
than this distant image of our tiny world.
And so, I guess what he's saying is...
well that, sort of,
you know, well look, this is your hero Sean
and those, these, are his words.
- Yes.
- So that's it.
I'm sorry, are you using Carl Sagan to break up with me?
What the *** April?
I'm just saying, that in grand scheme of things -
- You ordered white bread yeah?
- No. Brown.
- Oh, well, you got white.
- So, are you saying, that in the grand scheme of things
that it doesn't matter?
That it's merely part of the foley of human conceits,
of your human conceits specifically
that you've been sleeping with this guy Luke
for two months now? - Three months.
And it's Lucas. Not Luke.
And yeah. Sort of.
So you're excused are you?
Carl Sagan says it's alright for you to cheat on me?
Did you read the next bit of that passage?
It's,
to deal more kindly, and compassionately
with one another!"
- Didn't read that bit. - Clearly!
Never mind for the past year I have been saying
you really should read some Carl Sagan, just so, you know.
But no. it's boring, he's boring!
Until you find a convenient use for it I see.
- I just though it might make things easier.
- Since you got so uppitty about it.
- I didn't get anythingitty about it.
- What sir wants sir gets.
- I can't believe you.
Most of the time you're all about
what fate and destiny has in store for us
and how everything has some amazing significance.
Which is all nonsense. But now it's all coming up astronomy?
- No, I'm just saying, this Carl guy
was saying that everything would be OK
because nothing really matters and you are
so insignificant. So that should make you feel better.
- But he wasn't talking about you and I
as a couple though.
He was a very smart man but that sort of specificity...
- Sorry. We can't control our destiny.
- Oh and here we go again! Back to this!
We're all part of some grand plan... - Hang on! Hang on!
You're the one who's always going about a
cosmic theory of everything so...
- I hardly think that string theory predicts
having it off on a filing cabinet.
- Well what's that other one you're always on about?
Lenny's world? Benny's...
Ben and Jerry's... Many Worlds!
OK, OK, sure, maybe there's another timeline.
where you didn't *** Lucas.
Maybe there's one where I shagged Scarlett Johansson.
Maybe there's one where we've got a pet owl.
Would've been nice wouldn't it?
Like a talking point at parties.
"Ah, what's that noise?"
"Oh that? Just the traffic."
"No, no, no, it's more like a hooting."
"Oh yeah that's Aaron. Our Tawny *** Frogmouth."
- I knew you'd be upset.
- Yes, but also I'm not.
You haven't got a box and a Geiger counter do you?
- Sorry, what?
- Stray cat out the back at the very least? - Sorry miss...
- I'm married. - What?
- You said Miss. - Oh, sorry.
- Don't be. We're getting divorced. - Yes, but also not.
- Shut up Sean. - What's wrong with you?
- She's banging the accountant.
- Ah, yeah, right, mine was doing a baker.
There's only so long before you start
to wonder where all the free bagels are coming from?
- Sucks doesn't it? - Nah, bagels were alright.
Got a heap left over too. *** em in the freezer here.
When life deals you lemons - - Keep the bagels?
- Keep the bagels! - Keep the bagels.
- Sorry, do you want a bagel?
What about you love? You want a bagel?
- No, I'm fine, I was just wondering if
we could get some more coffee?
- Did you both order the number six?
- Yes.
- Then no.
- Look, are you upset with me because I'm
breaking up with you, or because I got the science wrong?
It's not my fault it's so cold -
- It's meant to give you a sense of awe and wonder
Not permission to *** every Tom, *** and Lucas.
- I'm not doing that.
Well I am banging Lucas, that bit's true.
- You're acting like a shampoo ad.
You're just throwing in bits of science you half read
to make you sound impressive. Did you watch
five minutes of Brian *** in Wonders as well?
You gonna point up at a mountain in a minute and say,
"And that's why I love accountants."
- He's actually more of a finance manager. - Is he?
- Yes. - Brilliant.
- Relevant? - Not really.
- If this is just a way to make you
less guilty or, no, that's fine, just say that.
But don't sully the good name of a poor, dead
astronomer in the process.
I mean do you really think that anyone
who does science is completely devoid of feeling?
- That Stephen Hawking guy is...
- What were you expecting?
Were you expecting me to be like, one night,
while we were making to love to just go
well this is nice and all but ultimately it's rather pointless.
Is that what you think I think April?!
- I don't know what you think Sean!
I just know that if I was meant to be with you
I wouldn't have met Lucas and
I'm just trying to make it better.
And I don't know what the string theory is
and I don't *** care!
- Sorry. Thank you.
- Is this because of the coffee?
Should I get her one?
- No. We got the number six. It's not allowed.
- Well this are extraordinary circumstances so
I'll ah, I'll go get the pot.
- Is it because you like him better than me or...
- You always just said that all this was
all just for nothing.
- Yeah but we matter so much purely because
we matter so little. - That doesn't make any sense.
- Don't worry, I'll do all the usual stuff later.
I'll go home, get trolleyed, smash something up
and call you a *** on Facebook.
- At least I'd understand that.
This just doesn't seem fair.
- Fair doesn't come into it.
Things happen just by chance and we give them
a reason to make it easier.
You know, I really wish destiny would bring me
some *** ***. - Thank you...ah...
- Destiny.
- It's not. Is it?
- Nooo. It's Jane.
- "For small creatures such as we
the vastness is only bearable through love."
And whiskey.
- I'm sorry.
- So, you really think you're meant to be with Lucas?
- I don't know.
- Now there's a good answer.
- It's just... - Sorry
If I made you feel unimportant.
- Insignificant.
- Maybe we were part of some plan
and you just *** it up.
- If it is just us.
People I mean. Wandering around hurting each other.
If it is just us
just seems like an awful waste of space.
Is that from a movie?
- Oooh, I dunno. - Sounds familiar.
Doesn't matter.
Carl Sagan, in our obscurity
in all this vastness
there is no hint that help will come
from elsewhere to save us from ourselves."