Page 41 of Yours to Lose
Jordan
Sold.
Me
Don’t speak too soon. You’re in charge of dinner, and I get to pick the movie.
Jordan
But how will I know which one of your many, many favorites you’re in the mood for?
Me
Now I’m sure that’s something my summer bestie would be able to figure out without too much trouble.
Jordan
Challenge accepted. What’s the movie?
Me
Something iconically New York.
Jordan
Let me guess…When Harry Met Sally? The diner scene IRL?
Me
Nope. The Day After Tomorrow.
Jordan
The one where Dennis Quaid tries to save the world from climate change?
Me
The very same one.
Jordan
How is that iconically New York?
Me
You’re kidding right? Dennis Quaid’s son, played by a young and very earnest Jake Gyllenhaal, takes shelter in the New York Public Library with his academic decathlon team, and the Statue of Liberty flash freezes into a block of ice. Name me something more iconically New York than that.
Jordan
Goodfellas. Breakfast at Tiffanys. The Usual Suspects. Sleepless in Seattle. Something’s Gotta Give. You’ve Got Mail. And yes, When Harry Met Sally.
Me
Okay fine, I just really love disaster movies. Even though climate change and extreme weather scare the absolute shit out of me, I have never seen a disaster movie I’m not immediately obsessed with.
Jordan
You are the most fascinating person I have ever met.
