Mermaids' Lament (2023) Movie Script
Day one, begin dictation.
Working title, "Trauma,
Psychosis, and Delusions"
by Dr. Nell Jameson.
Figmental experiences and hallucinations
are associated with all types of trauma.
This is consistent with the current data
where increased delusional
fantasies are found in people
exposed to a greater
number of traumatic events.
One psychiatric syndrome
involves a fantasy,
that the affected person
can transform into
or has changed into
an animal or part animal.
Bring attention to your body.
Open yourself to the present moment.
Let all your other thoughts fade away.
This is you time.
Focus on each of your breaths.
Hello?
I'll see you at 8:00 sharp.
It's okay, doc. It's just...
Ed, just be patient.
It's not right.
My granddaughter not getting to school.
They may as well be homeless.
Things don't always go as planned.
I was seven when my parents
finally figured it out.
Got us a place. Give her time.
You are cherished,
accomplished,
aware,
connected.
You are loved.
You are worthy,
seen,
virtuous,
innocent.
You are loved.
You are successful. You are happy.
You can do this. You
have everything you need.
Success starts with you.
Everything you do today is a
result of your personality,
your motivations, and your habits.
Think about the future you want and be it.
Mom.
No, please, don't go.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
and even suicidal ideations,
encompassing both physical
and mental health problems.
Interview more study subjects
as part of a mixed-method investigation
of trauma exposure, and
delusional experiences.
Day five goal: find more data.
Hey, hun. Have you eaten today?
Here, take this.
Buy some food.
Hey.
Oh.
Push the button.
Oh.
Oh.
Let's get you some warm, dry
clothes and some munchables.
Okay?
Oh, thank you.
Did, did you make this?
Did you make this?
Hey, look.
See?
Let's put this away
Go ahead.
This is cute.
Do you like this color?
How about this one?
Hmm.
This'll work.
Come on.
Oh, okay. It's okay.
Let's bring this. There.
Yeah.
Tell them it's Nell, Dr. Jameson.
I need a 24 hour hold for...
She meets all the criteria.
Don't Freud with me.
She walked right into traffic.
No, she's not my patient.
If you don't have space,
why does that matter?
Shoot
Want some food? Noodles.
Noodles?
What is it?
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Ocean?
O-sea.
Nell.
- Nell.
- Nell.
- Oee.
- Oee.
Nell.
- Oee.
Oh, good. Oee.
Oee.
Mermaid?
Oee, mermaid.
It's very pretty.
Here, why don't you take
the sandwich and the drink?
Umbrella? Okay.
Oh, darn.
Okay.
Um, I've gotta go now.
Um, you're gonna be okay?
You have place to go?
Hasta, arrivaderci, aloha?
Um, goodbye.
Bye, bye.
Okay.
Everything all right?
We'll just begin where
we left off last time.
Damn it.
Hey, it looks like the
fish are coming to us.
Knock it off. Leave her alone.
We're just talking.
- She'll be okay, right?
- Yeah, man.
Adam's all talk.
Oee, what's wrong?
- Hey, two for one.
- Stay the fuck away.
We're just having some fun.
You are going to leave now.
- Yeah? What if we don't?
- Get in. Get in the car.
Get in the car.
And what are you going to do with that?
Either bash you in the head with it
or fuck you in the ass.
Whatever it takes to make my point.
Woo, you got some fire. I like that.
You like docile little bitches
like those guys behind you.
Fuck off, lady.
A very thick fuck off to you, too.
Bad man. It's not safe here.
Fuck them.
Come. Come on.
It's okay.
Oh.
It could rain.
Comfy.
- Comfy.
Comfy.
Come on
There. Legs up.
There you go.
It's okay. Blanket.
Blanket.
Blanket comfy.
Comfy.
- Comfy.
- Yeah, good.
Blanket.
Okay? Yeah.
Good.
Good. Okay.
Sleep well.
Found ideal candidate for investigation.
Homeless. Evident physical
and mental trauma.
Most likely a runaway.
Subject A thinks she's a mermaid.
Day 12.
Days of no solid food.
Countering onset of
hypotension with infusing water
with small amounts of
protein and electrolytes.
Careful. It's hot.
- Hot.
- Hot.
It's okay. It's a brush.
Yeah, a brush.
Okay?
Okay.
- Mm.
- Okay. Oh.
You all right?
We can't go out
in our pajamas, silly.
Comfy.
Come on.
Come in. It's all right.
It's okay, come. Come here.
We'll brush your hair, okay?
It's okay.
That was my mom's.
It was the last thing I saw her in.
Ed, sure.
I'll put you down for Tuesday.
You're not a mermaid!
- I mermaid.
- No!
You could have drowned.
No.
I am not the bad guy here.
I'm trying to keep you safe.
Chilean salmon industry
continues its slide,
saw 208 million wiped off
its value, sliding 25%.
Blanket.
Comfy
You're not a mermaid!
Not a mermaid! Not a mermaid!
Comfy.
Oh.
Oh honey.
It's okay.
Drink.
Yesterday I really
didn't know what to say
I wasn't making any
sense, but it felt okay
Asked you if it was my birthday
This kind of thing
don't happen every day
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Yesterday I felt just like a child
A little curious, a little wild
Live in the moment and
you'll never go outta style
You know, it's really been a while
Hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Let me tell you
Yeah, excuse me, won't you step aside
Hey, hey hey
I ain't got room for you in my life
I don't got the patience to love again
I don't got the guts
to keep you as a friend
Be an angel and fly away
Hey, hey hey
I hope you reach some heavenly place
If you come back when you're all done
Bring me some raindrops from the sun
Sun shines through the
raindrops from the sun
The sun shines through the raindrops
From the sun
In my life
Raindrops from the sun
The sun shines through the raindrops
Week three.
Subject A is immersed in her fantasy.
My father used to always say,
"never shrink yourself to
fit in a world that says
that your greatness is to be less."
To thrive, you need to
find your true self,
and be a-
Mermaid.
Where would you like to be after here?
I understand.
Before we met, do you
remember what happened?
This was my mom.
Oh God.
You are starving. You need to eat.
Are you okay?
Oh, God.
Mom?
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom.
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom!
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom, stop.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
Mom, please don't go.
Mom!
Week four.
Testing the psychological
benefits of aquatic spaces
for increasing positive emotional states
and lowering levels of distress.
This one.
Yeah.
Go back? Okay.
Where to?
O-sea.
Ocean?
Are you sure?
No, no, no, no!
Mom!
I, I can't!
No, no, please, don't go.
I can't.
Mom!
Week six and I had success
adding citalopram to the regime.
Appetite has returned.
No other intervention seems necessary.
I'm going to get ready for work.
You just keep eating.
That's your job for today.
Food and water in little amounts.
Hey, are you okay?
You're making things hard on yourself.
You see things in such bright colors.
Too bright for your own good.
Can you talk about it?
Hon, what happened out there?
You're repressing.
You need to let me in so I can help.
Don't be like that.
I'm trying to help.
- You, come here.
You.
Man, you.
You, you waste.
You trap.
You in net.
You drown.
You, man.
- Stop, stop!
- You waste.
Waste, waste, waste, waste,
waste, waste, waste.
- Stop, stop.
Don't be like this.
You think I'm a bad man,
but you don't what I'm dealing with.
Okay.
It's okay.
I'll be right back, okay?
Be right back.
Week eight.
It's worth noting that
this has been triggering for me.
Okay. Okay.
Come on.
Come on, honey. It'll help you sleep.
Past trauma might not be as it seemed.
Yeah.
Treatment.
Here you go.
Medication.
Overshadowed by systemic causes.
Yeah, okay?
Good, good, good.
Okay.
These doubts are not
enough to sway my research.
My granddaughter and I,
we, we painted her room.
I pick her up from school every day
and she's all smiles.
I bought her an elephant.
She's gonna start astronaut
training next week.
Doc. Nell?
You okay?
Yeah, I...
Sorry.
Let's clean that foot of yours.
It's going to be okay.
Okay.
I have it together. I have it together.
I've got this.
This is what it takes.
This is what it takes to be healthy.
Just eat.
That's your job again.
Food and water in little amounts.
What the fuck? Take it off!
What are you doing? Take it off.
No!
Take it off!
How would
you describe your feelings?
Betrayed,
frustrated,
lonely.
Trap.
You in net.
Drown, you.
Oee.
I'm s-so sorry. I, I didn't mean.
I thought you were some...
Oee!
Oee!
Oee!
Oee!
Yes, I wanna report a missing girl.
No, I can't wait 24 hours.
She swam out into the ocean.
You fucking gotta be kidding me!
Hello? Hello?
Oee! Oee!
Oee!
Help! Oee!
I'm so sorry!
Please come back! Oee!
Please!
I can't do this alone. I can't!
Oee.
Oee.
Oee.
My mind is floating, unanchored.
Through ideas of interdependence,
celebratory change and acceptance.
Wetsuits
are actually supposed to be
very snug on your body in order to work,
so they can be a little
bit challenging to put on
when you're new to this.
- Ah, it's tight.
- It's tight.
Okay.
To learn new things,
to explore a new world,
The goal of the breathe out,
for me, is to clear my head,
stop focusing on what's
going on around you
and turn your focus within.
Go ahead and visualize
how you're gonna take the deep breath
when I finish the countdown,
and after you finish that last breath,
you'll simply put your face in the water
and then you'll float on the surface.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
big breath.
Drop your face in the water.
Go ahead and drop your
hands. Relax everything.
And Oee, we're gonna practice
this buddy system strategy
where you check on her and then
she shows you a signal back.
Good. Perfect.
You're just feeling contraction.
That's to be expected.
And then you can slowly bring your feet
down to the bottom of the
pool before you
Perfect.
And then all that's left to do,
lift your head and focus on breathing.
Good. Catch your breath.
All right, excellent.
- That wasn't so bad.
And you're simply gonna try
to hold your breath for about a minute.
All right. Here we go.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Good. Drop your face into the water.
Good. You're almost at five minutes.
Give us a couple more
seconds. You can do it.
You are almost at seven minutes.
Go ahead and get your feet down below you.
Good. Focus on breathing
now, recovery breathing.
There you go. All right.
Congratulations. You made 7:05.
That's extraordinary.
How do we live in this new world?
To learn to swim,
swim into the eye of the storm, unafraid.
Another reality where time stands still.
I see why one would want
to stay down there forever.
We can't, of course.
We must return to the surface,
to breathe, to survive,
to learn to thrive in our imperfect lives.
You wanna pick that one?
Doc?
This is my granddaughter.
- Hi.
- Isn't she a sweetheart?
- How old are you?
In this world driven
by selfishness and greed,
it is no measure of sanity
to deny the existence of mermaids,
and we mermaids are not giving up.
Time swam.
She, Nell Jameson, gave me the words,
showed me human worlds.
I took her to the sea.
Slipping into the ocean current
among secrets that words do not speak,
floating beyond time.
We are full.
We are free.
We are home.
If ever you lose your mind
I will know where to find it
I'll keep it somewhere
close to my heart
So when you're ready to think straight
Just come to me
I'll give you a little piece
And then I'll let you be
If ever you run outta time
I will give you some mine
I got minutes, hours,
days
Take all that to me
To gather speed for the flight
Hold on tight
Bumpy ride
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times
If ever you lose your faith
I'll lend you my namesake
Just close your eyes and call my name
There's no more clouds uptown
The storm is over now
Goodbye rain on the windowpane
If ever you lose your way
I will be the light of day
See you to where you're going safely
I've got one eye on you
I've got one on the truth
We'll get through this
Nothin' to it
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times
Working title, "Trauma,
Psychosis, and Delusions"
by Dr. Nell Jameson.
Figmental experiences and hallucinations
are associated with all types of trauma.
This is consistent with the current data
where increased delusional
fantasies are found in people
exposed to a greater
number of traumatic events.
One psychiatric syndrome
involves a fantasy,
that the affected person
can transform into
or has changed into
an animal or part animal.
Bring attention to your body.
Open yourself to the present moment.
Let all your other thoughts fade away.
This is you time.
Focus on each of your breaths.
Hello?
I'll see you at 8:00 sharp.
It's okay, doc. It's just...
Ed, just be patient.
It's not right.
My granddaughter not getting to school.
They may as well be homeless.
Things don't always go as planned.
I was seven when my parents
finally figured it out.
Got us a place. Give her time.
You are cherished,
accomplished,
aware,
connected.
You are loved.
You are worthy,
seen,
virtuous,
innocent.
You are loved.
You are successful. You are happy.
You can do this. You
have everything you need.
Success starts with you.
Everything you do today is a
result of your personality,
your motivations, and your habits.
Think about the future you want and be it.
Mom.
No, please, don't go.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
and even suicidal ideations,
encompassing both physical
and mental health problems.
Interview more study subjects
as part of a mixed-method investigation
of trauma exposure, and
delusional experiences.
Day five goal: find more data.
Hey, hun. Have you eaten today?
Here, take this.
Buy some food.
Hey.
Oh.
Push the button.
Oh.
Oh.
Let's get you some warm, dry
clothes and some munchables.
Okay?
Oh, thank you.
Did, did you make this?
Did you make this?
Hey, look.
See?
Let's put this away
Go ahead.
This is cute.
Do you like this color?
How about this one?
Hmm.
This'll work.
Come on.
Oh, okay. It's okay.
Let's bring this. There.
Yeah.
Tell them it's Nell, Dr. Jameson.
I need a 24 hour hold for...
She meets all the criteria.
Don't Freud with me.
She walked right into traffic.
No, she's not my patient.
If you don't have space,
why does that matter?
Shoot
Want some food? Noodles.
Noodles?
What is it?
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
Ocean?
O-sea.
Nell.
- Nell.
- Nell.
- Oee.
- Oee.
Nell.
- Oee.
Oh, good. Oee.
Oee.
Mermaid?
Oee, mermaid.
It's very pretty.
Here, why don't you take
the sandwich and the drink?
Umbrella? Okay.
Oh, darn.
Okay.
Um, I've gotta go now.
Um, you're gonna be okay?
You have place to go?
Hasta, arrivaderci, aloha?
Um, goodbye.
Bye, bye.
Okay.
Everything all right?
We'll just begin where
we left off last time.
Damn it.
Hey, it looks like the
fish are coming to us.
Knock it off. Leave her alone.
We're just talking.
- She'll be okay, right?
- Yeah, man.
Adam's all talk.
Oee, what's wrong?
- Hey, two for one.
- Stay the fuck away.
We're just having some fun.
You are going to leave now.
- Yeah? What if we don't?
- Get in. Get in the car.
Get in the car.
And what are you going to do with that?
Either bash you in the head with it
or fuck you in the ass.
Whatever it takes to make my point.
Woo, you got some fire. I like that.
You like docile little bitches
like those guys behind you.
Fuck off, lady.
A very thick fuck off to you, too.
Bad man. It's not safe here.
Fuck them.
Come. Come on.
It's okay.
Oh.
It could rain.
Comfy.
- Comfy.
Comfy.
Come on
There. Legs up.
There you go.
It's okay. Blanket.
Blanket.
Blanket comfy.
Comfy.
- Comfy.
- Yeah, good.
Blanket.
Okay? Yeah.
Good.
Good. Okay.
Sleep well.
Found ideal candidate for investigation.
Homeless. Evident physical
and mental trauma.
Most likely a runaway.
Subject A thinks she's a mermaid.
Day 12.
Days of no solid food.
Countering onset of
hypotension with infusing water
with small amounts of
protein and electrolytes.
Careful. It's hot.
- Hot.
- Hot.
It's okay. It's a brush.
Yeah, a brush.
Okay?
Okay.
- Mm.
- Okay. Oh.
You all right?
We can't go out
in our pajamas, silly.
Comfy.
Come on.
Come in. It's all right.
It's okay, come. Come here.
We'll brush your hair, okay?
It's okay.
That was my mom's.
It was the last thing I saw her in.
Ed, sure.
I'll put you down for Tuesday.
You're not a mermaid!
- I mermaid.
- No!
You could have drowned.
No.
I am not the bad guy here.
I'm trying to keep you safe.
Chilean salmon industry
continues its slide,
saw 208 million wiped off
its value, sliding 25%.
Blanket.
Comfy
You're not a mermaid!
Not a mermaid! Not a mermaid!
Comfy.
Oh.
Oh honey.
It's okay.
Drink.
Yesterday I really
didn't know what to say
I wasn't making any
sense, but it felt okay
Asked you if it was my birthday
This kind of thing
don't happen every day
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Yesterday I felt just like a child
A little curious, a little wild
Live in the moment and
you'll never go outta style
You know, it's really been a while
Hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey
I didn't think an angel
would get in my way
Let me tell you
Yeah, excuse me, won't you step aside
Hey, hey hey
I ain't got room for you in my life
I don't got the patience to love again
I don't got the guts
to keep you as a friend
Be an angel and fly away
Hey, hey hey
I hope you reach some heavenly place
If you come back when you're all done
Bring me some raindrops from the sun
Sun shines through the
raindrops from the sun
The sun shines through the raindrops
From the sun
In my life
Raindrops from the sun
The sun shines through the raindrops
Week three.
Subject A is immersed in her fantasy.
My father used to always say,
"never shrink yourself to
fit in a world that says
that your greatness is to be less."
To thrive, you need to
find your true self,
and be a-
Mermaid.
Where would you like to be after here?
I understand.
Before we met, do you
remember what happened?
This was my mom.
Oh God.
You are starving. You need to eat.
Are you okay?
Oh, God.
Mom?
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom.
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom!
Mom, mom, mom.
Mom, stop.
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
Mom, please don't go.
Mom!
Week four.
Testing the psychological
benefits of aquatic spaces
for increasing positive emotional states
and lowering levels of distress.
This one.
Yeah.
Go back? Okay.
Where to?
O-sea.
Ocean?
Are you sure?
No, no, no, no!
Mom!
I, I can't!
No, no, please, don't go.
I can't.
Mom!
Week six and I had success
adding citalopram to the regime.
Appetite has returned.
No other intervention seems necessary.
I'm going to get ready for work.
You just keep eating.
That's your job for today.
Food and water in little amounts.
Hey, are you okay?
You're making things hard on yourself.
You see things in such bright colors.
Too bright for your own good.
Can you talk about it?
Hon, what happened out there?
You're repressing.
You need to let me in so I can help.
Don't be like that.
I'm trying to help.
- You, come here.
You.
Man, you.
You, you waste.
You trap.
You in net.
You drown.
You, man.
- Stop, stop!
- You waste.
Waste, waste, waste, waste,
waste, waste, waste.
- Stop, stop.
Don't be like this.
You think I'm a bad man,
but you don't what I'm dealing with.
Okay.
It's okay.
I'll be right back, okay?
Be right back.
Week eight.
It's worth noting that
this has been triggering for me.
Okay. Okay.
Come on.
Come on, honey. It'll help you sleep.
Past trauma might not be as it seemed.
Yeah.
Treatment.
Here you go.
Medication.
Overshadowed by systemic causes.
Yeah, okay?
Good, good, good.
Okay.
These doubts are not
enough to sway my research.
My granddaughter and I,
we, we painted her room.
I pick her up from school every day
and she's all smiles.
I bought her an elephant.
She's gonna start astronaut
training next week.
Doc. Nell?
You okay?
Yeah, I...
Sorry.
Let's clean that foot of yours.
It's going to be okay.
Okay.
I have it together. I have it together.
I've got this.
This is what it takes.
This is what it takes to be healthy.
Just eat.
That's your job again.
Food and water in little amounts.
What the fuck? Take it off!
What are you doing? Take it off.
No!
Take it off!
How would
you describe your feelings?
Betrayed,
frustrated,
lonely.
Trap.
You in net.
Drown, you.
Oee.
I'm s-so sorry. I, I didn't mean.
I thought you were some...
Oee!
Oee!
Oee!
Oee!
Yes, I wanna report a missing girl.
No, I can't wait 24 hours.
She swam out into the ocean.
You fucking gotta be kidding me!
Hello? Hello?
Oee! Oee!
Oee!
Help! Oee!
I'm so sorry!
Please come back! Oee!
Please!
I can't do this alone. I can't!
Oee.
Oee.
Oee.
My mind is floating, unanchored.
Through ideas of interdependence,
celebratory change and acceptance.
Wetsuits
are actually supposed to be
very snug on your body in order to work,
so they can be a little
bit challenging to put on
when you're new to this.
- Ah, it's tight.
- It's tight.
Okay.
To learn new things,
to explore a new world,
The goal of the breathe out,
for me, is to clear my head,
stop focusing on what's
going on around you
and turn your focus within.
Go ahead and visualize
how you're gonna take the deep breath
when I finish the countdown,
and after you finish that last breath,
you'll simply put your face in the water
and then you'll float on the surface.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
big breath.
Drop your face in the water.
Go ahead and drop your
hands. Relax everything.
And Oee, we're gonna practice
this buddy system strategy
where you check on her and then
she shows you a signal back.
Good. Perfect.
You're just feeling contraction.
That's to be expected.
And then you can slowly bring your feet
down to the bottom of the
pool before you
Perfect.
And then all that's left to do,
lift your head and focus on breathing.
Good. Catch your breath.
All right, excellent.
- That wasn't so bad.
And you're simply gonna try
to hold your breath for about a minute.
All right. Here we go.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Good. Drop your face into the water.
Good. You're almost at five minutes.
Give us a couple more
seconds. You can do it.
You are almost at seven minutes.
Go ahead and get your feet down below you.
Good. Focus on breathing
now, recovery breathing.
There you go. All right.
Congratulations. You made 7:05.
That's extraordinary.
How do we live in this new world?
To learn to swim,
swim into the eye of the storm, unafraid.
Another reality where time stands still.
I see why one would want
to stay down there forever.
We can't, of course.
We must return to the surface,
to breathe, to survive,
to learn to thrive in our imperfect lives.
You wanna pick that one?
Doc?
This is my granddaughter.
- Hi.
- Isn't she a sweetheart?
- How old are you?
In this world driven
by selfishness and greed,
it is no measure of sanity
to deny the existence of mermaids,
and we mermaids are not giving up.
Time swam.
She, Nell Jameson, gave me the words,
showed me human worlds.
I took her to the sea.
Slipping into the ocean current
among secrets that words do not speak,
floating beyond time.
We are full.
We are free.
We are home.
If ever you lose your mind
I will know where to find it
I'll keep it somewhere
close to my heart
So when you're ready to think straight
Just come to me
I'll give you a little piece
And then I'll let you be
If ever you run outta time
I will give you some mine
I got minutes, hours,
days
Take all that to me
To gather speed for the flight
Hold on tight
Bumpy ride
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times
If ever you lose your faith
I'll lend you my namesake
Just close your eyes and call my name
There's no more clouds uptown
The storm is over now
Goodbye rain on the windowpane
If ever you lose your way
I will be the light of day
See you to where you're going safely
I've got one eye on you
I've got one on the truth
We'll get through this
Nothin' to it
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times
Let me take a look
outside my lighthouse
You're only lookin' at blue skies
While you're feelin' the sunshine
If we take a walk
Inside your nightmare
We're gonna get all the bad guys
While we're laughin' at good times