fandomhigh | Kitchen Design According to Nancy Meyers; Friday, Fourth Period [07/12].

Rosa was at the front of the classroom, leaning on the desk with her arms folded in front of her and a narrow-eyed glare permanently fused on her face.

"You know what?" she said, after a long, long moment of just that to fill the start of class, as if she hadn't quite decided how she was going to handle this, and then reached a very firm conclusion. "I'm a little pissed at you guys. I didn't think anyone was going to sign up for this class. I was pretty sure I was going to have a nice free session, but, no, you asshats had to go and ruin it."

And she didn't even know one of you! That didn't get you off, though, Flint, whoever the hell you were. And Tightpants. Oh, don't even get her started.

"So here's what we're going to do," she said, pushing off the desk and lifting a remote for the projection screen behind her. "I'm just going to make you jackoffs sit here and watch my favorite Nancy Meyers movies, and then we're going to talk about the kitchens in them, and I'm not even going to bother breaking down how amazing and iconic they are, and how every little detail if rife with rich symbolism that speaks to the greater heart that makes her characters so endearing and relatable. We're just going to sit, and watch, and then you two can sweat it out while I contemplate the sheer genius of contained in one smart, intelligent, capable powerhouse of a woman who has been at the prime of her achievements almost as long as I've even been alive!"

And with that biting and angry little spiel, she pressed play on the remote so fiercely, it was a miracle it didn't just break under the pressure.

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And once they're done with the movie, the lights flick back on and Rosa angrily pulls down a projector with a picture of Anne Hathaway's character's kitchen from the movie.

"Right," she said, apparently going back on her earlier claim of not doing this, but, look, she saw the movie and now she had to talk about, "so this kitchen rocks. This kitchen actually inspired a lot of my current kitchen, because it's sleek, it's modern, but it has a few classic touches, like the farmhouse sink. The open shelving and the pendant lights give it a open, breezy feeling and a lot of movement, which one could argue perfectly encapsulates the go-getter young business woman that uses it. One could mention that the sleekness and the coolness promotes a sort of distance, though, as well. There's not a lot of individual personality there. Here's another angle. And another, revealing a bit more warmth, especially with the natural lighting enhanced by the lighter colors."

Then she sighed, turning a withering look toward the students, and her tone went very rote and irritatingly dry, like she was talking to five year olds in her classroom rather than full-grown men, "What do you think about how this kitchen portrays the character in the movie? Do you think it works to convey a certain feeling or energy? How long would it take me to fill up that amazing farmhouse sink with enough water to drown you both in it? Let's discuss!"

See if she was joking or not about drowning either of you in the sink.

Now I want to watch The Intern again.

Miguel O'Hara

Hey, at least Miguel had brought popcorn?

"I think it looks like nobody who lives there actually cooks," Miguel said. "The spices are across the room from the stove, and there's no prep room actually near the cooking surface. Also I can hold my breath for a really long time."

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