Rory: [on the phone] I'm behind at the paper. Way, way behind at the paper. Everyone else had these amazing, productive summers. Internships at hometown papers, getting articles reprinted in the New York Times, and me, the person who's been talking about being a journalist her entire life, what did I do? I wasted two whole months running away to Europe with Grandma.
Lorelai: Whoa, slow down. First of all, Europe... waste? You had major invaluable experiences, the architecture, the food, seeing my mother without her makeup on in the morning.