Clearly, this guy caused all my problems. He is clearly determined to end this blog...and humanity. |
Unfortunately, this Saturday due date also fell on the day when my church in Escanaba would be hosting a meal for some of the neighborhood folk. Of course I would enjoy going to it, but there is virtually no WiFi in Escanaba. Meaning that, if I wanted to turn in my PowerPoint on time, I'd have to get it done early that day.
Saturday eventually came around and, as it turned out, I slept a little later than I wanted to (Hey, give me a break; I'm sure you would too after a busy week). I was able to work on the PowerPoint a little bit before brunch, but after brunch I ended up hanging out with a friend for a bit longer than I anticipated. Oh well, I still had Plan B. Before we would leave, I could wrap up the PowerPoint in the remaining hour. However, my RA managed to talk me into playing some Ultimate Frisbee for fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes stretched to a half hour, and by the time I was showered off it was time to leave.
This was where I had to put Plan C into action. After the dinner, the students and I had plans on going to Walmart. I would hop into the McDonald's at the Walmart and use the WiFi there to submit my PowerPoint.
Here's where things get interesting: My computer decided to act stupid and remained on while sitting in the car, so throughout the dinner it was meaninglessly depleting its power. Just like a squirrel who saves up a lot of nuts for the winter and then gets hit by a truck. A robot squirrel made by Toshiba which ate little electric nuts. Of course, this could easily be conquered by plugging into a socket in the Walmart McDonald's and charge it up while working.
Aha, Watson! The game's afoot! |
Well, I checked every inch of those walls, and only one was there. Unfortunately, if I were to use it, I would trip everybody on a stretched power cable. Not exactly good for McDonald's and their business. However, I did think of one location which I hadn't checked yet, and it would have a power socket for sure. I shot this text to Michael: "No sockets in the dining place. Find me in the men's room."
"You will discover the power to finish strong" (in the bathroom). |
Surprisingly, not too many people cared that I was there. Four out of six guys didn't even look at me. One guy did mention that I had picked an odd spot to do my work. The sixth and final guy asked if the bathroom was down for maintenance (Yes, of course, because this is a very technological bathroom and I need to use my laptop to expand the memory of the toilet paper and update the hard drive in the urinals). When Michael walked in, all he could describe it as was that "It seemed like it was taken right out of a movie." Somehow, the image of a college guy kneeling by a laptop in a public restroom would fit perfectly into a comedy.
Fortunately, I did submit my PowerPoint in time. Only to discover that there was indeed WiFi at the house I was staying at. I still blame Canadians, though.
#headdesk