The Prospectus Continues

Korrin B.

May 30, 2010 - 5:00 PM

Last Friday morning, I awoke after a somewhat odd dream. Before I had gone to bed, I finished my PowerPoint presentation for my thesis prospectus class happening the next day. My friend I had discussed earlier in the week what it takes to have a successful PowerPoint presentation. We both agreed that it was about keeping it simple. Further, we agreed that a black background with white text just screams classy in the PowerPoint presentation world. Therefore, my twenty-two-slide PowerPoint presentation consisted of black backgrounds and white text. Anyway, this leads me back to my dream.

I awoke from a dream that I was getting ready to give my presentation to my class when I realized that all of the backgrounds for my slides had turned to a bright blue instead of black. I was horrified, of course, but luckily in my dream my thesis advisor came to the rescue and used her incredible PowerPoint skills to change all the slides back to black in one easy step. The more I think about this dream, the more I realize how not strange it is. Of course, this is what I would be dreaming about right before my presentation. I can only imagine what my dream will be the night before my defense.

Here's the weird part though. I got in front of the class and after a seven-minute failed attempt to get my MacBook to hook up to the classroom projector, I was able to transfer my presentation to my thesis advisor's thumbdrive and use the classroom's PC. Once it was finally up on the screen, I was ready to open my presentation with a joke about my dream the previous night. It was at this point that I turned to look at my projected work. The background was blue - black on my computer, but clearly blue on the screen. Go figure.

Anyway, the presentation went well. I really enjoyed getting to talk about my project and realize just how dorky I am about it already. I proudly declared that I plan on bringing my final thesis to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in D.C. when I am finished, at which point they will offer me a great job with three months of paid vacation per year. This week I will be polishing my draft, getting it signed, and then it is on to independent study.