Děkuji, Táta!

(Translation: Thanks, Dad!)

In anticipation of my father's arrival, which will be a week from yesterday, this post is going to be indirectly about him. Don't worry, Dad-I know that when I usually thank you on here it somehow means you paid for something, but today that actually isn't the case. This post is more about electrical tape than it is about Dad, but I have to suck up somehow.

Anyway, the story behind the electrical tape is that when I was packing for Prague, I borrowed a black backpack from Dad to take as my carry-on. I realized when I got here that there was a roll of electrical tape that he had stashed inside that I hadn't noticed. (I'm lucky it was only electrical tape.) I tossed it into my desk drawer here, thinking that I would never need it. However, that electrical tape is turning into the most versatile and useful thing that I brought to Prague!

Case #1: The Poster-As you all saw with my posters, that electrical tape has successfully held them on the wall, and I didn't have to go buy any sort of duct tape, poster tape, or tacks.

Case #2: The Shower Curtain-My roommate bought a new shower curtain, but for some reason it was about 6 inches too short for our shower. She solved the problem by cutting the bottom off the old curtain and taping it onto the new one. When I got home and saw this I was pretty skeptical about its effectiveness, 'cause I wasn't sure about electrical tape and water, but knock-on-wood it's been two months and it's still intact!

Case #3: The Umbrella-Broke my umbrella. Typical solution would be to buy another one (or use duct tape), but the electrical tape saved me from that too!

Case #4: Halloween-I am sure you all saw my lovely cat costume (gag). As much as I hate cats, I will say that my ears were the best cat ears there, thanks to the electrical tape.

The point of all of this is that Prague is making me even more resourceful. At home my only use for electrical tape was to keep my shin guards in place during soccer, but thanks to Prague I now have a bunch of new uses. Who said I wasn't learning anything here?

You are probably wondering why I even bothered writing this. The answer: my first midterm is tomorrow. This is the best new procrastination method ever.

And a final plug: Thanks, Dad, for being so crazily prepared that you had that stashed in your backpack. I don't know what my shower, umbrella, or Halloween would have done without you.