Vapor Where?

It is that time again... time for another major project due this morning. This one, unlike so many others, was a group project. My group consisted of the following:

a) Lazy Woman
b) Ignorant Man
c & d) Unintelligable Japanese Girls
e) Me. Default Team Leader

LW called me up frequently to make sure that I was doing my work, or coordinating the work of others. This happened every day of this past weekend. Even though she wasn't sending me anything or working on anything. She did prepare her slides, and I am thankful. She also did some research on her topic so that I could write the paper on it.

The others actually wrote theirs.

Ignorant Man proved to just not know his way around project leadership or anything that he'd no exposure to. It turned out okay, once we introduced him to the fundamentals of a remote control for PowerPoint and let him get used to it. His writing was really lively and enjoyable (if poorly spelled).

The Japanese girls will be the focus of the remainder. I once suggested to the Mrs. that I replace their slides with engrish versions just for fun. Just to play with them. I've very glad I did not.

They did that themselves.

The paper was an interesting exercise in determining intent and correcting spelling while trying to maintain the original feel. I sympathize with my wife (the editor) to a great extent right now.

The really interesting event came during the presentation. I passed off the remote to the Americans with no hitch, and the presentations went smooth. Then the Japanese girls got the remote.

After each slide they looked at me. It must've taken me more than a minute to get that they were looking for approval. Some sign that they were doing well. And they were looking at me. I didn't volunteer for the leader position, and this part of it totally took me by surprise. I smiled and nodded during the remainder of the discussion something like once every 1.25 minutes.

I kinda liked it.