Update

There was much less drama in Wednesday's class than I hoped. There was actually no drama at all, unfortunately, save for me climbing a large window to pull down the shade. If you're wondering how one can climb a window, picture a really large 30-foot window in a classroom in an academic hall-type building. The window shade pull cord was probably 15 feet off the ground, so it involved me stepping on a chair, climbing onto the windowsill, and reaching. If you're wondering why I did this, it's because I was challenged. I believe the professor made some comment about how I should be able to reach it because I was a rugby player. I used to think that I climbed things because I was drunk, but really I can't turn down a climbing challenge, even if it's midafternoon and I'm sitting in a graduate literature class.