Presenting

Parker has a big presentation coming up. Parker gets very nervous talking in front of groups. Parker feels a little nauseous before any kind of public speaking - even asking questions in class. Parker's Dad got a microphone for Parker to use when practicing presentations.

Parker thought it was dorky at first, but found that it works.

Parker now likes to narrate things around the apartment for the roommates.

The roommates thought it was funny at first, but have grown tired of comments like, "And in this room, we see the graduate students watching a movie and ignoring the growing pile of dishes in the kitchen and garbage which desperately needs to be taken out."

One time of the roommates asked to borrow the microphone. The plan was to hide it from Parker. Parker refused, however, saying, "It's a MYcrophone, not a YOURcrophone."

(pause)

Parker will probably have different roommate next year.