The Stuck Elevator

You know those movies where the hero kicks out the ceiling of the elevator and escapes? It's as made up as Santa Clause. There aren't actually escape hatches in elevators. Only "Emergency help" buttons.

Have you ever been hanging out with a large group of friends and then had a really bright idea that is actually really stupid? Basically, that's what happened today. It seemed like a really cool idea at the time, what other college can say they can fit most of their college in one elevator? Not many! Turns out, neither can Providence.

23 people. One glass elevator. 20 minutes. Turns out, even though there might not be a plaque that says "Caution: You Cannot Fit Everyone in One Elevator" there is a limit on how many people can fit in one elevator. (There probably will be a plaque put up in the next few weeks . . .you can thank us later.)

It got really hot in the tiny elevator really quickly. Jokes about the next breath being the last you where allowed to take, and no farts allowed abounded. As the glass began to fog up people played tick-tack-toe and wrote messages to the laughing, instagram-using hipsters in the parking garage that where staring at us. (While staring is rude, you can't really blame them. 23 good looking people in a glass elevator? What are the odds!) All of this reminded me of Cast's "The Lost Elevator"

As it turns out, while acting in "The Lost Elevator" we all did a poor job of showing just how stuffy and crowded an elevator is. (I am SO glad none us decided to take an "een fische!" along in that elevator.) For those of you who weren't at Combo night last year, I'm going to just say you missed out, sorry you don't understand what I was talking about. That really is to bad for you . . .it was a great night.

Of all the things that happened on that trip the elevator is definitely a highlight. It comes in a close second to the Korean BBQ lunch. I can say that I have at least accomplished something on my bucket list. "Get your college stuck in a glass elevator" I can cross that one off the list!!

I cannot even being to describe all what went on in those short 20 minutes with the amount of battery I have remaining on my computer, so I'm just going to leave this little bit of advice for you: TAKE THE STEPS.

Photo credit: Will G.
The elevator is WAY smaller then what it looks like in this picture.