The 16 Steps of a Family Video Chat

1. Realize it's 9:10 PM and you were supposed to start a video chat with the family at 9 o'clock

2. Run out on the friends you're hanging out with and floor it home 

3. Log into Google hang outs and realize you're supposed to be on Skype 

4. Attempt to log into Skype- try every password you've ever had to no avail, go through the forgot-your-password process and make up a new password

5. Realize it's been about 2 years since you logged in, the version of Skype you have is about to be discontinued and you have to update 

6. Update Skype

7. Frantically text family members demanding their usernames so that you can add them

8. Start up a call- Finally!

9. Discuss the poor video quality of the various parties. Take turns with frozen screens and screeching audio

10. Troubleshoot a variety of things to improve video quality including muffin tin heat syncs, restarting computers, logging out and back in

11. Ultimately decide to give up on Skype and attempt a conference call using cell phones instead

12. Start conference call

13. Get all parties on the phone. Call drops. Get them all on the phone again. 

14. Walk the grandparents through the process of using speakerphone

15. Discuss the inconvenience of modern technology

Smash cut to 45 minutes later-

16. Actually start talking to the family and vow to never attempt using technology ever again

And scene