I was playing with my earing and I dropped it on accident onto my desk chair (at work.)

No big deal, I think. I reach down to get it but my fingers decided to be chubby today and merely pushed it deeper into the crevice between cushion and armrest.

Not learning my lesson this repeats until the earing is pushed to the bottom, but still remains in sight. I gather my tools of two paper clips to try and fish it out – I only manage to hook it slightly before shoving it out of sight between wood and cushion.

I growl and get on floor trying to find way to reach beneath cushion that is firmly, firmly attached to the chair.

Co-workers notice at this point and plight is explained. They take the chair apart and start shaking it to try and loosen the item. Paperclips, food bits (that were there before!), a key, money and all sorts of other nicknack one would expect in a couch fall to the ground.

No earing.

And so the fellas turn the chair over and rip out the bottom panels and more falls out. Finally put chair on side and I look under the panel and see the earing lodged firmly in place between the siding. I retrieve my paper clip and fish it out of its’ hold.

Earing retrieved and slip of paper falls out of chair. In trash now, but paper dated over twenty years ago. My chair is freakin’ old.

Thank-you. The above took approximately fifteen minutes. I am now wearing only one earing as the other has a date with some rubbing alcohol before it can return to duty.

I love Fridays.