Conference call from home to speak with the IT Manager, Product Development Team members, Account Manager, and I don't know who all else was on the call. I'm trying to get a software application problem fixed that will help my employees work smarter. We're discussing my proposal, getting a little technical and to my mild surprise making some excellent headway. They ask me to login to the server to see a mock up of what their solution might look like.
No problem. I had my desktop powered up and ready, since I had been playing GS right up until the time the call had been scheduled. I had been in the kitchen so I went back to the Man Cave where the computer lives.
Sat down in my chair, which is old and gives off some pretty amazing squeaks and groans when I sit in it. Did I mention I had this conference call on speaker phone?
My butt hits the chair, and it lets out this huge groan like a colossal whoopi cushion. It was like something out of a Japanese monster movie.
Conversation ceases. Nobody makes a sound.
I know what they're thinking. There's no point in even trying to explain, so I just go on like nothing happened. "Ok, gentlemen. Logged in and opening the email now to navigate to that link...."
Sweet mother of god. I am going to burn this chair right in my backyard. And then run over its corpse with a lawnmower.
Urisk Glastig
Lifebringer of River's Rest.
"May the River always bring you home."
