1hr, 750 feet
Since he started working at my store a few months ago, my boss has been musing about what to do on April Fool's Day. I've been steadfastly talking him out of assorted brainstormed pranks, deeming them too dangerous or potentially psychologically harmful to the recipient, but in all honesty I've been rather dreading the day. He's a jovial sort with a warm sense of humour, and is well aware that I get a kick out of being pranked, but he does have a knack for longterm projects and I could totally see him rigging something intricate that would scare the bejeezers outta me.
I never thought, however, that on April Fool's Day my boss would end up
taking the day off.
And I have the keys to his office.
And two of those huge rolls of restaurant-sized Saran Wrap.
Have a seat. Watch your step -- the whole room is kinda spiderwebbed together. Until you turn the lights on, it resembles the set from that Twilight Episode about overgrown arachnids and house pests.
As a retail merchandiser, I well know how much the gods (or demons) are in the details. Almost all the minor elements in this setting -- chair cushions, every pen and book, the phone, photos on the wall, desktop calendar -- have been individually wrapped. The furniture (including bookshelves) itself has been wrapped, then the items replaced and wrapped securely into place. Chairs have been wrapped to their accompanying tables, then the whole mess carefully spiderwebbed together.
(for detail, click on pic three times)
Unsure of what would happen if an electric appliance were encased in plastic wrap, I elected to leave alone the microwave and bar fridge -- but I did individually wrap all the food that was *in* the fridge. (Too bad he didn't have a bunch of grapes or some raisins or something else small and "many" -- *that* would have been fun to wrap.)
My boss isn't much of an office person, so he might not discover this until he rushes upstairs Monday afternoon for the weekly conference call. With this in mind, I courteously ensured the phone was still kinda useable, and next to it is a notepad and pen which are wrapped in such a way as to still be somewhat functional. I'm thoughtful like that.
I never thought, however, that on April Fool's Day my boss would end up
taking the day off.
And I have the keys to his office.
And two of those huge rolls of restaurant-sized Saran Wrap.
Have a seat. Watch your step -- the whole room is kinda spiderwebbed together. Until you turn the lights on, it resembles the set from that Twilight Episode about overgrown arachnids and house pests.
As a retail merchandiser, I well know how much the gods (or demons) are in the details. Almost all the minor elements in this setting -- chair cushions, every pen and book, the phone, photos on the wall, desktop calendar -- have been individually wrapped. The furniture (including bookshelves) itself has been wrapped, then the items replaced and wrapped securely into place. Chairs have been wrapped to their accompanying tables, then the whole mess carefully spiderwebbed together.
(for detail, click on pic three times)
Unsure of what would happen if an electric appliance were encased in plastic wrap, I elected to leave alone the microwave and bar fridge -- but I did individually wrap all the food that was *in* the fridge. (Too bad he didn't have a bunch of grapes or some raisins or something else small and "many" -- *that* would have been fun to wrap.)
My boss isn't much of an office person, so he might not discover this until he rushes upstairs Monday afternoon for the weekly conference call. With this in mind, I courteously ensured the phone was still kinda useable, and next to it is a notepad and pen which are wrapped in such a way as to still be somewhat functional. I'm thoughtful like that.