Today My Chair Broke...

... clean off its swivel pedestal thing. I'm sure it would have been hilarious had anyone been around to witness the spectacle - luckily for me, nobody was present.

I was on the phone with a client and leaned back in the chair to close the office door. The seat part tipped and I supported myself with one arm on the floor and the rest of me suspended in mid-air, still in the chair that was clinging to the thread of metal hopelessly attached to the base. I can only describe my situation as a bad Break-Dance move captured with special effects of The Matrix.  
The amazing part - I was able to continue the conversation without the other party suspecting anything. Still, I think I'll try the salad for lunch today.