so, here is one for the books.

you won't even believe me when i tell you.

are you sitting down?

i got stuck in an elevator today.

you read right. stuck. in an elevator. between floors.

so, here is how the events went down:

i was scheduled to work at 11am, so, i arrive, in the parking garage around 10.50 and push the 'down' button for the elevator. the doors open, i get in and push "L1" and the doors shut. all of a sudden, the elevator drops about 2 feet. it just dropped. this is when the thought, "ah crap" came to mind. so, i stand there for a bit and think, do i really have to use the dumb call button that i've made fun of for 25 years? and the answer is yes, yes, i did need to use the dumb button.

so, i push the button, and this voice comes on, "is everything okay in the elevator." to which i said, 'um, not really, i'm stuck between floors.' 'are you sure you're stuck?' 'yeah, pretty sure, nothing is moving and the buttons don't work.' 'what happens when you push the buttons?' 'a voice comes on that says, sixty duck' 'sixty duck? hmm, that's weird. i'm going to hang up and call mall security for you.' 'okay' and that was the conversation.

so, after a few minutes, i call my mom. at this point, i'm laughing hysterically. so my mom answers the phone and before i say anything else, all i say is, 'you won't even believe me if i tell you.' and told her i was stuck in an elevator. again, i'm laughing like crazy, i mean, tears people. to which my mom says, 'how long have you been in there? do you have enough air? you sound a little slap happy.' which just makes me laugh harder.

it has now been about 20 minutes. and no sign of security or even a sign that people know i'm in there.

i call work again to see if it warrants a 911 call (i work with don, an ex-lapd officer) and my manager eric comes to help things along at the elevator

i text message justin, 'im stuck in an elevator.' and send the same thing to brian vanotterloo

at this time, i hear a knock on the elevator doors. they yell down, 'do you need medical attention?' laughing, i say back, 'no, i'm good.' and then i hear someone say to someone else, "have you ever had to deal with this before?" and the other one say, 'no, not really' this builds great confidence.

so, the elevator goes up a couple feet and the drops again, up a couple feet and then drops. again, big confidence. then, i feel the elevator inching towards the 4th floor. then, the doors open. ah, sweet fresh air. it was fabulous

all in all, i was in for 30 minutes. it was pretty funny.

so, i'm out.

so, they mentioned that the reason they got me out so fast was that the state inspector was on the property today. otherwise it could have taken a couple hours. see, luck was on my side!

funnily enough, when i got off work, i was talking to sharon on the phone and pushed the button to get the elevator and the same elevator opened...and i took it. hey, if i didn't do it now, when would i?

then i got to go to sharon and steves to watch the grey's anatomy premiere and have brownies and ice cream a fabulous end to the day. i'm going to hang out there more often just in hopes that i might pick up on their cooking abilities, because every time i go over there they have something incredible. i love it! thanks sharon and steve!

i'm going to bed.

avoid the middle elevator