Jay Thomas vs. The Gracefull Exit

I love awkward comedy.  The office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks and Rec, those are some of my favorite shows and they are full of awkward humor.  One of my best friends is awkward in human form and as much as I try to deny it...I'm right there too. 

One thing that isn't always the easiest thing to do in a wheelchair is make a grand exit.  I'm not actually sure I've ever had a perfect exit.  Usually what will happen is, I have a pretty fantastic line and then I turn to leave and run into a wall.  Then I just sit there and dwell in the awkwardness of it all.  I'm perfectly fine being the butt(teehee) of the joke.  Later, I'll think back on this moment and laugh.

Well...last week, one of these situations happened.  Not only does it happen, but it also seems to last forever.  I needed to give a co-worker a stack of papers.  I go to their office and the door is closed.  Usually I'd knock but at this particular time I knew that they wouldn't be in there.  My plan was to just go in and leave the papers in their tray.  That was the plan.

As it turns out, they were in there and they were on the phone, and they appeared to have just got done crying. Oh boy.  Not this.  Anything but this.  I don't handle crying all that well.  Here I was, barging in like a big stupid idiot.  They looked at me and I say,
"Heeeeeeeey....I uh....got..these for you....". 
"ok."
"I mean, I can take these back to my desk...it's no big deal."  
"No, I got it."
"cooooool," then a pause.  "I'll a...leave now" another longer than necessary pause, "sorry."
"It's ok, I'll talk to you later."

I turn to leave and grab the door.

"Don't worry about it, I'll get it." they said.
"Naaah, I got it." I said.

Did I have it?  No.  No I did not.  I go to close the door and I hit the wall.  To which they turn around and look at me, while talking on the phone.

"oops, sorry."

I go to leave again.  This time I'm through the doorway but as I close the door, it bounces off my wheel and opens ALL THE WAY OPEN AGAIN.

"I can get it." they said.

"Ok...I'm gonna go now. Sorry again."

And I leave.  Do I once ever say, "Are you ok?" or maybe, "Do you need anything?"  NOPE.  I just slam into the wall a bunch of times.  Smooooth.  Reeeeaaaal smooth.

I've thought of this moment a lot since it happened.  I grow fonder of the comedy aspect and laugh when I think about it. 

The scene reminded me of this....



or this...



Luckily, I know this blog won't end awkwardly with me running/wheeling into a wall. Right?  It can't can it? Aw crap....it can, can't it?!  I better be careful and just say totalloo!  ugh..there I go. Awkwarding up yet another ending. Way to go, dumb face.  Real cool.