I brought an Ikea POÄNG chair to the delta run.
This seemingly simple act requires logistics. The chair is not available for Ikea delivery, so we had to roll our own.
On our way home from the Fort Steilacoom Sunday morning greyhound play group we stopped at Ikea and purchased the boxed chair. We drove this to the local UPS store and affixed UPS mailing labels directly to each of the boxed/bagged components.
The packages were waiting for me at arrival at command central.
The assembly of Ikea furniture has become a fixture in American comedy.
I decided to try to turn the assembly of the chair into a scene itself. At the swimming pool and at dinner
I solicited interest in a "team building exercise"
I got volunteers stripped naked. I added dogtra shock collars to ankles. I attached steel collars around necks. One I handcuffed behind the back. One I put in a prisoner transport hood. And I told to assemble the chair.
It was more difficult than I had expected. Like other tasks its only satisfying if it involves overcoming adversity in a quick manner.
Five or ten minutes in I realizes that I had misunderestimated the time that would be taken by the task. And it was about 20 minutes past peak enjoyment duration. But I was limited in what I could change. I took to cleaning stray construction debris and quietly correcting mistakes (like attaching the seat upside down) before they got too buried.
The chair was beautiful when completed. A lot of boys commented on having enjoyed watching the scene.
I conducted a fun cbt/spanking scene with bright white synthetic rope to the chair.
I could have made the task more enjoyable. I should have provided rewards at key checkpoints.
In retrospect I should have started with a blindfold instead of a hood. I should have chained the hands more tightly behind the back. I think that these two things would have sped up the process by ten minutes and made it more enjoyable.
It was memorable and fun.
