Nighttime Obstacle Course

I spotted an empty plastic cassette case resting tilted against a rolled-up magazine, creating an absolute beauty of a ramp. It was late and pretty dim under the coffee table, but there was no way I was going to sleep without seeing if I could clear it. I grabbed an abandoned yellow pencil to use like a balancing pole, dashed straight down the varnished floorboards, and planted the rubber tip down right as I hit the slope. Whoa, I vaulted clear over the plastic hinge, landed on my knees on the soft rug, and slid straight into home base! Perfectly stuck landing.