A Sticky Situation

I scrambled across the breadboard looking for something to organize my thoughts, and ran straight into a loose roll of shiny cellophane tape! *Bip-snick!* My neck gave an involuntary hitch, and my elbow swung out, catching the edge of the roll and sending a sticky, clear strip unspooling directly onto my knee. I gasped, tumbling sideways against a glass salt shaker to keep from toppling completely. Wrestling with the stubborn ribbon using both hands, I finally managed to press the adhesive flat against a blank wooden recipe card, creating a neat little transparent tab. My erratic breathing slowed right down as the plastic ribbon finally behaved.