Yup.

So I forgot my keys earlier today. Mike came over and I left with him to go get a tv. While the trouble getting the tv is another story all by itself, all you need to know is we got it safely, and I remembered along the way that I had left my keys on my bed. Upon returning to the apartment, I went to knock on the door and discovered that my roommates weren't in, and that I very well might be locked out. Luckily enough, our glass sliding door had been left unlocked, and I was able to get in. Unfortunately, thanks to several years of dorm life, I have a habit of locking every room I walk out of- and I was really hoping that I hadn't done the same this time. Surprise! My door was locked.

The first method of door opening we tried was the venerated "credit card system", in which you attempt to open the door by forcing the bolt open with a flexible plastic card. Although some people have tremendous success with this system, I can't say that I've ever been able to open a door with it. This time was no exception. After 15 minutes of trying, I gave the handyman a call, and like every other time I've called the guy, my call went straight to his machine... We then tried knives, and other such things, to both pick the lock, and force it open, to no avail. I found a coat hanger in the laundry room, which I was able to bend in to an assortment of MacGyver'd shapes, but nothing I tried worked.

I had been playing Uncharted 2 at Walmart while the tv was purchased, and the idea popped in to my head (thanks video game critical thinking) try the window! My window is right next to the door, although the door has wood floor outside it, and my window features a 15 foot drop instead. Yay. I gave the glass a push- and wonderfully enough, it pushed open. My blinds were down, but I was lucky enough to be on the side with the open/close strings, and so I pulled them up from the outside. Carefully climbing up on to the deck railing, I was able to put one foot on the window sill, and reach inside and grab the wall. Thankfully, my Splinter Cell window entering move ended with me landing on my bed, and not the rocks below.

My keys were on my bed, where I had left them, and I was able to unlock my room and consider the entire ordeal ended. I think I'll try the window faster next time.