Ceiling Walking Game

1988, Age 6

Every year for Christmas I would ask for suction cup shoes, so I could walk on the ceiling (I had a real problem with that whole fantasy/reality line). In order to train myself, I would walk around holding a mirror just under my chin, and looking down, pretending that I was actually looking at the floor.

My favorite thing about this game, I think, was how it turned ordinary spaces into extraordinary exploratory opportunities. It did require massive suspension of disbelief on the part of the player, so many of my friends had difficulties finding this game fun. Not for me, I still think about it from time to time (I think the ceiling of Schell Games, when you just come off the elevator, would be really fun to walk on).