nanowrimo_lj | somebody help me out here, i've hit a block

Alright, so.

Say that you're a normal college aged guy who plays baseball in his spare time. One day you and another guy are attacked by some kind monster in an old house full of random crap. You've already smashed a very ugly gnome lamp over the monster's head to stun the thing, but before you reach the front door, it gathers its wits and comes back after you. It grabs the other guy and starts dragging him back into the main part of the house. You, being a stand up guy, decide to not run for your life, but instead move to attack the monster again to get it away from the other guy.

The monster is sort-of man shaped, but with reptilian features. It has scales for skin and a really big, muscular tail with a sharp bone hook at the end. It is very strong and has the intelligence of a human. It can use its tail as a weapon.

You, on the other hand, have nothing but your hands. The room you're in is fully of random antique crap, but you don't exactly have the time to sort through all of the stuff. The first thing you grab needs to be a weapon you can use on the monster, either to disable or kill it.

What do you pick up?

eta: You guys are wonderful, thank you!! I think I got the fight scene all worked out now, such a relief. y'all are awesome!*

*and fierce! geez, I would not want to get into a brawl with any of you guys, seriously. XD