Yeah. I milked that spider story for all it was worth yesterday. By the end of the day folks were hearing how “poor, unsuspecting me” was nearly mauled (and quite possibly almost killed) by that vicious and deadly predator … how my quick reflexes almost certainly saved my life.

Yeah. I watch waaaaaaay too many 50’s big bug movies. I heart them.

My bosses are now totally creeped out that a spider that large was lurking inside their house.

Boy-oh-boy. Life sure is strange isn’t it? Had the best phone conversation last night that sent me to sleep feelin’ all happy.
[Insert more sappy statements here.]

Gotta mow the yard today. I love mowing the yard (sarcasm). My ultimate fantasy is to have Chris Evans in just a jock strap mowing my lawn. Neighbors be damned!

So, I have been housesitting for my bosses for the past few days. Had some great fun this morning when I reached into my shaving bag and accidentally discovered this spider. Yes. I shreiked like a little girl. This thing was huge (measuring about 3″ long). So, I immediately grabbed the camera ’cause I knew no one would believe me when I told them how big it was. Please note the spider’s size compared to that of the bottle of my brain meds. Yow!

[Addendum: Please know that I am generally not squeemish around bugs and such. But grow one past about 1″ and I get a little freaky.]

[Addendum (Redux): I am thinking that my fuzzy friend this morning was a Fishing Spider.]

adulation, affection, allegiance, amity, amorousness, amour, appreciation, ardency, ardor, attachment, case, cherishing, crash, crush, delight, devotedness, devotion, emotion, enchantment, enjoyment, fervor, fidelity, flame, fondness, friendship, hankering, idolatry, inclination, infatuation, involvement, like, liking, lust, mad for, mash, partiality, pash, passion, piety, rapture, regard, relish, respect, sentiment, soft spot, taste, tenderness, the hots, weakness, wild for, worship, yearning, zeal

A Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough milkshake in the mid-afternoon. Mmmm, mmmm.

Grrrrr. The modem woe with my Mac is really starting to bug me. Since nothing I have tried has worked in correcting the problem, I think that the modem itself must be shot. Horray for [potentially] more $$$ going out the door. And before any of you get all snarky and start making fun of my Mac trouble … I’ll just ask how many times have you restarted you PC this week? Eh?

Lots of stuff looming on the horizon:
1. “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith”
2. Jeff and Kelly’s Wedding
3. More Freelance Work
4. Some Housesittin’
5. “The Dark Tower” Book 7
6. A Late June Visitor

Did ya hear that? Yes. Yes, you did.

Yep. I am a big ole dork … what with my new Star Wars/Burger King crown and all.