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i'm afraid of spiders. i wouldn't go so far as to say phobic, but they bring me out in cold sweats. i don't even like to look at pictures of them. but i'm trying to make myself better by making myself be in the same room with a spider, even if it's not allowed near me.
last night there was a spider on the ceiling of the bedroom. well, thinks i, that's ok as long as YOU stay up there and i stay down here. it took me longer to get to sleep as i was keeping an eye on it, but i was ok.
in the morning, spidey had decided to move down onto the wall next to my side of the bed, preparing to come and snuggle. i got out of bed pronto.
spidey followed me downstairs. i was lying on the sofa just now watching scrubs and see a movement out of the corner of my eye - spidey is walking across the pillow a few inches from my cheek. this spider wants to cuddle my face. i know it's the same one as s/he's missing a leg. i shriek a little bit and leap across the room. i didn't try to kill spidey, as i generally don't try to kill things if i can avoid it.
rather bravely (i think), i've used a glass and one of my new men in pants coasters (my secret santa gift) to trap spidey so s/he and i can have a little apart time. this was 30 minutes ago and my heartrate is still higher than usual. YES I'M A WUSS. spidey is in the glass next to me and i can still barely bring myself to look over at her/him.
jez has been assigned to relocating spidey soon as he's out of the bath (if i try, i'm convinced spidey will not drop out of the glass but will instead run up my arm at which point i'll obviously die of fright). i'm such a puss that i've even checked common house spiders can be relocated outside, which is ok according to the internet. a little cruel, but spidey has to learn YOU DON'T TRY TO CUDDLE AMI'S FACE IF YOU HAVE 8 LEGS.
OR 7.
last night there was a spider on the ceiling of the bedroom. well, thinks i, that's ok as long as YOU stay up there and i stay down here. it took me longer to get to sleep as i was keeping an eye on it, but i was ok.
in the morning, spidey had decided to move down onto the wall next to my side of the bed, preparing to come and snuggle. i got out of bed pronto.
spidey followed me downstairs. i was lying on the sofa just now watching scrubs and see a movement out of the corner of my eye - spidey is walking across the pillow a few inches from my cheek. this spider wants to cuddle my face. i know it's the same one as s/he's missing a leg. i shriek a little bit and leap across the room. i didn't try to kill spidey, as i generally don't try to kill things if i can avoid it.
rather bravely (i think), i've used a glass and one of my new men in pants coasters (my secret santa gift) to trap spidey so s/he and i can have a little apart time. this was 30 minutes ago and my heartrate is still higher than usual. YES I'M A WUSS. spidey is in the glass next to me and i can still barely bring myself to look over at her/him.
jez has been assigned to relocating spidey soon as he's out of the bath (if i try, i'm convinced spidey will not drop out of the glass but will instead run up my arm at which point i'll obviously die of fright). i'm such a puss that i've even checked common house spiders can be relocated outside, which is ok according to the internet. a little cruel, but spidey has to learn YOU DON'T TRY TO CUDDLE AMI'S FACE IF YOU HAVE 8 LEGS.
OR 7.