Thursday, October 19, 2006

I think I had a small heart attack

So, I hadn't seen the spider in several days. Everyone kept telling me how if it had a way in, than it had a way out. I started to think maybe they were right and it had left my apartment. After running 3 miles, I needed a quick shower before Taiko class. I hopped in the shower and turned on the water. I went to pull the sliding shower door shut......when I saw it. The freak of nature spider was in the shower with me. I screamed like I was in a horror movie. I threw the door back open, jumped out and ran clear to the other side of the apartment. I quickly realized I needed to trap the spider, so I ran back and shut the shower door. I found some nuclear stregnth bug spray and slowly opened the shower door. Luckily, the spider was on the opposite wall now. I sprayed the spider until I was chocking from the fog. The spider had curled up and was laying motionless. I ran to get something to scoop it up with. When I returned the spider was running away as if nothing had happened. I sprayed it again and grabbed my cleat which was nearby and beat it to death while it was laying there. I couldn't hardly breathe for 10 minutes from the bug spray, but the spider was finally dead and that was all I cared about.

After Taiko class, I came home and was finally able to relax knowing the spider was gone. I made dinner and took it into the living room to enjoy a nice dinner. Right as I sat down, I saw another spider. It was only a fraction of the size of the cat spider (as eric described it), but still ridiculously big by normal standards. This time I knew what to do. I grabbed my 2 weapons, bug spray and a cleat, and went after it. Thankfully, I got it on the first try. So, now I've killed two spiders in my apt. Hopefully there isn't some big brother spider waiting to get revenge.

2 comments:

Ellen said...

OMG, both you and Eric are arachnophobiac!!!! Melanie and I will be in Japan from Dec 14 to Jan 2, we would love to see you somehow!

Ellen said...

arachnophobic's unite!!!!


One aracnophobic to another talking here!!!


Did eric pass along his fear of spiders?