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Friday, September 11, 2009

Cruel and Unusual Punishment OR Paybacks a B*$#%!

When I was 8 years old (in the 2nd grade), my dad took me to see Arachnophobia. I'm convinced he thought it was a nature show (why else would he take an 8 year old). It wasn't. It was a horrible, terrifying movie. I've been scared of spiders ever since. That phobia has blossomed into a fear of all crawling insects. Last month this spider took up residence on my back porch:
I made a pact a few months prior (following Kristin's lead) that I wouldn't kill bugs in their natural environment (their home), but as soon as they entered my home all bets were off. So I let the spider stay. I kept hoping he'd get sick of the place and leave. But he didn't. And he only came out at night. One time his web got destroyed in the wind. I hoped he would relocate. Nope. Two hours later he had a huge new web. And I swear he kept getting bigger. By this time Candace has moved in and she's a little freaked out by him too. We named him Volemort. It seemed appropriate for such a horrid creature. We stopped using the back door. Sarah moved in and was also freaked out. After consulting with Kristin it was determined that Voldy had 'intent to enter' and 'intent to harm,' and could be killed. So Candace bought the bug spray. The bottle said "kills on contact," but Candace went a little trigger happy.



That night Candace said she would pack all our lunches for the next day as she was packing food for her drive to NC. I thought it was a nice gesture. The next day at work I opened up the tupperware with my sandwich and noticed something sticking out underneath.
I turned it over and saw this on the underside of the sandwich:


A huge, fake spider that made me jump in my seat.
Thanks, Candace. Just wait till you return in December...

7 comments:

Becca's Blog said...

Haaaaaaa good one Candace!

P.S. I can't get your video of Voldy's death to play so I guess I'll never know how it all went down. It says it is a private video.

Kate said...

I fixed the video. I think.

Candace said...

Hahaha! It was made with love :)

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh! That video was creepy! Wasn't that nice of Candace! I can't wait to see what you have planned in December!

Christa said...

My sick side really loved watching that spider die.

But I was a little disappointed that it didn't die on contact. You should get your money back.

Mallory said...

I love this. I think the best part of the video is hearing Candace laugh. It is such a great laugh. It should sound a little more evil as she is killing a spider, but it is so joyful. I am glad you are protecting each other.

Susan said...

Thats so gross!!! I love how you zoom in at the end to watch every ounce of life in the spider die!! You guys are crazy, but whoever Candice is, props to her for freaking you out the next day, thats good!!!