My spider pets

[heyzeus]

I'm not crazy, I promise. That's the preface for this story.

I work in the only office on the ground floor of a small building. So I basically have my own bathroom. A month ago, I noticed a tiny spider in the corner near the window. Usually I'm not a big fan of spiders, but this one was maybe a quarter centimeter long. Harmless. So I left it.

The next day, I noticed that it was still in the exact same location. And the next. And the next. In fact, for three solid weeks, it never moved. I'd tap the wall or blow on it, and it would ball up, so I knew it wasn't dead. I puzzled over how it was eating, and whether it would get bored just staying in the same spot all the time. She quickly became my little spider friend. I tend to spend a lot/too many hours at work, so it's good to have such a thing.

And then, all of a sudden, on Monday there were two: the regular spider, and a super tiny sprite of a spider occupying the same corner a few inches up. My spider friend probably gave birth! A few days go by, and this one doesn't budge a millimeter either.

But then, today, tragedy struck. Our office cleaning lady comes on Thursday nights. Apparently this week she noticed my friends in the course of cleaning the john, because this morning, both spiders were gone. I hope she scooped them up on a piece of paper and escorted them out into the wild. But I just don't know that. I fear the worst. I have lost my two little bathroom friends.

The end.

PS I'm not crazy. You're the one that's crazy.

[Leroy]

Stupid lady.

[omaha_red]

i do this all the time too.. my house is super old so there's always spiders in the basement..
i leave them and notice them everyday too.. unfortuneatly the cats or dog will get to them
sooner or later and eat them.

[heyzeus]

The ciiiiiiiircle of life.

[Cronos]

I'm glad you have GRB as an outlet, Zeus.

Otherwise I can imagine these little spider friends having to bear the brunt of your venting about your all-night sessions at work.

[stlouie_lipp]

Maybe your boss knew you were spending too much time watching your spider pets. That's time that you could be billing. My guess is that he ordered a "hit" on your little friends.

[sighyoung]

I bet I know what their web looked like.



Nice Suicidal Tendencies references, by the way.

[obucard]

I bet I know what their web looked like.

I don't think it's very nice to call heyzeus a pig.

[PujolJunkie]

My dad had one or two of these little ones running around the house. They took care of bugs and such. I think my mom killed them in the end. Now the last spider I saw was a brown recluse outside of my house hanging from the awning. I want the other two back.

[heyzeus]

My spider friends didn't even make webs. They just sat there, innocently protecting the can from what I presume are microscopic insects.