I just killed the hugest spider ever. I went into my room/loft and saw it – next to the ceiling. Chilling. Looking down at me like, “whatup, biotch?” I had to do a balancing act between my dresser top and the steps/ladder up to my loft. Clutching a kleenex in my hand and saying a prayer that it wouldn’t crawl down my arm – which has never actually happened but every time I think of killing a spider with a kleenex it does cross my mind – I quickly descended down upon the beast. It fell to the carpet where I pounded it over and over again until its lifeless body lay in a heap. Still not convinced – I smooshed it up and crumped the kleenex in my hand – making warrior sounds like, “ooooh god – please die… eeeeeeeeew… icky icky!”
My friend, the Doctor, would have scooped up the spider – leading it onto a piece of paper. He would have then carried it gently to the front door – kneeled down and set it free while singing “born free” or something equally as inspiring.
I’m not that kind of a chick.
I figure the spider has crossed the line when it enters my abode. The other spiders I have nearly killed – that are missing legs and things – probably told all the spider pals of the evil CeCe that lives in that loft over yonder that doesn’t play when it comes to anything that crawls. (cats and dogs excluded). They had to have been warned, plenty of times, of the dangers of entering my home.
I use to try killing spiders and other creepy crawlies with shoes. But I learned that spiders can run faster than some athlete in the olympics doing a sprint – so I had to adjust my killing methods. So the kleenex came to be. One nice big wad of kleenex. And the secret is to smoosh it too – because those spiders can play dead better than any thing I’ve ever known. The other secret is not to look – so you must really squish it and know that you have left no leg uncrushed – and no body un-smooshed. You gotta be serious about it. Because spiders are creepy. And they bite me. In places that I can’t reach – like in the very middle of my back – too far up for my hand to reach. You all know the spot, I’m sure… sort of between my shoulder blades. They are also just plain ugly. Not that I think things that are ugly should be killed necessarily. But ugly things that bite you definitely don’t deserve an escort out of your home on a nice piece of paper. Nah uh. Sorry “Doc”. You’re a better person than I am. *sigh*
Now I’m freaked. I’m thinking that there might be a spider inside of my covers. Maybe before the spider died – it yelled out to his home boy to bite me good tonight – and his boy is hiding under my covers – waiting until I snuggle up nice and tight and then it will bite me in some sort of homage to his fallen (squished) leader. God. I have to get this out of my head before I have some nicotine enhanced dream of gigantic spiders running after me with kleenex in all 8 of their hands.
I hear some of you laughing.
I’m not laughing – so you can’t say you’re laughing with me, either.
In other news – I have to go to the dentist tomorrow to get my teeth cleaned. It’s been 7 months since my last cleaning. Why did that sound like a confession. Forgive me dentist for I haven’t flossed. It’s been 7 months since my last conf cleansing. Yup. Having braces doesn’t make you exempt from cleaning it turns out. It makes it even more necessary, actually. My teeth are gonna be all nice and clean and bright.
I will also have all that nicotine and tar and stuff removed from my teeth – so that will be a nice “I quit” moment.
After my shower today I forgot to put on my patch. I removed the old one when I got into the shower – because it wouldn’t have stayed on, ya know…but when I got out of the shower and dressed I completely forgot to replace the old one with the new. When I got to work I remembered and called home and asked my daddy to bring me it. He of course came running to the gym (ok – he drove – but he drove quickly!). He is so handsome.
I introduced him to the ladies of the gym and then turned around pulling the back of my shirt down to expose my back so that he could affix my drug to my thirsty nicotine craving skin. I leaned my head back and moaned as the skin under the little square started to itch – an indication, I’ve learned, that the poison nicotine is entering my body. (Aren’t I dramatic as hell? LOL!). My dad patted my back – itched the area around the patch a bit – then turned me around and kissed me on the top of the head. “See you when you get home, little one.” He said. And then left. Looking back at the ladies staring in amazement – I started to laugh. It must have looked like something out of a Lifetime Television for Women Movie of the week ad. Young woman hooked on drugs by an older pimp. Not calling my father a pimp or anything – but that’s how they all were looking at me. Like I was lying about my dad being my dad or something as a cover! LOL!
So all is well again. And I’m ok – and hooked up.
Except for that damn spider I keep thinking about.
I wonder if his whole family is in here – or if it’s just his homeboy – waiting under the covers for me to finally go to bed.
We’ll soon find out…
(CeCe leaves her blog – with a box of kleenex in her hand….Scene fades to black…)