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shadowkat1. Note to self -- the way to lose weight is not by having chocolate drizzled popcorn after dinner. It is by having nothing after dinner.
(Kettle Corn has a chocolate drizzle popcorn that I'm addicted to.)
2. Well, I now know how my brother manages to take his cello from his loft and down his spiral staircase and back up again for lessons two-three times a week. My mother actually asked how he did it. It's not pulleys as we originally thought. No, he straps the case to his back and climbs down the ladder and the stairs with it. Keep in mind that I found the ladder too difficult to climb with nothing on my back. And that his daughter and wife have fallen down the spiral staircase with nothing on theirs.
I think my brother knows magic and hasn't told us.
3. While on the train ride up to Hudson, I sat next to a college student who informed me that he was staying away from Australia due to the monster spiders.
I was like, what spiders? I've been to Australia and do not remember any spiders.Anyone else who has been to or lives in Australia -- seen any monster spiders??
College Freshman: They call them Frisbees -- it's the nickname. They are the size of a frisbee.
ME: I have heard of funnel webs, but I never saw any. They don't tend to be in houses.
College Freshman: No, these are huge (shows me with his hands). Although I guess they might be further out.
So I repeat this story to my brother who has also been to Australia, who quirks an eyebrow and looks it up on his phone.
Brother: Huntsman Spiders. It's the legs that make them huge apparently. They can grow up to twelve inches.
Me: I don't want to see it. Just tell me about it.
Brother (with an amused smile): They have these really long legs. And not as big a body.
Me: Like Daddy Long Legs?
Brother: No, a bigger body than that, and bigger than most. But they are harmless. Apparently this woman who runs an animal shelter rescued one. She's sitting next to it and says it's quite friendly and a harmless spider that shouldn't be killed or hurt. The picture of it went viral and everyone was like "Kill it!"
Me: I don't think anyone should necessarily kill it. I just don't want to see it or be anywhere near it. I'm still half convinced the spiders are going to jump at me.
Brother: They can't do that even if they wanted to.
Me: Yes, well I don't believe that. I didn't say it was a rational fear. Most likely not helped by Tracey screaming just before I brushed against a wolf spider when we were playing that game kidnapped and about to go in the fort? Do you remember?
Brother (nods): It wasn't a wolf spider -- she just thought it was one.
Me: I was six, I just knew she screamed, we couldn't play, and it was close to me. It was big and ugly. Also the daddy long legs being dumped on my head..
Brother smiles: Yes, well fun times..
Me: I've managed to get to the point in which the small ones don't scare the shit out of me. It's just the big ones.
Brother: Some of the small ones are more dangerous
Me: Yes, I know. I've seen them.
Brother didn't show me the spider -- he knows me well.
If you decide to show me the spider -- I will block and ban you. I am an arachnophobe. Monster spiders aren't things I can look at.
Note, there are no pictures in this post for two reasons - 1) it would require looking at photos of spiders, in particular monster spiders, and as a general rule - I don't do that. I do not need those images in my head thank you very much. 2)I can't figure out how to post images to DW in an effective manner.
(Kettle Corn has a chocolate drizzle popcorn that I'm addicted to.)
2. Well, I now know how my brother manages to take his cello from his loft and down his spiral staircase and back up again for lessons two-three times a week. My mother actually asked how he did it. It's not pulleys as we originally thought. No, he straps the case to his back and climbs down the ladder and the stairs with it. Keep in mind that I found the ladder too difficult to climb with nothing on my back. And that his daughter and wife have fallen down the spiral staircase with nothing on theirs.
I think my brother knows magic and hasn't told us.
3. While on the train ride up to Hudson, I sat next to a college student who informed me that he was staying away from Australia due to the monster spiders.
I was like, what spiders? I've been to Australia and do not remember any spiders.Anyone else who has been to or lives in Australia -- seen any monster spiders??
College Freshman: They call them Frisbees -- it's the nickname. They are the size of a frisbee.
ME: I have heard of funnel webs, but I never saw any. They don't tend to be in houses.
College Freshman: No, these are huge (shows me with his hands). Although I guess they might be further out.
So I repeat this story to my brother who has also been to Australia, who quirks an eyebrow and looks it up on his phone.
Brother: Huntsman Spiders. It's the legs that make them huge apparently. They can grow up to twelve inches.
Me: I don't want to see it. Just tell me about it.
Brother (with an amused smile): They have these really long legs. And not as big a body.
Me: Like Daddy Long Legs?
Brother: No, a bigger body than that, and bigger than most. But they are harmless. Apparently this woman who runs an animal shelter rescued one. She's sitting next to it and says it's quite friendly and a harmless spider that shouldn't be killed or hurt. The picture of it went viral and everyone was like "Kill it!"
Me: I don't think anyone should necessarily kill it. I just don't want to see it or be anywhere near it. I'm still half convinced the spiders are going to jump at me.
Brother: They can't do that even if they wanted to.
Me: Yes, well I don't believe that. I didn't say it was a rational fear. Most likely not helped by Tracey screaming just before I brushed against a wolf spider when we were playing that game kidnapped and about to go in the fort? Do you remember?
Brother (nods): It wasn't a wolf spider -- she just thought it was one.
Me: I was six, I just knew she screamed, we couldn't play, and it was close to me. It was big and ugly. Also the daddy long legs being dumped on my head..
Brother smiles: Yes, well fun times..
Me: I've managed to get to the point in which the small ones don't scare the shit out of me. It's just the big ones.
Brother: Some of the small ones are more dangerous
Me: Yes, I know. I've seen them.
Brother didn't show me the spider -- he knows me well.
If you decide to show me the spider -- I will block and ban you. I am an arachnophobe. Monster spiders aren't things I can look at.
Note, there are no pictures in this post for two reasons - 1) it would require looking at photos of spiders, in particular monster spiders, and as a general rule - I don't do that. I do not need those images in my head thank you very much. 2)I can't figure out how to post images to DW in an effective manner.
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Date: 2019-10-31 03:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-31 06:14 pm (UTC)This is my excuse as well. ;-)
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Date: 2019-10-31 04:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-31 06:13 pm (UTC)Personally? I think he knows magic and isn't telling us.
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Date: 2019-11-01 12:58 am (UTC)And yeah, you obviously don't know my brother. If you did, you'd know that you'd NEVER say any of that to him or provide unwanted advice -- not if you want to continue having a relationship with him. We sort of have that in common -- you don't tell us what to do. As my mother has learned the hard way -- although I can be persuaded, he really can't. Also if you saw the houses he buys? You'd just throw up your hands and laugh.