Huntsman.
I nearly fainted on Thursday. I haven’t been that close to actually fainting in a long time, if ever. Let me recap.

So there I am, sitting at my desk, nose to the grindstone, minding my business, you know, solving the world’s problems. I notice a flurry of activity in the aisle next to mine, so I pop out into the aisle to find out what is going on.

“Spider.” Well crap.
“How big?” “Big.” Double crap.
“Poisonous?” “Not sure, don’t think so.”
“Where?” Oh wait, don’t answer that. If the guy under that desk with the Tupperware is any clue, I’d say it is probably over there…under the desk that SHARES a cubicle wall with me.

Oh Lord. Ok, so I guess this is an opportunity to see a real live giant spider. I crept over towards the desk, then hear a flurry of activity from the guy under the desk, and then see a HUGE spider scurry along the outside of the desk and head straight towards…you guessed it….my desk. Triple quadruple crap. That spider was gi-freaking-normous. I felt a wave of heat rush over me, knees felt weak. I might have squealed like a pig. I might have ran down the hallway. I might have caused a bit of a scene. You would have, too.

Thankfully I work with some awesome people who came to my rescue. My boss and one of the guys in my department set to work pulling everything out from underneath my desk and spraying insect repellent. Thankfully I had a meeting and didn’t have to sit down right away. I think I have looked under my desk a dozen times since he sighting. I hope I don’t see it again. Once was enough for me.

This is not my photo, nor is it my hand, but this is a slightly larger (but not by much) version of my new cube-mate.

Artist.
Apparently my niece did not get her artistic abilities from her Aunt Nicole. Brianna is in a nationwide art contest for a drawing she made. I am super impressed – it is really an awesome piece of artwork. If you want to vote for her, you can go to Artsonia

Good luck B-ster!

Snowy River.
I had very little exposure to Australia before moving here. Everything I knew about Australia I learned about from Crocodile Dundee and one of the best movies of all time: The Man From snowy River. “You’re getting the hang of it. I’ll be back later to check on your work.” I have mentioned to Jay a few times that I would love to go visit the place where the movie was filmed (still not entirely sure where????). So I was pleasantly surprised and slightly amused to spy this in the freezer at the grocery store (have I mentioned how much the Aussies love their meat pies?)

Mary Poppins.
Friday night pizza and movie night this week: Mary Poppins!!!! I was so excited to watch it, and Ty had been asking questions for 3 days leading up to it. He was very curious about this lady that flies through the air using an umbrella. He was really into it, soaking it all up. I, unfortunately, fell asleep halfway through (nuts!!), but he and Jay watched the whole thing. He loved it.

Weekend!
And now it is the start of the weekend. Let the fun begin! More to come over the next couple of days.