Gorgeous isn't she? She's the widow that lives in our backyard. Egg sack and everything. I noticed her when I was pulling my car in and accidentally bumped (just a tap!) the black rod that she built her nest in. Geez... if we thought we had legends living in our house before...

Anywhoo, I was so excited that I was stupid enough to tell Miska, Pete, and Darryl. Dummy! Of course- being the big strapping men that they are- they all freaked out and exclamations of "Burn the Beast!" and "Kill the Killer!" followed. Poor girl. I tried to convince them to let me catch her (so that when they weren't looking I'd dump her somewhere else) but to my dismay when I tried I was totally unsuccessful. The steadfast mommy just wouldn't leave her nest.

So they lit a rolled up newspaper and stuck it in the hole.

*Sigh*

OF COURSE, if you deal with physics or the rules of ANYTHING, you would know that sticking a wad of burning paper in a metal pipe accomplishes nothing. Nada. Smoke, but no fireworks.

Needless to say now we have a ratty looking pipe, a burnt up bunch of Black Widow eggs, and a big heap of pissed off Black Widow bent on killing us once she wipes off her melted web.


Anywho: Booklist! (Hope you read the first one Angel):



1.BLINDNESS Jose Saramago- a whole city is taken over by an epidemic of blindness except for one woman who has to watch the whole cookie crumble.

2.LULLABY Chuck Palahniuk- same dude who wrote Fight Club. Cool idea, interesting characters, lackluster mid-ending, satisfying all around.



3.NAKED LUNCH William S. Burroughs- written while he was high and therefore doesn't remember writing it. TRIPPY! At first I was appalled by it all, but my growing interest (like the crack he was addicted to) was continually fed by his unyielding belief in the world he lived in.

NEWS:
-Going to Texas tomorrow to say hi to Taylor! Geez... I feel like it's been years. How old.
-Added a new link! Dunno if you guys know her, but I was in the newspaper staff with her in High School: Allegra Davis. Read her, she's interesting.
-4th week and going strong! My tae-bo "lifestyle" (because diet is such an ugly word) is really showing with the clothes I put on!
-Depression sets in at the filmmaker house. I'll tell ya later.