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azurelunatic) wrote2014-09-10 11:09 am
azurelunatic) wrote2014-09-10 11:09 am
Spiders are best as outdoor pets.
Monday: Purple was mentioning some of the weekend shenanigans, including CAH and something where the random draw represented for me, I think something that obscenely involved bees. I mentioned that if they were again hard up for an extra for CAH shenanigans, I might possibly be awake. (Insert discussion about the amount of driving at that hour, just for a little silliness. "I might be awake," I repeated, a placeholder serving handily for "if my presence would be welcomed, I can decide for myself whether the effort involved is worth it." Purple has clearly concluded that I am a lunatic for even considering the concept.)
Tuesday: Poor Lennon Glasses Guy got driven inside to finish his lunch because of the marauding wasp, then came back to finish out the lunch hour with the crew. Purple and I were the last ones at the table, and the wasp came back, buzzing around his mostly empty plate. I watched it narrowly, waiting for it to step wrong.
Then Purple noticed a wee little spider on the table, not quite the size of two pinheads. He watched it crawl towards the edge -- he was a bit zoned out, as it's been a tough couple weeks -- and when something moved at what he thought surely must be out of visual range for a spider that small, he was transfixed. I wish I'd thought to get a picture. He was leaning over the table, cooing and waving one finger at the spider, in the same way that some people do when they're shown other people's babies. He cheered when it cleared the gap between the boards in the table.
I was torn between happily watching Purple gaze fondly at his new outdoor pet, warily watching the yellowjacket lick Purple's plate, and the new Toby book.
I confirmed that the lab equipment seems to be intact. My manager will get the door code tomorrow. I printed up labels: [Department] Research Lab. [Department] Research Observation Room. Manager: [Manager] Scheduling: [Azure Lunatic]. I dropped some chocolate-based diplomacy on the desk of the guy who I felt needed it. (The haulin' stuff guys will also need some, I feel.)
Tuesday: Poor Lennon Glasses Guy got driven inside to finish his lunch because of the marauding wasp, then came back to finish out the lunch hour with the crew. Purple and I were the last ones at the table, and the wasp came back, buzzing around his mostly empty plate. I watched it narrowly, waiting for it to step wrong.
Then Purple noticed a wee little spider on the table, not quite the size of two pinheads. He watched it crawl towards the edge -- he was a bit zoned out, as it's been a tough couple weeks -- and when something moved at what he thought surely must be out of visual range for a spider that small, he was transfixed. I wish I'd thought to get a picture. He was leaning over the table, cooing and waving one finger at the spider, in the same way that some people do when they're shown other people's babies. He cheered when it cleared the gap between the boards in the table.
I was torn between happily watching Purple gaze fondly at his new outdoor pet, warily watching the yellowjacket lick Purple's plate, and the new Toby book.
I confirmed that the lab equipment seems to be intact. My manager will get the door code tomorrow. I printed up labels: [Department] Research Lab. [Department] Research Observation Room. Manager: [Manager] Scheduling: [Azure Lunatic]. I dropped some chocolate-based diplomacy on the desk of the guy who I felt needed it. (The haulin' stuff guys will also need some, I feel.)
Spiders!
Re: Spiders!
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As long as they stay out of my stuff they can live indoors. But if they come close enough for squishing/hoovering, then they'll be squished or hoovered!
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This is similar to some of Purple's commandments for spiders, IIRC. One of the lines us when they are on him or his expensive kit.