Today, on Martha Stewart Living - Capturing giant spiders.

I live out in the country. If you want a nice aerial view of my house, you can type in the address - 657 Dry Bridge Road, 02852. See the stuff to the North, and the Northwest? Those are giant farms, and to the South, you can see forest. We've been advised by the neighbors to NEVER let the cats out of the house, since they've been domesticated now, and there are all sort of creatures - coyotes, foxes, skunks, deer, even bears - lurking out there.

For the most part, living out here is really nice. There is a pleasant breeze off the fields, and the critters stay hidden during the day, which is the only time I could see them. However, all the animals and plants do attract something else:


I found this little bastard scurrying across the floor this morning, after I awoke from an impromptu nap. Sure, I've seen bigger at my old house, but that was DEEP in the woods. And this wasn't the first one I've seen - There were about five just hanging out in the kitchen when we moved in, plus one or two in each of the four closets, plus a couple in each of the two bathrooms. And you don't even want to venture into the basement, which was destroyed by the last tenants, and is full of cobwebs and holes and a musty smell.

Sooo, anyway. That little guy? I trapped him under a pint glass as he scurried across the floor. I'm undecided if I'm going to kill him, or let one of the cats. Cleo, who is the older, better behaved cat that I don't photograph as much because she is older and better behaved, has had her eye on it the entire day. I think I will indulge her and let her do the deed, and then toss the spider in the trash.

In lieu of Baggage, please enjoy When A Kitten Attacks

Sooo. Originally, I planned to review some Baggage episodes by watching them online. Since I moved to my new place, I hadn't set the DVR up to record the show. Unfortunately though, it looks like the streaming video on GSN.com is down for the new season. Therefore, I won't have a Baggage entry until Friday. Sorry folks!

As an apology, please take this humorous photo of Minnie the Kitten:


Obviously, at some point while I was at work today, she decided that the paper towel holder MUST die. I found it on the floor when I came home from covering the fair this evening. Sigh! Luckily though, it was all paper, so I was able to easily chuck it in a bag.

Speaking of the fair, I'll add that it is incredibly odd to cover a huge event in the area 1) you grew up and 2) you work two different jobs in. I was doing constant double takes because I saw people I knew, or I thought I knew them from my various travails. So yeah, that was weird.

(Also: Someone tapped my car at 5 m.p.h. while I was about to make a turn. There was no damage to my car, so I figured "meh", and neither of us called the police, since we didn't want our rates to increase. However, it was then weird because we were both going the same way, and she inadvertently followed me for 35 minutes. At this point in the story, I think it's supposed to take a turn on to Sexy, but unfortunately, this was not Skinemax, and she was like missing three teeth.)