This time I do have an appropriate icon

[cupcake_goth]

Dearest Ruthven kitty,

I appreciate that you are a brave and mighty hunter. BELIEVE ME, I appreciate it. However, in the future when you are stalking your eight-legged prey, I'd rather you didn't come bounding up the stairs from the basement carrying a live one in your mouth so you can drop it on the floor and play with it.

Yes, I know the Stroppy One captured your prey under glass and disposed of it outside. That is part of the Stroppy One's duties, baby cat, because if he doesn't, then there is screaming and possible hyperventilating on my part, and none of us want that. If you must bring up your eight-legged prey to play with in the main part of the house, make sure they're dead first.

With love,

Your very arachnophobic gothy girl owner

Comments

[bork.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to get my roommate's cat Max, the one who hunts, to bring up the knitted catnip eye as a 'offering' to us. So far, he sticks to his beloved stuffed mice.

Cats are weird.

[rev-blacky.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLIjzQV8DbE

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I am not clicking that. I have no idea what might be behind that link, and me and my phobia will be RIGHT OVER HERE, THANKS.

[rev-blacky.livejournal.com]

Awww...
I know about phobias and would never do that to you.
It is the actor that plays Sheldon from Big Bang Theory explaining the definition of the word Arachnid, with a muppet spider.
The muppet spider looks nothing like a spider other than the extra muppet legs.
But seeing him running around trying to escape a muppet spider made me giggle.

[cass404.livejournal.com]

I am actually going to vouch for that link. It was adorable and I meant to tell you about it earlier. Very cute, no freaking out.

[rev-blacky.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!
Link vouching seals the deal!
;)
/high five

[moskevyu.livejournal.com]

So, no beaded spider jewelry for you then? Pity. I was just learning how to make it. :)

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

If it's completely unrealistic-looking, and maybe sparkly, then I'm fine with spider-themed jewelry. :) (But things like, say, that Alchemy Gothic pendant with a wolf spider encased in resin? NUH and UH.)

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

Much as I'm enjoying making new and creepy things with my Ice Resin, I think I can confidently assure you I will NOT be making anything like that!

**shudder**

I'm better than I used to be but I have my limits. People at work used to think I was fine with spiders because of my spider jewelry. I had to point out to them "You'll note none of it MOVES."

[marc17.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Herr Ruthven only wanted you to savor the inevitable final defeat of your most evil foe. But, like all evil minion tropes, teach them to kill the foe first and then bring them to you. Not to taunt them and propose some fiendish deathtrap, just kill them and then gloat and reveal the secret plan, not before.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Death first, gloating second. I don't know if Ruthven will remember that, sadly.

Something for the Stroppy One, mighty defender against Shelob

[snowcoma.livejournal.com]

This was forwarded to me in an email about the pumpkin artist Ray Villafane. While I don't know much about your dearest Stroppy One, I've gleaned enough to think he might enjoy this:


And yes I dropped everything to go " MS. JILLI'S HUSBAND NEEDS TO SEE THIS! My life, it is so exciting.

Also, I have an appropriate icon for dealing with spiders. *points*

Re: Something for the Stroppy One, mighty defender against Shelob

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Ha! You're right, the Stroppy One needs to see that.

Re: Something for the Stroppy One, mighty defender against Shelob

[rev-blacky.livejournal.com]

Holy Crow, I want one!!!
/cheer for pumpkin predator!!!

[1greencarnation.livejournal.com]

Oh dear lord i would have peed in my knickers. *shiver*

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

Oh. Dear.

You have my sympathies!

[blue-rhapsodies.livejournal.com]

My kitten, Melly, loves to hunt spiders. Unfortunately, she always waits until I've come to see what she's doing before devouring the arachnids, a process that involves many horrid crunching sounds and flying spider legs. I'm thrilled that I don't have to worry about spiders lasting long in my apartment, but couldn't she just polish them off daintily and quietly?

[mistress-infy.livejournal.com]

Just remember, it COULD BE WORSE.

My basenji keeps bringing home animals in various states of dead--the bad part about him dragging a possum up the stairs to our apartment is, how do I know if it's REALLY dead? Like...is it just playing possum? IS IT DEAD? No way of knowing, get out the broom and poke it back down the stairs. D:

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, Lady of the Manners. I need not see the foe vanquished. I need not see it in the process of being vanquished. I'm perfectly fine getting the memo afterwards.

But that is one very arachbophobic-friendly video! Even I thought it was adorable.

[weaselmom.livejournal.com]

That high-pitched whistling sound is me trying to keep the screams on the inside, as I'm in Deskville at the moment.

You say Peev disposed of it outside. Well, I trust he KILLED it first???

Here at work, they go nuts with the decorations, and there are tons of giant spiders all over the place - including the elevators. I have to explain myself every day as I wait patiently for another elevator. No, not that one.