When real things happen to imaginary people

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE THIS BY BRINGING GIANT SPIDERS UP FROM THE BASEMENT.

::shudder::

Proof that the Stroppy One is a truly caring husband: when he is at his D&D game and I text him I need you to come home and deal with the giant spider before Vlad knocks the glass over, he comes home. (Yes, his game is 5 minutes away, but still! He does this for me!)

It ... it was not a small spider. The fact that I was able to get close enough to it to trap it in a glass is a Very Big Deal for me. And then I had to keep an eye on it, because Vlad really REALLY wanted to paw at his toy under glass.

::shudders some more::

So, I'm going to go take anti-anxiety meds, have a bath, and read soothing and familiar vampire fic. (Hi ethrosdemon, hiiiiiii.)

- Thanks for all the input about the deathrock safety pin blazer idea, folks! I spent last night with the seam ripper and safety pins, and I think the jacket turned out splendidly. I am thinking of wearing it to Mourning Market on Sunday.

- Which leads me to my next point: Seattle people! Go to Mourning Market on Sunday! 12 - 5 PM at Motor, 1950 1st Ave S. Support your local alternative craftspeople!

- Last night, while the Stroppy One was working on a project and I was putting safety pins in a blazer, we watched The Vampire's Assistant. I was very pleasantly surprised by it! A far better movie than I had expected, and my only real quibble with it is also the reason I haven't read the Circ du Freak series: ZOMG GIANT SPIDER, DO NOT WANT, THANKS. Yes, the movie version of Octa was bright red and blue and a bit cartoonish. Still moved like a damn spider, and that's a big part of my phobia right there. Let's just say there were sections of the movie where I shrieked, hid behind clovisdvlbunny, and waited for the Stroppy One to tell me when it was safe to look at the screen again. Hi, I'm a goth and I'm terrified of spiders.

- PSA for Aromaleigh users: the Voile and Glissade foundations are being discontinued, as are Pure Cover and Pure Rouge. Argh! I am consoling myself with the knowledge that mineral makeup doesn't ever go bad, and so have made an order to stock up on my precious Alabaster Glissade (with an extra jar of Ghost, just to be safe). And on my next Aromaleigh order, I need to stock up on the Bleeding Poppy and Skeleton Key shades from the limited edition Victoria's Revenge line.

Okay, time to finish my second pot of tea, edit some more docs, and then go play with makeup.