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the_siobhanSince today is Halloween, the social committee at my work wanted to everybody to come in costume. Initially I didn't intend to bother, but one of the committee members works with me and she was freaking out that everybody said they weren't going to dress up. So I got Axel to dig out the old smock from my Uncle Fester outfit, and a bent witch's hat from the basement and brought them to work. The hat smells like dust and I'm sure it's full of spider eggs.
On the topic of spiders, the lovely and delightfulelusis was in town last weekend and I actually left the house and was social for a few hours. It just so happened that the ROM was hosting an exhibit on spiders so we walked around and looked at creepy crawlies on a Sunday afternoon.
And it was pretty cool. They had a ton of interactive exhibits and lots of live specimens in glass cases. We got the tail-end of one of their regular feeding times and we also watched a demonstration of venom milking from a fishing spider, which was fascinating. The displays included a gorgeous gold-coloured smock woven completely out of spider silk and an issue of Spiderman #1 that madebcholmes salivate. And I think I've finally identified the spiders that live in my basement. (The long-bodied cellar spider, if you're interested.)
When kicking-out time finally rolled around we dropped by Stormcrow Manor for a drink. It was only their second day open, so they still had some bugs to work out but it's a fun space. We were seated in the sea monster room and we took turns rolling a D20 for shots. (I ended up with a Pickle Rick. Not what I would have chosen on my own, so I guess that means the experiment was a success.)
And I think that's the longest stretch of time I've spent not either in my house or my work so far this year.
On the topic of spiders, the lovely and delightful
elusis was in town last weekend and I actually left the house and was social for a few hours. It just so happened that the ROM was hosting an exhibit on spiders so we walked around and looked at creepy crawlies on a Sunday afternoon.And it was pretty cool. They had a ton of interactive exhibits and lots of live specimens in glass cases. We got the tail-end of one of their regular feeding times and we also watched a demonstration of venom milking from a fishing spider, which was fascinating. The displays included a gorgeous gold-coloured smock woven completely out of spider silk and an issue of Spiderman #1 that made
bcholmes salivate. And I think I've finally identified the spiders that live in my basement. (The long-bodied cellar spider, if you're interested.)When kicking-out time finally rolled around we dropped by Stormcrow Manor for a drink. It was only their second day open, so they still had some bugs to work out but it's a fun space. We were seated in the sea monster room and we took turns rolling a D20 for shots. (I ended up with a Pickle Rick. Not what I would have chosen on my own, so I guess that means the experiment was a success.)
And I think that's the longest stretch of time I've spent not either in my house or my work so far this year.
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