I <3 Starbucks and Spiders
Not really. There's not actually a Starbucks close enough to bother with. But this was pretty funny.
I'm hoping that whatever Orkin did works out for me. Apparently, some spider spawned near my home office, perhaps in the attic/crawlspace type thing overhead. For the past few days, I've been seeing little pinhead-sized spiders dropping gracefully from the ceiling, usually a foot or so from my head, which is a little annoying, because it probably means some drop on my head. They're so tiny, I don't really feel threatened by them - they're almost cute - but I know damn well they're not going to stay that way, and wherever they're coming from, there are apparently a fair number of them. Since they're a pale shade of off-white, they're nearly impossible to see unless they're moving or against a dark background. Even then, it takes a minute for it to register that the blurry little thing I'm seeing floating nearby is a tiny spider dropping, at which point it dies. Earlier today, I climbed up on my chair and scoured the ceiling with a flashlight, which makes them stand out a bit better. I killed probably around ten of them with a paperback book. I think I'm going to get some spray and coat the ceiling with it, then close up the room for a little while.
In other news, after a fair amount of searching and messing around, I have discovered the secrets of turning MIDI files into free ringtones for my new little phone, and had some fun with that earlier, assigning songs to various people. Josh is "Sober", by Tool, while Denise is Weezer's "Island in the Sun", which makes her quite happy. Those without a ringer assigned treat me to a somewhat jangly and poppy version of the Misfits' "Last Caress", which makes me quite happy.
I got a copy of the PHP scripts in operation on the website I was using to do this. I think I'll try and set up a similar operation here, partly as a way to learn PHP, something I've meant to do for years.
Currently listening to: "Wild Horses", Tori Amos
I'm hoping that whatever Orkin did works out for me. Apparently, some spider spawned near my home office, perhaps in the attic/crawlspace type thing overhead. For the past few days, I've been seeing little pinhead-sized spiders dropping gracefully from the ceiling, usually a foot or so from my head, which is a little annoying, because it probably means some drop on my head. They're so tiny, I don't really feel threatened by them - they're almost cute - but I know damn well they're not going to stay that way, and wherever they're coming from, there are apparently a fair number of them. Since they're a pale shade of off-white, they're nearly impossible to see unless they're moving or against a dark background. Even then, it takes a minute for it to register that the blurry little thing I'm seeing floating nearby is a tiny spider dropping, at which point it dies. Earlier today, I climbed up on my chair and scoured the ceiling with a flashlight, which makes them stand out a bit better. I killed probably around ten of them with a paperback book. I think I'm going to get some spray and coat the ceiling with it, then close up the room for a little while.
In other news, after a fair amount of searching and messing around, I have discovered the secrets of turning MIDI files into free ringtones for my new little phone, and had some fun with that earlier, assigning songs to various people. Josh is "Sober", by Tool, while Denise is Weezer's "Island in the Sun", which makes her quite happy. Those without a ringer assigned treat me to a somewhat jangly and poppy version of the Misfits' "Last Caress", which makes me quite happy.
I got a copy of the PHP scripts in operation on the website I was using to do this. I think I'll try and set up a similar operation here, partly as a way to learn PHP, something I've meant to do for years.
Currently listening to: "Wild Horses", Tori Amos
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I have tiny spiders on my ceiling, too, such as you described. I wipe them off with a mop and then wash the mop off in the tub. I have never seen tiny spiders like this in a living space.
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