6/9/09

RTT - Random Tortured, ehem, Tuesday Thoughts

That's silly, honey. People just don't get smaller.
-Louise to her husband, Scott in The Incredible Shrinking Man

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Morning all. Sitting outside with a cup of java before it gets too hot today. Sounds great (& it is). BUT it is only happening because there is a giant spider the size of my hand (no exaggeration!) loose the studio & now I'm too chicken to go in there! I think I saw this movie way too many times as a kid



I was posting for the Melange Fly challenge around midnight & heard a crinkly sound behind me, turned around and Big Bertha was scuttling towards me across a Michael's bag that was on the floor! Don't call PETA on me, but I bashed it with a rolled up copy of Artists' Cafe. A good thick mag, it didn't even phase the critter. Tho my screams woke DH, he only mumbled something about Serves me right for my studio being a mess & when am I coming to bed. Yeah right. Make fun of the arachnophobe.

So, I did the only sensible thing...Used the laptop in the kitchen and continued jumping at every little noise in the house. Too twitchy to sleep I wandered around the house like a zombie. (Knew I could squeeze a zombie or 2 in here somewhere) Finally broke down & guzzled some nyquil (So not P.C. - do not try this at home, kiddies). Then went to the kid's room (furthest from the studio), shut myself in & jammed stuffed animals in space under the door. Eternally grateful for the new bunkbed, I climbed in with my book light & The City of Z. Nothing like a good read on a long long night. Especialy a read that includes scary critters rustling in the jungle & possibly eating civilized explorers. Actually, the Nyquil & adrenaline crash kicked in just as Percy Fawcett was boarding the boat.

So where's the random? Being guarded by THE BIG HAIRY SPIDER!

But while you're here, check this out:

Utrecht Art Supplies Juried Competition is taking entries until Sept 1.

Moonlight Journey has a free collage sheet to download HERE. If you lean towards the ethereal & gothic, take a look around the site & links. Both Becky & Lynn create some fab ACEOs & other mixed media art.

The iprintfromhome Tuesday Tweet Treat is a free 11 x 14 print of your work. This offer is only good until midnight tonight (EST). Click Here for details

And finally...drum roll please... I found this on Nut & Bee last week and it had RTT all over it! Nothing says I love you quite like this:

created by City the NZ Cupcake Queen

Don't forget to pop over to the Un-Mom & see what Keely is up to today: looks like Jane Austin knockoffs, wacky dreams & drinking wine before your dr. visit...All good stuff. While you are there grab a button & play along!

Before you go, remember to leave a comment here to enter the newest Thursday Giveaway. This week's random winner gets Alisa Burke's book Canvas Remix. Just make sure you do it before noon (EST) on Thursday (6/11). Click HERE for book & random drawing details.

11 comments:

  1. HA! I love it. I must get one for hubby.

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  2. that is the greatsest cross stitch ever!

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  3. I hate spiders! We have what we call banana spiders in our woods that love to build webs between 2 trees about 5'6" above the ground.....you guessed it I've run full face into them. If you want to see big, just google banana spider, I forget their real names.

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  4. Whyte, that is exactly what has taken over my room...big eewww

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  5. The freebie link doesn't work on my end......

    p.s. the zombie image reminds me of Subversive Cross Stitch! Too funny.

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  6. Love the cross stitch!! LOL!! As for spiders...ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! I had one trying to "take over" my studio the other day. Hubby to the rescue! Ahhhhh! But I am sure he has relatives. YIKES!
    HUgs
    SueAnn

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  7. I'm not afraid of spiders...but I am afraid of snakes :-(

    lovely post

    best wishes
    Ribbon :-)

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  8. Wait? You used the laptop to beat the spider?

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  9. Ahh! Big spider! I would have done exactly what you did. Somehow critters are much more scary in the middle of the night, too!

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  10. First that is an intense love.

    Second and and most important HOW do you go about killing that huge spiders? I have always been unsure about going to Australia because there where huge spiders there, but now I am not sure I want to go to the US ether, you can tell that I have arachnophobia, yes?

    EWian

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