Today was one of those days that starts out with a certain mood and then dramatically turns on a dime due to an unexpected event. I pulled an all-nighter last night to research and write a 20 minute speech, and I have two dreaded midterms yet to study for tomorrow on top of the fact that it was just a downright dreary day to begin with. So I was nodding off during my Irish Drama class that meets outside on the benches near the Quad when I glanced at my right shoulder and saw what I thought was a fly. After about another millisecond, to my horror, I realized that it was in fact the most terrifying looking SPIDER I have ever seen! And call me crazy and say that I am seeing things out of sleep deprivation, but I would swear in a court of law that it had red stripes on it. I really think it was a black widow, especially since I didn't even know until I looked it up later that a black widow has these markings.
Well folks, there's nothing that'll wake you up in class like a deadly spider on your shoulder. Before I knew it I had SHRIEKED and JUMPED out of my seat sending my binder, notebook, book and pen flying. It was quite the spectacle. Luckily, my friend Ben was right next to me and realized after a bit why I was freaking out and graciously knocked it off.
Needless to say, I was awake after that. Although the internal giggling at myself and my ridiculous dramatics took a while to subside.
1 comment:
I am so glad that you survived your scrape with death. I don't know what I would fear more - a spider or an all-nighter! I love your blog, Catherine! Keep up the good work.
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