Would you like to have the crap scared out of you in a cerebral and totally non-gory way? Dr. Who (2007), season 3 disc 4, the episode called “Blink.” (Netflix has it.) I don’t like scary movies because they are too scary (Harry Potter? TOO SCARY), but Paul made me watch this and I lovvvvvvved it. He said, “You are going to think this will be TOO SCARY, and it IS scary, but it is the kind of scary you like.”
I won’t think less of you if you opt out of this next paragraph. It contains nothing you need to know. It is a gross anecdote, that’s all. I was putting a fresh filter in the coffee pot this morning, and I noticed the filter compartment could stand a little rinse. And one of the things that needed to be rinsed out was a spider. A dead spider. A . . . boiled spider. I’ll pause while you barf. I managed not to, but only because my brain is slower than it used to be and I had time to go to my Happy Place before the pieces clicked into place.
*goes to clean her coffee maker RIGHT NOW*
You can’t gross me out. I can justify anything. This? No big deal. You see, the hot water totally killed any spider germs and was as spider-germ free as any other coffee you’ve ever made.
See? No biggie.
Loved that episode of Dr.Who! Loved.
I once ate half a salad before I realized there was a dead bug in it. Thankfully it wasn’t half-bitten, but did it have friends? DID IT HAVE BABIES? Ugh.
I am impressed that you know what Doctor Who is. That was a very good episode. Have you seen Torchwood (BBC America)? It’s also a very good show.
Omaha Mama- But..the spider essence…
You said you wanted to change how you eat and a lot of people suggested protein in the morning. What better way than cafe au spider? I hear they’re packed with protein. ;)
Oh, ANDREANNA! …Actually, you know what it’s good for, is making me never want to eat again. So really it was a blessing in disguise!
I’m with andreanna, a little protein can’t hurt right? Maybe that recipe could be submitted to Jessica Seinfelds “deceptively delicious” cookbook??
ewww. ewww. ewww.
I once had a Sonic drink and at the bottom of my cup was a dead cricket. That’s right – at the BOTTOM. Which means I drank the WHOLE THING.
*gag*
That episode scared the bejeezus outta me. That night, every time I’d close my eyes to go to sleep, I’d open them really fast just to make sure.
Well…ummm…ick! But, to put a positive spin on it, your coffee maker is clean. Dr. Who was Leonard’s absolute favoritist (as in tivo-ing the entire marathons they run, knocking out my pre-recorded ANTM’s…grrr) show. I never understood it.
My husband LOVES Dr. Who. He’s DVR addicted. I’ll ask him if he’s seen that episode, and if he thinks it fit my criteria of “not scary enough to make me be scared to be home alone”.
Also? There’s some urban legend about how we all swallow like, 14 spiders a night while we sleep. So see? We’re all gross. =) And I’d rather have my spider boiled than raw, thank you.
I don’t know about Dr. Who!
Spider essence, though?
((shudder))
I heard it was 7 spiders each year while we sleep…..
Spider essence….BWAHAHHAHAHAHA!
And Devan, OMG EWWWWW. coughgagurp.
Reason #427 Why I Don’t Drink Coffee.
SJC- Not so much coffee as SPIDER TEA.
DON’T WORRY I JUST BARFED FOR YOU
Blech. I am right there with misguided mommy – I barfed for you. Ew!
What is Dr. Who? I am all discombobulated now. There is…a TV show…that I have not heard of? What…HUH? I shall look it up with the quickness.
That bug-in-coffee-maker thing has happened to me not ONE but TWO times. You’ll be over it soon. Just in time for it to happen again.
One of my friends once noticed that her cappuccino maker wasn’t working as well as it used to, so she took it apart to clean it. And found a dead cockroach in the milk steamer. Ew. Ew.
Ughhh, about the spider!!
Also, I love Dr. Who… I need to sign up those… I was just talking with someone about Dr. Who and how it used to be on PBS and it was SOOOO good.
Ughhh, about the spider!!
Also, I love Dr. Who… I need to sign up those… I was just talking with someone about Dr. Who and how it used to be on PBS and it was SOOOO good.
Ughhh, about the spider!!
Also, I love Dr. Who… I need to sign up those… I was just talking with someone about Dr. Who and how it used to be on PBS and it was SOOOO good.
i was already pretty gaggy re: the spider, but jess reeeeallly did me in with that cockroach bit. OH MY GOD.