My deep dark secret
by The Big Dork on Sep.09, 2007, under Dorky Stuff
A while back you may remember the spider that I had at work. It became a habit of opening the lid of the jam jar that he lived in to try and make him do something fun. I was hoping I could train my spider to jump or play fetch or maim and kill on command. Unfortunately, the only thing he managed to do when I opened up the jar was hide in the hole he had dug in the dirt and not come out for a day or two. One friday I left the jam jar open by accident and when I came back the next Monday he had escaped to pure freedom. I knew he had to still be in the room since he was so small but despite my effforts he was nowhere to be found. The only other person who knew he had escaped was my coworker who shared the same room with me who, while a bit disturbed and angry with my carelessness, was still cool. Now here comes the dark secret. Two weeks later they moved us to a new office next door and the VP of the company took over our old one. I didn’t have the hear to tell him that there was a baby tarantula running rampant in his office while he worked. The weeks turned into months and while I was once again moved to a new office the VP remained in the tarantula room. The VP was a really cool guy who’d I talk to about photography and other random stuff but I didn’t have the heart to tell him about the spider. There was also bug infestation during this period and I was sure the spider was snacking happily. The spider is now a year old and probably huge. I have since left that company and chatted with the VP occasionally since then but I still have not told anyone there truth about the spider. So now you all know my secret. I hope you don’t think less of me now. Please forgive me:
