no spiders were harmed

I'm beginning to really like my apartment.

Today at work in Kurume there was a humongous spider--we're talking Jeff Corwin, Man vs. Wild, the size of my hand arachnid--and I asked James to please take care of the matter. He ended up being too scared and I had him fetch me an umbrella and an empty trash can and McGyvered my way to safety. I told James I would keep his cowardice between him and me, but it will be ages before he remembers to read this and by then my position as Katie the Courageous will be secured.