Sep. 5, 2008 - Holy Shit!!!

So, I'm doing laundry tonight, right? I lug my huge bajillion pound basket of dirty clothes down the stairs, across the courtyard to the clubhouse, and wrestle the bastard down the longest flight of stairs ever. I kept my back to the wall and just kinda lugged. It wasn't until I was about to go back up the stairs that I realize I'm being stared at.....

... by the biggest praying mantis I have ever seen in my life...

... okay, maybe not THAT big... but still, he was HUGE!!! I swear to God this thing was about 8 inches (If I were a guy, I'd have to say it was 10). So, I eeped a little bit...and then struggle to get ahold of myself... Its just a bug.. no biggie...

So, I found an abandoned dryer sheet box and devise this brilliant scheme to capture said insect and let him loose outside...

... it worked in my head...

I squeamishly got him on the box where he proceeded to look at me... and then he tilted his head...

...and I screamed... and threw him and the box into the sink... where I hope he stays until I put on new brave-girl panties and rescue him...

.... but I think my all of my brave-girl panties are in the washing machine now....