open letter

[daniel_t_miles]

To the spider I am apparently sharing a bed with

Comments

[keystricken]

Dan, your voice comes through so beautifully in this post. I can hear every inflection as if it were recorded.

But wow, that proposal took me a minute to parse. It was hard to shake the idea you were going to use the gasoline (conveniently in reach) on the spider directly. It gave the whole post a rather sinister undercurrent, like something an alien might say in a sci-fi pulp novel:

"If you agree to renounce your claim to light-travel technology, we will transport you unharmed to a planet of your choosing within reach of the imminently exploding sun."

If you meet with success and the spider delivers itself, do keep in mind that this interpretation is completely legitimate given the natural ambiguity of certain grammatical structures.

[daniel_t_miles]

That's an excellent point.

Spider, I didn't mean it the way keystricken first read it. I'll edit the post to reflect my true intentions.

*snort*laugh*fall over*

[ms_nico_blue]

I had this great image of a tiny spider at a tiny laptop, blogging about the thing that keeps getting in his way at night :D