Nasty!!

...this is the web of death and destruction that i have to negotiate each time i park my bicycle at school, or retrieve it on my way home...arriving isn't as bad because it's light out, and many of these creepy bastards have retreated to where ever it is they go during the day...but it's usually dark when i leave school, and that's when things get a little more difficult...because these guys and gals are everywhere...when i arrive at school i try and park my bike in a place that looks relatively spider free, but it's not easy as the place is overrun...
...spiders freak me out...my way of dealing with things that scare me is to try and learn more about them...this worked relatively well with my uneasiness about flying, and while my curiosity with spiders has grown and i'm genuinely interested by them, they still freak the hell out of me...don't get me wrong, i think i do a good job of coexisting with spiders, just ask the one that lives in my bathroom at the moment, and i never harm them, but that said, i don't look forward to reclaiming my bike at the end of each day...
...we had a festival-shortened three day workweek this past week, the majority of which i spent periodically remembering episodes from last weekends binge, most of which i would have preferred to stay in some alcohol saturated corner of my brain...but such is life...
...i have decided that for the time being i will not be consuming any booze, which is difficult because i do love a cold beer or two, but i think my body needs a break, so it will get one...
...one bright note...in my quest to become less tubby i have finally dropped below the 80 kilogram mark, which i was stuck at for several weeks despite going to the gym 4 or 5 times a week...i won't do the math for you to figure out what that is in pounds, but i recommend to everyone to measure your weight in kilograms because it's about half of what you weigh in pounds...i'd like to lose about 5 more kilograms before i might trim back my exercise routine...for the time being i'm very motivated, but i can myself getting burnt out after too much time at the gym...
...i've got a busy weekend ahead of me with a lot of work-related stuff to take care of...we only have about two weeks left in the term so things are coming to a head and i need to get organized...but it's a beautful fall day here in kanazawa, and there are currently little kids dressed as monks wandering around my neighborhood ringing bells and going door to door for something, probably money...but they haven't come here yet so i can't be sure about that...
...hope you all have a nice weekend where ever you may be...