i've discovered that May is what you'd call a garden spider. the web she built last night was apparently strong enough to stay up all day and be used again tonight. like myself, she enjoys the nighttime, and probably spends the day sleeping late and lying around in her underwear. i like that even though Terminix is an extermination company, they had this to say about her kind:
These spiders are beneficial animals and are not dangerous, despite their large size. Garden spiders should not be killed, but should be relocated to another part of the yard where they will be out of the way of human traffic.


lying in bed last night alone and unable to fall asleep i began to occupy myself with little games of alliteration:

milky mother moon hums myriad maroon melodies to miss morose magdalena.

i think 'myriad' may be my favorite word. i also really enjoy 'satiate'. maybe i'll incorporate it into the next round of late-night alliteration...'S' is a great consonant, don't you think?

what's your favorite word?