Feeling crabby.

so i came home tonight to find a large dark object looming on the ground in the shadows near my shoe box. i turned on the light, and there lay a large brown crab! it responded to the light and began to scamper away to the other side of the shoe box. it tucked itself away in the corner as i snapped a foto. i was freaked out b/c i am generally frightened of live animals/insects/bugs that aren't cute and furry. i figured someone's dinner escaped as i often saw live seafood being sold at the wet markets. it could only be the people on the 2nd or 3rd floors. i noticed the lady who lives on the 2nd fl was not home. in fact, the entire stairwell seemed quite dark. so i waited patiently for her to come home so i could ask whose crab it was. it is an old building and everything echoes in the corridor. i can hear people come and go. alas, she came home hours later and i opened my front door as she walked by and asked why there was a stray crab. she said it probably belonged to the 3rd fl and she will let them know when they return. we looked around the area in front of my door but there was no crab to be found! it must have found a nice dark nook to hide in and escape its culinary fate! i told her i did not want to find a dead smelly crab the next day and was quite frightened that it was lurking around. she said to keep my door closed and i will be fine.

i thought the crab was quite an ironic metaphor. lately, i've been feeling quite crabby and also moody (Cancer is my sign) . it could be b/c of women issues but probably also b/c i am taking on alot of new projects, job prospects, patients, and presentations/trainings. i am feeling a bit overwhelmed and haven't been getting regular exercise or stress relief, ie. vacations.

i am so due for a vacation. i have been trying to plan a rivertown visit but each day just seems so short and there is so much to do. i am constantly catching up!