Haha, good catch sir or madam - I’d honestly gone blank on that personal connection, but I’m sure the vividness of that imagery is what stuck with me through the years and prompted that (hurried!) choice of username. I’d also forgotten MM was the source of the “tarantula” simile, one of Chandler’s most celebrated. Farewell, My Lovely is possibly my fave of his novels too, for its distillation of his recurring themes, but tighter in plot and focus than most of the others (which remain masterpieces, nonetheless, of course).
Love your anubisatar icon btw 
