creepy and crawly

This morning, shortly after my arrival at work, I was pulling a binder off a shelf when something fell on my foot and then bounced to the ground.  At first I thought it was simply a piece of the binder falling off (it's on the old side and it gets used a lot, pieces tend to fall off).  Then I looked closer.  And I saw what looked like some kind of mutant worm/centipede thing curled up next to my foot.  It was approximately 3 inches long, it was blackish with a pink underside and I did not get a close enough look to see if it had legs. 

I shuddered with disgust/fear/revulsion and walked quickly away from it.  I tried to convince myself that maybe I was seeing things, it probably was just some random piece of plastic or something, I'm sure I was being silly.  Only when I went back to check it out the thing was gone.  Clearly I was right about what it was and clearly it was still alive.  I went back into my office without passing go and without collecting $200 and I have avoided that part of the office for the rest of the day.


I can't even think about it now without getting grossed out.


The worst part is that even though the thing really only had contact with my skin for like 1/4 of a second, I still feel like there are creepy things crawling all over my foot.  I keep looking down to check, and I want to go home and take a shower.  

I'm also pretty convinced that the shelves underneath the front counter are somehow home to a civilization of these things, bent on taking over the world starting with our office.  I can just see them, plotting away, planning their revenge on me for separating their fallen comrade from the rest of the group.

Man, I hate bugs.