On weather, on evil bugs, some dog stuff, and general nonsense

[la_belle_laide]

Yesterday, it turned out that we didn't end up going to dinner after work. So I picked up Haku and came home. Still, it was our receptionist's last day and I was very down in the dumps about that. I've had a lot of fun working with her.

You know what I forgot to mention, Sano's been off pred since last Saturday. That's awesome. For future reference: yes he is still ravenous, and yes he's throwing up some. That's what happens. I just always like to keep track of things like this to see if they match up year to year.

Oh my god, the weather has been down to freezing. I hate that, it's ridiculous. I already put most of my plants outside for the season. Hello, IT IS ALMOST MAY. What is this crap, and we didn't even really have a winter. I've said this before and all, but it's been like, 35-40 degrees since October. SUCH a bitch.

And since we didn't have a winter, the bugs are insane. Okay, so in the past I've had a problem with ants, since I live on the ground floor. They're always all over the floor, and last year they were in my bathroom, too. They took over my jade tree and got into a few other potted plants. This year, I spent an entire day submerging the plants to get rid of them, and trying to drown the queen (if that's even possible. Who the eff knows? Maybe she holds her breath.) Only a few days later, the ants were back. But that was nothing compared to today.

Today, I went to change the cartridge on my water filter that attaches to the faucet. I unscrewed it, and hundreds of ants poured out. OF MY WATER FILTER. WHICH I HAVE BEEN USING. It looked like they'd been in the aerated spaces and not the water spaces, otherwise they would have been coming out in the water, and they probably would have drowned, right? At any rate, I was horror-film screaming in my mind. I boiled water and submerged the entire filter. Then, for two hours I had to keep cleaning it over and over again, because you can't take the damned thing apart; all those tiny little holes, and no way to clean inside of it at all. I just kept dunking it under water and shaking it out. For TWO HOURS I did this, and more and more dead ants just kept coming out. So I did it until everything was out, and then I boiled it again.

So, awesome, right, that's all done with and they're all gone. New filter, everything should be fine, right? BUT NO. About an hour later, I saw another ant crawling on the faucet again, and then another, and another, like they were trying to get back in there. OMG, for effing what? I killed every last goddamn one, disinfected, nothing left. It's not like there's food around there or anything, it's an effing water faucet.

I just don't know wtf to do about these ants. What I do know is that no ant will ever receive quarter from me again. I'll destroy them all without mercy. This is my destiny.

No, but really, I was so horrified and I'll probably have nightmares about it tonight.

And while we're on the subject of nightmares, I started watching Lost (I know, I'm what, seven years late on this?) and the whole plane crash thing gave me some mad plane crash nightmares, too. The show is interesting—so far it's giving me more thoughts than feels—but I can't really get interested in too many of the characters. I like Sayid, Hurley, and Locke. That's about it. Everyone else I kind of want to punch so far.

That aside, I've been revising the manuscript writing other stuff instead (I know, I know,) and I did a few little things for HitRECord, like a ridiculous porn parody that people are getting a kick out of – and I find myself so damn funny, I just can't get over it. Going for walks and jogs with the dogs, going to work, Kung Fu, doing laundry, killing ants. That's about it. So exciting right now, I don't know how anyone can even stand reading about it without biting their fingernails clean off in suspense.

Just sit there and try to cope with how riveting my life is right now.

Comments

[bad-machination.livejournal.com]

I've heard that ants can survive about two weeks submerged in water. I have no idea if that's true, but it was and entomological source.

Bleach water probably has a nastier effect. (In fact, I dreamed of chasing around and splashing bleach on a giant metal spider until it ran out the door a few weeks ago)

As for why they are in the filter... that's an excellent question. Maybe there is something in there that they think is tasty, or it's a neat prefab colony. It may give hint to their method of entry.

I miss deadly winters. Sure we had some trouble back north, but it was seasonal, and nothing got a chance to get big, except the damned junebugs, but their honeymoon only lasted a few weeks.

I guess it may just be bug season. Moths are the terror here, but honestly, they aren't so bad. Just kind of annoying the way they clumsily flop around.

[la-belle-laide.livejournal.com]

I thought of bleach, but I can't bleach my water filter. And now they are in the FAUCET. WTF! I'm so disgusted.

We get moths like crazy, too. Last year I found thousands of them dead on the beach. Very weird.

[bad-machination.livejournal.com]

Maybe they are coming up from the faucet? Seen any more around faucets? (especially if you're on well water)

[la-belle-laide.livejournal.com]

Yup, well water, but this is the only faucet they're in. And it's weird; they're in the base. Although I put some Terro traps down, and I'm seeing less and less. I really hope this is it.

[bad-machination.livejournal.com]

I found a whole bunch in my bathtub today. The water and bleach brigade struck them unawares.

I really dislike killing, and I can't imagine bleach is a good way to die, but I know my enemy; if I show any mercy they will invade.