Do mosquitoes do anything useful?

From the mammal's POV? No. But I suppose the West Nile virus finds it rather accommodating.

They feed bats, which are fairly cool. billytea could probably give us more reasons.

I should also get a bat house for the yard.

Well, you know how they tell you not to kill the lizards because they kill something more annoying--mosquitoes are pretty much the more annoying, huh?

The attending came in and ran a quick neuro check. Not sure what that's about. I mean, why it's split between docs. I'm figuring the attending outranks the first doc who talked to me, and certainly the chit of a girl who accompanied him.

They feed bats, which are fairly cool. billytea could probably give us more reasons.

Nah, they're just parasitic bastidges. :-) Really, about the only thing they really contribute to other animals is being food for larger critters (notably dragonflies). Other than that, they're a disease vector.

mosquitoes are pretty much the more annoying, huh?

YES. At least in my mind. Mosquitoes suck.

I mean, why it's split between docs. I'm figuring the attending outranks the first doc who talked to me, and certainly the chit of a girl who accompanied him.

Grace's attending IS a chit of a girl!

t am old

This attending had the decency to be nearer my parents' age than mine, which was kind of him.

So they wheeled me back out into the hall and generally played right into my seen-as-drugseeker paranoia. I actually feel like I've been rude, somehow. But this is exactly the same headache I had this morning, and somehow I'm sure I shouldn't feel guilty about that.

Now watch as I tie myself up in knots about getting a glass of water.

Well, the water seeking is a problem...

SOMEONE GIVE ITA SOME DAMN WATER

Got water! That's a plenty large yell you got there, Trudy.

It's been about an hour since they first checked up on me and decided I need more meds. Unsurprisingly I am more-med-free.

Someone just gave birth on the way here, and another woman shortly after arriving here. Am I in the "miracles of life" corridor? No, I'm in the room where the noisemakers are given haldol and are trying to match pitch with the medical devices. No money for guessing right which evil I consider lesser.

Sorry for the guilt, ita.

Distract yourself with some new pics of Noah and Grace? I babysat Sunday morning, with Cheerios. Apparently he is a Dr. Seuss character. Playing the shaker bells. Action tumble! Playing ball. Drinking problem?

Grace showing off her thick head of hair, admiring her guns, practicing her superhero flying pose, and just being cute.

Maybe you should make a bunch of fucking noise and get some haldol?

No... no... reacts with narcotics. Curse you, Wikipedia!!!

::shakes tiny fist::

ita, this just sucks so bad