Holy frell, you people. 150 posts to catch up on this morning and they are ALL about being bitten by insects???? DO NOT WANT.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Feb 10, 2009 3:41:09 am PST #5904 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Theodosia - Feb 10, 2009 3:46:57 am PST #5905 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I could talk about getting stung by a Man o' War, would that be more diverting?
Sue - Feb 10, 2009 3:47:41 am PST #5906 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Martha Stewart in a bunnygirl outfit something that would make you go OMGWTF?
She was a model, back in the 60's. But I suspect it was genteel modelling, not naked Scavullo modelling. But Martha Stewart, now, in a bunny suit would have me reaching for the brain bleach.
Fay - Feb 10, 2009 3:51:05 am PST #5907 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Cool. Cheers!
flea - Feb 10, 2009 3:53:47 am PST #5908 of 30000
information libertarian
Martha Stewart is a fairly dignified, waspy-preppy looking woman of about 65. Bunny suit NO.
Lee - Feb 10, 2009 4:07:54 am PST #5909 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
And yet I'm sure there is fic about exactly that, somewhere.
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2009 4:21:20 am PST #5910 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cat Remote Control, Make Them Do What You Want
Simply point at your cat, press buttons on the remote and hope for the best. With buttons for “Stop Scratching”, “Show Affection”, “Remain Aloof” and others, you’ll be in control in no time. It’s finally your turn to make your cat do what you want.
juliana - Feb 10, 2009 4:25:38 am PST #5911 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Re: stinging insects - I would just like to note that Alaska's mosquitoes are so large that they've been known to carry off small animals. Okay, not really, but they are large, vicious, and sneaky bastards. AK also has chiggers, horseflies, wasps, and bees. (I am allergic like woah to the latter two.) However, we do not have any snakes or cockroaches (at least in the Interior), for which I was profoundly grateful as a child, because UGH.
I did get chased by a moose once, though.
Tom Scola - Feb 10, 2009 4:30:49 am PST #5912 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
When I was about 9 or 10, a bee landed on my nose, and then flew away. I didn't feel a sting, but both of my eyes ended up swelling up something awful.
Kat - Feb 10, 2009 4:34:38 am PST #5913 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I got nuthin to add on the bug front. Other than insect bites = bad. We get skeeters in our house here and it sucks, but it's nothing like either Hawaii or Ohio.
Oh wait. I do have something to add. I did a backpacking trip in Yosemite for 5 days. When I got out of my sleeping bag to go pee at dawn, the mosquitoes were swarming the bag when I got back. They are attracted to both C02 and heat. Makes them hard to avoid.
Our leader had been in the Peace Corps in Honduras. She said that she wouldn't shower if, when she was in the shower and she lifted her arm up and down, she hit more than 20 mosquitoes. Um. yikes.