Rats gross me out. That is all.

The COO snet an answer to the private email I wrote him about the replacement, where I discussed his character, etc. AND CCed THE REPLACEMENT.

Scrappy, that is totally unprofessional. Ugh.

Meanwhile, rats! Nooooooo. Scariest.

Wait a second, what's a nutria? Hold on, googling...

Oh, HELL no.

I agree with everyone re: Scrappy's work thing being yikes and rats being ugh.

dammit. I thought nutria was something you eat, like a powdered sugar equivalent.

FUCK.

thanks google.

I second le nubian's post.

I mean, c'mon. Does the world need semi-aquatic rodents?

I just finished a weekly call with one of my project managers who has also been a mentor. I have worked with this gal for years, like over 16 years. Her son and my son were in Children's Hospital at the same time (CJ for his spinal surgery and her son for a high fever). We typically start off our calls with a quick kid update.

Today I mentioned that KCDW had been a huge help with the house clean up stuff. She sent me an IM (she shares an office) that not only did she not realize that I had divorced KCD, but that she is also divorced. Looks like we both did it around the same time. Trippy.

I'm done with my 8 hours of work for today. I should put in some OT but I kinda want a nap first. But I feel like I should start tackling my room instead of napping. But I feel like crap.

We've had mice in my building. A good deal less upsetting than rats, but still ....

And I've had my bug scare - thought it was bed bugs, so I consulted msbelle through email. I'm now wondering if it's something else. We'll see.

And my building has a big laundry room ... and there's one family that floods the laundry time every. time. They'll start up anywhere from three to seven washers at once, overload them, and when someone tries to tell them how they can avoid flooding the room, just sort of stare blankly. sigh ... luckily, it's a concrete floor with a drain in the middle, but still ....

Does the world need semi-aquatic rodents?

It does, but only if they're capybaras.

The way I would tell if a bug was a bed bug or not was to squish the bug and smell the results. Smooshed bed bugs stink, but other bugs I tried didn't.

eta: Also, bed bugs are hard to smoosh. You need to use a fingernail or some tool.

eta²: Unless the bed bug is engorged with blood.

Crap, now I'm getting bed bug flashbacks.

dammit. I thought nutria was something you eat, like a powdered sugar equivalent

It's that too. I cannot believe they went with that branding.

Nutria is used as fake mink, like how a lot of so-called red snapper is actually grouper.

Huh. Google informs me that now instead of a scam it's being actively promoted as sustainable/socially conscious fur. [link]

It also informs me that this [link] is a thing that exists in the world.