Went outside onto our little porch to do some work. Isn't it lovely having a porch! I say to myself. Then, Hmph, get out of my face, mosquito. Then, Argh, get off my arms. And legs. And feet. And--

fuck it, I'm going back inside.

Nature 1, Kate 0

I guess I've always pushed the few weeks into a few months...

We'll see how long it takes for me to eat them!

No disputing taste, as they say much fancier in Latin.

I guess I should add that I DO like a little bit of relish in tuna salad. So ... what you said.

Don't let the mosquitoes win, Kate!

emailed my new boss about vacation days and adult education, and it was long.

I tried to be humerous about it.

She was humerous right back!

She totally knows how to express tone in email like a pro, or rather, like a fan who types in fan forums. We're talking in plain-text and she's all over short-cutting how to express italics without italics. I am so hopeful.

Also, I find it hilarious that her initials are my nickname from my little brother, which stand for Devil Woman (in my case).

Cutter Skinsations/Off equiv pump spray is my godsend against mosquitos. Unfortunately when I'm sweaty and working in the yard, I practically need it in a mister. Bonus, something about my chemistry means I'm always getting compliments on my nice 'perfume' when I use it. And it is the no-scent version! It just smells vaguely clean and astringent to me.

Stupid mosquitos!

Pickling doesn't make any sense for me, since I have year-round bounty, but I sure do like the taste of vinegar.

I just can't anymore. At least not white vinegar as Grace's suction machine tubes are cleaned out with vinegar. So we suction her, then run a 1/2 vinegar/1/2 water mix through the tube. It's just YUCK now to me.

I also wonder if there is a random seasoning that I don't like that makes me want to give up the ghost. For example, some curries are nearly the death of me.

I think that's what causes me to get ill whenever I eat pepperoni. I certainly don't get queasyness from any other kind of pork or beef sausage I've run across, though some give me heartburn. Or maybe it's the saltpeter preservatives?

Pickles for me are a big NO. Sara doesn't understand it, because, as she says, I like cucumbers. She doesn't seem to get that the pickle taste is what I object to.

I am not a fan of vinegar or pickles. Like at all. I can eat salt & vinegar potato chips, but that is it. All y'all who like pickles (love them) have my eternal curiosity.

I think that's what causes me to get ill whenever I eat pepperoni.

How are you with beef jerky (or any jerky)?

Oh, I can't even touch salt and vinegar chips, and the kids love them. Even worse was a British friend I used to work with. When we'd go out for fish and chips at one of the pubs near the office, she drowned her fish in vinegar, so heavily that I had to lean away from the table.