Can I just say ugh. I woke up around 5:00 this morning to discover that either I ate something bad yesterday or I caught the stomach thing that was going around the office early in the week on delay. I felt better when I woke up again, and I really wanted to go to SF to see Maria, so I tested the whole up and moving thing with a quick trip to TJs. That didn't work all that well (boo), and then when I got home I discovered at least one of the menagerie is also feeling poorly.

At least which ever beast it was made it to the garage.

I am up and awake, but not sure what I want to do with my day. Or how to schedule it. I need to finish painting, gotta figure out if I need any more supplies or if I'm good.

And what should I make for the BBQ I've been invited to, tomorrow? They're making pulled pork.

BBQ beans or cole slaw. Or mac & cheese.

Ooh, mac&cheese might be a good idea. I looked again, they said they'd have potato salad and a green salad, so I emailed asking if they'd rather I bring cobbler, cupcakes, or a quinoa/bean side dish. The first two would be fun because I hardly get a chance to bake these days (don't have places to bring them and can't eat a whole batch myself!), and the latter would be good because I could leave some at home and eat off it. But mac&cheese sounds delicious also...

Things that are making me nuts: FRUIT FLIES. OMG. I feel like there are so damn many in teh house I could be running biology experiments! I have cleaned as best I could, and I put out a bunch of traps which have killed a ton of them, but there seem to still be a ton left. EW.

Things that are making me nuts: FRUIT FLIES. OMG. I feel like there are so damn many in teh house I could be running biology experiments! I have cleaned as best I could, and I put out a bunch of traps which have killed a ton of them, but there seem to still be a ton left. EW.

I feel your pain. What kind of traps are you using? After a couple of weeks of vinegar traps, we only have a few stubborn ones left. We also noticed that a few of them got stuck in an empty bottle of tequila we left on the counter, so an excuse to drink?

We also noticed that a few of them got stuck in an empty bottle of tequila we left on the counter, so an excuse to drink?

Hah! I like this plan. I've been using vinegar traps, and it's killed a bunch of them, but part of the problem was that we had them, and then my roommate got more fruit and left it sitting on the counter. I have no idea what she was thinking. I've gotten rid of it all now, and I think it'll just take some time, but it's gross and frustrating meanwhile--yesterday one flew into my coffee (iced) in the living room, when I still had half a cup left! Boo.

Pray that they're actually fruit flies and not fungus flies. Mom & Dad had the latter for months, and it took rooting up the kitchen plumbing and removing a bad pipe to get rid of them.

Chemical weapons! If you can get them to congregate in one area--with a yogurt container, or a piece of fruit on a paper plate--then you can spray them with Lysol.

but part of the problem was that we had them, and then my roommate got more fruit and left it sitting on the counter.

I refuse to put yummy garden tomatoes in the fridge at this time of year, so I put them in a ceramic bowl with a dishtowel tightly wrapped around it, which seems to keep the fruit flies away.

Sorry about the stomach bug, Lee. And about the literal bugs, meara and sj.

I am still working on making breakfast for myself, so it's not going to be a super productive day. But if it's an at all productive day I think I'll count it as a win. We'll see how it goes...