I had a real fruit fly problem that the vinegar traps weren't catching a couple days before a party -- fly paper from Lowe's helped a lot. Also bleach solution down sinks, because that's sometimes the source.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
bon bon - Sep 01, 2013 8:57:38 am PDT #4062 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Jessica - Sep 01, 2013 9:02:02 am PDT #4063 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I brought home a new TV from Costco and am now in gadget nerd heaven setting it all up. Happiness is a 50" LED display and shiny new Harmony remote settings.
As soon as we get a power strip for the bedroom, I can hook up the Roku to the TV in there and then we will be able to play Angry Birds and watch House of Cards on every screen in the house.
le nubian - Sep 01, 2013 9:15:36 am PDT #4064 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, "fungus flies?"
lovely. now I have something new to worry about.
aurelia - Sep 01, 2013 9:21:16 am PDT #4065 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The $6 fruit fly trap I bought at Walgreens was highly effective and was endlessly fascinating for the cast and crew of my last show.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2013 9:44:57 am PDT #4066 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nurse was earlier this week, and called at 11:15 to tell me she was 15 minutes (lie!) away. My sister's little convo had at least some impact
I'm not sure why someone on another board is suggesting all Jamaicans might have had a bad experience with a large dog. How hard is it to believe that some people just don't give a fuck?
The external drive on my TiVo seems to have failed. I can't bring myself to press "Clear" and proceed. I think it might mean I've lost everything that was stored on it. I powered the drive down and back on again, and when I plugged the power cable back in (while it was turned off) there were sparks.
So if you don't hear from me again, my place burnt down because I couldn't deal with the second electronic failure this week.
Laura - Sep 01, 2013 9:51:21 am PDT #4067 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Device~ma, ita! Sparks bad. We do indeed hope to hear from you again.
all Jamaicans might have had a bad experience with a large dog
I know a whole lot of non-Jamaicans that have had bad experiences with large dogs. Including myself, and yet I have a large doby.
meara - Sep 01, 2013 10:02:06 am PDT #4068 of 30000
Every Jamaican ever?? Seems...unlikely.
I have been pouring bleach down the sink just in case. I don't even want to think about what fungus flies might be or entail. Gross.
I had a whole plan for things to get done today but I'm cozy curled up with a book on the couch, so it may not happen.
le nubian - Sep 01, 2013 10:02:38 am PDT #4069 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, that sounds like a variation on "Black people hate dogs" stereotype.
Theodosia - Sep 01, 2013 10:40:04 am PDT #4070 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"
That must have been one hell of a big dog. Jamaica isn't a small island.
Jesse - Sep 01, 2013 10:59:19 am PDT #4071 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good news -- my father is way better today! Phew. Longer term still tbd, but he should be home tomorrow.