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bug wars, still ongoing
Feb. 1st, 2019 06:27 amUgh. On the positive side, I'm not actively freaking out. On the other hand, the over-two-inches reddish brown R-bug-look-I-don't-even-wanna-type-the-word I just did battle with is STILL IN MY BEDROOM. It did not come up through the drain grating despite what the exterminator theorized, not at that size, and it didn't seem very bothered at all by repeated hits of Raid spray. (which is now in the carpet, and while the cats don't come in here, my feet will inevitably track some of it out. oh dear.)
As long as I keep the lights on, it'll probably stay hidden, but I can't keep them on forever. Will it go back to its usual bathroom haunt or switch careers to menacing me in here? When my long-suffering flatmate gets up in an hour, should I ask them to flail about with a stick and try to drive it into the open again? Now that I know it's Raid-immune, the best option seems to be trapping it under weighted-down tupperware and calling the landlord. What if it finds a cozy home in one of the cardboard boxes? Why do the damned things charge at you when you spray them instead of running away? ARGH.
Ahem.
(One piece of advice from the exterminator that seems sound: we should all be opening our delivery packages outside and throwing away the packaging at once, as hitchhikers are increasingly common.)
In less fraught news, I'm really enjoying the Temeraire books by Naomi Novik, and have finally got my hands on the first Penric book from the library. Why did I resist ebooks for so long? They're incredibly convenient, and while it's still more satisfying to touch and hold real books, reading at length on an ipad isn't as hard for my eyes as I thought it would be. My reading in 2019 is going to increase tenfold.
RWBY definitely got better after the first season, in both writing and animation quality. The music is good enough that I've been listening to the vocal tracks on Spotify most nights. We're more than midway through season 2 and while the characters are all still familiar archetypes, I can't entirely predict the story beats anymore and am genuinely curious to see what they'll do. Apparently every character is derived from a different fairy tale; I don't want to spoil anyone so I won't mention the ones I know so far, but they've gone in some nifty directions. The niece is going to love RWBY when she's ready for it - that might take another year, though, since after the first few episodes the violence level went up.
(Update: Flatmate very kindly flailed with stick, but the bug has gone to ground. ARGH.)
As long as I keep the lights on, it'll probably stay hidden, but I can't keep them on forever. Will it go back to its usual bathroom haunt or switch careers to menacing me in here? When my long-suffering flatmate gets up in an hour, should I ask them to flail about with a stick and try to drive it into the open again? Now that I know it's Raid-immune, the best option seems to be trapping it under weighted-down tupperware and calling the landlord. What if it finds a cozy home in one of the cardboard boxes? Why do the damned things charge at you when you spray them instead of running away? ARGH.
Ahem.
(One piece of advice from the exterminator that seems sound: we should all be opening our delivery packages outside and throwing away the packaging at once, as hitchhikers are increasingly common.)
In less fraught news, I'm really enjoying the Temeraire books by Naomi Novik, and have finally got my hands on the first Penric book from the library. Why did I resist ebooks for so long? They're incredibly convenient, and while it's still more satisfying to touch and hold real books, reading at length on an ipad isn't as hard for my eyes as I thought it would be. My reading in 2019 is going to increase tenfold.
- Risotto with shrimp, sausage, onion, peas: Moderate success, too much paprika on shrimp.
- Sundried tomato cream sauce chicken thighs: WIN. Next time, try with pasta instead of rice.
- Salmon with creamy lemon dill sauce: WIN. Extra sauce eaten with pasta: DOUBLE WIN.
- Snap peas with lemon zest and thyme: Tasty, but more work than it's really worth. Simply microwaving the peas works fine.
- Spaghetti squash cubes, microwaved with oregano and basil: Not my favorite, but an adequate vegetable.
RWBY definitely got better after the first season, in both writing and animation quality. The music is good enough that I've been listening to the vocal tracks on Spotify most nights. We're more than midway through season 2 and while the characters are all still familiar archetypes, I can't entirely predict the story beats anymore and am genuinely curious to see what they'll do. Apparently every character is derived from a different fairy tale; I don't want to spoil anyone so I won't mention the ones I know so far, but they've gone in some nifty directions. The niece is going to love RWBY when she's ready for it - that might take another year, though, since after the first few episodes the violence level went up.
(Update: Flatmate very kindly flailed with stick, but the bug has gone to ground. ARGH.)
