'Serenity'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
But there are steps that can be taken to minimise their prevalence, and I judge when people don't.
Asian tiger mosquitoes, the evil creatures that have invaded a number of Southern states, can reproduce in a tablespoon of water. An upturned leaf under ivy is enough to do it, which is one of the main reasons I've now killed most of the ivy. I scour the yard for water and still get attacked by swarms of them, even though they don't range far at all from where they're hatched.
Happy Birthday, Liese!
I can't stop creating roller derby names. I can't believe Skanky McFarland hasn't been registered. Maybe too obscure?
In a country with as poor a health infrastructure as Jamaica's, striking at the source of infection is very important. I'm going to keep judging. Lives are on the line.
Asian tiger mosquitoes carry West Nile, so I'm with you with the wanting them all dead. I suspect the culprits in this case are the properties behind me. One that was empty for a long time and is overgrown because the owner's in a nursing home and the other is the one owned by the people who have built the giant fence, the code-violating outbuilding that shades a quarter of my back yard and the giant illegal fire pit. They probably breed mosquitoes for fun.
We are having a rockier night, but managable I think. Mac really wanted my full attention the second he got out of school non-stop all night and I have had to establish that I cannot do that every single night. I probably should have asked my parents to come over tonight, but I am not sure they are up for it.
The thing about bedbugs that amazes me is the stigma. They don't cause disease, they are not associated with uncleanliness - they are itchy and annoying, but so are mosquitoes and there is no stigma about those!
People shouldn't judge others for having them, BUT unlike mosquitos they travel with you, are ludicrously hard to kill/avoid in your own home, and attack when you are vulnerable, making them psychologically horrifying. So yeah, I think people are justified in trying to avoid getting them.
Happy birthday, Liese!
Happy Birthday, Liese!
Bedbug bites, if not treated properly, can cause edema which is no good. Happened to a former coworker who ended up being hospitalized for a few days.
Skanky McFarland is an excellent derby name.
LA Times today pub'd an article about getting airplay on KCRW. The advantage is that I now know more about it (I submitted my album to them months ago), but the disadvantage is now everyone ELSE knows too and will be competing with me to get through to their phone during the brief weekly window when you can check whether your CD has been added to their library and is getting any airplay.
I've GOT to turn my hours around. I was up 'til 3am again last night. It's adding to my depression missing so much daylight and it's bound to get worse in the winter. Gotta turn it around!