Remember: a Pet's Not Just For Christmas, It's For Possibly a Month or Two After That, Too, Til You Abandon It On The Roadside.
Today to my horror I discovered that last night in my frenzy of typing, aprés Macra, I forgot to mention a FANTASTIC FACT. This is, that as we were enjoying our pork chops in D's dining room, I noticed a large black, furry thing on the curtain.
I tried to be casual about it.
"So...what's the black furry thing on the curtain there?"
A blushing D explained, to my absolute delight and incredulity, that it was, in fact, a bat. A BAT! I nearly choked on my cabbage. What scandal! Not only have I never seen a bat before in my life (if I am truthful, at times I have even doubted their existence), I have certainly never seen a large furry one quietly crawl its way up a dining room curtain. I am absolutely tickled by this. Nobody is bothered by the bats in the house. Brilliant eh?
I got to get me some bat action, stat.
I have begun growing my finger nails. Since I no longer have a guitar, I think that this is an appropriate time to start turning into a chick. It may look as though I am doing it to be feminine, but in truth, it's simply to have something close at hand with which I may easily scratch the faces of my enemies.
K has still not returned from his business trip. [Insert languid sigh here.] It will be Sunday night. [Insert small whimper.] When will the waiting end? WHEN? When?!?
Oh yes...on Sunday.
Well, get off my back. Can't a girl pine for her husband without accusations of being "pathetic," "odd smelling" and "bat obsessed"? You and your accusing eyes, READING EVERY WORD I WRITE.
Like some class of a PERVERT STALKER.
I hope you are ashamed.
Personally, I've taking to tucking a pen in my palm and up my wrist, ready to flick out and stab some poor unfortunate attacker.
It's far more effective than scratching nails, though nowhere near as effective as my cordless drill idea. Why do people deny the genius of this idea?
Posted by: David Barrett at November 26, 2004 01:14 AMYour faithful blogging is commendable Neuro. Has K's trip been extended or the impact of his absence has just hit you with new strength? I can't believe you doubted the existence of bats! Mice (and rats) are merely bats that have been banished from Rodent Heaven (very big bats become rats) after turning away from the Rodent Almighty to follow Batman (or Danger Mouse... or some other Rodent Superpower).
Posted by: stig at November 26, 2004 10:51 AMDave, I'm into cordless drills. You aren't alone there.
Stig, banished rodents you say..! I like the cut of your jib and lies.
It has simply been a long, grey, groggy week. And now it's Friday morning and it's still another, like, 60 hours or something til his return. Mostly the problem is that he's having a hard time over there (UCCF staff workers have very very different attitudes to IFES Ireland staff workers).
Plus that and I'm a wuss.
Never mind - going to see The Grudge for the second time tonight. MUCH SCREAMING AND JUMPING AHOY!
Posted by: neuro at November 26, 2004 11:20 AMQuit your complaining. At least you have water.
Two days after a watern mains is burst by developers, we're still without. I am stinking like the proverbial "mad yoke"; my head is itching, we can't put on the heating and WE CANNOT FLUSH THE LOO CLAIRE IT IS STINKING.
Leave a big dirty crap in the loo for a day and a half, see how you feel then. I'm guessing not well.
If you actually do this, I strongly suggest flushing the loo and spraying copious amounts of air freshener around the house before K gets back.
Posted by: David Barrett at November 26, 2004 01:54 PMWow Dave, I'm feeling so clean and fresh and warm right now. And the bathroom just smells so good! And...my thirst is so...quenched or something.
:p
Poor Dave. Is it back yet?
Posted by: neuro at November 27, 2004 05:47 AMYeah, it's back now. NO THANKS TO YOU!
Posted by: David Barrett at November 27, 2004 09:02 PM