farewell, summer
Today was a gorgeous day. 70s, sunny, breezy. Perfect. I wish I'd spent more of it outside, but I didn't realize how fantastic it was until too late.
In other news, hornets are invading my apartment. (seriously.) I located one last Saturday, and another today. Thank God I have Raid under the sink (hello, allergy to bee stings, NICE TO SEE YOU) and that they were more interested in trying to get back through the window glass to outside than stinging me so I could Raid them good and proper. (by the way: yes, I understand, there are more humane solutions. I cannot use them without possibly subjecting myself to serious bodily harm. Sorry, but fuck humane in that circumstance. I'd kind of like to continue to live.)
I called the management office to let them know about the hornets, and they sent the engineer up (an hour later LOL) with a can of Raid. I explained to him that I'd already killed it, but that I would really like to know how they are getting in here so I could, you know, stop them. He fiddled and poked at the window, then shrugged and said he didn't know, but that I could call back if another one got in. WTF. Thanks. ass.
I think I am going to have Mike examine all things related to the window and find all places that might be allowing anything in, and work his engineering magic to fix them. I refuse to live without being able to open my windows (especially since my A/C is on the fritz and the heat here is always set high), and I would like to be able to open them SAFELY.
In happier news, I went out to dinner tonight with my friend Stephanie from $hell_job. I hadn't seen her since I left, and it was really nice to chat and catch up. I've missed seeing her, and she's such a lovely and wonderful person.
Alright, sleeping times now so I can get up and be ready to kick butt tomorrow.
In other news, hornets are invading my apartment. (seriously.) I located one last Saturday, and another today. Thank God I have Raid under the sink (hello, allergy to bee stings, NICE TO SEE YOU) and that they were more interested in trying to get back through the window glass to outside than stinging me so I could Raid them good and proper. (by the way: yes, I understand, there are more humane solutions. I cannot use them without possibly subjecting myself to serious bodily harm. Sorry, but fuck humane in that circumstance. I'd kind of like to continue to live.)
I called the management office to let them know about the hornets, and they sent the engineer up (an hour later LOL) with a can of Raid. I explained to him that I'd already killed it, but that I would really like to know how they are getting in here so I could, you know, stop them. He fiddled and poked at the window, then shrugged and said he didn't know, but that I could call back if another one got in. WTF. Thanks. ass.
I think I am going to have Mike examine all things related to the window and find all places that might be allowing anything in, and work his engineering magic to fix them. I refuse to live without being able to open my windows (especially since my A/C is on the fritz and the heat here is always set high), and I would like to be able to open them SAFELY.
In happier news, I went out to dinner tonight with my friend Stephanie from $hell_job. I hadn't seen her since I left, and it was really nice to chat and catch up. I've missed seeing her, and she's such a lovely and wonderful person.
Alright, sleeping times now so I can get up and be ready to kick butt tomorrow.