Ugh. Fruit flies are the worst, except in any way that actually counts, obviously. While I am aware that the coffee bean is technically a fruit, that does not mean the little fuckers should take that as an invitation to fly into my cup as I am raising it to my mouth. IT EMPHATICALLY DOES NOT.
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In the interests of reciprocation: I have been working a ton, knitting like a demon (do demons knit? enquiring minds want to know), bemoaning the lack of decent new C/B fic, re-reading old decent C/B fic, working a ton more, aaaaaaand that's about it.
RIGHT? They're so annoying. You're just sitting there trying to have your coffee and then suddenly there's one TWO CENTIMETERS from your eyes and you're all "FLAIL".
Hee! I think demons knit. AND THEY KNIT VERY WELL. But mostly stuff like soul-trapping sweaters and death scarves.
It really is. I kind of feel a little bad for those fans who take it so seriously, because it's so fun and ridiculous. It has to suck to feel miserable because of it. Heh.
Oh, man, if only we lived less that a thousand miles from each other. I don't have a camping buddy, either. I have gone solo camping. but naturally, as a woman, it makes me nervous.
Why can't we single camper women (err, not sure of that phrasing) live near each other??? (Though I don't know if I officially qualify as a "camper woman," but you know I'm always game!)
DAMN IT. Plus, you kayak too, don't you? And I would love to learn how to do that.
I hear you on the nervousness about camping alone though. I feel like I'd have to be sort of picky about where I stay. My mom used to camp alone and she said she took along a boom box that had really loud music queued up with the volume on 10, and she kept it close to her bag, so if someone tried to get in, she figured she'd just hit the power button. Which... was kind of ingenious, I think. lol.
Not sad at all. We all have times we're there. ::laughs:: Methinks I been there an awful long time... But hopefully soon that will change for me (and for you
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Oh, the plastic wrap goes over the top of the whole bowl of vinegar/soap. Then you poke a few small holes in it, so the flies can get in, but they can't find their way out again. And I think that helps a lot, because I used to make these sorts of traps without it and they'd never catch anything. But the plastic wrap makes a huge difference.
Also, I tried one today with beer instead of vinegar, and it is TURBO power. I've caught more flies in six hours today than I did in 48 hours with the vinegar. Wow!
I've never managed to make a WORKING fruitfly trap!
Last summer, we had a battery powered fly swatter that would zap them, and that worked great until it shorted. Note, while it stopped working on flies, it still zapped me when I touched it with a finger to test it.
I know! Me either. I think the key is putting plastic wrap over the top of the bowl and poking some small holes in it, so the flies can get in but not out again. And I used beer/soap today as the bait instead of cider vinegar/soap, and it's working FANTASTICALLY!
I have no beer. I'm pretty sure I have wine or ACV. I'll have to try it or just let them take over the entire house. I think those are my only options.
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Oh, and hello!
In the interests of reciprocation: I have been working a ton, knitting like a demon (do demons knit? enquiring minds want to know), bemoaning the lack of decent new C/B fic, re-reading old decent C/B fic, working a ton more, aaaaaaand that's about it.
Sigh.
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Hee! I think demons knit. AND THEY KNIT VERY WELL. But mostly stuff like soul-trapping sweaters and death scarves.
Oh god, CHUCK. I KNOW.
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Isn't True Blood just deliciously insane? I'm just starting season 5 and still amazed at its outlandish and fucked up stories.
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The staycation sounds nice!
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I hear you on the nervousness about camping alone though. I feel like I'd have to be sort of picky about where I stay. My mom used to camp alone and she said she took along a boom box that had really loud music queued up with the volume on 10, and she kept it close to her bag, so if someone tried to get in, she figured she'd just hit the power button. Which... was kind of ingenious, I think. lol.
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Also, I tried one today with beer instead of vinegar, and it is TURBO power. I've caught more flies in six hours today than I did in 48 hours with the vinegar. Wow!
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Last summer, we had a battery powered fly swatter that would zap them, and that worked great until it shorted. Note, while it stopped working on flies, it still zapped me when I touched it with a finger to test it.
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