so YESTERDAY we get a notice that they have to do some preventative spraying for bed bugs. Reason? last saturday or so the neighbors downstairs found a rash and suspected bedbugs. Orkin came and found one discarded casing of a bug that COULD be bedbugs.
So what does this mean? (e:lauren) and I both get home at 10 last night to find ourselves in a shit load of work.
Bag all clothes/linens/bedclothes and wash everything.
All furnature away from walls.
remove all wall hangings, and wall socket coverings.
flip up corners of carpet.
unfold sofa bed and dismantle practically completely.
vaccum carpet, all corners of carpet, wall crevaces, mattresses, cushions, etc.
basically MOVE OUT OF THE DAMN HOUSE BY NOON TODAY!
It is now 5:45 am and I have to work an 11 hour shift in Springville. Which means after all we did last night (including breaking my f#^*!^& bookshelf) Lauren still has to bust ass all morning to vaccum and whatever. all of this while she is supposed to be working on her final paper.
AND she has to somehow round up the pissed off kitties and stick them in the car and sit there for an hour and a half while the guy sprays.
then afterwards we have to somehow put our house back together and actually do our packing, which is what we were SUPPOSED to be doing in small amount of time we have in between my work schedule and us leaving at the ass crack of dawn friday.
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don't let the bedbugs bite04/29/2008 09:00 #44180
trepidationIn three days I will be in the air on my first plane trip ever. I know I keep blatherin on about it, but the excitement is unbeleiveable.
what IS unfortunate, however, is the lack of free time i am about to have between now and then. Today I am working till 830 in lockport. and I have agreed to be in springville at 730 to do the monthly inventory. Why? because I feel as though if I agree to tackle the unpleasant administrative tasks I will be looked upon as a leader in the company and thus aquire a)better job security and b) OVERTIME!
Tomorrow night is all about packing. Laundry. Packing. preparation. Because i work all day on thurs and as SOON as we get home we have to hit Sheas. Which I have never been to. Where do I park? how early before a show should I be there?
Come home and try to sleep? because we have to be at the airport at 430 am. Where do i park? ahhh its all new to me. Trepidation! trepidation! And how much is airport parking? booooooo expensivo!
what IS unfortunate, however, is the lack of free time i am about to have between now and then. Today I am working till 830 in lockport. and I have agreed to be in springville at 730 to do the monthly inventory. Why? because I feel as though if I agree to tackle the unpleasant administrative tasks I will be looked upon as a leader in the company and thus aquire a)better job security and b) OVERTIME!
Tomorrow night is all about packing. Laundry. Packing. preparation. Because i work all day on thurs and as SOON as we get home we have to hit Sheas. Which I have never been to. Where do I park? how early before a show should I be there?
Come home and try to sleep? because we have to be at the airport at 430 am. Where do i park? ahhh its all new to me. Trepidation! trepidation! And how much is airport parking? booooooo expensivo!
tinypliny - 04/30/08 14:06
But then I never flew till I came here at 25. That was a long gap and things had changed so much by then. The flights were packed, and I didn't really get that much candy. I think I got more cheese and yoghurt than candy. It was Air-France. What else could you expect?
But then I never flew till I came here at 25. That was a long gap and things had changed so much by then. The flights were packed, and I didn't really get that much candy. I think I got more cheese and yoghurt than candy. It was Air-France. What else could you expect?
tinypliny - 04/30/08 14:01
I think I flew first when I was 9 years old. My grandpa had died and my mum was crying all the way. Her eyes were so swollen she couldn't see us anymore, I think. The plane was half-empty and my brother and I ran up and down the plane till the stewardess got pissed and did everything but tie us to our seats. She wasn't very successful in controlling us and hit upon the classic tactic of cookie-toffee-bribes. By the end of the 3 hour flight my bro and I had a fabulous booty to split. I thick the inventory ran thus: 7 cookies, 12 chocolate bars, 5 hard-toffees and one bag of chips each. We never told mom or things might have turned confiscation/scolding-ugly heheheh. Ah. Good times. :)
I think I flew first when I was 9 years old. My grandpa had died and my mum was crying all the way. Her eyes were so swollen she couldn't see us anymore, I think. The plane was half-empty and my brother and I ran up and down the plane till the stewardess got pissed and did everything but tie us to our seats. She wasn't very successful in controlling us and hit upon the classic tactic of cookie-toffee-bribes. By the end of the 3 hour flight my bro and I had a fabulous booty to split. I thick the inventory ran thus: 7 cookies, 12 chocolate bars, 5 hard-toffees and one bag of chips each. We never told mom or things might have turned confiscation/scolding-ugly heheheh. Ah. Good times. :)
jenks - 04/30/08 12:06
cabs to the airport are about $25 each way. From my house, for one person, at least... Parking at the airport is $10/day in "long term preferred" (no shuttle required) or like $8/day in the "long term" lot, that is a shuttle-ride away from the terminal. So I always figure it depends on how long I'm going for. If it's more than 5 days, a cab is cheaper. Or, if you can get a ride on the way back, take a cab for the early morning?
Either way, have a great trip. Flying is no big deal. :)
cabs to the airport are about $25 each way. From my house, for one person, at least... Parking at the airport is $10/day in "long term preferred" (no shuttle required) or like $8/day in the "long term" lot, that is a shuttle-ride away from the terminal. So I always figure it depends on how long I'm going for. If it's more than 5 days, a cab is cheaper. Or, if you can get a ride on the way back, take a cab for the early morning?
Either way, have a great trip. Flying is no big deal. :)
fellyconnelly - 04/30/08 05:39
thanks for the info guys! and (e:drew) - thanks for the offer, we have gotten several and I just cant bring myself to allow anybody to get up that early!
this plane trip will somehow be amazing. even if (e:lauren) dreads the flight.
thanks for the info guys! and (e:drew) - thanks for the offer, we have gotten several and I just cant bring myself to allow anybody to get up that early!
this plane trip will somehow be amazing. even if (e:lauren) dreads the flight.
paul - 04/29/08 10:17
My first plane trip sucked. I was 18 and we were flying to South Carolina. Somehow I got pressure behind my eye and I thought it was going to pop out of my head. I remember holding it in, hoping I didn't lose it before we landed. Never happened after that - so it must have just been a freak thing.
My first plane trip sucked. I was 18 and we were flying to South Carolina. Somehow I got pressure behind my eye and I thought it was going to pop out of my head. I remember holding it in, hoping I didn't lose it before we landed. Never happened after that - so it must have just been a freak thing.
mrmike - 04/29/08 09:45
You can park at the Market Arcade parking lot for two bucks and just cut through the movie theater to get to Sheas
You can park at the Market Arcade parking lot for two bucks and just cut through the movie theater to get to Sheas
drew - 04/29/08 09:34
If you don't want to park at the airport, I think I can do a drop off and/or pick-up.
If you don't want to park at the airport, I think I can do a drop off and/or pick-up.
james - 04/29/08 09:07
Enjoy your trip.
Parking at Sheas is right where you parked to go to Marchella's. Parking at the airport is clearly labeled and is about $8 a day I believe.
Enjoy your trip.
Parking at Sheas is right where you parked to go to Marchella's. Parking at the airport is clearly labeled and is about $8 a day I believe.
04/26/2008 07:58 #44148
days off in hellYesterday was shopping for Florida day. Let me inform you that shopping for a swimsuit is probably the most horrifying adventure that a chick with an extra pound (or two) could experience. First of all, everywhere I went the bathing suits were either:
A) 2 piece
B) Adorned with rhinestones
C) adorned with gaudy flowers
D) Ludicrously expensive
E) GOLD. Yes GOLD.
It was not the most pleasant experience. I haven't been in a bathing suit in over ten years. I feel quite exposed. I felt on several occasions that a wetsuit covered with a mumu would probably be the sexier option.
More importantly... yet another battle at buffalo tonight, if anyone here is interested! BUFFALO BREAKDANCING! WOOOO!
A) 2 piece
B) Adorned with rhinestones
C) adorned with gaudy flowers
D) Ludicrously expensive
E) GOLD. Yes GOLD.
It was not the most pleasant experience. I haven't been in a bathing suit in over ten years. I feel quite exposed. I felt on several occasions that a wetsuit covered with a mumu would probably be the sexier option.
More importantly... yet another battle at buffalo tonight, if anyone here is interested! BUFFALO BREAKDANCING! WOOOO!
ladycroft - 04/28/08 10:07
now doha would be the PERFECT place for you to shop for a swimsuit if you don't like bikinis! Seriously, there are suits on the racks that look like they jumped right out of a 1920's mag.
now doha would be the PERFECT place for you to shop for a swimsuit if you don't like bikinis! Seriously, there are suits on the racks that look like they jumped right out of a 1920's mag.
04/23/2008 22:26 #44121
dirty smutCategory: good reads
I've been listening to a book on tape - a really random gross one that I didn't realize was more of a romantical book than a historical fiction - which is more my interest. So of course today on my way home from work I was subjected to about 15 to 20 minutes of a sex scene that uses delightful words such as "member" and "maidenhood".
Oh and incidentally, part of the reason the sex scene was so long was because they had to keep pausing to wonder aloud if the ghost of his grandfather was watching. Or to describe, in detail, the number of petticoats the young gent had to fight his way through to do his husbandly duty and officially make her his wife. BLAH!
Point of the story? I was pulling into the city when I realized my face hurt from the awful jaw dropping expression that was apparently plastered all over my face during the entire drive.
Apparently listening to heterosexual romance sex scenes set in medieval england during my long drive just doesn't do it for me.
but on a brighter note - three years ago today lauren and i made out for like 3 hours at the bar. happy anniversary love!
Oh and incidentally, part of the reason the sex scene was so long was because they had to keep pausing to wonder aloud if the ghost of his grandfather was watching. Or to describe, in detail, the number of petticoats the young gent had to fight his way through to do his husbandly duty and officially make her his wife. BLAH!
Point of the story? I was pulling into the city when I realized my face hurt from the awful jaw dropping expression that was apparently plastered all over my face during the entire drive.
Apparently listening to heterosexual romance sex scenes set in medieval england during my long drive just doesn't do it for me.
but on a brighter note - three years ago today lauren and i made out for like 3 hours at the bar. happy anniversary love!
metalpeter - 04/24/08 17:05
Happy Anniversary.
Happy Anniversary.
james - 04/24/08 08:34
Here is to three more years of "violating her moist folds of Venus".
Here is to three more years of "violating her moist folds of Venus".
janelle - 04/24/08 07:41
Happy anniversary!
Happy anniversary!
fellyconnelly - 04/24/08 07:06
i had to look it up, but apparently it is the wizard's daughter, by catherine coultier or something. Thanks! And most definetely a meeting in June would be fantastic!
i had to look it up, but apparently it is the wizard's daughter, by catherine coultier or something. Thanks! And most definetely a meeting in June would be fantastic!
ladycroft - 04/24/08 02:49
were you listening to Phillipa Carr or something!?
!!!Happy Anniversary!!!
p.s. i'm home in june and this time we have to meet!
were you listening to Phillipa Carr or something!?
!!!Happy Anniversary!!!
p.s. i'm home in june and this time we have to meet!
04/22/2008 08:51 #44095
Name That Bum!Category: randomo
Every time I go to the zoo i get faced with animal bums. so here is a fun new game for all of us to enjoy... NAME THAT ANIMAL BUM!!!
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and we have to check out (e:lauren)'s bum while she checks out animal bum.
and, oh my goodness look how (e:lauren) has shrunk!
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..and we have to check out (e:lauren)'s bum while she checks out animal bum.
and, oh my goodness look how (e:lauren) has shrunk!
fellyconnelly - 04/23/08 07:35
1. yes
2. yes
3. Mandrill
4. yes
5. wild boar of some sort
6. pygmy hippo
7. not so pygmy hippo
8. yes
9. spider monkey
Not bad though!
1. yes
2. yes
3. Mandrill
4. yes
5. wild boar of some sort
6. pygmy hippo
7. not so pygmy hippo
8. yes
9. spider monkey
Not bad though!
lizabeth - 04/22/08 14:07
Ok, I'll give this a shot.
1) tapir
2) turtle
3) aiyahh, no clue
4) elephant
5) once again, I'm at a loss
6) hippo
7) hippo again!
8) rhino
9) macaque? I don't know
How many did I get??
Ok, I'll give this a shot.
1) tapir
2) turtle
3) aiyahh, no clue
4) elephant
5) once again, I'm at a loss
6) hippo
7) hippo again!
8) rhino
9) macaque? I don't know
How many did I get??
fellyconnelly - 04/22/08 11:59
YAY employee discount!
these were photos from the Toronto Zoo from last weekend... but alas.. i am quite sure that i will drag (e:lauren) to the buff zoo and i'll be sure to let you know then!
i love zoos. tell me that the penguin exhibit under construction last year is open this year.
YAY employee discount!
these were photos from the Toronto Zoo from last weekend... but alas.. i am quite sure that i will drag (e:lauren) to the buff zoo and i'll be sure to let you know then!
i love zoos. tell me that the penguin exhibit under construction last year is open this year.
mrmike - 04/22/08 10:00
You came to the Zoo and didn't call ahead. Sheeet, I would have come down to say hello. One of the tag lines on some old advertising here says "Get your tail to the Zoo." So the animal asses are never far from the mindset here.
Next time you come, shoot me a note and behold the loveliness that is my employee discount.
You came to the Zoo and didn't call ahead. Sheeet, I would have come down to say hello. One of the tag lines on some old advertising here says "Get your tail to the Zoo." So the animal asses are never far from the mindset here.
Next time you come, shoot me a note and behold the loveliness that is my employee discount.
well guys, much sleeplessness and hard work later we made it through. Damn those umbrella drinks are going to be so tasty.
Everything you had to do is worth it if your apartment does not become infested with bedbugs. Trust me on this one. The precautions seem like a major pain in the ass, and they are, but once your place gets infested it is exceptionally difficult to eradicate the damn things. It usually takes at least four treatments and often upholstered items (beds, but also sofas, etc.) become trash. When I lived in the great Garden State, chica and I had to deal with an infestation that spread from the apartment below us and it was hellish. I'll spare you the details (unless you really really want to know) but the super failed to recognize the problem and actually made it worse. We ended up throwing away an expensive box spring and mattress, breaking our lease, and moving unexpectedly in the dead of winter.
Please comply with the seemingly ridiculous precautions to the best of your ability, despite the major inconvenience. Good luck, and contact me with questions if you have them.
Horrible. That sounds like it came at the worst possible moment. Sure you took all the proper measures- but how do you know everyone else did? Bed bugs are not very common I didn't think.
That is terrible. :/ I am so sorry! I hope things get back on track soon and you are able to pack and go on your trip peacefully! I hate it when you need to do last minute damage-control when you need to be doing so many other things! Ugh. :/
All the best!!!!
still awake?
I am so sorry.
that blows.
good luck!
One time when I lived in AZ with (e:jacob) our apartment building got infested with cochroaches. They sprayed without notification and everything was poisontastic when we got home. I hope bed bug spray isn't as bad because you could taste it forever.