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coupla notes & the great cockroach massacre

April 30, 2003

I'm just feeling good this morning because it rained and because I just heard from ms. Pear about our madcap adventure (I'm calling it the mad mama tour of zero three) & she is, in fact, NOT flaking even though I Had premonitions of flake yesterday (so much for my psychic abilities).

But not much to say other than that right now. I've been goofing all morning, flirting with sleeping in, but unable to because I share the bed with a silly angel who woke up and demanded "good booby, mama?" And neither of us were going to go back to sleep after fully waking to the sounds of all of those damn birds.

Should I tell you about the great cockroach massacre? I swear to you that I am not THAT much of a slob. Well, I'm kind of a slob, but I'm sure there are bigger slobs out there with less of a fucking cockroach problem. Suffice to say that I Have had to box up all of the books that I was formerly keeping in my bedroom because all of a sudden there were a bunch of the little (did I say LITTLE? these bugs are actually anything BUT little...which is why I can't smash them with shoes...they make a crunching noise that turns my stomach something fierce) fuckers eating my reading materials. Like i'd wake up in the middle of the night and it sounded like MICE in my room. I think it has something to do with the huge-ass oak tree outside of the bedroom, and the fact that the house is totally not sealed to the outside world. & I was starting to think I should fumigate, but the guy I work with pointed out that these roaches (which are actually water bugs or palmetto bugs, I think) would just cough a lot and run from the building, only to come back later once the fumes died down and I think he's probably right.

So, anyway, what DOES kill them is peppermint dr. bronner's. And the day after I cleared the bookshelves of books, they were all exposed and out in the open saying "Where the fuck's my cover!" and I opened fire, ignoring the fact that I really hate to kill any living creature (I ignore that a lot when it comes to fucking roaches) and I got...well, I won't give numbers, but I got a lot of them before I finally turned off the light and went back to bed in a noticably more silent room.

I think c was traumatized, though...I'm hoping it's not permanent.

& now you know why I've been so tired lately...it's because I've been up battling roaches at night. I think I have won, though. Last night was practically roach free. I think the trick is that I'm just going to have to get rid of all of my freaking earthly possessions so they will have nowhere to hide.

So, great. I co-exist with zen master cockroaches. Could my life be any more surreal?

Posted at April 30, 2003 10:02 AM

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yeah. it's hard to reconcile ahimsa with urban living. i myself have dealt much carnage among the rattus norvegicus population. it doesn't sit well with me, but i won't have the bastards in my house, period.

the sensible thing to do is to "pray" to the cockroaches for forgiveness, as one does to the prey when hunting. catch and release programs don't work as cockroaches are an invasive breed.

they'll outlive us, probably.

Posted by: r@d@r at April 30, 2003 11:49 AM

Oh, you and Coley have my sympathies. At least they aren't *flying*at*you.* I'm still traumatized over that. ::shudder::

How exactly does one apply the Peppermint Dr. Bronner's? Spray mist? Wipe down the shelves? Full-strength or dilute? Urban dwellers nation-wide wanna know.

Posted by: RedHeadDread at April 30, 2003 12:30 PM

I put about 1/2 cup into a spray bottle (I'm thinking it's a half gallon? or something) and fill the bottle the rest of the way with water. This is my standard cleaning solution by the way. It's multipurpose. I add a little vinegar when I'm feeling sassy.

And I've heard a rumor that peppermint, specifically, deters the roaches. But any/all soap will kill the fuckers because it gums up their respiratory system.

Posted by: drublood at April 30, 2003 7:29 PM

Thanks for the tip! I use Dr. B's salsuds for cleaning house (mostly because I like the pine-y scent) in the same proportions. I have always said Dr. B was my fave religious fanatic (may he rest in peace), who knew he was also an exterminator extraordinaire?

Posted by: RedHeadDread at April 30, 2003 9:50 PM