Saturday, July 12, 2008

Super Fly's cousin

Seattle has been treating me pretty good. Nothing too exciting. I did get in a car accident but we'll talk about that later. Yesterday I just decided to stay inside and relax. You know...one of those days where you hang out in your pjs all day and watch tv. So I was off to a good start. I was chatting online watching tv when I felt this itchy feeling on my foot. I looked down there was this bug on my foot. The thing was over an inch long with a billion little legs. This huge black and yellow thing was trying to gnaw my foot off. And now my neighbors knew it, too.

I flipped the bug off and then I grabbed the first paper thing in my hand (my bank statement envelop). I smacked the paper on top of the bug and did the universal squishing motion to kill it. Then I tossed the trash can on top of it just to be safe.

There is a evil bug under here. Stand back.

So like any very emotional girl I left the bug under the bucket and got online to ask my guy friends to come and take care of it. They all said no. Apparently I am not worth the flight from Iowa to Seattle. Losers. So I was stuck dealing with it myself or redecorating so that the trash can looked good sitting in the middle of the room.

Well I pulled off the can and lifted the paper and O MY GOD the thing was still moving. Moving towards me at a rapid rate! I tossed the paper back on it and showed the little bugger what I got for 6 years of engineering school.


Did someone wanted to play Erin's version of the Princess and the Pea?

I figured that would kill me so it should kill the bug. I pushed down on the books and went back to my chatting for a while. Then I decided I should clean up. But who wants to clean up bug guts? :P So I start to unpack and once I get to the bottom of my pile of knowledge I hear this noise. It started to get louder. And I realized it was coming from under my envelope. Are you kidding me!? I couldn't believe it; there is no way this thing is still alive.

Someone else look; I can't do it.

So I mustered up the guts to look under the paper. The bug was there, alive, buzzing and moving around. That's it! Its not the first time I have killed a bug and I don't know why this one won't die. So I pulled out the big guns or rather my hammer. I put down a paper towel and went to town on that bugs little ass. I'm sure my neighbor below me loves me now. But I got the little bugger...I think.

Bug, meet Mr. Hammer.

Mr. Hammer, meet BugBug, your new home, the toilet.

And then it was done. Well, the bug was dead but I think I need to go though therapy. Last night I didn't sleep a wink. Every time I felt something I thought it was a bug. I woke up with my pj bottoms on backwards. Don't ask. Its better to let it die in the past.

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12 comments:

Aerin said...

$2000 for the kit, what a steal. I bet that kit cost you close to $40,000 to assemble the first time around.

Justin said...

Can tell you're no longer in GA. That's quite a bit of water to use on a single bug. Good thing you're not in a drought anymore...or are you?

Erin said...

Well I wasn't going to let him sit in there until I had to pee. With my luck with that bug it would have bit my ass.

As far as that drought goes...well I haven't see an lot of rain since I moved to Seattle. So I don't know. Might be too early to tell.

Unknown said...

Seems like you go from one calamity to another, but after operations, car accidents and melting plastic spoons in the dishwasher it would take more than a little bug to get you. Good thing we moved out of NM they had some really nasty things there.

Erin said...

There was nothing little about this bug. It was crazy. I don't know what they have in the water around here but I think I need to drink more of it. I'll be benching Mac Trucks in no time.

John said...

Poor little fella, he just wanted to come play with his new roommate! First, a game of footsie! Then, he was going to help you divide up the money for bills followed by a fun game of hide and seek under that round thing... Then back to work, helping you move your books across the room. Finally, the Horror!!! Please make the pounding stop, and when it does... water!?! Doesn't she know he can't swim? This living arrangement is not going to work out well, thankfully he had a chance to warn the other 1200 roommates before the trip to the round water thingy.

Erin said...

Well I didn't want a roommate. He wasn't paying any rent.

Anonymous said...

You are telling me you have never seen a Yellow Jacket before ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_jacket )? Plus, you are in the dry season in Seattle... just give it until the end of August. Then you will never want to see rain again.... ;-)

Erin said...

Hi Tim!

Long time no comment. And then you go and comment and link to the evil Wikipedia...ew. I don't care what it is I don't want it hanging out in my home unless it is entertaining me or paying the rent. Anyway...I don't think I will be sick of the rain. But then again we haven't been getting any rain so...

Justin said...

Hmm, seems sketchy to me. Wikipedia...we have got to train you better Tim

Anonymous said...

this is crazy...my stomach turned over when i saw the picture of the bug....i suggest hairspray next time and a match.....hehehe

Erin said...

right, with my luck I would burn my place down.