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July 22, 2008 / Tuesday
Mosquito Wars
Last night was so ridiculous it's almost comical.
The mosquitoes know that I want them dead, and they're taking it personally.
Before going to bed last night, I saw a mosquito hanging out on the wall and tried to kill it. I missed. They're fast. I decided to hunt it down and try to kill it, as I didn't want it buzzing by my head in the middle of the night. Over the next 20 minutes, I found it, whacked at it, missed, repeat, repeat, repeat. And then, imagine my surprise when I looked up at the ceiling (which is way too high for me to reach) to find TWO mosquitoes.
I tried for another 15 minutes to kill them both. Again, they proved too speedy and stealthy to successfully track and kill. Finally, I gave up, turned off the lights, threw a towel over my head, and tried to sleep.
Almost immediately, they went into attack mode. They buzzed and dive bombed my head in unison, over and over and over. I knew they couldn't get to me, but the buzzing was so loud (in stereo!) that I couldn't sleep. I turned the light on and tried to kill them for another 5 minutes. It was getting late. I fetched my earplugs, put them in, threw the towel over my head again, and went to sleep.
I knew they were there. I could hear them just a wee bit through the earplugs, but it was quiet enough that I could sleep. They tried the entire night to bite me. Today, I have four really tiny bites on my neck and shoulder. It's hard not to fidget a little during the night, and that's where blanket meets towel. They pounce the moment anything is exposed; I mindlessly left my hand out for just a moment and almost immediately felt a mosquito land on it.
New total: 41.
I woke up this morning to peace and quiet. They go into hiding when there's light. I'm thinking maybe tonight I'll try to sleep with the light on. Will it help? We'll find out.
July 22, 2008 09:54 PM | St. Petersburg
Comments
holy crap. i hope you have some blood left by the time you head home.
Posted by: heather at July 23, 2008 06:15 AM
I'm very much looking forward to home... although not to jet lag. My first three days here sucked!
Posted by: Viv at July 23, 2008 06:18 AM