Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Feeling much better thank you - less sore, but more swollen (luckily the lopsided chipmunk look suits me ).

It looks like I got off lightly judging by what other people have related - glad I read them after I'd been done and not before; I might have chickened out .

Hey, less sore is always a good thing. The swelling should go down in a few more days.

[RickyMaveety]

Well, I dropped by the Moons house, and was immediately enlisted to make some quick computer repairs. They said they are now refering to me as "RTTR" ... which stands for "Ricky to the Rescue."

I don't want to even think what else it could possibly stand for ....

Now, tonight, I am about to embark on repainting the chalkboard door. Oh, what the heck ... it's Saturday night and there is absolutely nothing else to do around here. Even the deer have wandered off to what ever deer bars they usually frequent.

[UncleDuke]

listening to the bbc overseas service and waiting for suki to get here for a late supper

so i wait and check in on you guys and gals

must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by UncleDuke

listening to the bbc overseas service and waiting for suki to get here for a late supper

so i wait and check in on you guys and gals

must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room
must not eat the doughnuts in the box in the next room

I hate you. All I can think of right now is eating sugar doughnuts!

[RWood]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Currently biting into cotton pads to stem the bleeding form having two wisdom teeth out this morning.
Not sure the sedation was strong enough - they said it'd be like being very drunk, and I probably wouldn't remember anything.
Don't feel drunk, and remember quite a lot of cutting, chipping and tugging .

Looking forward to a few days feeling sorry for myself, mooching about doing nothing but reading - my favourite part of feeling poorly .

Feel sorry for yourself and read all you can. I hope the oral surgeon gave you pain meds. I had all four out one afternoon with just local anesthetic (great book, Local Anesthetic by Gunter Grass) and I remember everything.

To do nothing is far worse, I put it off for a few weeks to get to spring break and I regretted the delay. I finally gave up and had it done. The recovery was less painful than what I had put up with prior to that.

[RickyMaveety]

Right now, I am itching several very painful swollen places on my arms, legs, torso, face and hands.

I know it was a spider that bit me night before last ... right hand (on my f.u. finger) unmistakeably a spider bite.

But, I've got a much larger bite on my left elbow ... I don't know if it was something small that bit me and I'm just having an allergic reaction, or something bigger. Two bites under my left eye. Several more on my torso (and I suspect those are from the scorpions that decided to "sleep over" last night).

I'm covered in cortisone and quite miserable because IT'S NOT HELPING!!

[zelda_pinwheel]

wow, and i've been cranky because of the mutant mosquitoes we have this year. i hope you feel better soon. i hear lavendar in all the windows will deter scorpions ; i don't know whether it's true, but it can't hurt to try ; at worst, you *still* have scorpions, but your house smells nice.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, and i've been cranky because of the mutant mosquitoes we have this year. i hope you feel better soon. i hear lavendar in all the windows will deter scorpions ; i don't know whether it's true, but it can't hurt to try ; at worst, you *still* have scorpions, but your house smells nice.

'aid to memory', lavendar also helps one to sleep....

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Right now, I am itching several very painful swollen places on my arms, legs, torso, face and hands.

I know it was a spider that bit me night before last ... right hand (on my f.u. finger) unmistakeably a spider bite.

But, I've got a much larger bite on my left elbow ... I don't know if it was something small that bit me and I'm just having an allergic reaction, or something bigger. Two bites under my left eye. Several more on my torso (and I suspect those are from the scorpions that decided to "sleep over" last night).

I'm covered in cortisone and quite miserable because IT'S NOT HELPING!!

Good grief.......get thee to a doctor......if not today because its sunday, then tomorrow for sure!! I hope you are better soon.....

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Good grief.......get thee to a doctor......if not today because its sunday, then tomorrow for sure!! I hope you are better soon.....

she will be, she's a tough cookie...

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Right now, I am itching several very painful swollen places on my arms, legs, torso, face and hands.

I know it was a spider that bit me night before last ... right hand (on my f.u. finger) unmistakeably a spider bite.
But, I've got a much larger bite on my left elbow ... I don't know if it was something small that bit me and I'm just having an allergic reaction, or something bigger. Two bites under my left eye. Several more on my torso (and I suspect those are from the scorpions that decided to "sleep over" last night).
I'm covered in cortisone and quite miserable because IT'S NOT HELPING!!

Yikes , we don't have that scale of venomous wildlife over here. Camomile lotion seems to be what everyone uses for soothing bites and stings; but I imagine scorpion bites would require more serious attention.

One bite would be bad enough, but it sounds like you got mobbed .
Hope the cortisone is kicking in by now.

[RWood]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Right now, I am itching several very painful swollen places on my arms, legs, torso, face and hands.

I know it was a spider that bit me night before last ... right hand (on my f.u. finger) unmistakeably a spider bite.

But, I've got a much larger bite on my left elbow ... I don't know if it was something small that bit me and I'm just having an allergic reaction, or something bigger. Two bites under my left eye. Several more on my torso (and I suspect those are from the scorpions that decided to "sleep over" last night).

I'm covered in cortisone and quite miserable because IT'S NOT HELPING!!

Texas spiders are what, 5" to 6" for the babies and larger for the adults. I remember a troupe of Texas cockroaches carrying off a small child.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by RWood

Texas spiders are what, 5" to 6" for the babies and larger for the adults. I remember a troupe of Texas cockroaches carrying off a small child.

god help you. my hair stood on end just reading that sentence (it really doesn't matter if it's a texan exagerration, it probably is not that far from the truth). why you lot don't collectively move somewhere with more reasonable fauna is just beyond me.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, and i've been cranky because of the mutant mosquitoes we have this year. i hope you feel better soon. i hear lavendar in all the windows will deter scorpions ; i don't know whether it's true, but it can't hurt to try ; at worst, you *still* have scorpions, but your house smells nice.

That's what the Moons do. They have lavender growning all around the house. And, they never have a problem with scorpions. I'm going to have to get some. I'm really getting tired of these buggers.

Originally Posted by GeoffC

'aid to memory', lavendar also helps one to sleep....

And, the Moons also bought me a lovely bottle of lavender body lotion. I should start putting that on at night. Maybe I won't be the ideal place to stage a gang fight.

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Good grief.......get thee to a doctor......if not today because its sunday, then tomorrow for sure!! I hope you are better soon.....

Don't worry, I will survive. Trips to the doctor are reserved for serious infections, snake bites and broken bones. I'm going to buy some calamine lotion or some cortisone with anti-itch when I go into town today.

Originally Posted by GeoffC

she will be, she's a tough cookie...

Actually, I guess I am. I never gave it that much thought, but I am the pick myself up and dust myself off type. Never been much of one for self pity -- except to make a joke. And, besides ... some of these bites (or whatever they are) are really interesting. There is this one set of ... well, silver dollar sized ones that completely ring around my left arm right below the shoulder. It's weird. It's weird and it itches.

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Yikes , we don't have that scale of venomous wildlife over here. Camomile lotion seems to be what everyone uses for soothing bites and stings; but I imagine scorpion bites would require more serious attention.

One bite would be bad enough, but it sounds like you got mobbed .
Hope the cortisone is kicking in by now.

Cortisone is still not working. I have to go into the hardware store (AGAIN??) anyway, so I'm going to pick up some of that or some cortisone with anti-itch or someting while I'm in town.

I don't think the scorpions were actually targeting me. It's not like they hunt in packs or anything. If I were to make an educated guess, I would say they were having a fight and I was collateral damage.

The strange thing is that ... if they stung me, then you would think that would wake me up, but I remember waking up because they were running around on me. It's not like I have a really high pain threshold or anything.

And .... I'm sad to say, I jumped out of bed and beat them all to death with my shoe (Crocs are well suited to this purpose because you can wash them off later in the sink).

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

why you lot don't collectively move somewhere with more reasonable fauna is just beyond me.

They sounded like your sort of cockroach; I'm surprised you haven't ordered a batch .