Adventures in Bed Bugs…

I was a little chilly last night, so I pulled my duvet up from the foot of the bed. I woke up this morning with 7 bites on my left hand, 2 bites on my right hand, 3 bites on my leg, a bite on my stomach, and a bite on my back. GROSS!!! At present, I’m covered with a bright yellow bug-bite concoction I picked up in Thailand. I smell terrible, but I’m not itching. Of course, I hauled the duvet off the bed and changed my sheets – but now what do I do? Does anyone know if you can dryclean a down comforter? Will that get rid of the bugs? Eeeewwww, it’s now nearly bedtime, and I’m almost tempted to sleep on the sofa!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated, but y’all can keep your “Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite” comments to yourselves. Eww. Eww. Eww.

Adventures in Learning New Things…

Today, I learned a few new things. I learned that the by-line on my blog has been misspelled for years. Woolly does not have an ‘e’ in it. I also learned that I used their instead of they’re in yesterday’s post, even though I truly do know the difference. After ruminating on these two things, I subsequently learned that either my readers don’t notice things like that, or that they’re too polite to say anything. Am I really the only person I know who occasionally feels the need to fire off an e-mail gently saying “Ahem, I’m sorry to say you’ve misrepresented either the lexical or grammatical norms of the English language.” ?

I also learned (thanks to Melanie’s blogging savvy) how to add a “What I’m Reading” section on the sidebar. If you glance to your left, you’ll see it. I called it “Next to my sofa”, since that’s where most of my reading material ends up. (Except the Reader’s Digest, but I refuse to add a sidebar detailing what’s in my bathroom.)

Oh, and while I’m thanking Melanie, I should also thank her for the Apple Crisp recipe she posted. Annelie and I made it tonight, and it was delicious.

Now, I’m off to watch the end of the Rugby match. (Maybe eventually I’ll learn what the rules governing that sport are.)

Adventures in smells that made me happy today…

My morning coffee aroma wafting through the apartment.

The first few drops of a rain shower. (Mind you, I had to cycle home from the nether-regions of campus as the rain continued to fall.)

Freshly mowed grass in the early evening.

It’s been a slow day, but it smelled nice.