Monday, January 27, 2014

Uninvited guests

I've had many uninvited guests in my little place; birds, lizards, frogs, Mosquitos (by the millions), but this past weekend, I had a certain problematic one that wanted to kill me, and one that's just getting too comfortable with my kindness...
The first, the problematic, a giant millipede. This thing was huge, and also I should note, the millipede is the only poisonous bug/insect/monster of Guadeloupe. I was minding my own business, practicing my mandolin when I noticed the beast. But instead if trying to kill it right away I tried to take a pic, and lost the creature in my room, mind you my room is a small place. I searched, in vein to find him, but about a half hour later, it emerged from the shadows again. 
It took 5, I'm not kidding you, smashes with my shoe, as hard as I possibly could, before it finally squirmed under my fridge and died. Honestly, it might be rejuvenating under there as I write this, plotting my death. Needless to say, my nights have been a bit squirmish.

The second guest was a sweet one yet uninvited nonetheless. She snuck up on me while eating breakfast the other morning. 
I heard a noise, looked over and the chicken was on my couch so I shoo'ed it out. About five minutes later I heard something in my bathroom and walked in to see the chicken trying to use my toothbrush.

1 comment:

  1. I like your stories. Please don't let the huge nasty bug kill you.

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