Tuesday, July 28, 2009

me versus the bug

There is this type of bug over here that makes the loudest chirping sound EVER and it is so annoying. And the bug is a sort of grey/light brown color so it is very difficult to see. I've had 2 in my apartment at various times over the year I've been here and they have nearly driven me mad. They will chirp non-stop, literally, and you can hear them from 3 rooms away. The first one I had took me over a month to successfully get. It was in my kitchen and would keep me up at nights it was so loud but it had hidden in a cabinet so I couldn't find it. I was thrilled when I finally got it.
The second one took me 2 weeks to find.
Last night suddenly I heard the sound again and I was not happy. It was louder than my TV and the monsoon rains together and, get this, I found it in 3 minutes. So exciting!
Now, get this, there is one somewhere in our office! It isn't quite as non-stop because whenever someone gets near it it quiets down (self preservation I suppose) and there are lots of us. I hope it decides to leave the office on its own because I'm not particularly in the mood to stalk another bug...but I will if I need to.

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