Ant Rant

I am so COMPLETELY grossed out and upset with myself right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for the last couple of weeks, I've been noticing an ant or three near (but never in) Fractal, my juvenile Brazillian rainbow boa's, terrarium. Since we've been fending off ants all winter, I didn't think much of it.

Today, however, I noted that there were more than a few, and investigated. It turns out that there was a *WHOLE NEST* of the abhorrant little bastards under Fractal's box! ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! All crawling with lots of eggs!!!!

So I dealt with it. An hour or so later, here we are.

I am seriously grossed out. This from a woman who collects road kill, enjoyed watching her hand get stitched up after the last major injury, and likes to watch surgery on TV. When you kill and clean up that many ants it leaves...matter.

Thank all that's holy that they did not hurt my poor snake. None were in her box, actually---that would have set off major alarm bells---but for how long were they there that they had time to make such a big nest, so close to her? I feel totally irresponsible. Fractal's fine, though, and got a cleaned box out of it.

I now resolve henceforth to be less of a slob. (I can hear Chris cheering now and rushing to get that in writing.)

*shudders all over and trys to forget the sight of an ant nest in her bedroom*

I'm gonna go see Kill Bill tonight. Suits my mood. Should improve it, though.

Kill Bill

I saw it with my brother just now. KB was wonderful, silly and offbeat and morbid and sick and twisted and clever and vicious and wry and underhanded and true. I loved it very much, but I want to get them both on DVD so I can watch them all at once. It is a favorite.

Still kinda squicked about the ants, though.