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maybe i should wear a medicated collar.
Jul. 3rd, 2009 12:09 pmman, am i a sorry sack of skin today or what? not only is it margarita-makin' time *points down there* but i've also got a massive migraine due to some very strategically placed back knots. and then there's the itching.
i already had something to say about this on facebook, but it seems more has come to light.
so wednesday night, i take a walk to the mailbox. the mailbox is several blocks away and i usually use the opportunity to go for a nice walk around the park and neighborhood. one of my neighbors sits outside with his dog all the time. and i love that dog. her name is perdue and she's a black lab mix. so friendly. as is her owner. i generally stop and have a good talk with him and pets perdue, who likes to sit on my feet.
i come back home and sit at the computer. and i get a funny feeling on my left knee, like when you get a hair in your clothes and it tickles. i itch it. i even check for bugs. nuthin. since i'd taken a longer walk, i thought maybe i was just getting nerve twitches or something.
then last night i realize i have bites around my knee. like mosquito bites. but if it had been a mosquito, i would have squished it in my jeans with all the itching. and then i investigated further.
by this morning's tally, starting on my left ankle, little fker bit me there twice. then moved to the back side of my knee (3), moved up my inner thigh in a zig zag (4) crossed my lower abdomen and got me on the right at the beltline (1) moved over to my hip (1), and then around to the lower back (2).
so whatever was biting me was a crawler. and not a spider, since these bites were bigger. but they do recall the flea bites i had in LA and a flea jumping around would certainly account for the very subtle tickling sensations around my knee that night.
at least, that's what i'm hoping. and it would make sense if purdue had 'em.
so today begins the experiment where i cover up everything but my right leg and see if i develop any bites there. this would mean some fleas are in the house and that would mean raid spray. but at least i don't have carpeting or much for textiles. not much for them to breed in or hide.
so yeah. i bleed, i ache, and i itch. not the greatest friday. but at least i have the day off, right? sounds like a good day for zelda and stitchin'.
i already had something to say about this on facebook, but it seems more has come to light.
so wednesday night, i take a walk to the mailbox. the mailbox is several blocks away and i usually use the opportunity to go for a nice walk around the park and neighborhood. one of my neighbors sits outside with his dog all the time. and i love that dog. her name is perdue and she's a black lab mix. so friendly. as is her owner. i generally stop and have a good talk with him and pets perdue, who likes to sit on my feet.
i come back home and sit at the computer. and i get a funny feeling on my left knee, like when you get a hair in your clothes and it tickles. i itch it. i even check for bugs. nuthin. since i'd taken a longer walk, i thought maybe i was just getting nerve twitches or something.
then last night i realize i have bites around my knee. like mosquito bites. but if it had been a mosquito, i would have squished it in my jeans with all the itching. and then i investigated further.
by this morning's tally, starting on my left ankle, little fker bit me there twice. then moved to the back side of my knee (3), moved up my inner thigh in a zig zag (4) crossed my lower abdomen and got me on the right at the beltline (1) moved over to my hip (1), and then around to the lower back (2).
so whatever was biting me was a crawler. and not a spider, since these bites were bigger. but they do recall the flea bites i had in LA and a flea jumping around would certainly account for the very subtle tickling sensations around my knee that night.
at least, that's what i'm hoping. and it would make sense if purdue had 'em.
so today begins the experiment where i cover up everything but my right leg and see if i develop any bites there. this would mean some fleas are in the house and that would mean raid spray. but at least i don't have carpeting or much for textiles. not much for them to breed in or hide.
so yeah. i bleed, i ache, and i itch. not the greatest friday. but at least i have the day off, right? sounds like a good day for zelda and stitchin'.
