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Ugh, bedbugs. I hope that situation resolves quickly for you, preferably as a false alarm. Weather reports say we're going to see snow on Thursday, which feels appropriate for my 40^th^ birthday; both feel like a wet blanket. I'm running out of space in my greenhouse for everything I've been transplanting during the warmer weather and I'd rather be playing in real soil.
Happy birthday, whenever it is! You know what they say - once you've turned 40, when you wake up and nothing hurts, you know you're dead. So far can mostly confirm. But on the other hand, you're officially entitled to ask kids to get off your lawn now. It all sort of evens out.
Lmao nope gardening causes aches so I need those whippersnappers on my lawn to help dig and pot things up! It's usually me and maybe one of the retired women on my street helping out.
Thanks though, it'll be "fun" having my niece and nephew tell me how I'm old
They've only started doing that now? Lucky you!
Seriously though, the 40's aren't a bad age. I hope you've had a great party and enjoyed it. And remember, getting older means you've survived this far!
happy(?) early 40th! are you doing anything to celebrate?
Thanks! It's not really a bad thing, I'm just having some trouble reconciling it (and the realization I've been the "hey there, fellow kids" meme un-ironically).
We went to Portland, Maine a few weeks ago to watch a band from Georgia play some metal-influenced soundtracks from Castlevania and The Legend of Zelda while one of their members speed ran each game, and that was pretty great. Probably going to get to go buy new plants as well 🤞
are you talking about bit brigade???
Yes!!!
my friend jace used to play guitar for them! saw them play ninja guidan and legend of zelda this past fall, and i think that was probably the 5th or 6th time i’ve seen the band. such a unique show and always a blast to watch. if you like that style of music, check out jace’s other project: double ferrari.
It was a ton of fun, we would totally see them again the next time they come up north. And I'll certainly be checking out that link, thanks for sharing it.
unfortunately not a false alarm but luckily it seems they're contained to one area we don't really use anyways for now, and i've been picking off the ones i encounter; they seem to be very few and far between right now so i'm cautiously optimistic that management of the affected area will keep them from taking root elsewhere. more than anything it's just brought attention to areas of our living space that weren't previously getting much attention which has been good
Booooo
But I'm glad they haven't spread. Are you using diatomaceous earth, chemical controls, something else, or a combination thereof? I'm deeply sympathetic; this time of year I tend to discover all the things that were damaged by pests in the spaces I'm not really managing during the off season. Here's hoping a little enhanced attention will get these issues resolved for both of us.
whenever my dad gets to shopping (not for lack of pestering on my part), most likely the first solution will be chemical--but in the interim i'm just trapping them and drowning them as they appear, which has worked well enough because i only see one or two a day and they really stick out against our walls. helpfully they also don't seem to have gotten into any furniture or other places it'd be hard to root them out from, and we vacuumed the area they originated in which i suspect got a lot of them early