Various random thoughts & observations....

[MadamSarcastra]

Note to self: Buy more peppermint oil.

That seems to be the only scent that repels multiple pests (mosquitoes, flies, spiders, centipedes, mice, etc.)....

It also has a very nice cooling effect (in a diffuser or a small dab on pulse points).... Weird scent for summer, but I'll put a drop on the floor vents, too.

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Speaking of centipedes.... Sat down to take a ****, looked over my shoulder, & on the wall... big f*cking centipede!!

I almost centi-peed myself. Sorry.

That f*cker had to go, too. Holy crap, this is all just in the last 12 hours, all this buggy stuff! It's already almost 2:00 AM, I feel wildly alert & on edge, and I have absolutely no appetite now (even though I just made food I was looking forward to)....

I'd pour a glass of wine but I don't want to attract any lurkers.... Reefer would do the trick, for calm & appetite....

 

[Val]

Speaking about buggy stuff... Comparing to the countyside mosquitoes, the urban mosquitoes are huge, invincible and much fierce. I have to sleep with an open window, and tonight some little b*tch has drunk a lot of my blood. And now this thing is distended and itches like a hell, - nothing like the skinny forest mosquito bites

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Speaking about buggy stuff... Comparing to the countyside mosquitoes, the urban mosquitoes are huge, invincible and much fierce. I have to sleep with an open window, and tonight some little b*tch has drunk a lot of my blood. And now this thing is distended and itches like a hell, - nothing like the skinny forest mosquito bites

You only got one bite?? Wow, you're lucky! I would've been eaten alive... mosquitoes love me....

I have to douse myself with my homemade (all natural) bug spray when I go outside at night. And I guess you could say my current daytime fragrance is reminiscent of a lemony cough-drop (lemon-eucalyptus).... LOL

 

[Val]

You only got one bite?? Wow, you're lucky! I would've been eaten alive... mosquitoes love me....

I have to douse myself with my homemade (all natural) bug spray when I go outside at night. And I guess you could say my current daytime fragrance is reminiscent of a lemony cough-drop (lemon-eucalyptus).... LOL

Like i said previously, as usual, we have stranger mosquitoes which live in the basement, but those who live outside rarely manage to reach the 6th floor we're living on. But there are some heroes among them, obviously.
P.S. Your spray must smell awesome.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

P.S. Your spray must smell awesome.

Hey, as long as the skeeters don't think so....

 

[Val]

Hey, as long as the skeeters don't think so....

If they do, OTOH, they'll become addicts and move VERY slowly, so you'll easily catch them

 

[MadamSarcastra]

If they do, OTOH, they'll become addicts and move VERY slowly, so you'll easily catch them

Oh, sure, just what I need... junkie bugs. LMAO

 

[KLS52]

OMG, I need a FB intervention. This whole separating kids from their parents is making me physically ill. And my cousin is at it again...worshipping the ground Trump walks on.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I used a little maple syrup for my Italian dressing... less than the recipe called for, though.... I looked on the back label & saw that a mere ¼-cup (4 Tbsp) of the stuff has a staggering 53 GRAMS OF SUGAR!! I think that's twice the recommended limit for daily sugar consumption!

Cripes, I'm glad I have no sweet tooth... I'd be in deep sh*t, considering my love of other vices. LOL

 

[Val]

I used a little maple syrup for my Italian dressing... less than the recipe called for, though.... I looked on the back label & saw that a mere ¼-cup (4 Tbsp) of the stuff has a staggering 53 GRAMS OF SUGAR!!

Speaking about sugar,- something weird happened to me the PREVIOUS NIGHT. Just overnight i began to feel the taste of disgusting artificial sugar separately from the other mixed flavours when eating or drinking. It could be anything: packed juice, dark chocolate, greek yougurt, ketchup, pickles, baked beans, etc, even the tasty corn bread, which i bought for the first time in my life. It doesn't refer to natural products though. Thank god, i don't eat a lot of processed or junk food. But what the heck is going with my food receptors?? I take it, this is the next (not the first) milestone of the evolution in my individuality, as i'm constantly experiencing some new reactions and possibilities of my blocky carcass, which must be a positive thing, though it's still kinda scary.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Someone in the neighborhood was feeding blueberries or blackberries to the birdies.

One guess how I know this.... LOL

 

[Val]

Here we go. Yesterday my mom was trying (she really was) to pull the wool over my eyes that the only decent natural source of calcium is milk(!) and dairy in general. I thought she would have been smarter. I listened and asked: "Is cheese the most natural source of your podagra??" But it didn't have any effect on her. She uttered: " So what? ANYWAY you need to consume dairy to get calcium!" It reminded me of my former co-worker who said once: "But you need to get your protein!" Honestly, until i encountered it personally, i used to think that it was an anecdote.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Thoughts on black walnuts:

Should be great for making blueberry muffins... because they smell like blueberries!

Not so great for making vegan walnut Parmesan... because they smell like blueberries.

 

[Mischief]

For those being bitten by mosquitos (and other insects) - if you put apple cider vinegar on the bites ASAP, you won't have the itching or the swelling.

 

[silva]

The membrane between onion layers relieves burns- and reduces heal time

 

[MadamSarcastra]

To avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, use any combination of these oils (a few drops + water + a drop of liquid soap or rubbing alcohol to help them disperse when shaken in a spray bottle): Lemon, rosemary, lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint, citronella, palmrose (that one's for ticks)....

 

[Val]

A month ago i downloaded a digital tv app with numerous channels in our language (and 146 are for free, others are $0.24 each per month!) And there is one first vegetarian/vegan channel available for free. I, personally, don't need it, but it's a good thing that other people who are new to veganism can watch it on their gadgets and tv sets (if they have a good satellite antenna).

 

[Amy SF]

Sitting at the dinner table waiting to order, being told “You look tired, are you tired?” (No, I’m not) I had the sudden thought; Living in a senior living center is a bit like living in a small town where everyone knows everyone else and everyone is always into everyone else’s business. There are just some things I don’t want to talk about and some things that are nobody’s business but mine. But you can’t be hostile about it, because they’ll tell everyone you’re hostile about it, including your family members. (“Why did you snap at that nice old lady, she was just concerned about you.”) You get the idea.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Hmmm... seems my father got into my Kettle chips... I fold the bag much differently before I clip/clamp it shut.

Dammit, I need those chips!! LOL (singing, paraphrasing old blues tune) "You better leave my chips alone"....

I really wouldn't care, normally... except I decided to make a sandwich tonight... I like chips (crisps) with my sandwiches.

 

[Amy SF]

Hmmm... seems my father got into my Kettle chips... I fold the bag much differently before I clip/clamp it shut.

Dammit, I need those chips!! LOL (singing, paraphrasing old blues tune) "You better leave my chips alone"....

I really wouldn't care, normally... except I decided to make a sandwich tonight... I like chips (crisps) with my sandwiches.

Solution: Buy him his own Kettle chips.