My new unit of measurement.

[snarp]

There is a hornet as big as a brain tumor lurching around my room.

It's just spry enough that I don't think I can safely grab it with a towel. I can't use the vacuum without waking up the whole house. So I'm out here sitting on the couch glaring at everything.

I stuck a glass of apple cider vinegar in there and ran. Vinegar seems to work pretty well for drowning flies in the kitchen, but I have no idea whether bedroom hornets go in for the stuff. Maybe I should leave some beer by the door? Beer also works on the flies. I think it's too strong to get stuck in honey.

I don't know how the hell it got in there, I haven't had my windows open for days. I heard my cat doing something outside my door about half an hour ago - did she bring it to me? Is this some sort of challenge? You're such a stupid cat, I hate you.

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[snarp]

Oh, I will kill bugs with wild abandon when I can actually catch them - I used to keep mantises as pets and feed them live grasshoppers by hand. My balance is just too bad to hit them right now without drastic consequences.

Fortunately my sixteen-year-old cat got this one for me. I feel unaccustomedly proud of her right now! She's usually awful; she was born during Richard Nixon's funeral, and I've always kind of assumed that's who she is.

[nicki]

Yay kitty!