There is a bug in my office. Not the spying kind. Nobody’s listening to me (that I know of) and damned if they wouldn’t be bored if they were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, I literally mean the insectoid kind. It buzzes around every once in a while. I’ve been aware of it for days. Even so, it scared the bejesus out of me yesterday, sitting on a stack of papers, being all buggy in an unexpected place. I went “Eek!” and then made it scoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What kind of bug is it? It’s a shield bug, or assassin bug, or stink bug, or western conifer seedbug–one of those sorts of things. It’s totally harmless, just attempting to overwinter in my home, for which I don’t blame it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What should I do about it? If I kill it, it’ll die. If I put it outside, it’ll probably die. If I leave it alone, it’ll still probably die (from lack of water), but at least then it wouldn’t be my fault. So I’m inclined to leave it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tonight it is particularly active, flying all over the place, and I’m kind of enjoying the buzziness. But if lands in my beverage, it’s done. I have limits, yo. Otherwise, I’ll let it continue “bugging” my office until it disappears, one way or the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is a bug in my office. Not the spying kind. Nobody’s listening to me (that I know of) and damned if they wouldn’t be bored if they were. No, I literally mean the insectoid kind. It buzzes around every … Continue reading