Quickie post in three parts

[thistlechaser]

In no special order:

1) Toy Soldiers: War Chest looks like it will be quite an amusing game! It's a war game, but played out with toys. Oh, not just any generic toys, It's got big name licensing going on: Hasbro and Mattel. So you'll be able to use Rainbow Brite, He-Man, GI Joe, and many other toys.

2) My apartment has a silverfish problem, which is gross enough (I know they're harmless, but they're so ugly and horrible!), but now it's worse: Millipedes! Those things are big! Up to two inches long! They're so much worse than silverfish, ugh.

Last night one came in under my door (!!!), so I put a cup over it, scooped it up, and threw it back outside... and it ran right back in. WTF, bug, you belong outside. D: There was one in my bedroom, too. It must have gotten in through a closed window somehow, because my bedroom is on the opposite end of my apartment from my door.

We can have a visit from an exterminator for free, but they need the apartment cleared for 5 hours. That's easy enough for me, I can go to work, but my cat is another issue. If the exterminator can get rid of millipedes too though, I might have to take her and go sit out in the car or something. Even though I don't like the idea of poison being sprayed in the house... might have to look for a more natural solution tomorrow.

3) I think maybe I just don't like jerky. I bought some from a recommended company ($18 for 12 serving sized packs), and I hate it. It was supposedly teriyaki pineapple flavor, but tasted like neither. I don't like room temperature meat much either, I guess. I wish I could have spent less and gotten a smaller package of it, but that was the smallest one. I give up. :/ I keep trying jerky, but never like it.

Comments

[socksofjello.livejournal.com]

Are we talking actual millipedes or house centipedes? Because the latter probably just want to take care of your silverfish problems for you!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

They don't have the long legs like that (and allow me to say: EEEEK! Those look even worse!). They look more like this (http://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Rainforest-millipede-small.jpg). Google tells me that millipedes eat plants, so too bad about that!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

The original Toy Soldiers was a free game on Xbox a little while ago so we tried it out. It was a little crazy but they were all generic war toys. This does look kind of cool with "real" toys I had as a kid!

Ugh, I hate bugs in the apartment! We had those awful stinkbugs a couple year ago, cats thought they were fun to chew on and then spit out. :-\

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ugh! At least Ellie eats them when she kills one (which is not often enough in my opinion -- maybe I need to start feeding her less!).

I don't think Toy Soldiers would be as fun with generic toys -- it's the "real" toy thing that makes it seem cool!

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

I love jerky! I wish it wasn't so damn expensive in Germany (it's all imported from the US or Canada), I'd eat it all the time.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'd happily send it your way, but the postage would cost more than the jerky is worth! :/ I brought it in to work today, hopefully people here will eat it.

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the thought! :) I know, postage is horrible overseas! I can air-mail anything up to a pound anywhere in the world for €3.45 (not quite $5.00), so when I hear how much postage is in the US, I'm gobsmacked!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's amazing! Yeah, it's much, much, much higher here.

[bacchuslives.livejournal.com]

Bummer about the bugs! Are there any vets or pet daycares that you could board your cat for the day?

In my experience, jerky is a love it or hate it commodity! I'm pretty fond of it. I keep meaning to try making venison jerky, but have never gotten around to it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm in the hate it group, sadly.

Good idea about the daycare suggestion. If she were a dog, there are tons of places they can go for the day. I'll have to check around and see if there are places for cats too. (Maybe at the vet's...)

[bacchuslives.livejournal.com]

My vet lets you drop pets off for the day for appointments... Maybe your cat needs a booster for something?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hmmm good point. She is due for her boosters soon!

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Our vet boards the cats if we need to take off somewhere.
I think it would be less stressful than being stuck in the car carrier for hours.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I think you're probably right. Seems like the best option. I hate living with bugs. Ugh!