Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly...

...I came home on Saturday afternoon to witness hundreds of termites swarming in my kitchen. I've never seen a horror movie about termites, but I have to say it's a pretty effective premise seeing as I jumped out of my skin. I wish I had taken pictures, but after my requisite freak-out, all I could think of to do was eliminate the problem without mercy and I spent next few hours terminating (get it?) the suckers with Windex and Lysol (any household chemical will do). The problem was that no matter how many I slaughtered, more kept appearing like some bad case of acne...

Hours later, I decided to try a different approach: I asked them what they wanted. It turns out they were just feeling lonely and thought I might be able to use some company. Well, clearly I'm a shitty hostess...

I was scared to go home yesterday and had visions of wall to wall termite infestation. Apparently, they had taken the hint (I hope).

Just for today, I can survive a horrifying (if innocuous) experience.