WARNING: This story is disturbing and may not be suitable for all audiences:
Shortly after moving here we discovered that we had a fourth roommate,we named Mickey. Mickey was a disturbing creature who would roam through the apartment at night, terrorizing us while we slept, rummaging through the garbage, waking us up. It was HORRIBLE!! I found traces of him in the bathroom in the kitchen; Rachel even saw him in her room one night. We were really getting tired of this awful creature and took matters into our own hands.
We narrowed down our options: A snap trap would be too gruesome to dispose of, poison meant it would die somewhere we didn't know until we could smell its rotting carcass, so we opted for the "glue traps" I don't know why we thought this would be any better but he left us with no choice.
So we strategically placed the traps around the apartment, two in the bathroom, one in Rachels room, one in mine and one in the kitchen. We even baited it by sticking cheerios and other goodies on it. But after a couple of weeks we never caught it and gave up hope. But, we hadn't heard him in a while so we thought that he moved out and left us for good. That is, until that fateful morning. I woke to the sounds of screaming girls. Shrieks and yells and the phrase, "go wake up Shilo!" And there it was, in the middle of the kitchen, on the glue trap, the bane of my existence... STILL ALIVE!! What the heck are we supposed to do now?
So I grab a glove, a bag and a frying pan. I gave the pan to Erin as she said she would "take care of it" if the situation arose. So after much contemplation, she whacked it with the frying pan. I placed him in his final resting place... two plastic grocery bags, and Rachel carried him outside into the trash.
Now we can be at peace. We are now free of the terrorizing from the little New York mouse we called Mickey.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
September 11
It is hard to believe that 9/11/01 was 5 years ago, and there is somehting so surreal about being in New York right now. Although I didn't know anybody who died that day, I still feel affected by it. When I got off work today, I went straight to the World Trade Center Site where I found many people, mourning, paying their respects... and I found myself being very emotional. There were beautiful memorials and pictures on display. They had a quartet playing music and there were American flags diplayed everywhere. It was really touching.
A Flea Market Find!
We found this fabulous chair at the local flea market a couple blocks away. It doesn't look like much, but it's comfortable, it rocks, and it was cheap! After the flea market we went to the farmers market where we purchased all kinds of fresh fruit and vegetables. We used them to make a delicious dinner for our dinner "party" on Sunday.
Monday, September 04, 2006
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Yay!! It is labor day! A day off from laboring!! We have had a very nice day. We went to brunch at this great cafe where we sat outside. (Where this photo was taken) The weather is beautiful, I can't get enough of it! Then we walked around, then went to this huge street fair/parade in Brooklyn.
New York City Skyline
This picture was taken in Brooklyn heights. Behind us is Manhattan, and to the left of the picture would be Brooklyn Bridge. It was much cooler and more windy down there (as opposed to Park Slope, where we live).
Crazy Street Fair
We went to this huge street fair in Brooklyn. There were so many people, a parade, dancing, and all kinds of food. It was really fun, crowded, but fun! This picture doesn't really capture this thing... I am telling you it was crazy!
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