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  • Jul. 2nd, 2009 at 9:51 AM

First the good news:  The UPS man came with my revision notes.

THE UPS MAN CAME!

Bad news: The UPS man was not that cute. And he just threw the notes on the floor of the garage. I heard them land with an undignified plop before I even opened the door. That is my book, Mr. UPS Man, please treat it with a little more love next time.



More good news: I am working on my story in bed! Being a writer is fun AND cozy.

Freak-out news: Three ants have crawled across my computer! This means there are ants in my bed! This means they probably crawled on me while I was sleeping! This means I am going to have to move because I can NOT deal with sharing my comfy bed with ants.



Really! These were in my bed!

The freaking out begins.

And continues....

And continues...

Note: I don't EVER eat in my bed. You can not blame me.



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[info]kathleenfoucart wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:09 pm (UTC)
My UPS guy does the same thing! I don't even know when stuff arrives because he doesn't even knock any more. So annoying! And I knew some UPS drivers from when I worked for mail order & they were really cool, so I don't know what's wrong with my guy & your guy. Bleh.

And Get Out of the bed! That's creepy! *shudders*
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:21 pm (UTC)
I am very sad about the UPS man.

I am really out of the bed. I may never go back in the bed.
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[info]whitehousemom wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:09 pm (UTC)
When I lived in Florida, there were these weird ants that were attracted to clean laundry. It was so bizarre. I couldn't leave a pile of folded laundry (or sheets, hint hint) lying around without the ants burrowing in them. I freaking hate ants. If you can find where they are coming into your house, try a baby powder barrier...it honestly works.
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[info]wldhrsjen3 wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:19 pm (UTC)
baby powder? Really? ::runs off to buy a big bottle::
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[info]wldhrsjen3 wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:18 pm (UTC)
AAAaaaaaaaahhhh! I HATE ants. :o

(Best stuff I've found to get rid of 'em is Terro ant poison. You put a few drops out, the ants come to eat it and take it back to the colony/hive/whatever, and soon all the ants are dead. The bad thing is, you have to watch ants marching out to eat the poison stuff. But it really works!)
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[info]wldhrsjen3 wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:19 pm (UTC)
(um, am I a bad person because I like to kill ants? :/)
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[info]crissachappell wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:20 pm (UTC)
Every year I get these horrible carpenter ants (my mom calls them bull ants). Even worse...they fly.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:23 pm (UTC)
That just isn't right. Flying ants are beyond horror movie scary...

*screaming*
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[info]meredith_wood wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:21 pm (UTC)
Yay for revision notes! Yuck on the ant front. I'm very sorry 'bout that.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:23 pm (UTC)
Thanks! I am happy about revising, too.
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[info]meganfrazer wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:24 pm (UTC)
I hate zee ants. I was in bed the other night and one walked over my BABY and I about lost it.

I think ants in the house are just part of living in New England, but it is still unacceptable to me.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:59 pm (UTC)
NO! NOT THE BABY!

That's it. I am declaring war on zee ants.
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[info]edgyauthor wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:52 pm (UTC)
You have a very inconsiderate UPS man. Even when no one is actually around to answer the door here, he'll make sure to put it somewhere nicely out of sight for on-lookers, but in sight for us when we check the doorstep.

You also have very inconsiderate ants. How dare they mess with your writing/sleeping space!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:58 pm (UTC)
I think I have to move. There's just way too much inconsideration going around here!
xo
C
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[info]jamarattigan wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 02:52 pm (UTC)
Here in the woods, we have BIG ants! And the ones that fly scare me because I'm allergic to their bites.

I've heard cinnamon and Windex also work to deter ants. So, would you rather smell like a spice cookie, or be squeaky clean?
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[info]boreal_owl wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:31 pm (UTC)
Ants can fly??! I'm not so sure I wanted to know that.
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[info]anachred wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 03:01 pm (UTC)
Have you seen the Editing Letter music video?

It wouldn't make your UPS-man disappointment any better, but it might solace you a bit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKkR9S2lq6Q
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:57 pm (UTC)
It made it so much better. Thank you!
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[info]robinellen wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 03:20 pm (UTC)
Okay, that doesn't sound pleasant...we're having bee issues -- something about all the moisture this year, maybe? HUGS!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:57 pm (UTC)
I think it is the rain. The ground is so wet they are looking for new homes.
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[info]ianracey wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 03:46 pm (UTC)
My wife hates spiders. Our two-year-old tried to reassure her: "Don't worry, mum. Spiders aren't scary. They just crawl up your arm."
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:57 pm (UTC)
That is soooooooo funny, Ian. Your poor wife.
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[info]carrie_boo wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:00 pm (UTC)
It's UPS man's fault!!!
This is my theory, Carrie.
It is all your UPS man's fault!

1. He dropped your precious package on the garage floor.
2. Ants from the outside crawled into the garage.
3. Ants crawled onto your manuscript.
4. You carried your manuscript into bed with you to work.
5. ANTS IN YOUR BED!!!

Darn those UPS men who DON'T have good arms AND cause ant infestations!!!

Carrie
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:56 pm (UTC)
Re: It's UPS man's fault!!!
This makes perfect sense! I should call UPS now and demand they remedy the situation and to send a cuter/nicer UPS guy this time.
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[info]kathys_shadow wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:11 pm (UTC)
I like bugs -- when they are outside my house, where they belong. When they are inside I freak out. Ants in your bed is really quite gross. Good luck with that!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:56 pm (UTC)
That is exactly how I feel.

I can't believe they are in my bedroom and not the kitchen. It just makes it even worse.
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[info]tamarak wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:26 pm (UTC)
But do you have ants in your pants?
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:55 pm (UTC)
Hee! Let me check. 'Cause you know I can't sit still. I just wanna dance.
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[info]artistq wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:37 pm (UTC)
Editor ants sent by your agent.....
Maybe if you leave your manuscript open on the bed the ants will revise for you!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:54 pm (UTC)
Re: Editor ants sent by your agent.....
Oh! I will try it!

*crossing fingers*
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[info]rowanda380 wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 04:46 pm (UTC)
erg, bugs! Time to get some ant traps!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:54 pm (UTC)
I know! i know! I hate ant traps though. Blech....
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[info]scripted22 wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 05:25 pm (UTC)
I have learned to live in harmony with insects. UNTIL THEY VIOLATE MY SLEEPING SPACE. Then all bets are off, and they must die.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:53 pm (UTC)
That's just it!

That's my edict too.
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[info]stephest wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 06:42 pm (UTC)
ahhhhh
oh lord, that happened to me yesterday. An ant just crawled along my computer screen and I lost it. so now it's somwhere in my bed with it's other evil ant friends. -_- and I don't eat in my room... AT ALL.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:53 pm (UTC)
Re: ahhhhh
They are evil! They are just beyond evil. I am so sorry they invaded your house too.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 08:08 pm (UTC)
Fun!!
Don't you just love ants? *sarcasm*. Keep working away though because it will pay of in the end!!!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:52 pm (UTC)
Re: Fun!!
Thanks!
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[info]scottwrites wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 09:49 pm (UTC)
time to call Vexcon!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:52 pm (UTC)
I don't even know what Vexcon is!

*shaking head feeling like a loser*
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[info]mostly_irish wrote:
Jul. 2nd, 2009 10:41 pm (UTC)
Eeek! Ants! Now I'm all itchy.
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:52 pm (UTC)
I know! ugh. Sorry I made you itchy.
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[info]kellyrfineman wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 01:27 am (UTC)
I've had ants on the bed for a while earlier this spring. They'd climb up the power cord and onto my laptop. THAT IS NOT COOL! I put down some Combat ant traps and it mostly eliminated the ants. But the Combat traps did not "kill the colony at the source" or whatever it says, exactly, because just recently, I had an ant on my arm. On my bed.

Time for more ant baits. Because ANTS ARE NOT COOL!
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:51 pm (UTC)
ICK! They climb up the power cord? That grosses me out even more. I can't believe one was on your arm. You poor honey. ;(
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[info]reneesweet wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 02:04 pm (UTC)
OMG! Bugs in my bed are one of my worst fears. Poor Carrie!! We have seasonal ant problems here, too. On Stacia Kane's recommendation, I've sprinkled Borax around my house and it's worked great! Borax is a detergent and is pet safe. But it's deadly to ants. I think I read somewhere that they don't like to cross it.

You could put a line of it around your bed. :(
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 06:51 pm (UTC)
Borax! I will look for it.

I'd feel like I was doing some weird ritual if I made a circle of it around the bed though. Can you imagine? Actually, wait... that might be fun.
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[info]eluper wrote:
Jul. 3rd, 2009 07:59 pm (UTC)
Sleep with your mouth closed, or the ants just might crawl in there and dance around your molars. Then, they'll discover the warmth under your tongue and get all snuggly and work on their manuscripts under there...that is, until the cavity creeps crawl across their laptops...
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 8th, 2009 08:14 pm (UTC)
Ewwwwwwwwwww...

I am going to gag myself or something just to make sure that happens.

Or never go to sleep again.

Thanks, Mr. Luper!

Your contest is amazing by the way.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2009 01:36 am (UTC)
UPS men and multi-legged bedfellows
Mr. UPS man doesn't take care with deliveries in my place either; I've had pages and delicate yarn thrown down with all the grace given to a belly flop.

I can do you one better than ants: I woke up eye to eye with a spider the other morning. They'd dropped down on their silk thread and were just HANGING there, looking at me as I slept.
I've taken to sleeping on my sofa.

~Marissa (http://marissaturner.com)
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[info]carriejones wrote:
Jul. 8th, 2009 08:15 pm (UTC)
Re: UPS men and multi-legged bedfellows
Oh my gosh. That is so amazingly frightening, Marissa. I'm not sure how you survived.
I think I may end up on the sofa too.
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