Just one quick bitch, part two

[rock hound]

rain rain rain rain and yet, more rain.

[odeon]

I need to work throughout most of the weekend.

[Pyraxis]

Never enough time to think.

[odeon]

^Parenting?

[Pyraxis]

 

[odeon]

I think I have some kind of stomach bug.

[Pyraxis]

The front wheel on the jogging stroller has sprung a leak and keeps deflating itself. Now I have to track down a bike shop or something because I'm shit at fixing this kind of thing myself.

[Minister Of Silly Walks]

Apparently this year is the year for the 7 yr locust invasion.

I'm thrilled. 

Yikes. We call them cicadas here. There is no escape from the noise.

I find it fascinating that periodical cicadas usually arrive on cycles of a prime number of years. I think the usual explanation for that is that it makes it more difficult for predators to increase their population on the same cycle to eat the noisy buggers. Another is that it decreases the likelihood of hybridisation between different species of cicada with different appearance schedules.

[sg1008]

Apparently this year is the year for the 7 yr locust invasion.

I'm thrilled. 

Yikes. We call them cicadas here. There is no escape from the noise.

I find it fascinating that periodical cicadas usually arrive on cycles of a prime number of years. I think the usual explanation for that is that it makes it more difficult for predators to increase their population on the same cycle to eat the noisy buggers. Another is that it decreases the likelihood of hybridisation between different species of cicada with different appearance schedules.

Hm.. Aren't Cicadas and locusts different?

We don't get locusts up here (i dont think...), but we do get cicadas about every 17 years I think. Swarms of them. https://www.cicadamania.com/where.html

[odeon]

Stressed.

[sg1008]

Stressed.

If you would like a hug, I can provide. It is optional. If you'd rather not have the hug, no worries.

Here it is:

Here is tea, also optional:

Here are armour and weapons (optional):           

[odeon]

Stressed.

If you would like a hug, I can provide. It is optional. If you'd rather not have the hug, no worries.

Here it is:

Here is tea, also optional:

Here are armour and weapons (optional):           

Thanks.

The stress levels went down a bit today when the project finally passed a milestone we've been targeting for six months now.

[Genesis]

Pain is a bitch

[Pyraxis]

project finally passed a milestone we've been targeting for six months now.

 

[renaeden]

Apparently this year is the year for the 7 yr locust invasion.

I'm thrilled. 

Yikes. We call them cicadas here. There is no escape from the noise.

I find it fascinating that periodical cicadas usually arrive on cycles of a prime number of years. I think the usual explanation for that is that it makes it more difficult for predators to increase their population on the same cycle to eat the noisy buggers. Another is that it decreases the likelihood of hybridisation between different species of cicada with different appearance schedules.

Hm.. Aren't Cicadas and locusts different?

We don't get locusts up here (i dont think...), but we do get cicadas about every 17 years I think. Swarms of them. https://www.cicadamania.com/where.html

They're two different species here. There was a locust plague here when I was about 10 - 11. Locusts ate an entire bowling green close to where I lived. Lots of people were fitting their cars with protective filters on the front vents.

I once had a cicada land on my sleeve while I was walking home from the shops. I thought it was funny because it kept clicking away even though it was on me. I shook it off as gently as I could into next door's garden.