Grin and Bare It

[shanmonster]

The other day, I was cycling across the walking bridge when a man wearing only shorts and running shoes jogged toward me. I didn't catch a good look at his face. I was too taken by his gorgeous physique. He was so purty to look at that I broke into a huge grin. Then I looked up and caught him grinning back at me.

I still didn't get to go kayaking. My hand was too sore. But I did go on a frog-hunting expedition with snowy_kathryn, and afterwards, we went on an ill-fated fishing trip. The only thing biting were the mosquitos, and I must have enough West Nile virus to infect a whole city. My bumps have bumps! I guess I'll be coating all of the itchy bits with Anbesol. The stuff may have been designed for canker sores, but it works wonders on bug bites.

Comments

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

So was he grinning at your gorgeous
physique?

It's weird to hear Canadians complain
about mosquitos. I mean, I've heard
that in Alberta, they're awful, and
people have jokingly referred to them
as the Provincial Bird...but the whole
time I was in BC and Ontario, I think
I saw three mosquitos. Of course, each
of them bit me. It was still blessed
relief from the malarial swamp that is
Eastern Texas.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing he was grinning at my grin. That was the sort of smile he was wearing.

Mosquitos are terrible in the woods and swamps. The air was thick with them, last night. Usually, if there are other people around, they leave me alone and bite everyone else, but they must have been really hungry last night. Blackflies love biting me, though.

[purrthecat.livejournal.com]

it works wonders on bug bites.
I never knew that! *files that away in 'must remember' internal file*

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I had some flea bites a couple of years ago. Those are the itchiest bites, ever. And the Anbesol worked beautifully.

[threemilechild.livejournal.com]

(Unflavoured) meat tenderizer is great for mosquito bites as well. There's something about the enzymes that counteracts the itchiness, and rubbing the grainy stuff in is /almost/ as good as scratching until it bleeds.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Freaky!