Monkey's Magical Treehouse of Awesomeness

[MonkeyGirl18]

They come into my room either from my walls, window, or from another room in my house.


I've seen some travel from my living room to my bedroom.

[galled]

They're fairly big, so you'll see either a gap or hole in the wall, around the window or under your door. A rolled up towel along the bottom of your door can seal that. Holes in the wall, etc. can be sealed with caulking or wallboard plaster, but you can use almost anything to temporarily seal things with rags, paper, cardboard, tape, tissues, etc.. Boy, you're more laid back than I am! I freak out! When I get a bug invasion I'm patrolling with flashlights and fanatically sealing any and all possible entry points!!

[MonkeyGirl18]

I don't have a door. I have a curtain.


.....



I hate it.






Stink bugs don't bother me as long as they're sitting in one spot. But once they start flying around my room or getting into my lamp, they have to go. Or if there are more than 1.

[Diana]

That is horrible! I didnt even know stink bugs could fly. I have only seen them on the ground.

[MonkeyGirl18]

Oh, they're the noisiest little things when they fly.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

oh nasty <shudders>

[galled]

I think we must be talking about different stink bugs. Ours look like this:

[MonkeyGirl18]

lol, definitely different ones.

I'm talking these stink bugs:

[galled]

Oh... I read up on them. It turns out that the stink they make attracts more stink bugs. They suggest not crushing them and using a vacuum to vacuum them up. Then to immediately dispose of the bag away from your home.

Re: Your doorway (and lack of a door). You might be able to get one of those magnetic closure screen doors things to work. They're not very expensive if you shop around and are made to keep bugs out. Just a thought.

[MonkeyGirl18]

I'll get over it.

i just trapped them using a cd holder top thing and a notebook and take it outside.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

monkeygril, your stink bugs look like our ticks ( just bigger then our ticks)

[MonkeyGirl18]

I have to choose a topic and 3 points for a big semester project for my communications class.

We have to choose a concept of interpersonal communication aaaaaaand.... I can't find it in my notes, my professor's power point slides, or the text book. There's nothing that says anything along the lines of "The Concepts of Interpersonal Communication"

Just characteristics and things that aren't.

Heck, I find a list of misconceptions, but not the conceptions...

I forgot about it until today and today is when it is due.


I'm so frustrated.


It wouldn't be so bad if I remembered.

[galled]

Sorry to hear about the stress.

It sounds like you just need to flip the items in your notes--the opposite of misconceptions are conceptions.

My memory gets worse every year. I can't operate without writing lists. I've done so on paper, but have been moving to electronic lists like Trello because I don't always have my paper lists near me.

I hate to say it as I don't want to appear like I'm getting on your case, but you need some sort of system that works better for you. Everyone uses one or more of them whether they realize it or not. We used to call it part of the concept of "learning to learn." Although I've learned a lot in school, one of the most valuable things a college education will teach you or more accurately, learn, (and it's usually not a class, but a byproduct of jumping through the numerous, seemingly endless, hoops) is a system that gets results.

[MonkeyGirl18]

Although it won't give me any points but still need to turn it in, I did talk to my professor about it.


I was just thinking over it too hard that it was more of a general thing.

I have lists on my notes but the concepts are more generalized that I realized. I did remember hearing her talk about it in class earlier on, but I didn't fully understand it. But since she explained it to me now, I do. I wasn't the only person who had to ask her about our topics.... Which made me feel a bit more relieved. I was kinda panicking at that point.

[galled]

Glad it wasn't too bad then.

So how is it being in school again?

Btw, saw THE FOUNDER. You should see it.