Monday, 2 March 2009

A 'hot' kitchen

So I've been reading this book, "The Hot Zone", holy cow. It's a fascination of abominations, as my sister Rachel would say. It's a true story about this virus that kills 80% of the people it infects. Discovered about 30 years ago with minor outbreaks here and there. Needless to say, it's got my mind paranoid about germs (even more so on top of my medical oriented mind). So you can understand my horror when I found weevils and weevil larva infiltrating my apartment. It started one dark and deary evening....I found them around my sink as I was washing my dishes! EHG! I didn't know what they were, termites? Then Micah tormented my mind with baby cockroaches. The kitchen got a good disinfectant spray down. THEN, I found the source, all over my wheat flour. Out goes any food that didn't have tight seals, more disinfectant spray, a good vacuum wipe down. I thought I was in the clear. UNTIL, I found another conglomerate of weevils and wiggling white larva. This time in a cabinate across the kitchen. Again, out goes unsealed food, more spray, vacuming, wiping, and more spray! I'm beginning to disbelieve spontanious generation was prooved false. Then I found a massive patch of mold behind my bed! And we've been killing spiders like crazy the last couple months. This apartment is beining to sicken me out. I'm sure no one will want to come visit me after reading this post. This is TMI (too much information). I really don't feel like I'm that dirty of a person, my place isn't immaculet, but I do keep it decent. Let's just say, spring cleaning may be coming a litter earilier for this place.

6 comments:

lanita said...

I'm really not laughing out loud, really. Holy yuckiness. And The Hot Zone is double holy yuckiness. Isn't that one about the ebola virus? Whatever it is, I remember reading it and being blown away. Surly I was reading about some sci-fi, freak of nature, totally fake-o, never in a million years virus. If only. Yikes!

Michelle said...

Oh wow, not such a good time to be reading the Hot Zone. That is gross, but I will vouch for you, I've been there recently and your apartment really is pretty clean!

Alyson said...

At least you caught it before you made anything with the flour! I was making bread and it wasn't until I started on the second loaf that I reached them in my flour bin. I tossed ALL of it, and swore off bread for a month! I had no idea about weevils (I think their name should be shortened to evils!)until I heard some women talking about it in church!

Kelsey said...

I'm so sorry! Finding things like that is the worst- it's hard to feel safe even at home!

Noriko Anderson said...

Oh man, I can't even imagine it... with my O.C.D., I'd probably try REALLY hard to convince John of moving, but the counselor in John, would bring me back to rational...
and as for the nice weather... I'm loving it too... except I'm getting like 50 mile winds... so we still don't go outside...

Anonymous said...

Ew, bummer! We've just had an invasion of carpenter ants but we can't figure out how they get in! Probably going to get some spray soon..

Here's another gross story for your enjoyment: my mom was making Rice-a-Roni for us once, and all the sudden she starts freaky out ("ew, ew! Beth come look!") Now, my mom never gets grossed out, so I was confused. In the pan, on the stove, in the sauteing butter, the rice was Moving!! Yeah, there were definitely maggots in our rice, and we were frying them up for dinner. Blegh! Needless to say, we cleaned out our pantry too.