Kitchenbat!

[reymonkey]

It's like I have to beat somebody up to get a shot at the keyboard lately, I swear. I am so far out of the loop RP-wise...
Aaanyways, working on drawings, but not stuff I want to show off right now, because it's prelim proposal work for a possible graphics job. Not a long term gig, but something that would get my art a little exposure and give me something nice to put in the portfolio and on the resume. We'll see how that goes. I have to put in a bid and I'm always inclined to way undercharge.
Which I'm sure somehow hooks up with my weekend/Monday adventure in which my bank account was overdrawn. Because of the fee the bank extracts for my having an account. Yergh. They've also raised the overdraft fee more than I thought they had.

In the good stuff field, though! We went to Shenandoah last Friday, very spur of the moment trip. It was just a day trip but we saw lots of deer, twin fawns, a raccoon (I can't believe I took photos of that. They used to come up on the porch and stand a foot away from you in B'ham, begging for food.), and most spectacularly a bear cub. It was while we were driving, and I did get out to take a photo over the roof of the car, because I'm not a dumbass. But there were other people behind us who were dumbasses and wanted to go closer, and then the park rangers came around and blared sirens at all of us. Whee. Oh well. I still need to dl the photos.

In the hysterically weird stuff, last night I was about to go to bed, Shad was wrapping up on the computer, there were strange rattling noises in the AC unit, and the next thing we knew there was a bat crawling across the kitchen floor. Grabbing of cats and frantic searching for a box ensued.

Rey: Runs upstairs with cat and shoves it in bedroom Stay there!
Bridgie: Mmmmgh?
Rey: There's a bat! In the kitchen!
Bridgie: Okay. Nods contentedly

I just love adding these little surreal moments when she's not awake, but this is the same girl who wakes me up in he middle of the night to tell me there are birds on her neck or a hanger floating over the bed.
Anyways, bat was captured pretty easily, and released outside, although there was a moment I had the edge of the box on its wing which I feel pretty bad for. It made some funky noises about that, but it was in the livingroom by then and I think the carpet cushioned things so it didn't really get hurt. It flew away, outside, after sitting on the sidewalk a minute going 'ohshitwhatwasthat???'

Kitchenbat. LOL. I feel like I should draw a bat anthro thingy in homage.

Comments

[janewt.livejournal.com]

Awww, battie! Glad you were able to get it out safely--sounds like it was just fine.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

I think he was okay, although that he crawled around on the floor instead of flying was worrisome. Mostly I was scared one of the cats would attack it, or get bitten. Spider's way past due on rabies shots because she's an indoor cat.

[janewt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's always worrisome. But it could have been a youngster who got all confused or something like that. If it was able to fly away later it'll probably muddle through.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

That is why I hate banks. "Oh, let us withdraw our monthly charge -- oh, that made your account overdrawn, let's CHARGE YOU FOR THAT TOO."

Holy crap, a bat. I would have alternated between squeeing and freaking out. It's a good thing you saw it come in and it didn't bite you. In Massachusetts, if there is a bat in your house and you didn't see it come in, you need to get it tested for rabies, because it could have bit you in your sleep and you wouldn't even know.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

I guess that's one way they make money... :P Fortunately I got paid for the catsitting thing later that day.

It was pretty cute, but bigger than most I've seen around here. We did see it come in, and totally heard it scrambling around the ducts beforehand but dismissed that noise because the HVAC system is so old and sometimes does make random rattling noises.

I kind of wish I'd taken a photo or something, in retrospect.

[dragonwhishes.livejournal.com]

Theeeeereeee's a bat in the kitchen with Reeeeyyyy/a bat in the kitchen with Rey-hey-hey-hey

Would the Kitchenbat be wearing an apron?

Also, is it possible you or Morripede could make me some icons?

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

And cooking up some bugs?

Sure thing! Whaddaya need?

ha!

[myfeeddogsaredown.blogspot.com (from livejournal.com)]

Wow, you've had some excitement! I'm glad the bat was okay. And I laughed out loud (really) at "because I'm not a dumbass."

Re: ha!

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

I'm still not sure if it beats the squirrel in the bedroom. Now we're wondering if that's how that got in too, though.