Battle of the Bugs

Creepy Crawly Critters

Have had to complain to hotel management again.  This time the bugs were on my bed.  I have just gotten through ripping up my bed and shaking out all the covers.  I don't know if I'm going to get any sleep tonight at all and am much too tired to change rooms.  I did call the night desk and told them I am going to insist on an adjustment on my bill, since I complained Wednesday or rather Tuesday evening, and they were supposed to exterminate them but here they are again, off the walls and prancing around my covers.

I have the shivery skin crawling heeby jeebies, but I just have to stick it out this one more night, with check out tomorrow, and then a night in Tucson (praying for no more bugs!) waiting on my Saturday morning plane ride.  I have a dread of palmetto bugs which seem to thrive in warmer climates, but hopefully won't have any of those invading my room.  The bad part is this is such a very nice brand new hotel and I seem to have gotten the bug room.  No one else I am traveling with is having these issues.  I refuse to pay full price for a buggy room, I don't care if the client is picking up the tab.

Thinking of sleeping on the couch in my room, but it may be full of bugs too. Making my skin itch just imagining it.  At least they don't seem to be the biting type of beetles.  Maybe the extermination effort just drove them from the walls into the bed and couch.  Ick!

Ended up today very sick feeling, so skipped supper this evening, and just rested and packed my luggage for checkout tomorrow.  Almost got physically down to where I couldn't pick myself up to go today.    Really need to spend more time here, but physically I don't think I am going to be able.  The Legs are not cooperating, nor is The Belly, and The Headache has been trying to interfere the last two days. One more day I tell myself, and it will be a short day because my associate that is driving us to the hotel by the airport needs to come back tomorrow evening. And after that a loooong day of flying and airports.

Gonna have to pick up the pace tomorrow to get done what needs to be done.  The clients have been wonderful, making very good decisions about conversion issues and future planning.  I only have to explain one time and they fly with it.  Just hope they keep asking questions even when I am not physically here to answer them.  We expect a large number of support issues in the first three months after system installation is complete as people start using the system more fully.  Plus the Spanish just makes it seem much more fun, why I don't know.  I think it is because they are just a fun crew, English or Spanish language.

Going to try to go to sleep, but am sorta not wanting to turn off the lights because I won't know where the bugs are at.  Big Sigh......

Freezing in the Sunlight

Can't Get Warm

I think my pain levels are increasing because I am unable to get warm, and this is one of the warmest areas of the United States.  Beautiful sunshine, and my co-workers are hot, and here I am running the heater in my hotel room at 85 degrees and I'm still cold.  Don't know why I get cold when I hurt but I do.  Inability to get warm is a sign its pain related and not real cold.

I fell in my hotel room yesterday morning because my lower legs are somewhat numb yet I am having increasing pain at the same time.  Banged up my knee and injured my pride but it's a sign how dangerous having numb feet with poor reflexes can be.  Third day of travel and standing and I forgot my cane this morning.   I will be sure to remember it tomorrow.

I am so tired that I try to sit as much as possible while working at the client.  They are such nice folks, and have been super fun to work with - quick learners.  I just wish I knew more Spanish because I can pick up a word here or there from the Spanish speakers but its a mystery to me exactly what they are saying.  For some reason, just hearing it in Spanish makes mundane comments sound like such fun!  I am envious of people who can speak more than one language fluently.  I think it shows great flexibility of the brain and mine is about as flexible as a deflated football.

I am staying at a very nice, new hotel, but there are bugs - some kind of little beetle - running around my room tonight.  I have killed several until I just don't have the heart to kill anymore.  Too big to be bedbugs, they remind me of box elder bugs back in Missouri.  Just giving me the creeps....I just know one will crawl on me when I'm asleep.  I'm sure they are harmless, but ick is all I can say.

Have tried to eat at restaurants the last couple of days. Can't do it - The Belly doth protest and the hives have started swarming, along with the bugs in my motel room.

I am extremely fatigued which is why I have been trying to eat - I am very hungry so thought maybe that is part of the reason I am so tired.  I haven't been too successful the last two days, as nothing is staying with me.  Just wish I could sleep better and have more energy.

The legs are not happy tonight because I forgot that durn cane.  I may medicate - hoping that I will wake up in plenty of time tomorrow.  Wishing I could get warm and stay that way!

The bugs are increasing, so I called the front desk.  I'm too tired to move rooms, asking if they could have someone spray tomorrow while I am gone.  The front desk guy said don't squash them, they are stinky.  Uh oh, too late.  Might not get very much sleep tonight, not sure if I want to sleep in drugged slumber while the attack of the stinky box elder looking bugs progresses!  Big Sigh.