Jeri vs. The Ants

I awoke this morning at 6:30 and decided to see if anyone was on Skype. I had a very nice conversation with Jena.

After skype I noticed a brochure Sadie had picked up (for job application purposes - not as a hint) to a hostel called "Somewhere To Stay." Rather than go through the hassle of turning on my internet again (it is a bit of a chore) I figured I would send Chris a quick message from Sadie's open lap top on the kitchen table (I was and am home alone)
I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It took me a moment to register that what I was looking at was a mass of black ants crawling in through the cracks under the window frame. I jumped out of my chair and assessed the situation further. There were hundreds of ants crawling in and out of the kitchen via the closed window and up and down the window frame and down the wall onto the floor. I refocused my eyes on the dark wood floor and followed their path all across the kitchen floor and into the garbage can where another probably 2 hundred ants were crawling all over and in the garbage. I spent probably half an hour sweeping them up and dumping them outside and then sweeping more and dumping more. Then I washed the walls and window frames. Hopefully that does it.

But who cares about ANTS! As I was typing the last bit, the "landlady" came by to ask if the plumber had come (he had). I then told her about the ants and she then told me about the PYTHONS. Yes. The pythons. Apparently all the suburbs with lots of trees have pythons in the trees and living in the roofs. She assured me in all the years she's lived here (20) she has never heard of a python in any of the suites - except in her house. Which is next door. She shared some stories.
One evening many years ago, she had just arrived home and was walking down a hallway and noticed out of the corner of her eye a python curled up on the floor in her room. She called for her then-husband and he came running. Together they prodded the snake with a mop and a broom out of the house. YUCK.
She noticed a week or so ago a python making its way into her gutter. She said they live in her roof but not ours.
She also told me of a camping trip many years ago where she woke up with a python wrapped tightly around her leg. It bit her. Her advice: Don't leave the zipper open even an inch. All they have to fit in there is the tip of their face and they slip the rest of their bodies in easily. Also, don't leave the windows open at night.
The woman who lives across from us' kitten was killed by a python (I think she saw it happen...?)
A mother and daughter who used to live in the house had to pry a python of their very small dog.

I got a cel phone number yesterday but then realized today I have to "unlock" my phone to have it work on other networks. That will cost some money for sure. On the bright side, when I do get my phone unlocked I will have **warning: the rest of this paragraph is super boring** 500 megs of data (GPS - hollaaaaaa) and unlimited calling to any cel phone on Aus' most popular network and one other called "3", and $350 worth of calling Aus land lines or texting or international calling. All for $35/ month with NO CONTRACT. Woo woooo.
When Chris gets here we may switch to the $45 monthly plan with unlimited calling in Aus, unlimited texting in Aus and internationally, unlimited access to facebook, 1 gig of data, and $45 toward international calls and voicemail. Wooo

Big news: We booked a TRIP!! December 5th Sadie and I are going for two nights to Tangalooma  Resort (link attached) Where we will feed dolphins, go snorkeling,
We're staying in a Resort Unit (double in the low season in case you are wondering) $340 for two nights, each. It's supposed to be "paradise". I hope we get fantastic weather but we will live it up to the max even if it's crap weather.

http://www.tangalooma.com/info/home/

I am going to go find some shade at the river and read my book. Miss you all!! Looking forward to updates via comment or facebook. Anything at all. Please. Thank you.