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i HATE birds.
Jun. 18th, 2012 06:57 pmSo, a couple of small birds decided to use a hole in our roof-wall just outside my bedroom to make a nest. Their eggs hatched about a week ago, and I'm pretty sure that only a layer of drywall separates them from us.
It's loud in the morning. Oh god, it's loud.
Sunday, after yet another 5am wake-up chirp, I decided, in a fit of foul-tempered pique, to gather every single unused pillow in the house and stuff them behind the wardrobe on the spot corresponding with the nest-hole. Result? About 2 Db difference. They now sound like they are immediately outside the room instead of in the room with us, thanks to the crappy insulation and the amazing echoing power of the cheep. If I had more confidence in the integrity of the exterior particle board (and studs), I would drill a hole and fill it with foam insulation. However, I really don't feel like explaining a burst roof-wall to the HOA.
I am so bloody tired. I napped for five hours today, I am so bloody tired. (Well... there are mitigating circumstances to that, as well, but still!)
( Life )
Now I should go make dinner and maybe weed the veggie garden. We're having friends over on Sunday, and I'd like for all the gardens to look tidy by then. However, I'll admit I'm afraid of the back garden now, what with the mosquitoes. I don't want to lose another two days to allergic inflammation! On the plus side, it's actually a decent temperature out today (unlike what it's predicted to be mid-week!), so I could wear my long socks under long pants and a long shirt and maybe make it out alive. Or just wait until tomorrow late-morning when the bugs aren't quite so active... ;-)
It's loud in the morning. Oh god, it's loud.
Sunday, after yet another 5am wake-up chirp, I decided, in a fit of foul-tempered pique, to gather every single unused pillow in the house and stuff them behind the wardrobe on the spot corresponding with the nest-hole. Result? About 2 Db difference. They now sound like they are immediately outside the room instead of in the room with us, thanks to the crappy insulation and the amazing echoing power of the cheep. If I had more confidence in the integrity of the exterior particle board (and studs), I would drill a hole and fill it with foam insulation. However, I really don't feel like explaining a burst roof-wall to the HOA.
I am so bloody tired. I napped for five hours today, I am so bloody tired. (Well... there are mitigating circumstances to that, as well, but still!)
( Life )
Now I should go make dinner and maybe weed the veggie garden. We're having friends over on Sunday, and I'd like for all the gardens to look tidy by then. However, I'll admit I'm afraid of the back garden now, what with the mosquitoes. I don't want to lose another two days to allergic inflammation! On the plus side, it's actually a decent temperature out today (unlike what it's predicted to be mid-week!), so I could wear my long socks under long pants and a long shirt and maybe make it out alive. Or just wait until tomorrow late-morning when the bugs aren't quite so active... ;-)
