My personal phrase is "sucks dead donkey dick", or the occasional "blows goat ass". Feel free to use at will (royalty check mailed first please) should you need them.

I adore this blog. Just so you know.
Brenda | Homepage | 02.18.08 - 7:54 pm | #

my friend had bedbugs.

His landlord told him to get rid of his rug. He sold it on craigslist.

...now someone has a rug covered in bedbugs.
j | Homepage | 02.19.08 - 6:05 pm | #

My longstanding fear of hotels was exacerbated by the announcement that bed bugs had made a resurgence.

I may never leave home without DDT again.
thirdworstpoetinthegalaxy | Homepage | 02.19.08 - 11:14 pm | #

brenda: "blows goat ass" will appear in my next work of fiction. the check's in the mail.

you're really too sweet to adore this blog. most people simply put up with it.

j.: your friend sold a bed bug infested rug. your friend is evil. evil, i say.

thirdworst: if you can lay your hands on some ddt, i will pay you a huge amount. i'll rob a bank. i'll raid baby's college fund. i'll do anything short of sex with a dude, and i'll even consider it if it's george clooney.
bookfraud | Homepage | 02.20.08 - 9:41 am | #

Wow, I miss your blog for a few weeks and we're back in familiar territory. I really do hope you get the bugs out. I'm actually terrified now of hotels because I'm scared the beds are infested. I would probably just set the house on fire, collect insurance and star anew. But that's not realistic, I guess...
Collin Kelley | Homepage | 02.20.08 - 12:34 pm | #

What a freakin' nightmare. As if having a newborn isn't hard enough.

Love the Repo Man ref. Well played.
thephoenixnyc | Homepage | 02.20.08 - 5:20 pm | #

Book, I am very, very sorry you and your family are going through this.
It's ghastly.
On a cheerful note, sometime after the child starts school, he will bring home headlice.
Bernita | Homepage | 02.21.08 - 5:10 pm | #

collin: i guess i'm beginning to sound like a one-trick pony.

i would love to set the home on fire and be done with it, but unfortunately, i live in an apartment building, so i would have this tiny little issue with "negligent homicide."

phoenix: it's not pretty, no. having a 10-month old is tough work; having a 10-month old while fighting bedbugs is like pushing a steamroller uphill.

props for you on recognizing (and mentioning) the "repo man" clip.

bernita: "ghastly" just about sums it up, doesn't it? thank you for the kind wishes.

looking forward to the headlice, along with my first talk about the birds n' bees.
bookfraud | Homepage | 02.22.08 - 10:22 am | #

So does this mean that Lil' Bookfraud will one day sing, "DDT did a job on me...".

Did you really ask out a cheerleader in HS? I want to know.

I am sorry that this keeps going.
cheraldo | 02.22.08 - 11:10 am | #

I shall Xerox cheraldo's final line with the more informal "ditto".
fringes | Homepage | 02.22.08 - 1:19 pm | #