Votey McVote-Face

[halfshellvenus]

We're nearing the end of this week's Idol poll, and I could really use your help with the votes. I'm in the middle of the poll here. All the authors' entries are linked there-- please read and vote for your favorites!

I mentioned in the last post that we seem to have finally (fingers crossed) settled into Fall weather here. That means it's also gnat season out on the bike path (ugh), and I honestly can't tell if that's because it may be getting a little damper and/or if it's the lower temperatures. I DO know that they go away when it's hotter, and also on cold days in the winter. Right now, I'm just glad I have my gnat mask to wear. What a difference that makes!

It also means it's getting darker earlier, which nobody likes. These last few years, I've started to wonder whether I'm finally getting Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), or if it's just that life circumstances have actually been sad? But right now, the future is looking brighter and I'm still feeling a little bit of the blues. Urk. That's the last thing I need! HalfshellHusband has that, and one person in a household is already too much.

Comments

[muchtooarrogant]

Yeah, I think we've finally settled into Fall weather as well, and LOL we have the bugs too. Amanda complains about them every time we take out the dogs. I always tell her, "Well, at least your dog eats all of the ones he can catch!" LOL

Dan

[halfshellvenus]

So many more bugs in Texas, too!

The gnats are pesky because I'm worried about accidentally inhaling them. Hence the mesh mask. :)

[muchtooarrogant]

"So many more bugs in Texas, too!"

LOL You're not wrong.

We get the annoying fruit gnats inside, but outside its the flies that are really pesky. You'd have the same problem biking though, the mask sounds like a great idea.

Dan

[erulissedances]

I know several people who have SAD and they use light boxes for the shorter days and longer nights. It helps quite a bit, and they're not super expensive.

- Erulisse (one L)

[halfshellvenus]

My husband had a lightbox, but it was declared as a "loss" by the insurance company. AND they didn't even know what it was-- they thought it was a random lamp!

I think it helped him a little, but he gets it pretty bad, so it's not a complete solution.

[sewn]

I appreciate gnats for their place in the ecosystem, but I do wish they stayed out of my mouth, nose and ears!

[halfshellvenus]

The "gnat mask" I have is a fine mesh, so I can breathe through it, but it keeps the gnats out of my mouth AND nose. Because almost as bad as inhaling them into your lungs is having them fly into your nose.

The ears, though... no help there!