Ow

It's grey and raining out again today. Even still, I thought I'd take a moment to pull out the rest of my tomato plants, since they aren't likely to produce any more ripe fruit. I filled a tray with green tomatoes and will cover them in newspaper and put them somewhere warm to ripen a bit. They're not as good that way, but oh well.

I came upstairs to check the TAR forums and sat down in my chair. Feeling a tickle just above my knee and to the inside of my thigh, I scratched and boy, did it hurt. I felt a little lump in the leg of my pants and grabbed it. It made a crunchy sound. Oh, hell.

So I held on to the crunchy lump for dear life and went into the bathroom to get my damn pants off. I pulled off the affected pantleg and shook it. Something fell out. It was one of these:



That a yellowjacket. Unlike bees, they don't lose their stingers. And they get really mad. I now have several little welts on my leg and they sting. Ow ow ow ow. I think it will go away soon, because it's already better since I've been typing.

Things can only get better.