debugging

All right. That's enough. That's MORE than enough. For a little while, I was relieved to know I had not been hallucinating that my apartment was infested with bugs, but that only lasts so long. There remains the fact that my apartment is infested with bugs, and it's freaking me out. They don't fly, but the ones that drop from the ceiling are disturbing.

Does anybody know if beetles* eat colloidal oatmeal? I don't think there's any exposed food or garbage drawing them--all my stored food and garbage is pretty well contained. Besides, I'm not seeing them in the kitchen nearly so much as in the bedroom and bathroom. I tend to use Aveeno-type goop on my feet in sandal weather (and even more of it elsewhere, now that they make a version with sunscreen that doesn't feel icky) but it's not worth it if's attracting creepy-crawlies.

*Mostly little dark brown bugs, about half a centimeter long, shaped vaguely like miniature ladybugs. They have wings that shimmer a little, but I've never seen one flying. They don't move fast at all. There are also some bigger bugs, brown and yellow striped, 1-1.5cm long. I don't know if there are a lot fewer of this kind than the little beetles, overall, or if they're just very under-represented among those I can stomp, because they're faster.

what were they thinking?

The label on the tube: "Store in a cool, dry place. Keep tube capped when not in use." Doesn't everybody keep their toothpaste by the sink? Isn't that what you're supposed to do? I thought the craft of making waterproof plastic tubes was pretty well under control these days.