I. do. not. like. bugs.

End of story, really.
But I guess I should give some sort of background.
Or at least the highlights.

Back in high school,
my chemistry classroom was right next to one of the biology labs.
So, occasionally, a cricket would escape and find it's way into my room.
Not too scary, right?
Wrong.
You see, I'm not a big fan of crickets.
They kinda creep me out.
I can handle spiders.
I squeal and get all jittery,
but I eventually get over it,
find a shoe,
and smash the thing to death.
However, put a cricket anywhere near me,
I will run to the other side of the room in a flash.
Don't like 'em.
Anyway, so there was one day when a cricket came wandering into our room.
And it started taunting me.
It quite literally chased me around the room for a good 5 minutes before someone finally killed the thing.

And that's when things started to get interesting in my life....

Ever since that moment,
at least one kind of bug every year has come directly for me.
Aiming to freak me out, sting me, or just bother me.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's the truth.

And they've mostly been crickets.

Example:
I was hiking with some friends a few years ago up in the mountains.
I know there's bugs up there.
But really,
most of the time they may jump on you, then leave you alone.
Not this cricket.
It decided to attack me.

Example 2:
Just this past semester I was sitting in one of the common areas in the dorm,
and a cricket jumped out of no where and landed quite close to my feet.
I squealed, jumped up, and ran across the room.
And it followed me.
Joy.
It took me a while to realize that it wasn't going to eat me or something,
and I finally sat down again.
But I couldn't relax, because it was still in the room watching me.

Example 3: (Non-cricket story)
Summer 2011 I was working on Hilton Head Beach with all the lifeguards, right?
Well, who knew, of all places, I would encounter the biggest bumble bee I have ever seen in my life.
I'm not even kidding.
It was about the size of a half-dollar coin.
Anyway, this thing decided to follow me.
It would circle me over and over,
almost landing on me before I would swat it away with my bag.
We decided to outrun the thing,
and we did!
But only for about a minute.
It found me again.
It was not fun.

Anyway,
all this shows that I do not have a fantastic history with bugs.


Long story short, there is a gnat-type bug that is buzzing around my computer screen right now.
And it's really bugging me.
And it reminded me of all my past experience with bugs.
That's all.

On a brighter note,
God is working.
Powerfully.
And I'm excited to share about it.
But not right now, because it's late,
and I should actually get some sleep tonight.

Blessings!