Internet, Macaroni, and Bats

JBFC got internet on campus just a few months before I moved here. Internet in the bush...it's pretty remarkable, when you think about it. I mean, my house doesn't have real windows or a fridge or running water in the kitchen, but I can Skype with you from my couch!

At any rate, having internet makes all kinds of things easier--communicating with friends and family, looking up various symptoms on webMD.com, finding the lyrics to songs the girls want to learn, etc.

I'm also excited that generator hours here coincide with morning work hours in the States. I can keep up one of my favorite past times, g-chatting with some of my favorite girls. Here's an excerpt from one such chat, with the ever-fabulous Chelsea Derry. First time I wrote her married name like that. It looks nice, Chels.

We were in the middle of a highly intellectual discussion on whether the mac and cheese boxes Shannon brought me from the States was Kraft or Velveta brand. (Shannon, if you're reading this, the mac and cheese has been HIGHLY enjoyed.)

Chelsea: ah

understand

ooh i know how to tell

shells or elbow pasta?

7:44 PM i konw way too much about mac n cheese

7:45 PM me: girl, you are amazing

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

BAT IN THE HOUSE

BAT IN THE HOUSE

ok, sorry...

just don't want rabies, you know

Chelsea: you had a bat in the house

me: ummm, elbow pasta

Chelsea: and you spent the time to type it out?

me: which kind??

Chelsea: girl you're crazy

me: "have"

Chelsea: kraft mac 'n' cheese

oh no

me: present tense

7:46 PM it's in the corner

whatevs

At this point, I briefly left our ghcat session to find a bowl and cutting board to extricate the little monster from our humble abode. And then, back to gchat!