Behold, the face of evil.

There is SOMETHING LIVING IN MY WALLS. So gross. So, so gross. I've been up since 4am. From about 4am to 5:30am, I was sitting in my bed, holding a broom like a semi-automatic rifle, hoping against hope that whatever is in there would poke its head out. So I could bash it in.

Sexy has been sleeping a lot during the day, and she's been spending a lot of time in my bedroom. Usually, she'll come out and play with me, or lay next to me while I'm watching TV on my futon. She hasn't been doing that the last few days. Now I know why. Last night, I kept hearing scratching, and scurrying, and chewing. I turned on the light, and Sexy was attentively sitting near one of my bedroom walls. She heard it too. I think she's been hearing more than I have. It would scurry up the wall, down the wall, across the wall, and then, after I banged the wall a few times with my broom, it began scurrying underneath the floor. UNDERNEATH MY BED. I still couldn't see it, though. Neither could Sexy. Sometime time at around 5:30am, after trying a few times to get back to sleep (unsuccessfully), I made one final bang against the wall, then I heard it (I think) crawl out my wall, heading for outside.

So, after talking with coworkers, there are the following theories:

A mouse
A FAMILY of mice
A Squirrel
A monster (that's my personal theory)

Since these are all nocturnal creatures, chances are I'm in for another sleepless night. I'm faced with a few options. I could call my landlord and ask him to set traps, but I'm really hesitant to do that because I'm afraid they might hurt Sexy. I could wait to see if Sexy catching it/them, but that could take a while. Being out in the boonies, I know there aren't many (if any) humane traps available, so I'm sure the landlord will probably set the snap traps. The last thing I want (besides coming home to living mice/squirrels/monsters) is coming home to dead mice/squirrels/monsters. Any suggestions? My tendency is to wait and see, but I'm already hurting from the shitty sleep I got last night.

In other, somewhat related news, I've decided to stay later than originally expected, mostly for financial reasons. Looks like I'll be staying till probably the 18th. This means another few extra weeks with the monster.

In other, not-at-all related news, looks like it was a busy weekend in SH. I haven't had one phone call in weeks, about anything (except the delightful calls from MW), however today I got 3 phonecalls asking about Emergency Contraception, and abortion. Geewhilickers.