mini mouse
this long hair instigates hallucinations, i think. as i was looking into the bathroom mirror on sunday afternoon, i thought i saw something scurry itself under the refrigerator in the reflection, and wrote it off as a flyaway hair in the corner of my eye. i'm not one for paranoia, so it was an easy incident to dismiss. however, as i was sitting on my couch last night, using my coffee table as a writing desk, i once again saw a dark shadow dash under the front door. this time, however, my hair was pulled back and securely out of the way of excuses. sure enough, as my head whipped around, i saw the tail of a mouse disappear behind my exercise ball, and could hear it's tiny feet take residence behind my couch. first things first, i put on some shoes... i'm not skittish about mice (not live ones, anyway), but i would probably wig out if i accidentally stepped on it in it's furried confusion. next thing i did was close my bedroom door, a futile act as the gap under that door was wider than the one in my front door from where he/she came. then i grabbed the phone and called my upstairs neighbor, and her reaction was perfect: she brought a broom and a flashlight. i then called my landlord to let him know that due to the gap in my door, i was having uninvited guests, and could he please make it a priority to set things right. the neighbor, in the meantime, had sprung into action, barricading the kitchen doorway, and moving all the furniture to provide no hiding places. eventually our little mousey friend ran outside, and we attempted to barricade my front door as well. while i'm pretty sure i won't be greeted with brand-new weather stripping today when i get home, i really hoping i also won't be greeted by any other new friends with long tails and tappity-tap toes on the hardwood floor.
current mood: eek?