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andyhat ([personal profile] andyhat) wrote2008-06-11 03:18 pm

The Tick

There is one downside to living on a nice wooded lot in North Carolina. Getting ready for bed last night, I found this girl munching on my leg:



She is safely preserved (and, apparently endowed by her vampiric nature with indestructibility and immortality, still alive) in a Ziploc baggie should I come down with anything in the next few weeks.

I have to say I'm amazed by what I can do with this $60 Epson scanner (model 3490). I bought it to scan book covers for my librarything catalog, but the ability to scan at 4800dpi obviously has its uses, too.

[identity profile] defenestr8or.livejournal.com 2008-06-11 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Approves!


Look for a red spot with a red ring around it, if you're worried about Lyme.