Aw, CRAP.

[xp_cypher]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/billions-of-cicadas-east-coast_n_3038412.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

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(yes, that was me hitting my head on my keyboard, why do you ask?)
((Remy, it would probably be unreasonable to ask for extended job travel, I'm guessing?))
(((Ugh. ONE BILLION CICADAS PER SQUARE MILE?)))
((((I wonder what Dr. Grim's reaction will be to this.))))
(((((lol, nested parentheses shenanigans)))))

Comments

[x-dangersense.livejournal.com]

Hey, man, what's wrong with cicadas? I mean, they make me jump but...

OMG! I bet that when they swarm, they make patterns and you're like... pattern language guy so you go like, nuts trying to understand them or something.

[x-pinnochio.livejournal.com]

Bet his head would explode. Hey Doug, would your head explode if you saw cicada patterns?

[x-dangersense.livejournal.com]

It totally would.

Hey, new dude. You seem pretty cool and I'm totally bored. Want to hang out?

[x-pinnochio.livejournal.com]

Sure. Why not. Movie?

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Imagine the worst migraine you've ever had, where your head exploding would actually be a RELIEF. Now imagine it lasting for a month and a half.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Okay, so most animals have some limited way to communicate a few basic concepts. Generally this boils down to 'hello, here I am', 'DANGER WILL ROBINSON', and 'let's have sex!'

Now generally, that communication is on such a basic level that it doesn't really tend to register for me. Imagine standing at the other end of a football field from someone whispering 'let's have sex'. Won't register, unless you have senses like Kyle or Matt. Now imagine a billion people in that end zone, all trying to make themselves understood and needing to have sex in the brief time before they die. And worse, not all of them are saying 'let's have sex', there's some 'DANGER WILL ROBINSON' in there, too.

That's about the best analogy I can think of for what cicada season is like for me.

[x-pinnochio.livejournal.com]

You have such a wonderful way with words.

Seriously, that sounds like it'd suck.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Kinda what I do.

The last one I had to deal with was nine years ago. That one was bad enough that I had to spend some time in a power dampener. Brood X (that one) is the biggest of the 17-year broods. Brood II (this year's) is smaller, but I'm pretty sure my power runs a lot higher than it did back then, so it's really a tossup how bad it'll be this time around.

[x-dangersense.livejournal.com]

Wow. I'm sorry I laughed because that actually sounds like a giant bag of dicks.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

No harm, no foul. You weren't here for the last one, and it's not exactly intuitive.

[x-deadpool.livejournal.com]

I wanna see you walking around with one of those special umbrellas, Ramsey.

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

Your FACE is a special umbrella.