Comments | angeduciel: skeeters

angeduciel

skeeters

Jul 10, 2006 11:43

I took a walk on the week-end and was eaten alive by mosquitos or some other blood-sucking insect. I have 15 red welts on my legs and my calves now look like a big leg of smoked ham. EW. They're just sooo itchy. I work up in the middle of the night cuz they were just driving me insane. I've smothered toothpaste on them in hopes to making this ( Read more... )

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jono_kun July 10 2006, 16:52:32 UTC

*sweats* I'm tired just reading that.

angeduciel July 10 2006, 19:27:16 UTC

booo jon. gotta get working out. right.. badminton... (oops)

wanna come over this sunday and make muffins?

ming_a_ling July 10 2006, 18:12:01 UTC

when you first get a mosquito bite, wash it quickly with soap water. that's what my granduncle-in-law always tells me. and don't scratch! hope they go away soon!

jono_kun July 10 2006, 18:51:46 UTC

I hear Aloe vera works well.

angeduciel July 10 2006, 19:27:52 UTC

where do i get aloe vera?

jono_kun July 10 2006, 20:28:55 UTC

it's a plant. I'm assuming flower shop?

Basically cut open a 'leaf'/stem. It'll have a gooey-ish inside. Squeeze out the goop and apply to itchy area. It's cool-ish (temp-wise) and helps somewhat w/ the itchiness.

Otherwise, cream helps a bit. Will power more than anything. Sleep it off =)

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wonka25 July 10 2006, 21:17:06 UTC

you have more mosquitos bites then i do and i was a cottage this weekend. i have a total of 4 bites (mosquitos + black fly) and the funny thing is only one was from the cottage then other ones i got when i got back to toronto

angeduciel July 10 2006, 21:29:06 UTC

hahaha... poor you. i got them in a small wooded clearing in markham. it literally took 2 minutes for the insects to smother my body. *sigh* why is my blood so sweet?

wonka25 July 12 2006, 02:33:40 UTC

because you are sweet

angeduciel July 12 2006, 13:42:06 UTC

*muah* to will

mrgeo July 11 2006, 05:48:59 UTC

Wierd, I was outside this weekend so much and I didnt even get 1 bite. Get some anti-itch cream, it works wonders :)

angeduciel July 11 2006, 13:50:35 UTC

i've been tiger balming like crazy and also putting toothpaste and now putting cream. gah! i hate mosquitoes!

jono_kun July 11 2006, 16:17:25 UTC

did you spray yourself before you went out?

angeduciel July 11 2006, 16:34:50 UTC

nope, didn't think i would be in any woody areas (as the event was at a house) and certainly wasn't expecting to get attacked. it's odd attending a family function smelling like deet.
p.s. no more baking this sunday. it's 35C. we don't have AC, really don't want to turn on the oven. =(

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wow... anonymous July 13 2006, 02:43:09 UTC

lol I got a couple of bites just now...but reading your story made my itching problems feel minute. you can also get aloe vera gel from pharmacies... it isn't as pure as the plant but is considerably easier to transport around, as well as being less drying on the skin, i think. but the 'real' stuff from the plant is probably the best for a number of organic and soothing reasons ( ... )