Count the Mesquito Bites/Welcome to South Carolina!

[manickittywclaw]

Almost 2 months into my residence in downtown Columbia. I'm unpacked, in the process of decorating (sanding, painting, reupholstering old furniture, etc.) My apartment is a half wall away from being a studio, but it is quite pretty and newly renovated, in a historic building, only 2 blocks from the state capitol building. I grew up in a very

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[niftybabe313]

Yay new bike! I think lavender sounds very nice, actually :)

I've heard that if you carry a dryer sheet looped through the belt loops on your pants, it keeps mosquitoes away, but I've never actually tried it

[manickittywclaw]

yeah, i was wearing a bikini. hehe. no room for dryer sheets there.

[niftybabe313]

Totally unrelated to your entry, I found this picture and thought of you:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwenie/2651265613/

[manickittywclaw]

awww, me likes turtle

[manickittywclaw]

cool. maybe i'll give it a try. I'm trying to think of what my arch peeps used down in mississipi, i think it was as simple as lemon or grapefruit, maybe some perfume that smelled like a flower. course, i vaguely remember it not working perfectly, but those critters are ornery down there.