This happened about a week ago and it´s taken me that long to stop laughing and actually write about it.
During our stay on the beach in Montañita, the mosquitos were vicious. Their stealth tactics ruined two consecutive nights of sleep. On the third night, we decided to fight back.
MacGyver Mark rigged up the most complex mosquito netting (I have it all on film) for his bed. He is an Eagle Scout, you know. I did the best I could with my Swiss Army knife and tape. We staged a full-on crusade against the bugs.
The battle was on.
The lights went off.
And this is what I woke up to the next morning.
Aside from the swollen eyelid, note the crusty calamine lotion on his right bicep, left shoulder and the side of his head.
I tried for about three full minutes not to laugh. Silently sitting on my bed. Shaking. Stifling gasps for air. Mark caught one of my muffled noises, looked at me and gave me a little smile.
I. Lost. It.
For the next 20 minutes, I was CRYING. Tears were streaming down my face.
This will go down as one of the funniest moments in my entire life.
[Cracking up in the computer lab right now.]
p.s. New pix posted for By the Hour: CONFIRMED.
During our stay on the beach in Montañita, the mosquitos were vicious. Their stealth tactics ruined two consecutive nights of sleep. On the third night, we decided to fight back.
MacGyver Mark rigged up the most complex mosquito netting (I have it all on film) for his bed. He is an Eagle Scout, you know. I did the best I could with my Swiss Army knife and tape. We staged a full-on crusade against the bugs.
The battle was on.
The lights went off.
And this is what I woke up to the next morning.
Aside from the swollen eyelid, note the crusty calamine lotion on his right bicep, left shoulder and the side of his head. I tried for about three full minutes not to laugh. Silently sitting on my bed. Shaking. Stifling gasps for air. Mark caught one of my muffled noises, looked at me and gave me a little smile.
I. Lost. It.
For the next 20 minutes, I was CRYING. Tears were streaming down my face.
This will go down as one of the funniest moments in my entire life.
[Cracking up in the computer lab right now.]
p.s. New pix posted for By the Hour: CONFIRMED.
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