Ratatak

I didn't mistype. By the title alone you should be able to infer that I am a fan of Ratatat and that I've recently been a victim of rats.

When I returned to my room after being on vacation for 6 weeks, I returned to horror. My hoarder nature has finally come to bite me in the butt. All the food that I'd been saving for eating had been eaten through. There was a light sprinkling of poopies everywhere and no one seemed to be upset in my village, except me. How do you kill a rat in rural China?

Well, first of all, I had to come to terms with the fact that there are no exterminators. No one in my village thinks it's a big deal and that I basically live outside. Two inch wooden boards separate me from camping. How do I get rid of a rat? Patience. A LOT OF PATIENCE and some sticky paper.

Since I'm in China, let me put that into math terms to better let you better comprehend my methods.

Rat in my room = Me - sleep - food - clothes + insanity + vinegar (nature's disinfectant!) + Lucas coming over to duct tape my room + 2 weeks of time + paper covered in what seems like a bottle of rubber cement each + cookie = Wait for it.....

For those of us that are not exactly linear learners, I thought a picture would help. This is the rat caught on the paper, on top of my paper wardrobe. BOOM. I had to stand on my bed to take this picture. Good thing I'm only 5'2". When I took the picture, the rat squeaked in indignation at the brightness of the flash. It was horrifying yet pleasurable at the same time. Yay for +sleep + food +clothes!