Wildlife.

The state motto for West Virginia is, "Wild and Wonderful."
They definitely got the wild part right.

When i moved into a historical house, I knew there would be weird noises and creepy things of that nature. But what happened last night in this historical house was completely scary. Ever since I arrived here 3 weeks ago, there have been weird noises in the bathroom area of my room. I can only describe the noises as, similar to that of crinkling tape. The noises are very crunchy and scratch sounding. Well, last night I could hear  screeching noises in addition to the other noises. At first I thought maybe it was a mouse. Then I thought well maybe its that weird noise the toilet has been making. Then I thought some more and realized that mice don't tend to squeak. So, I did the only logical thing--and that was to google it. I went to google, and typed in "what kind of rodent makes a squeaking noise?" Google told me that rats...RATS! make squeaking noises! At this point I am completely freaking out. I can't determine for sure where the noise is coming from, but I think its under my bed...possibly tangled in the blankets. I then can hear a scampering noise in the ceiling above my bed. Ohhh, this is definitely Rats!! I call my parents on Skype to see if they can hear anything. The screeching is SO loud that they can hear it, but tell me its not mice, or rats, but probably bats. Ohhh, even better. Nighttime critters, who can fly! I mean seriously! I finally found where the noise was coming from, and that is in the bathroom behind the shower wall and the up in the ceiling. I made sure there was no area where a bat could enter my room from inside the wall, and tried to sleep. Then today at work, my co-worker who is also living here asked me if I was hearing these noises too. (Sidenote: see i am not crazy!) He thinks that they might be birds. He was so afraid they were going to peck through the wall, that he slept with the light on. (Sidenote: still not as crazy as that guy.) He is probably right--I think that they are birds. Still scary, but not as scary as a rat-- as long as they stay in the walls.

Last night marked the 2 week notice until I move into my new apartment. After the whole wildlife debacle last night, I decided that I needed to make a paper chain to count down the days.

12 more nights.