La Cucaracha

That's right, I'm talking about that big, brown, antennae'd and ugly -- that Paris Hilton of the bug world, Periplaneta americana!! (The American Cockroach)

So Jen had just gotten back from a nice trip with her mom. [On a side note, they went to the Vermont Quilt Festival, and do you think I got invited??? Of course not :(] I was about to take a shower, thinking we'd go out for a nice lunch, when I heard a BLOODCURDLING SCREAM from the other room. Honestly, I thought she had just stabbed herself in the eye.

What had stabbed her in the eye?? The vision of A COCKROACH ON HER CHEST!!!

Totally Assgusting.

What is it about cockroaches that freaks us out so much? I mean, they're just beatles, right?

Ladybugs are beatles. They're also destructive pests that destroy crops and gardens. Cockroaches, on the other hand, are like the cleaning lady. They clean up all of the crumbs we spill behind our stoves, and the rotten potatos that we leave in our cupboards, yet they want no thanks in return -- in fact they try to hide when we turn on the lights (which always freaks me out when my cleaning lady does that).

So why is it that the Ladybugs get all the street cred, and Cockroaches are the pariahs of the bug caste system? Is it because Ladybugs have polka dots and we think they're "pretty"?

Don't get me wrong, I still squashed the little monster with Jen's shoe, I just feel like Cockroaches have it hard.