Mothra

For this story to make sense, I'm going to need to throw out a little background. The first thing you need to know, is I am deathly afraid of flying insects, namely moths. This is a completely rational fear as they have been seeking me out for years to fly into my face and burrow under my neck while I sleep and other terrifying instances of aggression from the moth world.  Even my family can attest to the unnatural attraction of moths/butterflies to my face. ugh...it's a life long battle.

So a couple days ago, I got a pretty bad cut on my leg, and then I spent the whole weekend hiking and swimming in the ocean and not cleaning it. So I went to a movie last night and when I got back I decided I should probably clean it up.  So I make up some saline solution and head to the bathroom. I have to take off my pants to get the the cut on my shin, so I'm sitting on the ledge at the edge of my shower getting it all cleaned up.  So I'm just getting a piece of soaked cotton onto my leg when...

A GIANT MOTH FLIES IN. I kid you not. Like a bat out of hell this golf ball sized moth flies into the bathroom and straight into the shower with me.  At which point I am TERRIFIED, try to crawl backwards without touching it or agitating it, once I get about 50% out of the shower, it takes off and begins tearing around the room. IT IS SO BIG THAT WHEN IT HITS THINGS IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP! WHEN IT FLIES ACROSS LIGHTS THE ROOM IS DARKENED. At this point I am hyperventilating, I am curled into the tightest ball I can manage, aaaand I'm considering crying.  Feeling the need to run, but being too scared to go bare, I grab my hand towel, rap it around my head babushka style, and crawl out of the bathroom as fast as possible. Safely in the living room, the following things become very clear:

1) I live in an apartment on the 19th floor of a very industrial side of the city. The living room door is closed and there is only ONE window open that is 4'x1' wide and only open about 1/3 of the way. This moth CLEARLY has a vendetta against me. To be very clear, this is also the THIRD time this moth has done something equally unfathomable and aggressive in the last four months.  I've been catching and releasing because I can't fathom having it's angry squirming body in my fingers...eep!
2) The lights in the kitchen and the living room are also on, and the both would have to be crossed through to get to the bathroom... WHY THE BATHROOM?!

After quickly noting these interesting facts, I promptly ran to my bedroom, where I hid for the remainder of the evening.



I hate flying insects so much...