22 March 2010
Late-Night Safety
Pete and I have long issued warnings to friends and visitors to be careful around our bathtub, particularly after dark. I’ve been meaning to document some of the strange events that occur, but conditions haven’t been right. Until Saturday night.
Saturday night saw us staying out late at a particularly excellent party, which featured (among other things) an abundant cast of people eager to rotate in and out of Rock Band and whose enthusiasm only grew as the night went on and voices grew hoarser. It was a pleasant walk home, particularly because I really enjoy the rare times when I’m out late enough to gawk at Montreal’s nightlife in full bloom. (“Wait, it’s 2:30 and they’re just waiting to go in that club? Why didn’t they think about this earlier?” “Girl, it might be 35 degrees out, but shouldn’t you be wearing, like, a shirt?” Anyway.)
But at home — as we ambled around, tired and unaware, getting ready for bed — the bathtub struck, without provocation. And this time, I was there with video capability at hand.
OK, there is minor provocation in this instance, but purely for illustrative purposes. Typically, one is attacked without warning whilst brushing one’s teeth or washing one’s face in the sink. Other attempts to capture similar attacks were unsuccessful.
In a shocking turn of events, the primary suspect was captured on film!
If you look carefully in the third video you can see the moment when the pupils dilate. If I ever see that in the wild I’m pretty sure I know what comes next.
Thanks to Pete for mentioning the instructional value of this post, which I’d completely forgotten to mention. Indeed, I believe this is an incredibly important subject for people to be aware of, particularly those who might be wandering among white Scandinavian birch forests at night.
Funny. We also spent part of the weekend attempting to record strange happenings in our apartment. In our case, the insanely loud snoring of the orange cat. We were unsuccessful. We need better equipment.