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...And YOUR Bird Can Sing
28 November 2009, 11:31pm
Yesterday afternoon, daisy and I were hanging out at my apartment for a bit when we noticed that a bird — or something — was making some sort of annoying whistling noise. After a few minutes of making the same call every second or two, we felt sure that it was a bird and laughed at how annoying it was.
Little did I realize that this thing is apparently here to stay. It's been tweeting every second or two since yesterday. Fortunately, I came home last night from my friend's wedding with enough baijiu in me to tranqulize a horse and merely thought it was funny. But then I woke up this morning to this... this... noise! and it's driving me insane.
More evidence suggesting that a ficus tree is the best kind of pet.
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[28 November 2009, 11:58pm]
For your listening pleasure (and in case Jeremy hears this and can identify the bird, so as to determine the best and fastest way to eliminate it), I've uploaded a small audio file of the bird's call. The recordings were taken from my iPhone, and from my noisy balcony, so you need to listen carefully.
Bird: Take 1 and Take 2
Ficus: [file not found]
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[29 November 2009, 12:51am]
I'm going insane. It's gotten louder.
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[29 November 2009, 1:48pm]
To whoever managed to get rid of that bird: Please come by my house for your reward. You will forever be my hero.
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[13 December 2009, 12:55am]
oh dear god. it's back. a bit farther away than before, it seems. but back to singing that same song.
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[14 March 2010, 7:34am]
so I guess the little poop* lives right below me. I can gear his people playing with him and having a blast. meanwhile I'm ten feet away going insane.
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