my new friend

good lord. last night i was laying on my couch in the dark flipping through some tv before going to bed when i noticed movement above my head. my initial thought was that perhaps i had had too much to drink. second thought: a large moth had invaded my house and was about to hide in my closet and eat my clothes. third thought: okay that is a sparrow. how the hell did a swooping sparrow get in my house? fourth and most accurate observation: holy shit that is a swooping bat! it wants to bite my head and give me rabies! at the zoo i think bats are cute with their old man/baby monkey faces and little winged rat bodies. i'm not a scaredy cat! but in my house, dive bombing my head with great speed and vigor it gave my heart a heavy-handed adrenaline massage. i know it is more scared than me, but it was doing figure 8s around the house and giving me the finger. my fight or flight kicked in. i fought! after i beat senor bat in a competition of wits and flying ability, his pride was severely bruised and he was EAGER to leave! i opened the back door and clapped a few times, hoping that would attract his sonar reflexes. he flew right out into the night, highfiving me on the way. i think we are on okay terms.