Sledge, where the heck are you?! (Or will you have to kill me if you tell?) When I went to Kuwait, I had instructions to try to grab a camel spider, stick it into a jar of alcohol and mail it back to an entomolgist. I got the feeling I might need a whip and a chair to do this. Never saw one.

Why do I think Harpgirl's tent at a festival must sound like "smack, smack, shake-shake-shake, buk-buk-buk-bukAAAWWWWK (that was the chicken), STOMP, STOMP, BAM!!!!"

To keep things out of your shoes, stuff socks in them. Make sure your sleeping bag/bedroll is closed up when you're not in it.