I was sitting on near the foot of the bed with the laptop, puttering about on IRC and hashing out some stuff in vim, etc. When I see something black with 6 legs scurry along the edge of the bed to my right - a cockroach. Despite having a prior "inmate" in it from this morning, I managed to get it into the bug catcher without much problem.
The things that bother me?
I saw it in my peripherally vision well enough to identify it, as well as gauge threat level.
Leaning over, I could see it in great detail
I managed to get off the bed and begin the capture procedure without alerting it (vibrational)
Turning on the lights wasn't necessary to improve my vision... it was plain as day without them.
and I was more alert then the dog :-/. Maybe it's a good thing I don't have a cat, lol.
What can I say, I've been forced into the dark for so many years.... my eyes and brain practically work like light amplification goggles -> I'm not even going to comment about how it feels to ride in a car on an unlit road at night, lol. Even worse, I have yet to lose my mastery of stealth. I can still maneuvre and creep with remarkable ease for a civi; learned out of necessity. In my reading of the Count of Monte Cristo, when it mentioned Edmond's vision in the dark, I couldn't help but feel, "Dang, it's not just me then". But alas, to late now.
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