Dust Bunnies

There is dust, and then there is dust in China. I recall reading in a book somewhere that there is dust and then dust that produces dust babies. Or as I would put it, dust bunnies that then reproduce at a rapid pace to create more dust bunnies. Well, China's dust "bunnies" are more like dust monsters, and could eat up any of the dust bunnies from the states. They repopulate at such a rate that it's horrifying, and needless to say, these Chinese dust bunnies are the ancestors of all dust bunnies, because they got some age on 'em.

Today, I finally could not stand that my room was so dark any more. Thinking it was the burnt out light bulb that I was too lazy to change, I finally mustered up some energy and worked with Kamla to install this new light bulb in (something my short stature could not reach even when climbing on the bed). To my annoyance, the room was still rather dim, in spite of six perfectly good light bulbs lighting up the darn room. What could be the issue? And then, I looked at the lamp itself. It has 5 "leafs" or "petals" (whatever you will), and each was a nice brown-ish color. I had made the attempt to clean them before, but deemed the task too precarious to my health and left it alone. Well, after some analysis, Kamla and I finally removed them down. I saw that it was filled with dust and used my handy Swiffer wipes as best I could to wipe the fixture itself, and moved to wash these glass "leaves." I assumed they would be a sort of beige-ish color, but no, it was supposed to be a clear, frosted white. As the layers of aged dust washed off into a tub of water, I was disgusted to say the least. But now, having reinstalled them, my room shines brightly and I can see without feeling like it's midday and the lights are interfering with the sunlight. Perhaps tomorrow, I will venture to remove the center piece and wash that out as well, reinstalling the seventh and final light bulb to the mix. I'm sure I would appreciate it in the long run, as would my landlord. Honestly, I've fixed so many things in this darn apartment, the landlord should be paying me to do this work.