We used to have the same problem with cockroaches (used to live in a very woodsy part of the country - kinda swampy too.) You'd hear something rustling around in a paper bag or something and then had the option of hunting it down, or ignoring it and hoping it didn't crawl on you during the night.
Now that I live in Austin the biggest problem is scorpions (they don't kill you - but they will sting you if you harass them). Too bad the Geckos don't eat scorpions... Geckos are cool - I've got some pink ones and yellow ones that hang out on my patio.
Speaking of patios - it's time to go find one with a lot of shade, pretty waitresses and frosty margaritas!
it's by the corner of your pillow. Sort of sheet colored color so watch out. They're really fuzzy and all ... so don't mistake em for your cats' tails openoffice + gimp + sketch ...