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Kittens!

I’m baby-sitting a friend’s two kittens, an experience which, although lots of fun, has overturned my fate as the crazy cat lady. Having four cats follow you into the bathroom is a bit much. Monte loves the kittens; Clarabelle… well, she’s coming ’round. And the kittens are, well, kittens: one of them has jumped into my bathroom trash can more times than I can count, and the other keeps jumping into the kitchen sink. They try to climb me like a tree and walk across my face at night. One of them nestles into the crook of my neck and sucks his paw. They are everywhere all at once; see exhibits a and b below. 

Special Ed in the dishwasher 

TB chasing his tail in the shower:

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current book: just started J.M. Coetzee’s The Life and Times of Michael K on the Metra this morning

current music: Calexico’s “Black Heart”

current socks: a black-and-white soccer/football pattern with the words “footie” all over it

Posted 1 September 2006

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  1. Comment by jaq on 1 September 2006 12:45 pm

    i love the chirpy sounds tail chaser makes!
    is that a normal cat thing?
    too bad josh is allergic
    i think i could love a cat
    that does tricks & sound effects.

  2. Comment by lmb on 1 September 2006 12:51 pm

    Pretty normal, yeah. When I lived on Highland Ave, Monte used to always make chirping sounds at one of the ferals. I think somebody had a little crush.

  3. Comment by Ryan on 1 September 2006 4:41 pm

    We’re getting a kitten soon because Lisa wants Harper to have a friend. In the 2 visits that Tigre has had over here, Harper has been the angriest cat ever. I don’t look forward to next week.

  4. Comment by Micah on 2 September 2006 2:39 pm

    God, the owner of those kittens has the cutest companions ever. That lucky b*tch.

  5. Comment by lmb on 3 September 2006 1:24 pm

    Did you really just censor the word “bitch”? Um, do ya know me?

    And have you talked to the vet about Special Ed’s INCESSANT FUCKING PAW-SUCKING? I think he has Mommy issues.

  6. Comment by Micah on 5 September 2006 10:07 am

    Ok, I KNOW he has issues. And everyone’s like “Oh, Micah, his paw-sucking is so goshdarned cute!” Not cute in the early hours of the morning. So not cute.

    But, I did talk to the vet, and Dr. Bailey thinks he might be a little OCD or something, but she didn’t want to put him on even *more* meds, you know? Therefore, I think I might try some of the Yuck spray I use to keep him off of the motherfucking power cord to my motherfucking laptop. Still bitter.

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