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July 26, 2005
Another Advantage to Being Thin
There are many advantages to being thin, but often, when you live with someone twice your size who wants to eat you for breakfast, you forget. My darling little calico, Philomena, has been in this predicament for quite sometime, and we've grown accustomed to a situation in which the two cats remain separated for Philo's safety. I have often said that I have more hope for peace in the Middle East than for domestic tranquility between my cats.
So when I got the new house, I immediately sought a way to maximize Philo's roaming space while keeping her safe from Kieffer, the giant murderous tabby who is charming with humans but detests cats. I put up a baby gate in the upstairs hall that is high enough that Kieffer can't get over it.
Last night I introduced Philomena to her new space, leaving Kieffer at the old apartment till tonight. Philo looked around the upstairs, sniffed about, saw the babygate, then saw the railing next to the stairs, and hopped right through it! She's so tiny that she can slip through the stair rails with no problem at all, and roam the house as she pleases. Kieffer, on the other hand, being both a large framed cat and a bit heavy on top of that, will definitely not be able to get through the railing. So there's another advantage to being thin: easy escape from your nineteen pound tabby arch-nemesis!
I was so busy making runs back and forth to the new house with stuff from the old apartment that I practically forgot to eat dinner. Once I finally got settled into the new place with Philo it was close to ten, and both she and I were feeling a bit hungry, so we split a can of tuna fish. I had mine with hot dog relish, she prefers hers straight up, extra juice. I know I've been eating too much meat lately, but soon enough MR will be here and I'll never eat anything bad again for the rest of my life, so I'm not all that worried about it.
This morning I took a shower in the new place for the first time... Philomena gets really freaked out when people shower, I suppose because she can't figure out what on earth would possess someone who is otherwise apparently sane to cover him or herself with water. She meowed and tried to rescue me by almost jumping in, but I kept up a steady stream of "You're okay, I'm okay, we're all okay," in a calm tone and she settled down on the bathmat. I intentionally moved the cats in a few days before the Orange One's arrival so that we could iron out these little details in advance. He might find it disconcerting to have a seven pound calico cat attempt to save him from the shower.
Meanwhile, I am making preparations for the August 7th birthday/housewarming/fundraising party. On the menu: megamuffins, pasta-less lasagna, and tons of fruits and vegetables. If MR will let us, we might break out the Vitamix and make whey protein shakes. And of course, red wine, and in honor of Aubrey de Grey, lots of beer. I am excited. CR and Mprize folk are coming in from as far away as Rochester, New York and northern Virginia. We might even get one from Louisiana...
Posted by april at July 26, 2005 6:58 AM
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Hm, i really should have joined team with some and bid too. I mean, Ray and Aubrey plus the two hosts :-) what a deal!
Then again, if i add the flight from switzerland to it :-) ah well... there'll be other opportunities :-). Even if no life-extension kicks in i can safely expect to get as old as my grandpa leaving me another 55 years or so :-)
Posted by: Curious at July 26, 2005 10:28 AM
personally i think genderization of colors is a crock. how did it come to be. pink and blue are gorgeous. particularly a fresh crisp pink shirt
on any man.
but whatever blows one's dress up.
Posted by: fruitgirl at July 26, 2005 10:39 AM
Yeah, you're right about the genderization issue but can you seriously imagine a couple of green-eyed redheads spending any amount of time within the confines of a hot pink room without everyone becoming just a tad billious? Close your eyes, picture it, now everyone together, say "Eeewww!" JD ;-)
Posted by: Judith at July 26, 2005 12:26 PM
huuuuummmm Judith......anything like this?
http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/THK/THK172/A0002356.jpg
aside from a couple extra pounds, i actually
like the colors.
if biliarity persists, can we compromise on our favorite CR loved ones in a luscious purply
grape shirt and dress?
Posted by: fruitgirl at July 26, 2005 5:46 PM
Purpley grape should work! Even plum! Burgundy/Wine (Pinot Noir, of course) would be good, too. Maybe (to make MR really blissful) done in Paisley? JD ;-)
Posted by: Judith at July 27, 2005 11:05 AM
April,
I love reading about your anticipation of MR's arrival and all the fun you are having.
I'm curious about the tea brewing and toting to work. Are you simply planning to have MR boil the water in an electric tea kettle, brew in a tea pot, and then transfer to a thermos? If so, what type of thermos are you using or thinking of? I'd like to tote my own tea to work, but haven't found any thermos bottles I really like.
Have a great day!
Laura
Posted by: Laura at July 28, 2005 7:18 AM