Earlier this month, we moved to a better apartment. It's got a washer-dryer, nice open rooms, and, unlike our previous apartment, it allows pets. So, we're getting a cat!
My wife has never had a pet before, so she is excited. I am excited too, which is odd. My family has a great many cats. Perhaps too many. After I left for college, whenever I was feeling homesick I would just think of how much cat crap I was not cleaning up on a day-to-day basis; so how come I am bent on getting a cat again?
The 6 Stages of Cat Ownership
1) Let's get a cat!
You have your own place. You have nice things, and you can leave jigsaw puzzles out for days if you want to and the pieces won't get scattered. Something is missing, though- you feel the need for a little companion, something to make the house a home. Man, we need a cat!
2) Look at this little guy!
He's so cute! He's sleeping! Look at him yawn! It's like one of those pictures from the internet! I love him. My life is complete with him living here.
3) Goodness
He certainly poops a lot, doesn't he? Li'l dickens!
4) Oh my god
There is four months of cat crap hidden behind the couch! How could this happen? What kind of a god would allow this to happen?? NO DON'T BREAK THE CRUST AAAA
5) We can no longer have nice things
Also, our carpet is crusty and matted with unspeakable substances, and we regularly eat dinner to the sound of a cat taking a dump.
6) Freedom!
I'm off to college, where, unless my roommate is more of a slob than I am prepared for, I will never again have to interact with anyone's feces except my own! (note: step six is not an option if you are an adult. If you are an adult, remain at step five indefinitely)
7) Double freedom!
School's over, you have your own place, you can do whatever you want! Go back to step one.
Friday, August 27, 2010
First!
I've done this before. I've started blogs before, following blasts of inspiration in the middle of the night, and I know that the first post is the hardest and it usually sucks anyway. Let's skip it.
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