kitten!
i have a new roommate: a small fluffy black kitten named desdemona, or desi for short.
a couple of nights ago, my mom and i heard very loud meowing out in front of the house. since mercury was inside having a snack, and our other cat doesn't meow, we took a flashlight and went out to investigate. we found a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes across the road, accompanied by an extremely loud meowing. my mom brought out some food, which in turn brought the eyes to us -- they belonged to the aforementioned kitten. when mom picked her up, she found that the kitten was nothing more than skin and bones and purr. so we took her home.
she's staying in my room because she's still quite frail and skinny, and eating everything in sight. plus, she's terrified of the dogs. but she's amazingly sweet, and will purr like an earthquake at the drop of a hat, and meows quite often to say hello, or whatever cats say.
we (my mom and i) are not too sure whether we'll be able to keep her, since my dad has lately been quite adamant about not getting another cat. however, my dad thinks she's adorable, as well. so we'll see. in any case, i'm going back to the ship in two weeks. by that time, little desi will most likely have stopped being my roommate and started being entirely one of the family.
here's a photo of her meowing, which she does quite often.
as long as the dogs don't eat her -- they're extremely curious about what's been going on behind my closed door. in fact, sprocket is sitting next to me at this moment, hoping i'll bring her in with me next time i go. not likely!
in other news, i got stung by a wasp just behind my right knee. it was a nasty wasp, and today my knee is itching like crazy and it feels like someone stabbed me in the muscle. i've been limping pathetically around the house all day. stupid wasp.
a couple of nights ago, my mom and i heard very loud meowing out in front of the house. since mercury was inside having a snack, and our other cat doesn't meow, we took a flashlight and went out to investigate. we found a pair of glowing eyes in the bushes across the road, accompanied by an extremely loud meowing. my mom brought out some food, which in turn brought the eyes to us -- they belonged to the aforementioned kitten. when mom picked her up, she found that the kitten was nothing more than skin and bones and purr. so we took her home.
she's staying in my room because she's still quite frail and skinny, and eating everything in sight. plus, she's terrified of the dogs. but she's amazingly sweet, and will purr like an earthquake at the drop of a hat, and meows quite often to say hello, or whatever cats say.
we (my mom and i) are not too sure whether we'll be able to keep her, since my dad has lately been quite adamant about not getting another cat. however, my dad thinks she's adorable, as well. so we'll see. in any case, i'm going back to the ship in two weeks. by that time, little desi will most likely have stopped being my roommate and started being entirely one of the family.
here's a photo of her meowing, which she does quite often.
as long as the dogs don't eat her -- they're extremely curious about what's been going on behind my closed door. in fact, sprocket is sitting next to me at this moment, hoping i'll bring her in with me next time i go. not likely!
in other news, i got stung by a wasp just behind my right knee. it was a nasty wasp, and today my knee is itching like crazy and it feels like someone stabbed me in the muscle. i've been limping pathetically around the house all day. stupid wasp.