There’s just been a spate of those “true facts about yourself” so-called memes flying about my localized Internet weather system. I ignore most of them, but thought I’d go on a bit of a tangent and confess some of my weird habits involving cats in general and my not-mean cat Ernestine in particular.
- I have a compulsive habit of wiping away her eye gunk and it’s the way I usually “greet” her. Fortunately, she has a consistent buildup of the stuff (but it isn’t nasty or disgusting or anything like that).
- I nibble on her ears; she seems not to mind unless I bite a little too firmly, which elicits a sharp, yelpy meow by way of warning.
- I secretly like her bad breath and sneak a whiff if she yawns near me. It isn’t the stereotypical tuna breath or anything of that order, just some sort of generic malodor.
- Sleeping cats = “furry hot-water bottles.”
- Ernestine drools when she sleeps, but I don’t give her a hard time. It’s just that hot water bottle with a slight leak.
- Cats in living rooms or dens = “carpet sharks.”
- In front of company, I’ll place her muzzle inside my open mouth in a reversal of the perennial lion-tamer trick. No one is ever impressed by this feat.
- I’m fascinated watching “kitty-quakes”– those tremors cats exhibit while in REM sleep– and will quietly observe them for as long as they last.
- I also have a habit of fiddling with cats’ retractable claws. The cat invariably gets tired with it before I do,
- I’m frustrated by the fact that Ernestine is resolutely not a “shoulder cat” and will not stay draped across the back of my neck when I put her there.
- Also, despite my diligent efforts, the cat seems incapable of learning how to make coffee for me. In this one case, I believe she’s just being mean.
09 Feb 2009 Mon at 6:35 pm
Ernestine,
What are you up to when Pan is not looking???
09 Feb 2009 Mon at 7:59 pm
that’s a glaring.
pannie sez: The photograph, or my character deficiencies?
09 Feb 2009 Mon at 8:27 pm
did you photo shop e’s tag so i can’t stalk you? damn. but seriously, a HEART tag? i never would have seen that coming.
pannsez: Yes, and YES! Tehee.
10 Feb 2009 Tue at 12:32 pm
AHAHAHAHAHAHA! “Carpet sharks”, genius!
10 Feb 2009 Tue at 1:48 pm
re: the glaring- the overwhelming enthusiasm of Ernestine.
10 Feb 2009 Tue at 5:58 pm
Lovely cat. Brilliant list.
12 Feb 2009 Thu at 11:43 pm
Litterbox clumps! LOL
13 Feb 2009 Fri at 10:07 am
“Destined-to-be crazy cat lady”?
You’ve given away the game on this one. hee hee!
15 Feb 2009 Sun at 10:05 pm
If being a crazy cat lady gets me a kitty as cute as Ernestine – sign me up! :D
20 Feb 2009 Fri at 10:08 am
What’s up?
Haven’t seen you around the neighbourhood for a while.
I hope all is well and you are doing something exotic and life threatening and crazy cat ladyish … and will tell all on your return.
23 Feb 2009 Mon at 10:41 am
She’s a very pretty cat. I’m not really a cat person, I like them but the few I have had in the past were always mean, scratchy, bitey, only come home for food types. Maybe it was me, maybe I’m just a bad cat person & they knew it.
I will stick to poodles, Dixie loves me & so did Missy-Moo.
pnnsz: Fixed your punctuation, as you requested in now-deleted comment. I’ve noticed that cats often gravitate toward the person who’s not interested in them; it’s part of their innate perversity.
06 Mar 2009 Fri at 10:35 am
Where are you pannonica? Are you off with jimsmuse in some exotic location?
I hope all is well.
06 Mar 2009 Fri at 7:14 pm
Ross is right. (2nd time in the same number of days) We need new posts! Please?
22 Aug 2021 Sun at 4:35 am
Ooh! What a fantastic kitty feline. You’re all lucky to have found each other!