Heard you making noises in the hallway late last night

[lizblackdog]

I am drinking a concoction of apple and orange juice, mixed in equal parts and then diluted with two parts water to one part juice. I'm eating fresh English strawberries - one of the few compensations for having to suffer through disgusting sticky summer. I have also put a fresh pot of coffee on.

Went through a cat-owning rite of passage last night - I shut Cassie in the utility room by accident when I got today's beastie food out of the freezer. Cassie's one of those clingy cats that follows me everywhere making conversation as she goes - prrp, prrp, pree? Mrrow! Mree, mree-mree? I make noises back at her and she answers. I have no idea what I'm saying, but she always answers. I guess I'm the cat equivalent of a talking parrot. I'm continually tripping over her, stepping on her and having to avoid knocking her into the bath or splashing her as she sits on the edge of the tub watching me wash.

Anyway, she's never going to stay shut in any cupboards or rooms for long. The noise was incredible, and the dogs both came and barked at me on the off chance that I hadn't heard Cassie's "MROWWW!" *crash* "MIIIIIIIAW!!! MROOOWWW!!" *thump* "MREEEK!"

Comments

[nyecamden.livejournal.com]

Ah, fresh Englsih strawberries :-)

I am eating reduced price perfectly ripe fresh apricots :-)

The Cassie thing made me laugh. It's fun to read you on this blogathon.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Cassie's been so much fun. Before I had a cat I always thought they were beautiful but not really interesting like dogs - I've learned better now.

thank you :) I hope I can keep it up!

[purplewaxhand.livejournal.com]

I never had that happen with that cat I had once.

how does Mreek sound anyway?

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

It sounds hysterical - poor Cass! The shut door between her and the kittens made her very paranoid.

[chose.livejournal.com]

you know i never thought of mixing apple and orange juices! must be rather tasty.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

I love it. Apple juice is too - I don't know the word for it, astringent? Makes the inside of your mouth feel furry. And orange juice is too acid. They cut each other perfectly.

[chose.livejournal.com]

YES! you described it best. usually, right after I have apple juice on its own, I feel thirstier than before I drank it. will definitely try that next time. :D

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

ha ha! mollie is very talkative like that too - if you look at her she says "merk?" and she plays peek-a-boo. very endearing. :)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Does she join you in the bath?? I can't get over that! Every time, she looks as though she's seriously considering jumping in. And I know sooner or later either she will, or I'll knock her in there because she's always in my bloody way, and I'll be naked in there and get clawed to SHREDS.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

nope, but i don't take baths. she might if i did. :) she joins me in the bathroom when i use it and after a shower, she likes to go in and lick the soapy water off of the tub. :)

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

yes! the dogs are scared of me being in the bath, I think they think I might try and bath them - but they do like to come and help lick me dry.

[wirenth.livejournal.com]

i shut figgy in the closet where the dog food is yesterday morning. i figured i must have when i went upstairs to feed the cats and he didn't attack my feet, but by the time i got back downstairs to let him out, boy was he yellin'!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

awww, Fig!

it's their own damn fault. I've had near-misses with Cassie and the cupboard under the sink, the fridge and the bathroom but this was the first time I actually failed to spot her before shutting the door.

probably not the last...

[grave-medicine.livejournal.com]

Not like Deke and Brandy. Last night Deke got his ass shut outside on the back porch [which has bars for the dogs to pass through, if they're smart or skinny enough] and raised one hell of an indignant racket. Brandy lifted her head and looked at me like, "Don't you dare let that thing back in here."

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

heh! Spike was like that with Squish at first - when I first fostered him, Spike would actually guard doors against him.

[ghost07.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's funny. I can't do that here, I have no doors...:D, but I know what you mean about her following you around...Julius does it too, and he's finally got Giddy properly trained...Both of them will lead me to the bathroom like I'd get lost if I tried it alon, and Julius alays checks out the tub to see if it's safe for me to shower..hehehe

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

I prefer not to shut doors if I can avoid it, but I have to keep the bathroom and utility toom shut - Spike can open the fridge door, and Squish eats soap, toilet paper and tampons given the chance...

[scifi451.livejournal.com]

first I laughed when I read about you locking her in and now I find it funny that Squish likes soap... does not seem like it would taste good lol

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Squish is a serious weirdo!

[seariderfalcon]

I "speak" with my cats too! I've often wondered if I'm actually saying anything comprehensible to them.

As for accidentally locking up the cats, two of mine really wouldn't care! Cinder's climbed into closets without us realizing and not protested about being in there until she decides she's hungry or needs the litter box.

Bagheera on the other hand can't stand not having run of the entire house. He gets so upset when he doesn't have full access to the entire house and says so immediately.

[james-the-evil1.livejournal.com]

heh, this sounds an awful like like smoocherie's monochrome beastie Alma, right down to me locking her in the garage
D'oh!