Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: chipper
  • Music: Hem, "Night Like a River."

Cats silently judge you all the time. Sometimes not so silently.

So I'm sitting here at my desk, trying to get some work done before Chris* gets here, and the cats keep telling me that I am failing. I am failing as a human being, failing as an author, and most importantly, failing as a monkey. I am not a) petting them, b) brushing them, c) letting them stick their claws in my thighs, d) feeding them, or e) going to the back room where they can sprawl on me and purr loudly, like I was a dragon they had just felled through sheer force of arms.

I think this is why so many authors have cats. They're always happy to tell us that we're flawed, and equally happy to tell us that they love us anyway, as long as we do what they want us to do. It's a perfect preparation for life as a working writer! Although most writers don't have cats that can actually physically restrain them when they feel the need (in other news, Thomas has had a growth spurt).

I really need to a) clean my room, and b) spend a few hours just taking pictures of toys, because most of them are creepy, and they watch me sleep, so you need to understand just how creepy they are. I want you to understand my pain. The cats do not mess with the creepy dolls. That's how creepy the creepy dolls are.

I don't think this post has a point beyond "life goes on." So this is my still life with cats and dolls. Happy Saturday!

(*Chris. One of my dearest friends of the last decade, although he lives just far enough away that I don't see him more than once or twice a month, and he doesn't do many conventions, so most people won't have met him. He's my horror movie buddy. This is just one of the many, many grenades which he cheerfully throws himself upon.)
Tags: cats, local news, toys are nice
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morvab

September 10 2011, 20:10:35 UTC 5 years ago

Your cats are so pretty! But yes, love the constant explanation of how you are a miserable excuse for a human being if you are not waiting on their every whim or assuming the position to be lain on. I like the dragon analogy - I always feel a bit like I am the prey that the leopard has just stashed in the crotch of a tree to ripen, while he lies on it and purrs. Alan and I are both especially fond of the claws in thigh reminders. Also wondering - if one clips claws on Friday, how do they manage to be so pointy and hooky again within 24 hours? Do they use the pencil sharpener, do you suppose?

seanan_mcguire

September 11 2011, 03:04:43 UTC 5 years ago

I think they have emery boards.