Her whole world's come undone

[rolanni]

So, rain here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory as Cat Chess continues.  Belle appears to be jockeying for position; she is a mom cat of some seniority, and seems determined that she will not be Least Cat.  This is admirable, but sadly leaves Princess Sprite -- two years Belle's junior, and not politically adroit -- at something of a disadvantage.  Plus, before Belle's arrival, Sprite had Strangers in the House changing out her chimney -- an experience I will myself place at an 8 on a stress scale where 1 is not at all distressing, and 10 is so distressing I want to run away -- and thus began the game in a state of disarray.

So, Sprite is being a bit hang-cat, and somewhat skittish. Also, she seems to have caught a cold, and is taken with sneezing fits.  Could be stress, but we're keeping a Close Eye.

Speaking of stress, last night Steve and I just hit a wall, threw up our hands, and dug out the DVD of The Music Man.  By which I mean the Robert Preston Music Man.  Yes, I know there's been a remake, but if it's not Robert Preston and Shirley Jones, it's not The Music Man.  And it did the trick, silly movie that it is. The final scene, where the band marches out of Town Hall in all its splendor and sophistication, always tears me up.

This morning at the Confusion Factory, it's dishes, then back to laundry.  I'll be spending a good portion of the day on the sofa, reading Dragon in Exile in prep for The Gathering Edge.

Speaking of prep, there was a call for a snippet from Alliance of Equals, which I will be reading directly after Dragon.  We aim to please:

"Here we have a subject. I shall influence him to an action, while you will seek to influence him to a different action. Thus, we shall test your innate ability."

Today's blog post title is brought to you by Aerosmith, "Janie's Got a Gun."  Here's your link.

Belle on top of Steve's desk.

Comments

OT - lovely carousel cat

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

http://cheezland.org/2015/06/caption-me-carousel-cat-2/

Sadly, according to the comments, it burned 2 yrs ago.

Hoping gorgeous Sprite gets her spirits backp

Re: OT - lovely carousel cat

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Yeah; it's a pain. You can't have nice things here -- or post links -- because if I allow links, then the blog rapidly gets flooded with 'bots posting links to rip-off handbags and oceanfront lots in Tibet.

[amm-me.livejournal.com]

sent a link, so LJ calls it spam. Sorry, I can't remember who I can send links to, and who I can't.

It's Janie's last I.O.U....

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*tries not to type out the entire lyrics of Janie for you* One of my favourite songs. :)

[thewol.livejournal.com]

Sprite's sniffle could be construction dust. Some cats are more bothered by it than others. Then again, it could be she is having an allergic reaction to having her mother move in with her. I know I would.