Gee is getting braver and coming out from hiding little by little. Tabitha still growls at him but chases him less often. So maybe there is hope for these two cats to get along.
What a day. I had to try to rebuild my storyboard tonight since it experienced some sort of internal error. The saving of database and rebuild functions were not working. But suddenly everything reappeared not long after I emailed Tech Support. So perhaps tech support intervened and fixed the problem. Very strange.
I couldn't attend to the storyboard problem earlier since I was having my own issues to deal with. Men are such strange creatures. At nearly thirty, I understand them no more than I did in my early 20s. I'm too tired at this point to explain the whole situation, even if I did completely understand it.
In this quest for being more a girly-girl, yesterday I got highlights put in my hair. [red and copper] Amy came with me and helped sort out what I should get done to my hair and for moral support. The new do got lots of raves today along with the funky butterfly top I bought at Target. Heck, I really like it--the highlights came out great. Well, they better at $120.
This morning I found myself dumbstruck. We could not find Gee anywhere in my apartment. We looked everywhere, and I mean everywhere, and he was not to be found. We left not a single place unturned. I even contorted myself to look behind the fridge. There was no sign of him at all. I'm not sure where he was hiding, but sure enough, tonight he was back in his usual spot on Brian's bed. Crazy cat.
He's still pretty much confined to Brian's room, since Tabitha will chase him whenever she moves in her presence. Nothing like waking up to the yowl of a cat and a pair of felines bounding out of my room, when Gee tries to enter my room and Tabitha chases him back out. Occasionally he does make it under my bed without her realizing it. But despite his limited territory in my apartment, he seems happy. Go figure. Tabitha is still a bit peeved, lol.
It looks like I have another date tomorrow. We're going to see A Beautiful Mind. I'm still uncertain whether this relationship will progress anywhere, but hey, it's companionship, lol. I'll take affection where I can get it.
Let's see if I can manage to keep this relationship going past Valentine's Day. For once, I'd actually have a Valentine. *g*
Reading the story about the 15 year-old pilot who crashed his plane into a Tampa building has me shaking my head. Congratulations news media. You've done exactly what he wanted--give him the attention he so desparately wanted. The suicide note he left, claiming support of bin Laden did what he wanted it to--call attention to his own plight. I sense this kid did not seriously have any strong inclination to support bin Laden. I think this was his cry of despair. A cry for attention. In writing that note and crashing into the building, he managed 15 minutes of fame. But the news media are going to analyze this to death and promote hatred of this troubled teen. Very sad indeed. I can only pray for this boy's family and wonder why he became so depressed as to take his own life so dramatically. And hope the media backs off and leave this boy's family in peace. They are suffering enough.
Wow, I haven't posted anything in the New Year. There are some rather bizarre things going on work. Things I want to post about but can't. Confidentiality and rather personal things [personal scares for coworkers] at work that must remain off-line. But its those events that are mostly on my mind, so there has been little room for anything else. It has me thankful that I'm healthy and alive. However it has left this blog untouched for quite a bit of time. Let's see if I can't remedy that.
I did do something unplanned yesterday. Karen and I went shopping for sneakers and other miscellaneous stuff. We stopped in PetsMart for a few items Karen needed. It happened to be Open House Day and several kitties were there in need of adoption. One in particular caught our eye. He was so loving and sweet and quite a beautiful cat. Karen wanted him, but couldn't take him since she is at her 2 cat limit and will be moving to her new condo within a few months.
After much thought and hanging around his cage, I decided. To hedge my bets, we [his then foster mom and I] agreed that I would foster him for now. Then if everything works out I will officially adopt him. It just depends on how he and Tabitha get along. He was too loving a cat not to take him. And I have been saying that I want a gray cat.
This adorable feline is named Gee [though I may change his name if I can think of anything better]. Gee is a 2 year-old gray and white neutered male who was rescued from Lorton Prison. This prison closed last year and the prisoners were not allowed to bring the cats they were caring for to the new prison. He is so friendly and is a fairly large cat with a tiny high-pitched meow. What an odd combination. Most of the time Gee doesn't say much at all.
Currently he is residing in my brother's room acclimating to his new home. Within a couple days I may let he and Tabitha interact. For now she knows there is a cat somewhere in this apartment that she can't get to. She has been occasionally sticking her paw under the door. But he mostly hides behind my brothers bed.
When he does come out and interact with Brian and I, he keeps shifting position every 30 seconds. I'm tempted to call him Fidget, lol. I'll have to see if he keeps that habit after he gets used to his new home.
I'm sure I'll be posting more about Gee in the next few weeks. :)