Strata started a new job on January 2nd, a fulltime employee position at a company with offices in San Francisco and Mountain View. She's up in SF most Thursdays for meetings, and in downtown Mt View the rest of the time. The cats also hate the new job, as it means they only get to go to "the O-U-T" on weekends.
Hmm, maybe the subtheme of this post should be "what cats hate", because they certainly hated it when we painted the living room over the holiday break. Then again, I didn't like the process much myself. Something about having everything under a dropcloth in the center of the room just isn't "homey", ya know? Mike, of course, being grandson of a professional painter and son of a paint & hardware store owner, was right in his element.
My domain is allegedly coming back the end of January, I hope. We'll see. The cats have no opinion on that, as far as I can tell.
Mike is going scuba diving tomorrow-- Monterey Bay is supposed to be flat, despite the bad weather. If it rains, well, his gear will get a free freshwater rinse right on the deck. Though you'd be surprised how many people think you can't scuba dive in the rain. Why? Will you get wet? Oh, right.
To end on a positive note, here is something that the cats like: the cat castle, strategically placed for looking out the window at yummy birdies our avian brethren.
PS- Please to ignore the wrinkly curtain-- we had them up temporarily while the thermal blinds were being cleaned. Brrrrrr. We didn't know just how good a job the blinds were doing until we took them down for a week!
