Fading Lights

I just got an e-mail from my dad, letting me know that they finally put Clutter down yesterday.

( She was the last of the pets I grew up with. )

She was a dear, sweet, wonderful friend, and I miss her. ;_;

Rest in peace, Clutter. ♥

Some advice for everyone in the future: if you're planning on having sex, make sure all pets are out of the room first.

Shi-chan brought The Boytoy over tonight. It's not the first time, and we're all grownups here, so whatever. They stay in the bedroom, and I camp out in the living room and listen to music.

I had *just* made a comment to Zad - one of her two cats - about 'Where's your brother?' and went to shut the balcony door. All of a sudden I hear this scrabbling noise. I turn around and there's little gray paw flailing at me frantically from under the bedroom door.

Barely five minutes later, Shi-chan opens the door looking amused and somewhat embarrassed, and Sky comes running up to me with very wide eyes, meowing his head off. 'AUNTY AUNTY GUESS WHAT MOMMY WAS DOING?!'

BUT IT GETS EVEN BETTER.

Awhile later Shi-chan came out to get something from the fridge and tried to pick Sky up to snuggle him. Normally he tilts his head back against her arm or snuggles under her hand. This time, he kept pulling his head as far away from her as he could, with this completely traumatized look on his face.

I nearly died laughing.

Just got an e-mail letting me know that Chibi-chan died last night.

Mom and I found her wandering down the road one day my senior year of high school. I skipped school that day to take her to the vet. She turned out to be the sweetest, most adorable, beautiful little kitty. She used to squeak at me over the phone when I called my parents after I moved out, because she still knew my voice and wanted me to know she was there even though she couldn't meow.

She was barely twelve years old.