Newboy: sequel that's better than the original

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Executive decision by Mr C.

Oh he jumped on the kitchen counter. Once. I used my voice and he hasn't done it since

Coincidence!

And I bet he jumps up for a good look around when you are out :).

he wouldn't dare!
TBF he's usually asleep in exactly the same place I left him in. Once I wrapped him in a blanket like a burrito and he sat there blinking at me for about 3hrs

TBF he's usually asleep in exactly the same place I left him in

That's old magic that is...

@cozietoesie Exactly! When you see the cat thinking about jumping into the countertop, eating someone else's food, or doing something they shouldn't. A sharp No! and then I get the sulky, "Well, I was only thinking about doing it!" look. Then they sit back down.

Non-verbal toddlers are some what similar and if you've had to cat proof your house, then it's nearly toddler proof too!

The door to the basement is ajar but he's sitting in his room. (I checked because it was very quiet.) He seems calmer for knowing (much of) what's down there.

That's good news.

A propos of nothing, in psychotherapy the house is a symbol of the self, with the different floors representing different parts of the psyche eg top floor super ego or public face,etc; basement is the unconscious. We dream about houses a lot, incidentally.

Newboy, whose unconscious has taken a bit of a battering from Badhome, is clearly cleaning out some cobwebs in more ways than one.

Mind you, I think this theory is simplistic to the point of utter balls - everyone's frightened of cellars and wood sheds etc IRL, prob as a primitive hangover and because they are dark, ditto.

How is your leg Lana? It sounded so painful.

Unfortunately, the basement has heating, lighting and carpeting, Lana. I think it's more that he's checked it out and established that there are no other cats there.

He just answered a remark on two occasions. No food in sight.

Ooooo!!!! That is emotional beauty re the mewing.

Also an extra room for him to conquer. And a big giggle to Carl Jung. Wasn't he a Siamese lover?

Leg is fine - ate some old antibs, beast burst, seems docile. When it was, unbeknownst to me, growing tho, the wrong leg twinged - sepsis leg crackled like mad.

It is only an extra room plus stairs and a hall. Half the basement is still closed off.

I saw this and thought of you!
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No! Ha ha ha you guys are funny

I cackled at this.

Was the night peaceful? Lucky none of us has work, any duties to friends or family, stuff we actually want to do, hobbies, pastimes, interests or leisure activities - relentless petcare is an all-consuming 24/7 white-knuckle ride

I am so behind with my book. I can't even get time to do the chapter titles, let alone stare at a blank page till my eyes bleed to fill in the rest. Why? Mr C has smashed 8 keyboards in six months and now he is obsessed with Ricky & Morty on Netflix.

That picture's funny of the pant thief cat. Remember what I said valerian smells like cozie? Cats do enjoy a funky smell - Little M goes mad making friends with my feet when I take my shoes off.

Carl Jung liked cats you say, Lana? A fairly acclaimed psychiatrist wrote a paper on people and cats. Summed up, it made the point that something's very wrong with people who "don't like cats".

That shrink talks sense unlike most of them.

How are the rudebois? Mr C just got Lidl finest and kicked me in rage. Gourmet has run out, see.

Ha! We had nearly ordered more Gourmet Soup but the online blighters had stopped the special offer and I balked at the regular price. Newboy had a tube of Lick E Lix (spread on the bottom of a bowl) and seemed to like it fine.

It's very peaceful right now - he seems to be down in the basement. Mousing, perchance? I'm going to be wearing slippers with impermeable soles down there now, anyway.

We're all having a dance about the house to The Weeknd Lana MCat's requested I spin some Handel though. Little M can't feel his face (but he loves it).

Has Newboy expressed any interest in music yet cozie?

If I could find some musical food, I'm sure he would, Mantra.

For MCat. One of the greats,

I agree with you about Gourmet, it's special offer all the way round here. I found and served the emergency Gourmet pouch, but not in time to prevent the insides of the ham tortellonis going missing still in the waitrose packet. Incidentally, a delicious bargain at only 95p on offer now. Mr C agrees, calls it a 'steal'.

Basement funtimez ahead... darling Little N is really enjoying himself.

You are so blessed M to have musical cats. There's a brilliant character in Angela Carter's piece de resistance, The Magic Toyshop, a nameless canine who lives in a brutal family, relentlessly kind, who she calls 'a musical and sensitive dog'.

Well I gave him his 1st supper. He came in to the kitchen, sat by his feeding place and then hissed at me as I put the bowl down. This is a very troubled lad, I think - it was as if he really couldn't help himself.

I told him to be quiet.

If you're lucky enough to have missed it, don't read it. It's 10/10 horrible but only 5/10 good. The others are more cheerful and coherent.