On the way to work this morning, I decided the only thing to do is get a new creature. A kitten, a turtle, a pet rock. I don't care. Just something, because I can't stand to talk to my own echo. At least I knew when Kitten was ignoring me, because her little ears would twitch.
Maybe it's that I need someone to take care of besides myself. I mean, self-maintenance only takes up an hour or so of my day and then there's... a whole lotta nothing. I've had pet boys, but I don't really want one of those right now. They come with their own set of rules and prerogatives and honestly, I ain't got the energy for that shit these days. But a kitten? SO very doable.
I was almost convinced, after an afternoon in Central Park, that I should really just jump on the baby bandwagon. You know, procreate if only to have some little peanut-sized bundle to take to the Park in a nine hundred dollar stroller. To deck out in Baby Gap shoes and bedeck with ridiculous nicknames. Yiddle One. Stinky Face. Squeedunk. Monty. Whatever.
But then there's day care, and strained peas and the actual childbirth, which sorta complicates matters. Not to mention the inescapable widening of already generous hips. Baby got back? And then some.
At any rate, the apartment does lack a certain… well, it lacks many things, the most noticeable of which being something to say, “Stop ruining my sofa!” to. So, maybe a stop at the SPCA this week wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Cause, um, I’m not really in the market for a nine hundred dollar stroller.
Don't go to the SPCA....go to Animal Haven...it's a no kill animal shelter and they have a branch in Manhattan.
From their website:
Come by and see us at 701 East Second Avenue (at 38th Street); (212) 692-0082
Adoption hours: Monday - Friday - 12:00 noon to 8:00pm; Saturday & Sunday - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
i know exactly what you mean, fish. i got the most adorable baby bassett hound about 4 months ago, and as annoyed as i get with his crazy speed runs around the living room, when he is curled up beside me, breathing to my own pattern, i'm oddly comforted. good luck picking out your new soul mate.
Posted by: amber at April 12, 2004 11:20 AMfunny, i feel a certain loyalty to Kitten. and I am sure you have, but have you checked with all the rescue shelters back home? hate to think that she might be waiting for you to come and get her.
Posted by: bikefox at April 12, 2004 01:07 PMI also think look REALLY REALLY hard for Kitten before giving up. Cats don't just entirely dissappear into thin air, she has to be somewhere. It's still possible you could find her.
Posted by: jennn at April 12, 2004 01:11 PMCan I be the creature?
Hehehehe