Cat.

This is Nolita. Nolita is not my cat. I am catsitting while Margaret is in the US. Nolita is obsessed with my bathroom. Specifically the shower, whether I am in it or not. Nolita watches from her guard post while I am in the shower. When I get out, she plays in the water on the floor then walks on me with wet paws. When the water on the floor dries she plays with my bathroom mat by ripping it into shreds. She likes to beat up my T.P. She tries to jump into the toilet bowl. Sometimes when I am on it.

I can't open the windows in my house. I was on the phone talking to my mom on skype. All of a sudden Nolita tried to jump out of the window in my living room. Luckily I got round to her and grabbed her by the hind leg and tail before she got out. I live on the third floor.

Last night I opened my bedroom window because it was a bit too hot and stuffy to bear. Not too mention some flies, but I don't mind them because they keep Nolita entertained. She likes to stalk them. I was reading and watching to make sure Nolita didn't jump out the window onto the porch and try to escape. But ooooops. I fell asleep. I woke up.....later. Not sure how long. No Nolita. I ran into the guest bedroom to the porch to see if she was there. She was pawing at the door. She knows when it's dinnertime.

Nolita will be going back to her home on Monday. I don't know if I'll miss her or not. We'll see when the time comes. I have an inkling that I will be ok without her :) Hopefully she won't be going back to her mama any more crazy than when she came.

There are a few cruel things I may or may not have done to Nolita during her stay here. I am not admitting to having done these terrible acts.... but at least fantasizing about doing them, probably. You decide if you think I am evil enough to do these things to a poor innocent creature like Nolita.

1. Putting a gym sock on her head and watching her struggle to get it off until she lay down defeated...or suffocated.

2. Beating her with a book after she bit me. I am reading World Without End. Not exactly light reading.

3. Throwing her in the shower after she knocked my facewash off of the shower shelf and broke it.

4. Kicking her when she bit my toe. And by kick I mean across the room......

Do you really think I would do that to a helpless animal? Of course I would.