Keiko
August 14, 2003
6:22 a.m.
A lot has happened in the world since I was really into this journal thing. It makes the process seem a bit ... I don't know ... daunting? With so much to talk about, where do I start? The best thing, I guess, is just to go with what I know. So here is what I know today: I know that a new cat is adopting us. Or to be more specific, the cat is adopting Brigid. It was apparently a case of love at first sight, Brigid loving the cat, and the cat being mightily impressed with the food and attention it received over a period of a week. She's female, bringing the Collins household to two human females, two feline females, and me. It acquired the name Keiko before the first day was gone, hence her ticket in was punched early on. She is brown and mottled, and has ears that are about twelve sizes too large. Admittedly, she's kind of cute. But I'm withholding total acceptance because, you know, someone's got to be on the side of the existing cat--and Rika and I have bonded over all these years of her waking me up at 4:30 with the sensation of a ragged tongue against the bridge of my nose. Rika's laying on the table before me now--holding down the very important papers as she cat-snoozes. She's almost as old as Brigid, and her belly has a bit of a spread to it that Keiko's does not. No, we'll not talk about any spreading of my belly. This is not the topic at hand. Okay, I hear you -- just what is the topic? I can't say. I know these things: Brigid is upstairs preparing for her first day of real high school. Rika is on my desk. Lisa is, I'm assuming at this point, upstairs showering or otherwise preparing for the day. I've just spent an hour pecking away at a story. We have a new cat. It's almost like everything is starting over. But it's not, of course. To be honest, I wouldn't want it to.  Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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