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Nina and Sonja
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
A Catty Bag

The other night I went out to dinner to a place called Quality Meats in midtown Manhattan.  The steak was OK.  Nothing special, except it was priced like it was something special.  But that's not the point of my entry.

At the end of the meal I asked if I could take the bone home for the cat.  The waiter looked at me like I was crazy and said, "That's a first.  No one has ever asked for a bone for the cat before."

What the hell?  Don't cats eat beef?  What's wrong with these people?  At this point the cats are much bigger eaters than any dog in my life.  

I did bring the bone home and Nina did gnaw on it for a little while. 


Posted by mattsarrel at 9:29 PM EDT
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Caught Redhanded

Ah-hah!  I installed a home security system a few months ago so I can watch Nina and Sonja while I'm traveling.  I just logged in and they are BOTH on the couch.  Fortunately I covered it with a sheet before I left.  Why are cats only happy when they know that they are doing something that they shouldn't be doing?


Posted by mattsarrel at 1:19 AM EDT
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Shocking News About Nina and Sonja
Mood:  energetic

Last night I was looking through some old papers and I found Nina and Sonja's adoption papers.  It turns out that Nina is really named Paulette and Sonja is really named Mary.  Those are some pretty sucky names.  I'm glad I didn't stick with those. 

Do you think they look like Paulette and Mary or Nina and Sonja?  To me they couldn't be anything other than Nina and Sonja.   


Posted by mattsarrel at 9:41 AM EDT
Monday, 10 March 2008
Many Sweet Returns
Mood:  a-ok

I returned from a 5 day trip to the Bay Area last night.  Nina, Sonja, and I have fallen into a travel routine.

First, when I'm getting ready to leave, they see the suitcase and freak out.  They start running around my apartment.  Then they want attention.  Then maybe one of them will jump in the suit case.  They also know that I'm going to feed them right before I leave so when I zip up the suitcase and leave my room, Nina runs over to her food dish and Sonja sits gazing wistfully at me from her pizza box.  

While I'm gone, my security system lets me log in over the web and watch them and check food and water levels.  Sometimes I catch that rat Sonja on the couch.

When I return the same thing always happens.  Sonja comes running up to me and sniffs me.  Then she starts rubbing against me and purring.  Every time our eyes meet she meows.  I can almost hear her saying, "Oh, Daddy, Daddy, I missed you.  Please pet me."

On the other hand, Nina hides under the bed no matter how many times I call her.  When food is introduced, meaning that I eat my meal or call her for hers, she comes running, but won't let me pet her.  After she eats, she runs away again.  Then, I lay down in bed to go to sleep and she jumps up on the bed but still sort of stays away from me.  I fall asleep.  At some point during the night I wake up with her laying on my chest purring.  My theory is that she's mad at me for leaving her.

The morning after I come home is a veritable orgy of petting.  My alarm goes off and the two cats rub up against me and climb all over me.  I pet them and they purr.  Everyone's happy! 


Posted by mattsarrel at 9:25 AM EDT
Friday, 15 February 2008
Clumsy Cat
Mood:  caffeinated

I don't know how cats have a reputation for being graceful.  I've seen a lot of cats in my day and yes, many of them can do some very cool things like walk on top of a fence or balance on top of a chair.  I think they stop being graceful when they become obese.

These past few days have been pretty awkward for Nina.  First she jumpedup on the kitchen table and I shooed her off.  She jumped up onto the windowsill which I had been using as a shelf and sent my PocketPC and a bunch of CD's crashing to the ground.  There was a lot of noise.

Then yesterday she somehow managed to figure out how to turn my computer off.  She was laying on my desk as usual, and I got up to go out.  When I returned she was laying across my keyboard.  I thought that was very cute.  And then a few minutes later I saw my computer rebooting.  What the hell did she do?  Did she somehow manage to push ctrl-alt-delete?

We are not setting new standards for gracefulness here. 


Posted by mattsarrel at 10:07 AM EST
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Bad Weather Day
Mood:  caffeinated
Today is a bad weather day in NYC.  Many businesses have closed or delayed opennings or business casual dress for the weather. Here at Sarrel Group we have a delayed openning and then business casual dress.  Sonja, who usually gets up at 8am with me and migrates onto her pillow on my desk to spend the day, is still sleeping on Grandma's chair.   Both Nina and Sonja appear to be wearing business casual.  They're certainly not dressed up.

Posted by mattsarrel at 10:35 AM EST
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Hillary Clinton Takes Stand Against Cats
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: The Giants Victory Parade

Hillary Clinton showed her true colors this morning.  I was shocked as she took a firm stand against cat petting.

I was laying in bed petting Nina and Sonja and the phone rang.  The voice on the other side said, "Hello, this is Hillary Clinton."  I said, "Hello, Hillary.  My name is Matt and I'd love to talk but I'm petting my cats."

And she went right on talking.  Could she have taken a clearer stance against cat petting. 

Apparently she wants me to vote.  I don't know.  I stopped listening once it became clear she was against cat petting.

Sonja was pissed off!   I had used the Sonja petting hand to pick up the phone.  She says that because of that call she is definitely voting Obama.


Posted by mattsarrel at 11:41 AM EST
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Cuddly Sonja
Mood:  a-ok

This morning, I woke up and there were no cats in my room.  It was a baffling situation.  Almost every day, Nina is on my bed and Sonja is on Grandma's chair which I keep next to the bed because she likes to sleep on it.

I walked out into the kitchen and they were both sleeping on their pizza boxes.  I petted them and siad, "who wants to cuddle with Daddy?" and walked back to bed.

Seconds later, Sonja jumped up on my bed and started rubbing against me.  I petted her and she purred.  Many years ago, when she was but a kitten, she was so skittish that I couldn't really pet her.  And now she comes to me and purrs.  It's been a lovely turnaround.   


Posted by mattsarrel at 8:38 AM EST
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Republican Vs. Democrats
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Placido Domingo

Nina, Sonja and I were watching the New Hampshire primary results last night, hanging on the announcer's every word.  This is the greatest popularity contest in the world.  No issue is important enough to be addressed, no lie to small to tell.  No name too sullied than to be voted for simply out of recognition.

Nina and Sonja think that I'm way too jaded.  I think it's because I keep quoting Homer Simpson - "When are people going to learn?  Democracy doesn't work."

So Nina said to Sonja, " It looks like these Demo-cats are the ones to vote for, although I do like the Republi-can-of-foods."

Sonja said, "No, the Demo-cats are losers and the Republi-can-of-foods are idiots."

Nina said, "It's not that simple.  The Republi-cans-of-food want to protect everything they have, and the Demo-cats want to give away what they don't have."

I said, "Girls, stop making sense of this.  They are one and the same.  it's just a big show to make the American public think they have a say."

And then Nina, in her infinite wisdom, said, "If they are one and the same then it doesn't matter who wins.  Canned food will be plentiful for all!" 


Posted by mattsarrel at 10:47 AM EST
Monday, 7 January 2008
Daddy Returns Home
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Yo La Tengo

I went to Cancun for 9 days with Tina and we had a load of fun.  She and I think that it's a shame that we have to vacation without our pets.  It's like a vacation is great and all, but wouldn't it be better with more cuddling?

I cam home last night and Nina and Sonja wanted petting really badly.  They followed me around and rubbed up against me.  Then I got in bed and they were walking all over me and meowing.  Nina woke me up a few times during the night just to pet her.  This always happens.

This morning I was treated to double cat petting, a rare situation where Nina and Sonja allow me to pet both of them at the same time.  It's such a treat!  They were both laying next to me on the bed and purring.  I love it when that happens.

Nina's been a little oppressive today.  She rubs up against me all the time, jumps on my lap, and then walks all over my desk.  It's annoying, but I still love her. 


Posted by mattsarrel at 3:00 PM EST

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