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llywelaThere was an alien in my house last night. It came twice, in fact.
There I was, trying to get to sleep after a cosy evening in with Himself watching Firefly, when all of a sudden I'm awoken by the sound of my Poppy-cat growling out on the landing. So I investigate, and there it is - an alien cat venturing upstairs to see what it could see.
Now, this cat is an alien but not a stranger - it's been sneaking in stealing food for quite some time now. At first I thought it might be my Macavity cat come back, because I couldn't get a close enough look at it to see more than a flash of tabby, and the MO is much the same, but I know now that it isn't Macavity, just another tabby of similar ilk.
Apparently tabby cats are my fate, or something.
Anyway, I chased the cat out of the house, because I really can't have aliens coming in disturbing my sleep and my cats' equilibrium in the middle of the night. Went back to bed, fell asleep - and blow me down if about three hours later the exact same thing doesn't happen again.
I hope this isn't going to be the start of an ongoing trend. I need my sleep - and Poppy's nerves won't stand for it!
So, that's the story of the cat called Alien.
There I was, trying to get to sleep after a cosy evening in with Himself watching Firefly, when all of a sudden I'm awoken by the sound of my Poppy-cat growling out on the landing. So I investigate, and there it is - an alien cat venturing upstairs to see what it could see.
Now, this cat is an alien but not a stranger - it's been sneaking in stealing food for quite some time now. At first I thought it might be my Macavity cat come back, because I couldn't get a close enough look at it to see more than a flash of tabby, and the MO is much the same, but I know now that it isn't Macavity, just another tabby of similar ilk.
Apparently tabby cats are my fate, or something.
Anyway, I chased the cat out of the house, because I really can't have aliens coming in disturbing my sleep and my cats' equilibrium in the middle of the night. Went back to bed, fell asleep - and blow me down if about three hours later the exact same thing doesn't happen again.
I hope this isn't going to be the start of an ongoing trend. I need my sleep - and Poppy's nerves won't stand for it!
So, that's the story of the cat called Alien.
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Date: 2012-10-18 11:25 am (UTC)Was Himself already a Firefly fan, or are you educating him?
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Date: 2012-10-18 11:36 am (UTC)I still haven't identified whether Alien is a male or female cat - I'm leaning toward female (or maybe neutered tom) because it doesn't seem to be spraying, which is a relief given how often it shows up. It won't let me get close enough for a proper look, though - these cats and their modesty! It looks to be in good condition (all fluffy and sleek), so I don't think it's a starving stray - just greedy!
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Date: 2012-10-18 01:25 pm (UTC)I'm glad they're not spraying, whoever they are! It sounds like they probably are just greedy if they're sleek and fluffy, and neutered too. It's annoying when it's one of those--you can forgive them when they're a starving stray, but when it's a greedy cat waking you that's very annoying.
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Date: 2012-10-18 03:07 pm (UTC)He would dearly love to get me into Stargate - we've already watched one episode together. For my part, I'm thinking Classic Doctor Who might be the ultimate challenge...
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Date: 2012-10-18 09:06 pm (UTC)I've tried watching Stargate a few times, but it doesn't seem to stick with me very well. Classic Doctor Who is definitely worth a shot though.