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I haven’t written in so long and still have notes on the Al Pacino lecture which I intend to type up someday, but NOT TODAY.
Today this entry is all about MY KITTEN.
Sebastian.
And the fun, fun, fun time adventure we had on our walk today.
Sebastian gets very excited for walk times, which is at about 6-6:30. He starts reminding me at 5:30 that it’s almost time for walkies.
HIM: MEWMEWMEWMEWMEWMEW.
After a while he starts running and jumping up against the windows or up to the door know which he rattles with his paws.
Today was no different.
So I get the leash and say, “walkies!” and he runs to the door. I belt him up and we step out.
The first thing we see outside is a father and his little toddler daughter in a stroller. The second she sees Sebastian her face lights up and her father says, “A kitty! Look, a kitty!”
So Sebastian and I run up to visit. Sebastian steps up on her stroller and she giggles and giggles petting him.
Then: MAWR, MAWR.
Another meow sounds behind us!
We look at it’s Big Kitty, the GIANT stray cat Sebastian is in love with and my entire neighborhood feeds.
Sebastian hurries and runs to Big Kitty. I have to pick him up, because I’m afraid Big Kitty might have fleas, but I pet Big Kitty then Sebastian and I run into the courtyard.
Now, FUN things were happening in the courtyard.
3 days ago, Sebastian found something really special in one of his favourite trees.
Here. I’ll show you.
How cute is that? It’s a momma hummingbird! Everyday we go out and see her. When Sebastian first found her, I called over some neighbors and every since, more and more people have found out.
So when Sebastian first came out, we saw our outdoorsy neighbors (they are always biking or backpacking or testing equipment in the courtyard) fiddling around. They had a camera with a huge lens and were wandering around, spying on the mommy bird.
Sebastian and I were trying to stay out of the way, when another neighbor a tiny, old Japanese woman came down the stairs. Whenever she comes, because she can’t bend over, Sebastian stands on his hind legs to say hello. So he stood up for her and she said, “hello!” and commented that he’s getting darker. It’s true, my cat defies orange. He’s practically red now!
My outdoorsy neighbors then called down to me, “Do you want to come see?”
“Sure!” I said. And Sebastian and I ran up the stairs, because they were on the second floor.
I peeked through the telephoto lens and saw the little itsy bitsy bird. The nest is so tiny. Maybe a fourth of my palm. I am SO excited for there to be babies. I am going to watch the nest everyday.
Sebastian was on the move though! So after looking at the birdie, he was quick to move up to the third floor to see Jane, his secret girlfriend.
Jane is a tortoiseshell calico, mostly black with orange. She’s about a year old, so a little older than Sebastian, but that doesn’t matter. She’s completely in SMIT with him. Jane has the hugest crush. Sebastian visits her almost everyday and they sniff at each other through the window. Jane’s owner is almost never home, so I usually let them look at each other. Today however, we ran up there—and the owner was there!
She opened the door and said, “Do you want to come in and see if they like each other?”
She pulled Jane over and Sebastian scooted right up. Not one hiss, or growl and they sniffed noses!
Jane’s Owner, Wendy I think her name is, kept saying, “Oh she usually hisses! She likes him.” It was so cute. Sebastian then would get a little shy and walk away--- but he would come back a second later and they would sniff again.
Still, Sebastian is busy and things were a foot below, so Sebastian ran back down to ground level and stood under the hummingbird tree. My outdoorsy neighbors were up to something. They had a HUGE claw thing—and were preparing to hang up a hummingbird feeder! Sebastian and I watched, the two outdoorsy neighbors and the newest apt resident, a really tall artsy guy who is getting two Siamese kittens were all out watching the feeder. I have been wanting to hang a feeder for ages… hoping it would bring more hummingbirds so Sebastian could watch them—but they aren’t allowed! The person who actually owns my apt building, is terminally weird. I can understand not hanging stuff all over the building, but she doesn’t allow doormats! She said no, no, no to hummingbird feeders on the building. Of course, we all wondered if hanging it way high in a tree would be a loop hole in her rule, but Alex, my manager’s BF (also a manager) wasn’t sure when he showed up on his bike.
While they talked, ANOTHER neighbor came home. Sebastian loves her and she likes Sebastian because when she was little she had an orange cat named Sebastian. She came out and wanted to know if it was ok if she let her kitty Gigi out.
Gigi is a big strawberry blonde cat. She is a bit of a bully though and sort of terrorizes all the other cats of the courtyard. I said, “Actually, I think they are ok with each other.” So she went over and let Gigi out. Just then my phone rang and I was so distracted looking at it—I didn’t even notice Gigi run right up to us!
Usually I keep Sebastian back, but there they were, touching noses!
I couldn’t believe it!
And again, not a hiss, not a growl!
Gigi had her moment then turned back and sauntered into her apt. Her owner was so excited, she ran to her husband inside saying, “Sebastian and Gigi just touched noses!”
By then the hummingbird feeder debate had heated up between my manager’s BF and the artsy neighbor. My manager’s BF went up to ask my manager in their apt what she thought.
More fun! I’m sure Sebastian thought.
Sebastian took off after to say hello. Alex gave Sebastian a pat and I told him how he and Gigi just touched noses. He couldn’t believe it either! - But Sebastian wanted to look INSIDE their apt, not talk, because that’s where Serta lives. Serta is my manager’s cat. They are also friends. I could hear the outdoorsy neighbors say, from inside their apt next door, “Come in, it’s a cat theme park in here!” when my manager said, “Hello!”
I stood and talked to her while Sebastian went between doors. My manager kept saying about Sebastian, “We doesn’t he have a TV show?”
Sebastian looked at Serta, who watched from her perch. She also likes Sebastian, but knows that he will go on her toys if she gets up, so she stayed put.
Sebastian and I then said goodbye and trotted down the stairs where one last neighbor, a nice lady with red hair was coming home. “There’s my buddy!” she said, while Sebastian ran over to watch her get her mail.
Sebastian and I then went inside, after about an hour out and about. Sebastian has now retired himself to his favourite chair and I am about to throw up from watching this and this. Laughing so hard, that is.
I love my little kitten so much! So. Africa and I were talking about him and even though he is a giant brat, he is one of a kind and they broke the mold 65 million times after him. I love that he has friends all over the neighborhood—not featured in this story are also Maddie and Pia, his puppy friends. He likes running up and following those dogs on their walks. He’s quite well known, obviously in my apt complex. I’ve been invited to TWO parties because of him. Late on St. Patrick’s Day, there was a party at my neighbor’s. Sebastian kept peeking out the blinds and I could hear the people talking to him. Finally a knock came at the door. I opened it up and everyone out there wanted to know if I wanted to come to the party and Sebastian was invited as well. Another time, Gigi’s owner came over and asked So. Africa and I over for drinks—I met her because of Sebastian.
- Outside the apt complexes Sebastian has a few friends. People in the houses up the street like to come and pet him. People in the apt building next door. Sometimes I get cat-called from the street, “It’s a cat on a leash! WOOO!” And just this past week, someone came up to me at school and said, “Hey, I saw you walking your cat!”
So yes. Naughties, but I like him because he is special and I am glad he is my bratty, kitten who loves people and animals so much!
suddenly i was @ 01:12 am
(no feathers)
