Good morning everyone. Well, at least it’s morning here. I just posted the next chapter of Facilitate Your User. As a big FYI, this chapter does get into the naughtier bits and earns its eighteen and older warning label. Please, if descriptions of m/m intimacy offends you or makes you uncomfortable, then do not read this chapter, and for that matter, you probably don’t want to read the rest of the story.
Okay, warnings aside, if any of you are wondering what on earth today’s picture is of, then let me explain. Some of you may have seen something called a “cat cave” advertised on Facebook and other social media sites. Well, I sort of “caved” and ordered a cat cave. I got it in a couple of weeks ago. The cat cave is supposed to be a bed of sorts, something cats like to crawl into and sleep within. My cats have crawled in, but I wouldn’t say they’ve really slept in it. As for this photo . . . I do not believe this is exactly how the cat cave is supposed to function. The cats are supposed to get their whole body inside, but Newton either thought that was too much effort or he liked having his butt hanging out. Either way, last weekend, late at night I was sitting on the couch reading. I looked up to find . . . this. Newton had gotten himself half way in and fallen asleep. I couldn’t stop laughing. I’m still not sure if it was truly as funny as I found it or if maybe my brain just needed a good chuckle. Regardless, I found it funny and hope you do too. Personally, I think it looks like he has a big, blue mushroom stuck on his head.
This is a busy-ish weekend for me. I worked this weekend and since rain seems to be a notion only found in fantasies, dreams and genie wishes right now, I had to water the garden again yesterday which took a little less than 3 hours. Today will be spent decorating the outside of the house for Halloween. I’m really not into the gory bits of Halloween, but I love the lights and enjoy decorating for this holiday far more than Christmas. Part of that most likely has to do with the weather. It is supposed to be in the mid 70’s here today and I damn well guarantee you it won’t be even close to that warm come late November/December. Trying to figure out the technical logistics for things (mainly all the extension cords) takes more than a bit of time. This year will be a little worse because I’ve got to figure out a whole bunch of little lights boxes my dad made for me.
You see, my house is built up on a small hill with the driveway cut into the hill, leading into the garage and basement which are at ground level. The point of this is that I have boulders and plantings throughout as the retaining walls (thus why it takes nearly 3 hours to water things). Last year I got the idea that it would look creepy to have blinking “critter” eyes peeking out from in between the rocks. My dad is super crafty and I gave the idea to him to run with. His solution was to make little wooden boxes with the eyes cut out and to put a light inside. In true dad fashion, he’s weather proofed these boxes, added blinking lights, and somehow electrically spliced the them together so several run off the same cord. I’m excited to see how this pans out. If it looks good and I can get a decent photo, I’ll use it as one of my blog posts.
That’s probably all for today. Before I go, I want to say I’m kind of obsessed with a show on the Travel Channel called, “The Osborne’s Want to Believe”. For those of you who liked the Osborne’s when it was on MTV (that was many a year ago and makes me feel old realizing how old I was when the show was on), then you’ll probably like this. Jack shows Ozzy and Sharon video clips of paranormal/unexplained phenomena and asks them to rank it on a scale deemed the, “Woogie Boogie Scale”. As usual, the typical Osborne antics ensue. It’s a strange mix of creepy/disturbing videos and comedy (provided by Ozzy and Sharon’s responses). I think the reason I like it too is that beyond all the bickering and nitpicking, I always get a sense of underlying love. I am also always amazed at how sane Jack Osborne sounds. See all you mom’s and dad’s out there, there is always hope for your kids 🙂
Until next time, stay safe and sane. For those of you celebrating Halloween – happy decorating.
MJ May
veterinarian and fiction writer 