Have cats? I've got two, one who loves nothing more than to lay in front of the fire and leave me to do my own thing. I've also got another one. The words "drive me round the bend" don't even begin to describe it. She's sitting here now staring me down with that "what do you think you"re doing' glint in her eye... Well I guess I can't complain, because staring me out is actually quite reasonable compared to her usual behaviour!
Here are some of the craziest things my cat has done while I was trying to go about my writing:
- Sit on my lap, shoulder, head or wherever she is likely to create the most distraction and/or inflict the maximum pain when she digs her claws in.
- Walk across the keyboard - an oldy but a goody. If I don't bodily protect the keyboard I'm suddenly facing a series of unreadable numbers and letters where the cat has walked, sat or better yet laid down on the keyboard.
- Whack me across the face. This crazy little chocolate Burmese has an unsettling tendency to suddenly hit me upside the head when I get really engrossed - think you can type in peace writer girl - I'll sort you out!
- Body slam the office door if I shut her out. Guaranteed to cause the maximum amount of distraction, if you thought the hitting the face was bad enough try the sound of caterwauling and calendars and papers flying around the room as the door shakes on its hinges.
- Trash the joint. Bringing new meaning to the term bouncing of the walls, if I'm really lucky the china, photographs and tables will all get their turn to go "dancing" around the room.
So there you have it, just some of the weird and wonderful things my cat does while I'm writing; now I'm off to rescue any unbroken china!
My cat does everyone of these things. He did, however, knock my favorite red porcelain vase on the tile floor the other day.
I just have to learn that they are not replaceable but, the household items are.