Wish I had a cat

[pegkerr]

I adore cats. I am however, dreadfully allergic to them, which seems awfully unfair. When I was growing up, we had cats, and I got an allergy shot once a week. Somehow, I'm not willing to do that anymore. So: no cat.

Usually, I just accept this as an unhappy but given fact of life, but tonight, especially after reading wicked_wish's entry here and elisem's entry here, and remembering various amusing things scott_lynch has said about his cat, like this or this, I really wish tonight that I had a cat. Something alive to snuggle with me and head bash me and sit on my lap and purr. Or do ridiculous things around the house that will make me laugh.

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[scott-lynch.livejournal.com]

(Awww... you're making my little Loki quite the LJ star. Yesterday I managed to read all of Steven Brust's Taltos while laying on the bed on my right side, with Loki curled up sleeping on my left forearm. This, of course, is her version of "helping the human read," just as sitting on my lap and randonly slapping keyboard keys is her version of "helping me write.")

Interestingly, Jen is also slightly allergic to cats, though the reaction can be controlled by a combination of regular cat-baths and good house hygiene (dust, vacuum, etc.). We were visiting friends last night who keep four cats; Jen remarked on the way home that two at one time was probably the limit for her in our future.