Proof of the 'Al Bundy Cat.'

I present to you proof that our cat sits like Al Bundy. Either that or she has no shame whatsoever.

She will sit like this on the couch,  in a lap, or on the floor. Pardon the upside-down-ness. She was caught in the act of attacking the door.

Haruka is perfectly content this way. With her little paws up like a bunny. Ah, yes, the sideways-ness. Haruka told me not to adjust the picture. She likes it this way.

The ninja troll.

Upside-down ninja troll is trolling like a ninja!

Since we've put the bedskirt back on our bed, Haruka has taken it upon herself to camp out underneath it, just behind it, and ATTACK.

She's like a little troll under a bridge, but with ninja-like reflexes. She will see an unsuspecting foot or ankle nearby, and BAM! a paw or two zooms out to clamp around the prey. The prey always gets away after a 'HEY!' and a shrug-off. But that doesn't deter this ninja-troll. No feet are safe. She's always lurking . . .

She tried to get me, but stopped short when she realized she was being photographed. Then she posed, but said, 'you're NOT putting this on the blog, mom.'

Well, I've got news for you, Haruka . . . . you can't access the internets.

Bug Issues #2.

So, I shall continue this by typing, as it really isn't as epic as it may have started out. Like any new home owners, we needed a pest inspection anyway to make sure nature doesn't find its way in. Like any new pet owners, we FREAKED OUT at the sight of ants making a home in Haruka's food bowl. Maybe MORESO than most . . . . I was all sorts of paranoid that she would get bitten by bugs (in reality, she was still munching when we saw it . . . . but still . . .)

We had Truly Nolen come out the next day to perform an inspection, and then the day after that they came back out for a treatment. So far, only one ant has tried to come back. We've upped our protection with a pet-friendly bug repellent disc underneath her water bowl. Haruka came out of it all unscathed, but I got bit twice.

We interrupt this broadcast . . .

. . . . to bring you CUTE CAT PICTURES. The bug stories will continue. But CUTE CAT PICTURES cannot wait!!

playing with some packing material . . .

tunneling through said packing material . . .

caught in the act of playing with her feather-duster toy!

PS. Please don't turn these into LOLcat pictures. That's MY job.

BUG ISSUES #1.

Those of you who have spoken to me or read my updates on Twitter know what we're going through right now. This is how it all started . . . Sorry if the image is still too small. I've tried to correct it, but we'll see! Click on it to see if it opens in another window!

the sleepy spot of choice.

Haruka has a few spots she likes to sleep in, but the loft bed in my office room is the main attraction. I keep an awkward assortment of stuffed animals up there; one evening I found a German Shepherd stuffie on the floor. I guess she didn't want company? She always sleeps RIGHT NEXT to the stuffies that are on the edge on a carpeted area. She usually stays off the mattress, as far as I can tell (of course, watch it--the second a guest comes to stay the night, we'll have to bust out the lint roller . . .)

She zooms up the ladder and will stay up there for hours during the day, so she's revved up to go nutso as soon as we get home. Last night, she tried to eat my elbow. I have a scratch to prove it.

Sure. Cute and innocent now, but the second we get into bed . . . . we have to watch our limbs!

A little awkward story.

We got home from work today, and Haruka was as usual waiting for us next to the the door (she never tries to get out). She has this habit of, first time she sees us in the morning or at night, weaving in and out between our feet, making it VERY EASY to trip over her.

Well, tonight I didn't trip over her, but I did accidentally step on two of her feet ;_; She made sad kitty noises and ran under the kitchen table. She got over it quickly though (and she's not hurt) . . . . I gave her one treat per ouchie. Any other cat owners have problems like that? She has a bell on her collar so we know to stop dead in our tracks if we hear her zooming towards us!

Her crazy spells are awesome, by the way. I have stories. Many stories. But those will come at another time. Until then . . . here's a picture of her in a rare instance when she's looking at the camera and not trying to attack it.

What, mom?