As I write this, our cat is curled up sleeping on top of the scanner.
This isn't actually his favorite place in the office to sleep. Usually, it's on the Ethernet switch under the desk. Why the switch? I can only assume because it's (a) roughly cat-sized (if he curls up), (b) warm, (c) it hums. The only bad part of this is when he wakes up -- there are lots of fun cords back there to play with. Not so good for me...
Jake is fascinated by the shower. It's like one of those Far Side cartoons where the animals dare each other to do something. The shower in the master bath is just a shower stall, so there's about a three inch ledge between the bathroom and the shower itself. While we shower, Jake likes to stand on the ledge, with one paw inside, on the floor of the shower. And meow a lot. Yesterday, he actually came into the shower while the water was blocked by me. Once I moved, though, he wanted OUT! But then he came back a second time, the same way. Too weird...
Posted by Mike at September 20, 2002 11:30 AMOur cat Soosh patrols the bathtub, marching up and down the rim when the tub is in use and often stopping to lap up bathwather.
As soon as the bath or shower is done and the water has almost drained, the cat jumps into the tub to decorate the bottom of the tub with dirty footprints while he slurps up more water.
He has actually fallen into the full tub or in-progress-shower several times, and seems to enjoy it when I cover him in bubbles from my bubblebath. He doesn't really mind being bathed, either.
I can't explain it. Some cats just like water, I guess?
Posted by: beca on September 24, 2002 04:33 PM