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22 March 2006

As promised. I, for one, welcome my new feline overlord. →[More:]

She's settling in just fine. She loves hiding under our bed and curling up in the closet, but she's certainly not sparing us any affection: if we get close, she'll come up—purring like crazy; she has a very loud, very deep purr—and headbutt the hell out of our hands. She even flopped onto her back and let me scratch her tummy earlier.

I am so very fucking glad she meowed at just the right time this morning. I can't even imagine what would have happened to this poor little sweetheart if she hadn't been found. Whoever didn't want her is both insane and despicable.

Oh: her name is Kira. It's Gaelic for "dark lady," or so we hear. She says hi to you all.

post by: Zozo at: 00:03 | 23 comments

What a beautiful girl...and I love her name!

posted by sisterhavana 22 March | 00:04

Sweet! I too have a black cat who was abandoned. (He followed me home. I also have a feral cat who followed HIM home.)

posted by arse_hat 22 March | 00:15

She's beautiful, zozo; serendipity for the three of you.

posted by taz 22 March | 00:18

Ask her who her favorite communist leader is. Or who her favorite Chinese basketball player is.

posted by pieisexactlythree 22 March | 00:23

Gorgeous! My family's first cat was a black cat that scratched at our front door on my brother's birthday. My parents were helpless in the face of Fate, sounds like you were too.

May you have many many happy years together.

posted by cali 22 March | 01:15

I am told that all-black cats are genetically quite close to Burmese cats. Burmese are wonderfully smart, loving, and loyal. Related or not, you've got a wonderful friend there, you are lucky she adopted you.

posted by Triode 22 March | 01:15

Holy fuck, someone sealed that cat in a box with tape???

*beams invisible rays of hatred at the perpetrator*

*beams good will towards @zozo and girlfriend*

That's one lucky cat, my friend.

posted by mudpuppie 22 March | 01:32

Pup, if I find the perps, can I borrow your planer for a few hours?

posted by Triode 22 March | 01:38

You are all awesome.

posted by Zozo 22 March | 01:46

Only if I can watch, Triode.

posted by mudpuppie 22 March | 01:55

What a beautiful kitty! Black cats have always brought me much luck (and it looks like this kitten will soon grow big and healthy, judging by its paws - very auspicious as well!)

Re: the abandoners. Despicable.

posted by muddgirl 22 March | 02:31

Aww, what a cutie. Love him well. :)

posted by tr33hggr 22 March | 07:24

Yay kitters! Much better than a dumpster. Some moron probably thought their life was about to collapse so they tossed the bad luck charm. Bet they walked under a ladder and stepped on sidewalk cracks departing the scene.

posted by chewatadistance 22 March | 07:39

aaah... chewy - do you think? I just couldn't figure out the motivation at all. It seemed fairly passive for a sadistic act, and way more trouble than plain abandonment. Maybe you've hit on it.

Anyway, turned out to be great good luck for kira and the zozo family.

posted by taz 22 March | 07:57

Yay for new cats! She's beautiful. My parents have a 1000 piece puzzle that's a picture of a black cat - much like Kira - against a black background. It's evil.

posted by mike9322 22 March | 08:16

I've heard that people don't choose cats, that they choose you. Congrats on being chosen! In honour of your new housemate I'm wearing my Emily the Strange shirt with Sabbath drawn out of spider webs!

posted by LunaticFringe 22 March | 08:51

Oh, beautiful!

posted by omiewise 22 March | 09:00

That is one beautiful cat. I love those dominant ones that know they rule the universe. You can just see it in her eyes.

posted by matildaben 22 March | 10:03

I love those dominant ones that know they rule the universe.

I find that that's usually the female cats.

She's lovely, zozo!

posted by amro 22 March | 10:07

She's a beautiful one, that girl right there.

posted by gaspode 22 March | 10:14

YOU'RE MY HERO, ZOZO!

I think in Gaelic (Irish Gaelic at least) it's usually spelled "Ciera," but then everyone in America would call her "Sierra" and ask if she was named after a car (or so the Irish girl tells me.)

posted by shane 22 March | 16:53

Gorgeous cat. Pet her and pester her well.

posted by loquacious 22 March | 23:11

I think you're as lucky as Kira is, zozo. She's a beauty!

In the same vein as shane - I had a black cat (he now lives with my Mum) whom I named Ciaran ("little black one" in Gaelic).
:^)

posted by deborah 23 March | 22:32

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