banner day

It’s been a good day! I got email from Barb telling me that I got a raise, and I’m now making, officially, More Money Than I Ever Imagined I Would. Okay, the truth is as long as I’ve had this job I’ve been making MMTIEIIW, but still, raises are good!

Earlier today, Shaun was playing a game with Zilli. It’s a game they play fairly regularly. Shaun over-exaggeratedly sneaks up on Zilli, making claws with his hands and growling each time he takes one very deliberate step. When he’s done taking the step, Zilli goes MEW! and watches intently while Shaun takes the next growly, clawy step. MEW! They usually last about four or five steps. Then Shaun scoops him up and snuggles him.

Well, today, Shaun started walking towards Zilli, who said mew! and so Shaun said, “Oh! Are we playing?” and backed up several steps to do the growly clawy thing. And Zilli watched him do this, and Shaun took his first step, and Zilli said MEW! Shaun took another step and Zilli, by this time, was looking up at the bookshelves, which he’d decided he wanted to climb. But he said, “Mew!” sort of obligingly. Shaun took another step. Zilli said, “Mew!” although by this time his attention was *clearly* elsewhere. Shaun took a fourth step, and Zilli, somewhat impatiently, said, “Mew!” and stood up to examine the bookshelves.

The cat was HUMORING Shaun! He was playing because he KNEW Shaun wanted to play, not because *he* wanted to! Cats aren’t supposed to be that smart! But he was really, *clearly* humoring him! It was *very* funny. :)

And to wrap it all up, I think Warren Ellis just said he’d buy my book. That’s just pretty goddamned cool. :) :) :)

3 thoughts on “banner day

  1. Hey Catie

    Think back to UAF… and SF, but I never saw you when I was living in SF. I’m lookin to chat with Shaun… please, please, please give him my e-mail… or my phone # 808-277-3618 and tell him to get intouch with me.

    I’m miving in Honolulu now… moved a few months ago, and I really miss him.

    thanks and say Hi to Ted for me…
    :)
    Bryan

  2. URBAN SHAMAN. I seem to have spoken poorly when I said this; I didn’t mean he was going to, like, buy a comic book I was writing in order to publish it or anything. Just that he kind of indicated he’d buy a copy of US when it hit the shelves.

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