Checking In

This is just a quickie to say I am still here. Life feels so good right now - I am busy with school and friends and cats and the approaching holidays. I will post more soon -

New kid

I decided right after Bean died to get a new kitten so A.J. would have some company when nobody else was home. It can take cats some time to warm up to one another, if they do at all, which is one reason I chose a kitten. Kittens, like young children, are less judgemental and more open to meeting others. I figured there would be a better chance of a connection if at least one of the parties started out open and willing.
It was a rough start. I kept the kitten in her own bedroom for a couple of days and for the first four nights so A.J. would have some time to sniff her out through the door. And so A.J. would not feel too threatened by the new kid on the block. When I let the kitten check out the rest of the house, A.J. took off to her safe place - under my bed. She was afraid of her for a few days. It has been a week now. The kitten has free roam and A.J. has already learned to trust and even play chase with her new sister. I am so happy they already worked things out. After just a few hisses and one swat, that I saw, they are friends. Our new girl's name is Emmy. Note the 'M' on her forehead.

Amen

I came across this great Taylor Mali clip when perusing this great artist's blog - Everything is Contextual.
Oh and yea, things look a little different. I decided to play with my blog colors instead of writing an Art History paper.

Sad

This is the drawing I came up with this morning - No plans, no goal - just from within - my pen, pencils and me.
My cat "Bean" - aka "Señor Guapo", "Mean Bean Green Machine", "Man of the house", "Beanie", and a few more endearing names we came up with during our 2 1/2 years together, was killed Tuesday night by a car.
His sister A.J. and I miss him terribly. He was a class act - always doing something to make me laugh.