Catnip Is For Losers » unexpected irritations http://www.spixie.com One Cat`s Viewpoint Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:26:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Battle of Crystal Springs http://www.spixie.com/the-battle-of-crystal-springs/ http://www.spixie.com/the-battle-of-crystal-springs/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:07:44 +0000 Spixie http://www.spixie.com/?p=164 The Battle of Crystal SpringsHe attacked without warning. The small, gray bundle of trouble showed up, unannounced, one day; the latest brilliant idea of one of my Humans. I was promised that he was just visiting; that he would be gone in a few days. It has now been a week and the twirp is still here.

Humans cannot be trusted.

From morning to night, he stalks, harasses and generally terrorizes me. I stretch out for an afternoon nap and suddenly, I am brutally and viciously assaulted with no warning. I take time out from my busy schedule for a quick bite, only to find the interloper with his head in my food bowl or, even worse, the bowl completely empty.

The Battle of Crystal SpringsKittens cannot be trusted.

So I was walking through the kitchen one day, headed to the sofa for a quick siesta. Just as I passed the carton of water bottles, the little devil leapt from hiding and attacked. I felt the razor-sharp teeth sink into my ankle.

Something snapped. I had simply had enough.

I let the little bugger survive. My outburst bought me about 15 minutes of peace. I will let you know how things turn out… right now, I just need a nap.

The Battle of Crystal SpringsOh yeah, the Humans have named him “Jasper.”

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