hooligans

A lot of us are still working and studying from, and we have a feeling that though our cats may have gotten used to us being home so often, they have developed true resentment toward these strange light squares that we keep staring into all day long. 

I mean, it's true, cats' strange obsession with laptops goes back eons, but now, they have a real reason to hate them and a more obvious explanation for their obsession to us. These warm laptops have been taking up all of our time, and we haven't paying nearly enough attention to our cats. And we believe they have all collectively come to a decision that, you know what? They'll be taking our online classes with us. Right on top of our laptops.

Train them as we might, our pets are animals, and animals will do whatever the heck they wanna do. They can't help it. The curiosity is overwhelming. Our cats simply must find out if our favorite plant makes a good chair for them, and our dogs have to - they have to - find out if our couch is delicious. Answer: it is, that's why they keep eating it. 

And yes, we still love them, of course we do, and at the end of the day, we know that we prefer them untamed and being total weirdos. Because even though they're the most kind and loving little beings, on top of almost everything else, they are entertaining to a painful degree, and that just makes us love them even more.

Sometimes, we do something thinking that it's a wonderful idea. You know, like when you look at a stray cat and think to yourself that it looks sweet enough and that petting it won't hurt in any way. Instant regret. Well, these cats are experiencing the exact same thing, not having the bestest of all days. 

Window blinds may be fun to look at, sleep next to, and periodically check if they're good nail sharpeners, but they are definitely not meant to be used as a toy for climbing. That is not a good decision, you little hooligan, but you know what? Sometimes you have to learn that the hard way, just like all of these cats did. 

Okay, so cats do sleep most day and yeah, a lot of times, it's hard to get them to do... anything really. But! When they're not sleeping, when they get that random five minute boost of energy in the middle of the night, when the zoomies start and things are falling, they sure do know how to be insanely entertaining. 

Cats are sneaky little creatures who, even while trying to be little hooligans, manage to be the funniest little beings. So, yeah, maybe they do steal our stuff and drop things off our shelves, but at least when you manage to catch a picture of it, you're infinitely entertained. 

Officially relaxed, Earnie takes to exploring and makes a huge, life changing discovery. The existence of wet food. Now, he must find a way to get it, and he will do so at any cost. So, he sets out on a quest.

Meowmoirs: the fourth entry of Earnie's diary, and with confidence comes mischievousness and shenanigans.

Read about Earnie's quest to the treasure that is wet food.

Read last week's entry about Earnie getting snuggles and purring for the first time.

It's a known fact that cats, for some reason, love chilling in places that they really shouldn't be. But does that behavior ever cross a line? Well, legally, apparently yes. Going through Twitter, we found this hilarious thread of cats crossing the 'do not cross' tape. 

Our going theory is that the reason they do it is because they see that there are no humans behind that red tape, and they just want to nap peacefully in a quiet, secluded location. So, we forgive them. Also, they're super cute and funny, so we forgive them no matter what. It's a smart strategy on their part, that's for sure, no matter how much you wanna go pet them when they're looking so soft and pet-able, the red tape... there's nothing we can do.