i met someone today who didn't know my music, and after i gave him a copy of my latest cd, i thought maybe i'd actually google myself to see what someone would find.
the reason i haven't done this before is very clear to me...i don't really want to know how other people, who don't really know me, perceive me. it's weird and unnatural.
like eavesdropping on a conversation about yourself that you were never meant to hear.
which brings me to wikipedia...
her dad's a pastor... blah, blah, blah...grew up in Detroit...blah, blah, blah...
"Currently, Noble resides in Minneapolis with her cat, Akiko"...HOLD ON!!!!!!
I'm the cat lady?
really?
this is actual news?
I've got issues with this.
for starters...if you want to get technical, "Noble" actually resides in Minneapolis with her catS (yes, plural) Akiko and Pepper.
...which actually sounds worse!
well, since i can't figure out exactly how me having two cats (which is very different than "residing" with cats....sounds like i privately refer to them as my "children" or something...) is news, i decided that they might as well be introduced.
Say hello to Akiko
she's a big girl. you've seen pictures of her on my facebook, i'm certain. she wasn't always big, and she didn't always dominate my life (like she does now).
i fell in love with her on a visit to the Humane Society.
i was recently living alone and wanting a companion.
so, on my way to look at possible pets, i stopped at Starbucks to pick up a latte. given my tendencies for awkward moments, i spilled some of my coffee on my way.
after looking at many cats, at different stages of life, ranging in different colors and personalities, i was drawn to an area that had a bunch of kittens from the same litter. they were all cute.
all very friendly and "poster-worthy"
except for this one kitten...
she was awkward, too...giant ears and paws.
and...she had an attitude.
they warned me about her.
"that one's not very friendly", they said.
i extended my hand out, fingers close to a couple of the kittens, and the "one" immediately perked up and came to me.
she began licking the Starbucks coffee off of my fingers immediately
and that's when i knew...
we were meant to be.
i had just returned from a 2&1/2 week trip to Japan, and had met a really strong woman named Akiko. she had a fire about her, and when i met that kitten, i knew, 1. i would never be the boss, and 2. her name was Akiko. She had fire.
it takes a while for her to warm up to new people.
she'll pretend she's cool with you, and then snap the next minute.
that's just how she is.
but, every single night, when no one else is around, i turn off the lights and she's immediately laying on my chest, purring me to sleep
and i know that if i'm "currently residing in Minneapolis with my cat, Akiko", then i'm happy.
but...
then there's Pepper...
I found Pepper and her brother in a barn. their mother abandoned the litter and they were the only two that we know of that survived.
i tried to take them both, but Charlie, her brother, couldn't adjust to me being gone, so he found a more predictable life.
Pepper, or, Pepper Pots (her full name, aka-pepperoni) started out super shy and very much a wall flower.
to this day, the second a new person comes in, she disappears for hours and hours.
but...
if she knows you...
the "motor", her purring, is so loud that you can hear it in the next room.
she's the biggest diva i've ever seen.
if i so much as twitch in bed, she's there, purring, rubbing, and wanting attention.
she goes crazy around 3-4AM and i, periodically, have to lock her out of my room.
i'm pretty sure she's a little "unstable", and yet she's also completely predictable.
she's gorgeous, long-haired, and spoiled.
so, between the two of them, i guess i AM the cat lady.
i'd like to think that that's not a bad thing, but, if it is...
i wouldn't trade it.
.........even if it's in Wikipedia (which sucks)