Femininity versus felinimity

OK, so there may not actually be such a word as "felinimity". The point I'm making though, is about the choice between getting a partner and getting a pet.

It's a big decision to adopt something living and breathing that's 100% dependent on you. It'll be a big step for me, that's for sure. But the sad fact is that I'm in dire need of love and affection, and I'm currently getting fuck-all of either. There's only so much that friends can do, and I can't really plan and implement a dial-a-hug service so a pet seems like a logical step.

I'd like a feisty, character-ful dog but dogs are too much responsibility and require a quantity of time that I just cannot give right now. But I want something with personality, something that'll have ups and downs like me, need love and attention like me, and reciprocate like me. I'm sorry to say that I can't seem to find these qualities in a woman so after months of consideration I'm gonna get two kittens.

And I'm really excited about it too *grins*. My place would be a proverbial adventure playground for a kitten or two.

I'll be collecting Luna (picture coming soon) this Sunday, and visiting the Toronto Humane Society ASAP afterwards to get Luna a playmate (research has taught me that cats like company). Some of the cats there actually get put down if an owner cannot be found to adopt them, and some of the stories regarding how the cats or kittens had to be rescued are pretty eye-watering. The one above was found in an industrial park in December, along with one brother and one sister...who unfortunately didn't make it through the seasonal cold. I'm not fussy, but I am compassionate so I'm planning to ask for the ugliest, most war-torn kitten that won't get adopted by anyone else 'cos he or she is a little too scruffy. That's the kitten I want to adopt.

I just hope I don't have to potty-train kittens via leading by example. It'd be just my luck to have to neighbours show up just as I'm squatting over the litter tray trousers-down, showing Luna how it's done LMAO!