Companionship
I have been spending a considerable amount of time in front of the computer over the last few weeks. Normally this makes for a fairly isolated existence, given the level and length of concentration involved. By an uncanny culmination of coincidences however, I've had a constant source of companionship.
My secondary monitor is an old CRT that spews out a fair bit of heat up through its vents. It also has a reasonably flat top that provides a high shelf in my room. Add to that the fact that I'm at home a lot these days, and that my cat is terrified of the new cat of the house, and you have a recipe for many hours of cat-on-monitor.
It's quietly comforting, and often amusing to have this sedentary companion keep me company:
And not to be out done, the big bully cat has her own interpretations on comfort:
