New man in my life!

I got a cat yesterday. He's a big beautiful mellow fellow who loves to be petted.

It started like this: On Sunday morning, I was reading the paper in order to put off doing housework before the arrival of visitors on Monday. I saw a lovely cat named Freya up for adoption, so I hustled over to the Humane Society to see if she was still available. Well, she was; but she and I didn't see eye-to-eye on cuddling. So I put her back and wandered down the cages to see if there was anyone else.

At the very end of the row, was this cat. He's four years old and had already been tested and diagnosed as FIV positive, which means I shouldn't have any other cats. That's okay by me.

As I brought him home in the car, he was very quiet. It was as if he was wondering what was going to happen now. I brought him in and let him out in my bedroom -- which is quite large -- where I had food and water for him, as well as a litter box.

He stepped out of the carrier and looked around. After he had investigated my bedroom thoroughly, and I learned that my efforts at removing dust from under the furniture had been somewhat less than successful, we had an afternoon nap on my bed. Later, I set up the 'kitty tv' for him -- also known as filling the bird feeder.

I had been told to keep him in one room for 24 hours, but he wanted into the rest of the house after our naps, so I opened the door and we walked through the house together, examining his new home. He kept purring and rubbing against me.

While I was on the computer earlier, he stretched out under the desk and snoozed. He seems to like being with me, and that was exactly what I was hoping for.

His name is CJ, but he doesn't answer to that -- or to anything else I've tried, so far. We'll have to figure out something.

Some friends are here ...

Some friends from Ottawa have been here for the past couple of days. They went to see The Music Man at Stratford yesterday and, today, he went to Point Pelee while his wife and I did some errands and I showed her around some of the prettier areas of Guelph. Unfortunately, they are going home tomorrow. I'll be sorry to see them go, because they are fun people to have around -- excellent guests. I showed them where everything was in the kitchen and they let me sleep in.

Sonnet 29

I ought to wear a mask lest I, by loving glance,
Divulge the yearnings that are running through my mind,
Betraying my regard to others of my kind
Although I sometimes think that I might take that chance.
I ought to bind my hands lest I, by gentle touch,
Declaim the wild desires coursing through my veins
I’m left with deep frustration for my silent pains:
I never thought to care for any man this much.
With all my dreaming, my imagination flies.
I must be mute, for I may never tell a soul.
It’s never easy to maintain such strong control
I cannot purge my thoughts, no matter how I try:
To rest within your arms has been my greatest wish,
But meat for scandal’s never been my favoured dish.

Yesterday was National Sex Day

Apparently, there is a young man in Vancouver who is trying to get August 21 listed as a holiday in Canada -- as National Sex Day. This isn't just a day to have sex because that, of course, is any day we want -- especially every day. This is a day to celebrate sex.

Hands up, everyone who celebrated it yesterday! Oh, you're still busy ... sorry for intruding!

Well, I found out that ...

... a volunteer position, that I had applied for back in June, has actually come to me! This is going to be an interesting situation, because it's a small group that needs a jolt of energy. I just hope that I'm up to the job.

Godson's visit and starting work

Thursday I was trained for the new job I'm doing. During the afternoon, I did the reading I was supposed to, so I was able to pick up my godson Thursday evening and bring him home for a visit. We had some good times, reading and so on, as well as a trip to London to buy some soap stone. On Saturday, he called his parents to let them know everything was going well. He said to his mom (my long-time friend) "Auntie hasn't killed me yet!"

Yesterday, I started my new job ... as a revising agent for the upcoming Federal Byelection. I have an entire week of work on this! I even voted today!

My sister-in-law and nephew were here for a few days.

We went to Niagara and took him to Marineland, Ripley's Museum, and Ripley's Moving Theatre on the first day. My nephew wanted to see a rockface with trees growing out of it. We drove home by way of Milton, where I knew we'd get a pretty good view of the rockface on the Escarpment. Fortunately, there were some trees growing out of it as well. I'd hoped there would be but, because I'm always the driver, I couldn't be certain.

The next day, we took him on a tour of The Falls, including a ride on Maid of the Mist V, a wander onto an observation deck, a visit to the Whispering Cave, and a 3D movie, Thunder of the Falls. Later, we saw the falls with the lights on it.