Cute Kitty? Or Demonic Black Mold?

[greenbean]

Ok, so I have this little light and heat mat set up for cuttings and seeds, right? I also have a furry heat-seeking missile. You can guess where this is heading, I'm sure.

I found her (Mitzy, aka "Satan", a name given her on numerous unrelated occasions by various people) lying in the flat one day, so I decided to go with the flow and slide things over to one side for her. This way she has more room AND she is less likely to knock over the epiphyllum cuttings that are currently rooting under the lights. A few weeks later, I shot this picture of her, because she was just so relaxed and oozing out into the tray. It's like winter, when we have the wood stove going and she oozes out over the floor in front of it. Only now she has a plant tray to contain her.

I know, she just sounds adorable, right? WRONG! She's a selfish, vain little demon! She's only cuddly when she wants a heat source, you have to pass a sniff inspection every time you want to pet her, and hardly anyone passes the test, she will stop in the middle of a dead run to give herself a single lick (wouldn't want a hair out of place would we?), and she is nearly intolerant of blonds (my brother's old girlfriend (a blond) put tape on her feet when she was a kitten, I guess she doesn't care to let things go. There were 2 black kittens in her litter, and I think I chose the evil twin. And don't tell me she's just a normal cat. I've known plenty of much nicer cats. But she's mine, so I've gotta love her quirks, warts and all.

Enjoy!