Ever since Justin and I got our house we've been talking about getting another cat to be friends with Laveau and about three weeks ago we got serious about it.
After days of searching, looking into different rescues, filling out adoption applications, having phone interviews (It was a pain this time around because of COVID restrictions at all the rescues) and meeting cats we didn't vibe with, we met an almost three month old black and white domestic short hair at Last Hope Rescue who I let Justin name Zuulie (Because as you may or may not know, he is a huge Ghostbusters fan)
We've had her for almost two weeks at this point and we absolutely love her. I can't say the same for Laveau, she is very apprehensive about her but Zuulie desperately wants to be her friend.
If you like cats you can follow Zuulie on Instagram at @OnlyZuulie. And if you aren't already, you can follow Laveau at @LaveauCat.
As I mentioned in my post introducing you all to Laveau, I spent about a month researching and compiling everything I thought that I'd need once we were finally ready to get a cat. And since I put a tad bit of effort into figuring out what I would need for her, I thought that I'd share what I bought with all of you...
Do any of you have cats? Is there anything you absolutely think that I should get for Laveau that you think is helpful or that your fur baby loves? Please let me know!
* The reason I purchased an orange collar is because of The Kitty Convict Project, which is a campaign by the creators of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens (Matthew Inman, Elan Lee and Shane Small) to help lost indoor cats be returned to their owners. The color orange signifies that the cat is an indoor "convict" who is not supposed to be outdoors and should be returned home.
Below is a one of the graphics that the project put out to promote it's mission...
I don't know about you but I think that it's a pretty neat initiative to help lost kitties get back home.
I know you're all probably like "Holy long blog post title Batman!" but I didn't know what else to call this post because I went from having nothing to do last weekend to being totally busy and doing a crap ton of things in a twenty-four hour span -- Which includes all of the things mentioned in the title plus some more. So lets start from the beginning of last Saturday...
Since I really didn't have anything planned for my thirtieth I had mentioned to my sister and Phil that I would like to head into Brooklyn and spend the afternoon wandering around the indoor Brooklyn Flea Market. Seeing as it wasn't a crazy request they obliged. So my sister and her boyfriend stopped by my apartment, jumped into my new used car and we drove out to where Phil lives to pick him up.
On the drive there my sister and I were singing, car dancing and kinda being made fun of by her boyfriend. And in the middle of rapping "Shoop" by Salt 'n' Pepa a rock hits the windshield of my new used car and cracks it. We all bug out for a second and got over it because it could have happened to any of us. Then we picked Phil up and drove into Brooklyn.
Once we got there we wandered around the shopping part of the flea for a bit before we all realized we were hungry and really needed to eat something. So we walked over to the part of the building where the food is, checked out all of the options and decided that we (We being my sister and I) wanted to split grilled cheeses from the Milk Truck -- Which FYI were awesome and I highly recommend.
After chowing down we went back to looking around and I picked up a few things, which included a safety pin keychain (My Tia has one and it reminded me of her), a 1970's globe and an old illustrated French children's cookbook. Then we decided to head back.
I had my sister's boyfriend drive my car back to Long Island and had him drop me off at the train station by Phil's apartment because Day invited me to apartment and cat sit with her in Hell's Kitchen (She was watching her coworker & his boyfriend's apartment while they were off at a film festival. She did the same for them in January while they were at the Sundance Film Festival because the boyfriend of her coworker had a short film called "One Year Lease" being shown, which I recommend watching and you can watch it here). So I hopped on the LIRR and headed into New York City to meet up with Day and Erin at the apartment.
They were kinda sleepy when I got in but I got them to rally because my friend Paul had decided on Friday that he and I were having a joint 60th (Because we both turned 30... Get it?) birthday party at Jimmy's No. 43, but what Paul didn't know was that his friend had planned him a surprise party at the same bar. It was craziness.
So we headed over to Jimmy's had some drinks, they decided they were super tired after a few hours and they left me at the bar with my college friends. I hung out with them until like 1:00am when they decided that they were all going to home and I caught a cab back up to Hell's Kitchen where Erin was waiting to let me back into the apartment.
On Sunday we all woke up relatively early and started to look for a spot to have boozy brunch. We ended up picking HK's Hells Kitchen and made our way over. Once we were seated we were disappointed to find out that despite what their menu said, boozy brunch didn't start until after 12:00pm. We stayed because we were already there and the food ended up being very good.
After stuffing our faces we checked out a little street flea market and headed back to the apartment to grab our bags, say goodbye to Casper (The cat) and catch a cab to Penn Station to go back to Long Island.
When we got back we decided to go get pedicures and crepes -- Which were both great decisions. Then Day's husband drove me to my parents' house where I hung out with my parents and Nella until Justin came to get me.
Dear Starr: I'm so happy that your little kitty-self is feeling better!
Dear Vet That Treated Starr: You charged Erin how much to just tell her that Starr was dehydrated?!? You suck. I'm making a mental note to never go to you ever.
Dear Fashion To Figure: Why do you always have such cute clothing all the time? You make me want to spend all my money on dresses that I don't necessarily need.
Dear Library Gods: Why does "Julia" never get in trouble for all of the stupid crap she pulls?!?!!?? Why was it okay to call in sick and come into work the next day with her hair dyed? Why was it okay for her to come into work at 10:00am today, take over a 20 minute break just for the sake of having a break, take another 20 minute break to attend a Union meeting and then go to lunch a 1:00pm?? You know she is probably going to take another break later too! Please tell me there is a reason for all of this.
Dear Pile Of Donated Books On My Desk: Why don't you have call numbers on your verso pages?
Dear Rain: Go away! I'd rather it be humid out!
Dear S.S. Make It To Key West: I can't wait to take you out on the Susquehanna next weekend!
Dear Justin: I hope you've mentally prepared yourself for going antiquing Upstate next week!
Dear Readers: As always, you are all amazing. Have a great weekend!
I just found out that Erin's cat Starr had a seizure earlier today. She was admitted to an animal hospital and is staying overnight to have testing done.
This
is all extra horrible because I was telling Erin's mother over the
weekend how much I loved their cat and how I'd be just as upset as they
would be if she was to pass away and/or something was to happen to her. So now I feel really shitty like this is somehow my fault.
If you guys have good vibes/thoughts/prayers you could send out to Starr I'd totally appreciated it and I know Erin would also. Thanks! I'll keep everyone up-to-date on her condition.
Last weekend I brought my camera over to Erin's and took a bunch of pictures of her cats (Four out of the five of them) because I was bored. Here are some of the pictures I took for your viewing pleasure...
