Kitty Control

Now that the temperature's been warm lately, I wanted to keep the air circulating in our condo unit. The second floor's thermostat is actually in the bedroom that we've converted into an office where there are millions of wires and crap all over the place. I wanted to keep the doors open on the second floor so that the air is regulated properly. But Sophie the Siamese cat tends to go on a chewing frenzy when she sees the shiny ends of USB and power cords when no one's at home. She also loves sitting on my chair in front of the computer because it's really comfy--and I have no problem with that. And besides it's not like she's going to be logging into my computer and start sending nasty e-mails using my account. But when she started chewing the cords and other stuff she thinks are delectable, I decided to put little miss kitty under control. I've finally resorted to placing a baby fence at the top of the stairs to keep her out when we're out of the house while keeping the bedroom doors open. I'd take them down at night when we're home.

Since she's a cat, I was afraid that she could easily jump over the fence, which isn't very high. So I tried to use it this afternoon to test if she'd be able to scale it. Surprisingly, she didn't even try to jump. She sat outside the fence like a poor abandoned cat. She tried to stand on her hind legs to reach the top of the fence, but that's all she did.

Here's a photo of her glowing eyes staring back from behind the fence. It's a little eerie, don't you think?