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Today has been spent observing my cats react to the interloper, eating chinese take-out and feeling sorry for myself. It has not been the best-ever use of my time. Oh, I did setup DNS and install Wordpress on my new website, www.vanhelder.com. There's nothing there now but the default WP template, so don't get excited. Soon, though, soon.

Oona is afraid of the new hire, and spends all of her time hoping she won't get close and watching, always watching.

Minerva is slightly curious and mostly indifferent, or at least that's how she takes pains to appear. She has, however, been sticking close by to me all day, and been very desireous of attention and treats and headscratchings. Methinks someone is insecure.

Solomon just wants to be friends, which is a pity because Catt Murdock wants nothing to do with this strange, socially tone-deaf behemoth. She growls and hisses, and Solomon retreats in hurt confusion and demands that I pet him until he feels better.

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Hm. Death/Folk-metal band Suidakra has a song called "Balor". Could it be ASOIAF-related?

Also, can a metal band truly exist if it doesn't have an entry on Encyclopaedia Metallum?

That uppity strumpet!

I was walking past Catt Murdock's (empty) food dish, and she was crying and whining for food, as kittens are wont to do. As soon as it became apparent that I was going to walk right by without feeding her, she tried to tackle me. Seriously, she jumped up, wrapped her paws around my calf and tried to knock me down. She's a five pound, 5 month-old kitten, and I'm closer to 300 lbs than 200, and she tried to take me down like a lion brings down a Serengeti gazelle. And then just to prove it wasn't a fluke, she did it again ten seconds later.

Seriously. Cat without fear.