whirling claws of steel
look into these eyes. then try petting her.
It took me a year to be able to hold her - a scratch-filled passion play of a year, with theme music by Ted Nugent. (She was my wife's, originally - a stepcat.) It was a Zen exercise to try making friends with her. Now, ten years and two pints of O-positive later, I can't get her off my lap. The end result: i can friday catblog, too, just like the legends.