kittensNow that our rooms are painted, Monica and I are setting out on our next goal: To get a kitten. We would both like a dog but they’re not allowed in the apartment complex because the people that do have dogs let them piss and shit everywhere. Monica did some searching and found this woman in the New Paltz area that rescues cats and kittens and helps them find new homes. She reached out to her with some questions and we’ve got an appointment to meet up with here and check out some kittens on our next trip up there.

One thing that Lori, the cat lady pointed out was that since Monica and I work full time, she’d suggest getting two kittens so that they at least have someone to hang out with or something. I’m OK with that.

So last night Monica and I were discussing kitten names. Since there would be two of them, she’d like to have their names go together like Ren and Stimpy. We tossed around several ideas but we couldn’t come to an agreement on anything. I for one don’t want to name a cat a person name like “Steven” or “Carl.” I just think that’s weird. I then suggested that we each name one picking their namesakes based on people or characters that we each find inspiring or otherwise interesting. Monica, being the bio-psych major picked Darwin, a pillar in the scientific community. I picked Spider-Man.

We’ve exhausted most of our other possibilities so right now Darwin and Spider-Man are in the lead. If you have any suggestions, by all means let me know.