and miles to go before i sleep
when i opened the door on my return from work, mei-mei was not there to greet me and dart a peek at the outside world behind me as usual. no, she came trotting towards me from the bedroom, appearing quite busy, in a great hurry, and rather resentful to be interrupted for greeting duties. she literally grumbled on the go. she allowed a hello and a quick cheek scratch, then darted back to the bedroom, all in a tizzy of excited vocals. i soon followed to take off all my day clothes and don my slouch wear. i found her focusing her rapt attention on yet another stink bug (i just dropped one outside last night!). she was nose to bug right beside the wall by the closet. said stinker was attempting what i imagine was a desperate crawl up the wall, but they move so slow, you can't exactly see their panic. periodically she reached out a paw and batted it off the wall and patted it on the carpet again. but somehow she lost track of it. when i turned around i saw her peering intently under moh...
