Things things things things

The other night we went out to dinner with friends at this extravagantly popular establishment specializing in grilled cheese. Warning: the photo you first see when you click on that link is sadly revolting. The reality is fortunately substantially more appealing, but the picture does give you some idea of the scale of the meal.

As we waited, we wondered how it was possible that they consistently have a wait of at least an hour on weeknights and multiple hours on the weekend. The answer is that it takes a very long time to eat all that damn food, and then when you are done, you do not want to move ever again, so you don't. I think I have finally recovered, though I do retain a certain feeling that I should spend the next month and a half eating nothing but steamed vegetables to redress the imbalance.

The astute reader will have noticed that the next month and a half includes both Thanksgiving and Christmas, so this plan may not come to full fruition.

photo from Beklina

We are trying not to add too many things to the house at the moment, even anticipatory baby things, since it seems inevitable that every room will fill up with more clutter than we ever imagined soon enough. But these "sheepskin" rugs -- actually thick sheared wool on a cotton backing, no sheep-skinning required -- might merit an exception. They are made by Lina Rinnell and sold at Beklina, a pairing also responsible for my very favorite belt, which I fondly look forward to wearing again someday.

And, finally, QUERY: Why is it that the cat always wants to sit on the greatest number of object layers available? If there is a thing on top of a given surface, he can be guaranteed to sit on the thing, not the surface. Note that not only is he sitting on the paper rather than any other bit of the table, he is specifically sitting on the spot where the pieces of paper overlap. Is this strategy adaptive in some way? Do other, non-domesticated cats have the same habit?

Comments

[Chas]

A Jimmy Breslin-originated writing tip that has somehow made it's way to me over the years: Avoid -ing words. But I'm guessing (wait, no, that should be I guess) you've figured that out on your own, hence the tweets.

[Iheartfashion]

My cat does the same. I always thought it was just to maximize attention by blocking access to as many things as possible.