Three makes a Family

So I now have two cats. That's right, two. Klitchko has a sister and she's REALLY cute. I picked her up last night when I was at the cafe with my friends. We were sitting outside and I saw this cute little thing run by. I oogled at it, and then went and pet it, but it ran away from me so I sat back down with my friends. Then Sergy (Seriogia) got up and fetched her for me. She was scared and he had to chase her around a building, and when he emerged he had her and another small cat in his arms. He deposited them both on my lap and everyone laughed and told me I was the cat lady. The second cat bolted from my lap after a few minutes, but the other one stayed and was so skinny that I felt compelled go go by her some anchovies from the cafe. Long story short, I fed her, fell in love with her, and took her home. So now I have two cats, Klitchko and Pheobe.

Yesterday afternoon I went and got a pedicure. It was a rather interesting experience. I showed up at 3 o'clock and was soaking my feet in water by 3:05. The soaking lasting for a good 25 minutes, with the lady popping in every once in awhile to tell me to sit "just a little longer." When she finally got to work on my feet, the first thing she did was razor off all my calluses, which actually took quite a bit of time. I'd never had them razored off before and I think she could tell. She kept sighing and blowing her hair out of her face. She even had to stop and shake out her arm a few times. I didn't know how to say, "I've only ever been pummus-stoned", so I just sat back and watched as flecks of callous cascaded to the floor. Kind of gross.

Yulia invited me over to her house yesterday. I came over around 5 o'clock to find that I'd been invited to a Mary Kay party. It was me, Yulia, Anya, Katia, Misha (poor Misha, what 14 year old boy should have to suffer through a Mary Kay party?) and the Mary Kay representative for Bar. We washed our faces and lotioned our hands. All the samples that Anya and Yulia got were "energizing", while all the ones the lady gave me were "age-defying". I thought it was funny. I'm not THAT much older than them...or am I? After we washed and rejuvinated our skin, the lady did our makeup. We were fully madeup by seven o'clock, and then we hit the town. It was funny. I was dressed very casually, but my eye makeup screamed "PROM NIGHT!"

Last Saturday I met up with Dave in Kiev to see another show. We had a good time. We weren't able to see the DJ he had wanted to see, but it was all the same to me. We hung out at a cool night club named Wenzel and found an all-night producty/cafe. I headed home Sunday at 1:30. The weather had been beautiful in Kiev, but when my train got to Vinnystia, it was POURING down rain. It was ABSURD. I had only 35 minutes to get to the bus station so I couldn't waste time waiting out the storm in the Vokzal. I dashed from the train to the waiting marshrutka's. It was maybe a 50 yard dash, and in that time, I got so incredibly wet that I was literally DRIPPING when I got on the marshrutka. The driver LAUGHED at me. I made it to the bus station in time to catch my bus back to Bar. By that time the rain had subsided, though I was still wet and rather pruney.

Dave's birthday is on Sunday. A bunch of us are going out east to see him this weekend and celebrate his birthday. It should be fun. Skyler will be there, and my friend Emily, so I'm looking forward to that. Dave now has a cat too. He was out walking and a kitten started following him so he picked it up, carried it for awhile, and then called me to ask me what he should do. I don't know what kind of advice he thought I'd give. "Take it home! Keep it!" I said. And he did.

Summer is going by so fast. I can't believe July is nearly over. I've been traveling so much to and fro that I've been neglecting my blog. August will go equally as fast I'm sure. I may or may not be going to the sea with Anya and Yulia. They want me to go with them, but it depends on if Katia decides to go. If she doesn't go, I get her train ticket and go down to Crimea with the girls. We'll see. I'd love to go, but I don't need to. I've had a pretty action-packed summer as it is.

Well, I should get home to check on my cats. I must say that Klitchko is looking really good these days. His coat is so sleek and glistening black. He's had a number of compliments on it as of late. Pheobe is a little scragglier. She has longer hair and is full of color. She's brown, white, and grey with a pink nose, white paws and grey eyes. Oh dear, look at me, I really am a crazy cat lady. My blog has now degenerated into cat chat.

Apologies.