days_unfolding

Okay, the black cat and the calico cat. Harlee stayed in my room for a couple of days, and decided that she wanted out again. Since then, she and Random have had a fight, including yowling (my neighbors must love me), at least once a day.

But wait--there's more. I woke up this morning to find kitty diarrhea all over the bathroom. (I'm now assuming that was Harlee, and she and Random had a fight that I slept through. Yes, I'm not kidding when I say that I'm a heavy sleeper.)

Then they had another fight in the evening that I did break up, and Harlee also had diarrhea on the living room carpet. Lovely.

Harlee now growls whenever she sees Random. I think that's part of what's causing the fights. Random actually is easier to calm down after a fight than Harlee is.

I don't know what to do. I had the bright idea for a while of using one of the bookcases as a "door," so that Harlee had a little room of her own with food, water, and a litter box. The only way to get in or out was over a high mound of boxes. Well, that lasted only as long as Harlee wanted it to last, and then over the boxes she went, and that's when she had a fight with Random. I can't stay home all the time to referee, and I need to sleep.

I'm at the end of my rope.

Also, there's an update on the telephone saga. Talk America said that my new phone number was activated on the 13th. However, I don't get a dial tone with my cordless phone. I got a cheap corded phone tonight at WalMart, and I'll try the jacks again.

I wonder whose line got turned on instead of mine.

And finally, I found some information on the Internet (from