look at this guy... he is already feeling comfortable here in my studio room, which i'm not surprised about given how chill he is. (he also really wants to go to the other rooms so i hope i can let him explore sooner rather than later.) he is constantly wanting petted or to jump in my lap.
things are going ok so far, i guess! once my cat realized something was going on she got noticeably stressed but hasn't been totally aloof either. still doing normal cat stuff, we played a little, and she was willing to come downstairs (necessitating walking by the closed door where she knows the new guy is now). we'll see what happens.
honestly if anything i'm being the weirdest one in this situation. i feel really emotional and keep crying when i see and interact with my cats, and all sorts of bad trains of thought swirl through my head like "why did you think you could take care of another cat" or all flavors of "this was a mistake aaa" even though this cat has been nothing but good so far. i suppose this will pass too, because i remember feeling the same way when i got my first cat like 8.5yr ago. (i actually almost took her back... but i'm so glad i didn't) maybe that's normal? or maybe i'm weird, or maybe it's also compounded with me having just finished a whole boatload of music and now i'm figuring out how to spend time again, simultaneously. i've been working on music just every day, and have increasingly felt like i don't have much else. anyway it's probably the cat thing. i have to adjust, too...! in a couple weeks everything will probably be fine.
