Stau n faa calculatorului i mi verific mail-urile iar Nstura, pisica noastr, care iniial se mulumise s rmn tolnit pe papucii mei de cas, mi s-a urcat n poal i se uit cnd la monitor, cnd la mine.

I sit in front of my computer and check my e-mail and Buttons, our cat who initially was happy enough to take rest on my slippers, climbed in my lap and is looking at the monitor and then at me and then back at the monitor.

Ha, ha, ha, s-a ridicat pe lbuele din spate i s-a ntins pna la faa mea iar acum mi mpinge barba cu nasul ei rece i gdilicios. tiu sigur c nu-i e foame pentru c i-am pus uscele pentru mofturoase chiar nainte de a m aeza. M muc de barb ncetior i toarce ca un Lamborghini cu motorul turat. Am citit undeva c gestul sta e o manifestare a posesivitii primare. Oare de aceea se spune, atunci cnd nu vrei s renuni, c ii cu dini?

Ha, ha, ha, it rose on its back legs and reached for my face and now its pushing my chin with her cold tickling nose. I know for sure its not hungry because I gave it its favorite biscuits just before I settled down to work. It bites my chin easily and purrs like a Lamborghini with the pedal on the floor. Ive read somewhere that this gesture is a manifestation of primary possessive behavior. I wonder this is why they say when you dont wanna give up, hold on to it with your teeth?

Chiar, de ce inem cu dinii de ceva anume? Un obicei, un obiect, un proiect, un om, chiar dac nevoia de acel ceva izvorte din pur subiectivism?

Really, why do we hold on to something this bad? A habit, an object, a project, a person, even if the need for that something springs out of pure subjectivism?

Nstura s-a potolit i st covrig n poala mea, dar a rmas cu ochii la mine, deschii pe jumtate. Pot verifica restul mail-urilor i peste zece minute. Acum e timpul s mi mngi pisica.

Buttons quieted down and settled like a pretzel in my lap, but it keeps its half open eyes on me. I can also check the rest of my mail in ten minutes time. Now its time to pet my cat.