Pink Moan

July 1st, 2008 by Gnat

On a personal note, I’ve been recently trying to trap a couple of stray cats in my neighborhood to get them fixed. The crazy old drunken Cuban man across the street just loves to feed the kitties — of course without taking one iota of responsibility for their health care and general upkeep. Yes, some people just love to see the miracle of nature at work: lots of cute stray kittens running amok that eventually end up ravaged by fleas, half-starved and teaming with infection. I was actually astonished to hear an acquaintance remark over the weekend: “what’s so bad about having lots of stray cats in your neighborhood?” This person seemed to think the scenario on my block was Norman Rockwell-esque, with scrappy yet fun-loving hobo felines trailing little Johnny as he trots off down the block, perhaps with fishing pole in tow.

This ain’t the case, folks.

So I’ve had a couple of trapping mishaps befall me the last couple of days. The first was when I caught the wrong cat on Sunday morning. Whoops. But no harm was done, I released the kitty and tried again last night. This morning I checked the trap and had caught a gray stray. Upon attempting to transfer the stray to my carrier, the damn thing bolted right over the fence. Whoops again. I’m giving this thing another shot today after work, so wish me luck friends.

Oh and I’ll be going to Texas for a few days this week. Leaving on Thursday and returning Monday. My mom and I will be spending July 4th in Marfa, and we will get to see cool things like this:

And this…

And finally…

First image: Prada Marfa storefront installation; second image: still (from gallery site) from the Hello Meth Lab in the Sun exhibit at Ballroom Marfa gallery; third image: the mysterious natural phenomenon that is the Marfa Lights (flashes on the horizon).

Hopefully this trip to Tejas will be good and maybe even help me get a fresh perspective on things. Lately I feel like I relate less and less to people and the world around me…