--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-07-26T11:01:08' draft: false title: I'm going to order one --- I'm going to order one of those mind-erasing kits. You see, if I erase my mind and forget how sleepy I am, I'll stay awake forever! I've been averaging four hours sleep a night over the last, oh, week or so. On the plus side, for the first time in a while, I've shared my bed the last two nights. Even if it's just for a few hours, cuddling always makes me sleep better. The object of my affections? [A bundle of fur named Sheridan](/legacy/images/legacy/weblog/images/sheridan.gif). He's a young stray that started hanging out at the theater (oddly enough) right after I wrote about [it being almost time](/posts/2000-07-16-day-zero/) for a kitty. As cat lovers know, cats choose their owners and not the other way around, and the cat god decided the time was now, not two weeks from now. He's pure black -- every last hair. He's very affectionate. He took to the litter box without trouble. He was mighty hungry and loves fish. He sleeps on my chest with his paws on my chin. My lease forbids animals, but my landlords told me when I moved in that I could have a cat (or dog, for that matter) if I asked them. "Have to keep out the riff raff, you know." So this is my idea. I'm thinking about ordering one of those mind-erasing kits.