Night Musings

The Beast believes there are, other, smaller beasts residing under the dishwasher. I can hear her from upstairs; threatening to tear my kitchen to pieces.

I've been in bed since before 11. I was so looking forward to the possibility of nearly 8 hours of sleep. I should have known better than to think I could fall asleep quickly. The pattern continues, as has been. I lay awake tortured by the never-ending everything and nothingness that is my brain. I desperately need more sleep than I have been managing.

Blogging on mobile, even via speech, is becoming much too labor intensive for this hour. I shall attempt sleep yet again.

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The Naming

To those who have asked, those who should know, and anyone who is interested, humor me for a few moments:
The cat has been named. (Yes, it is very Hebrew-esque.)

Name: Tsala

pronounced: TsAleUh
Ts (bets, nets, middle of pizza)
long a - ale (as in Ale 8 :) ).
uh as in... "uh"
Tsala.

Meaning(s):
Tsale (the same Ts +Ale) is Hebrew for shadow (/shade).
Tsalaw - side, ribe, supporting beam; the word used in the Adam & Eve story. she is my companion, it works.
and there are some other similar words that kind of tie in as well...

note: My philosophy for naming pets greatly differs from naming children. I hate it when people name their children things that no one else can pronounce/spell and will provide great frustration for the child for the rest of their life. My cat on the other hand, will not be bothered by what you call her and I will have the satisfaction of knowing I came up with something appropriately obscure from within my second language of choice. ;)

The story, for those who have not heard.

Saturday I got a cat from the Humane Society. She is a "brown tabby," is about a year old, has already had a littler of kittens (she was brought to the HS with them), and is very small.
There they had named her Adora. It really didn't fit her at all and I felt the need to give her a more personal (from me) name.
She is settling into my apartment nicely and is glad to have more than a small cube in which to live.

Tsala

more pictures of my beloved fur ball can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/sarahehowell/Tsala