The cat IN the flat

Last Friday Peter’s cat Strumpan (The Sock) moved in with us in Borås too. Until now he has been at Peter’s parents place. I think it was a good thing to get the major parts settled before brining in the cat because I think he would have been really bothered by the moving guys, building of shelves and the rest of the mess we had the first few weeks. He looked a little scared the first few seconds but it wasn’t long before he started to explore and sniff around in the flat. I think all cats like boxes and narrow spaces because Strumpan climbed in and out of boxes, squeezed down behind the bags with CD’s we had put in front of the Vinyl shelf to get more space in the music room while building the Billy bookshelves for the CD’s. It sure was a lot of fun for a little cat to have all those spaces to hide in.

It's fun to hide in tight palces

Now I’m doing my best to spoil him. I’ve bought the fine version of Sheeba, tuna! He really likes that but what’s even better is the chicken or turkey ham you put on the sandwiches, so of course I have to get that as well! And I did my beast to get some cool bowls for his food too! Found black ones with an fish shaped emblem on saying meow. And the one for water, it’s really a dog bowl but I couldn’t resist, it’s black with some psychedelic skulls on it. I just couldn’t leave it. And then of course he needed a brush and some toys, the only bad thing is that I still haven’t found his favorite ones here in Borås!

A cool cat needs cool gear

It’s really nice to have a cat. This morning he started meowing after the second snooze, really time to get up then he thought. But before he was sleeping peacefully right next to me. Then it’s time to play trip over the cat out to the kitchen. It sure is one hungry kitty once he’s out of bed. And it’s the same procedure when I’m coming home after work. He is walking in an eight around my feet purring like crazy and that makes it really hard to move. Ok, first he plays a little catch with the shoe laces. Because shoe laces are the most fun thing in the world. Really strings or cord of any kind is really much fun. My training pants with cords round the feet get attacked several time each day. The fun thing though, the shoe laces he CAN play with and chew on and it doesn’t matter, those are not at all as much fun.

Cozy day on the couch

But he’s really behaving, he’s a really good and cute cat!!! No problems at all this far, be just got a little anxious later on but when we made space for him on the couch he just jumped up there and fell asleep and after that it hasn’t been any problems at all! He seems to like it in Borås

There sure is a lot to look at outside

Then of course it was time to clear more things in the flat. The Vinyls are up so this weekend we took on the CD's. I'd done a calculation, that if we bought 4 Billy's with the extra top and filled it with extra shelves those would take about 4700 CD's. Great, everything would fit...

Coffee art

We brewed some coffee that was served the Metal way in cool cups and dug in to orting the CD's...
First the lists needed to be updated though since the HUGE package from Ginza arrived the same day as the cat. The sale was great I think, a lot of good stuff at great prices. Still it feels a little strange to reduce the price of a 2 month old record to half price. I'm not really complaining though... The package was GREAT and it will take a few weeks before I've gone through it all.

The Ginza sale was GREAT, Armored Saint, Redemption, Watain, Grave, Municipal Waste to mention a few

I also got another package a few days before the big one. The new Iron Maiden album, new Accept, latest from Grand Magus on vinyl and a little more. I also decided to complete the Motörhead collection on LP so I ordered the newer ones which I for some reason didn't buy on LP when they were relased. Most of the were not availabe and put on backorder. Doesn't matter so much, at least better they do that rather than keep me waiting for everything.

Not on sale but sure a must have all of it!

We tarted sorting the CD's about the same way as the LP's... We realized quite quickly all wasn't going to fit into these shelves. Ok, we didn't squeeze in as many extra shelves as I counted on but still. I never expected them to fill this quickly... Three ones and we finished N... There's NO WAY O-Z will fit in the last one.

The first part of the CD shelf

Saturday morning it was really nice weather so we decieded to go for a walk. My coworkers told me about a footpath just around the corner, the murder trail.... Apparently a girl was killed there about 20 years ago. Scary for sure but we can't really think about that now!

Look behind you before walkingthe murdertrail

No one of us really had a clue where to go but we decided on the way. The forest looked so cozy and green. It was long since I last walked in the forest. We also tried to look for some chantarells but I think other "hunters" found them before us.

Out in the woods

The main purpose was still just to get out and walk a little. Well, since we didn't know where the paths headed the stroll in the woods lasted for almost 2 hours.
But it was nice and we found some really cool or pretty scenarios. The huge lumps of rock fitted between the trees would fit any doom, death, black, troll-band...

Yep, it was a HUGE rock!

Peter looked like a kid in a candy store and started to climb on the rocks. But I agree, it was a really cool place.

The trolls wasn't home

We also found a little lake on the way. The best thing with it is that it's right outside the door. It's so easy to go out in the woods for a little while, not even 2 minues away. And REAL forest too, not as the park in Gävle at all.

The lake on the trail, a little too cold for a swim now though

Again the weekened passed a little too fast. It's actually a little scary how fast time flies these days. It feels like I haven't even started on the list of what I'd planned at work and at home for this week and it's Friday again tomorrow. Sure, it's when the work-day passes fast but everything else, that's not as good. I need to make sure I get longer afternoons at home after work. Especially since I'm going to pick up the keyes to the rehearseroom tomorrow. Yep, time to start playing some guitar again! That will be fun! The thing is, the new bed is a little too comfortable and that makes it so hard to get out of it in the mornings... Need to shape up so I get home earlier! I HAVE TO!

Cheers
E

NP: Praying Mantis - Forever In Time