I’m still getting a trickle of cat-related email, so I thought I’d give you an update. (Nothing says “Internets” like WEBLOGS AND CATS.) He was pretty freaked out over the move, which we were expecting. The first day he didn’t do much except pace around and yowl - he even started hissing at us briefly, and we didn’t get much sleep that night. By now he’s pretty much back to normal, and his mysterious scratching problem from a couple weeks ago is gone as well. He’s eating normally and rubbing his head on the walls so we figure he’s fine. He likes to sit on the windowsill and watch the seagulls over the East river.

Unpacking is going slowly, mostly because we’re too busy enjoying the apartment. We still haven’t heard any music, and pretty much the loudest things in the apartment are Chris’s computer and the cat’s claws on the floor when he walks. I still can’t get over the view not only from our windows but from the entire east side of the island. The F station is almost directly beneath the Queensboro bridge, and at night it’s a really incredible sight. I’ll take pictures as soon as I can find the box my camera is in. I haven’t yet decided whether I like the F or the tram better. The F is how I’ll be getting to work during the week, but it’s nice that I can also just take the N/R or 4/5/6 to 59th and Lex and then take the tram home.

So yeah, life is good. Yesterday I went out for a couple of hours and finished my Christmas shopping, and today I just need to unpack enough clothes to get me through the work week. We’ll probably make a start on our many, many book boxes as well.