Hills of Hayward

Our cat, Isamu, was horribly misnamed upon birth. The error was entirely mine for the name Isamu means “Courage” in Japanese. I was inspired by a character named Isamu Dyson in the series Macross Plus, and named my cat after him.
This last weekend, my cat has been the antithesis of courage. The poor guy can be found squatting in his automated bathroom, the Litter Robot. I cannot entirely blame him for withdrawing. We started some home remodeling work this weekend, and the house is filled with sawing, hammering, and noxious piant fumes.

At first, Isamu took everything in stride. Wandering about investigating everything that changed in the house; however, after we finished changing the basement from carpet to laminate flooring, he has refused to come out of his bathroom.

Maybe the little guy is sulking. Note to self: feed him extra tuna during the holidays.