Lorraine with Cosey and Fanni in Greenpoint @lsangre "I've loved, identified with, and incessantly gushed over cats my whole life but was never able to have one of my own. A few years ago I was finally living alone and ready to care for another living creature. I'd long held the idea that I wanted a boy cat. Many friends' cats throughout the years were boys and so I already favored them and in my own life I get along better with males. I always wanted a cat of a particular aesthetic- striped and wild looking. So from the moment I saw this group of kittens I knew someone from their family was to be mine. This little energetic babe immediately came running up to me and curled into a little ball on my lap. I was told it was a boy; he was adorable, affectionate and that seemed to be that. Then I notice this petite little angel walking away from me completely unbothered. Noting my indecision the adoption people tried to sell me on them both. They made a strong case for two-cat households (they'll have each other to play with/not be lonely/your furniture will suffer less as a result). So I was convinced I'd get a boy and a girl. As they are preparing the paperwork I hear a whispering amongst the ladies- turns out the'd been mistaken and both kittens were girls. These little witches tricked me! It was too late to conceive of a life without either of them. Cosey is the alpha butch athletic tomboy who was mistaken for a he initially. True to her name, she will cozy up on my lap, dart herself in front of you as you are walking to assure you cannot deny her a pet, and generally requires a lot of a lot of affection. Fanni is still the mostly unaffected sweet ingenue princess who prefers to do her own thing unless she feels like indulging you in her presence. They have such distinct personalities and ways about them, I often say they are "people" but they're actually better! No matter what mischievous activities they get in to, or how much their cat hair disrupts my mostly black wardrobe, or even the reality that I'm allergic to their dander; they have showed me what it is to care for another being and my love for them is boundless and eternal."
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