an afternoon of studying

Exams start in a week. I've been studying all day today.

My cats occasionally drop by, languid in the warm weather, stretching each individual claw methodically.

"You are silly," they observe, "weather like this is meant for lying around." The littlest tabby, as ever concerned for any member of the household engaged in aberrant activities, jumps up on the desk. She is a little startled by the effort expended, and spends a moment collecting herself by perching in the window and the warm breeze. I too take a short break and enjoy the breeze.

When she recovers she walks towards my laptop, a heat-radiating device that normally is irresistably attractive to the felines of the household. She sniffs at it disparagingly.

"The sun is considerably more effective than this laptop." Her meaning is clear.

I mention that the energy I am expending in front of this very laptop is intended in part to keep her awash in gourmet cat food, faux fur toys, and her favorite drug, catnip.

She shrugs and jumps down, unimpressed. She heads back outside onto our patio for some healthy sunning and napping. I head back to Rule 56, summary judgment, and Celotex Corp. v. Catrett.