Cats are clever creatures and mine takes the cake. Oliver has taken to sitting on my alarm clock and last night at some point, he managed to set the clock ahead by one hour. Since I started my MFA program, I've been getting up earlier in order to write in the mornings. My usual rising time is around 4:30 am, but this morning I decided to get up at 4:00.

So, at 4:00 am I drag my groggy butt out of bed and stumble upstairs to my office. I spend an hour writing and finishing the last section of my newest story. Once done, because I don't like to look at the time while I write, I looked at the clock to see how long I had before having to get ready for work. Funny thing, it was STILL 4:00 AM!

That's when I figured out that my cat pranked me and set the alarm clock ahead by an hour. Some cats predict death. Some cats predict earthquakes. But my cat, my cat, he controls time!