New Study: Interior Design Affects Cats

A new study shows that how you decorate your house will affect your cats mood. This study confirms what those who practice cat shui, related to feng shui but as it affects cats, have been saying for years. Your house should be in harmony with your cat. “It’s much easier to decorate around your cat than to find a cat to match your house.” Dr. Chase Jesse, noted animal psychologist tells us.

How was this study done? Dr. Jesse explains. “My assistant moved in with me for several months with her cat and we carefully watched the behavior of her cat and my cat. She owns a black domestic shorthair named Ninja. Mine is an Ocelot named Spot. I went through great trouble to decorate my house around my cat. The decor isn’t my favorite, but it’s growing on me. It’s done in African colors and leopard spots to match my cat. All except my bedroom, but he doesn’t go in there much, even when he does the Bavarian decor seems to agree with him, even if he does clash with the blue. The interesting thing is, while he will sleep in there, he won’t play. I haven’t figured that out.”

Dr. Jesse is firm that having a strange cat in the house doesn’t affect his study any. “Spot seems to get along really well with Ninja. They seem to like each other well enough that we may end up with a litter of kittens.”

His assistants cat was chosen because he wouldn’t totaly clash with the decor, but it would be off just enough that it would affect his behavior.

“As you can tell by looking at these two pictures of the cats side by side, the deocor matches Spot very well, Ninja, not so much. In fact, the upstairs hallway where these pictures were taken is off far enough for Ninja that he becomes the most neurotic cat I have ever met. He swats at things that only he can see, suggesting hallucinations, yowls contantly and is just very difficult to deal with. He will even growl at me when in the upstairs hallway.” Dr. Jesse explained.

“The thing is, when Ninja is downstairs he seems much easier to get along with and will play. Spot also likes it best downstairs.”

“Both cats blend in much better downstairs.” Critics have questioned this study wondering if the behavior changes have anything to do with the change in altitude between the two floors. Dr. Jesse believes it doesn’t. “That is the craziest thing I have ever heard.”

“Studys have shown that different colors affect peoples moods, it’s the same with cats. They may be color blind, but their inner chi knows when things are in balanced with them. If we were to take either of these cats and put them in a green room, they would go insane. Most cats don’t do well with green. Why do you think they eat house plants?”

Myspace Tom Sighting

More exciting than an UFO sighting is a sighting of Myspace Tom. For those that follow the party animal, his most recent appearance was made at The Hub, one of the more swanky night clubs that can found in Sim City.

Rumor is he was on a date with a very wealthy Countess from the Carpathian Mountains. The two of them were reported to enjoy each others company, dining and dancing until the wee hours of the morning.

Several people at The Hub last night reported that The Countess turned into a bat while on the dance floor. There have been reports of Vampires in Sim City, and now the citizens are speculating that she may be one. Myspace Tom was unavailable for comment.

Most people interviewed who were at The Hub were not concerned about the possiblity of the Countess being a vampire. “We are used to odd things around these parts. A vampire amoung us is nothing.” The bartender told us.

What did concern everyone was the way that Tom was dressed.

G.G. Jesse who was at The Hub having a quiet dinner alone said, “It’s like he tried to get dressed and failed. He didn’t do anything with his tie, his pants were rolled up like he was expecting a flood and he didn’t put shoes on. If you are trying to impress a human, vampire or alien woman that isn’t the way to go. The only thing dressing like that is going to get you is a redneck with all their teeth.”

What surprised everyone was that The Countess didn’t seem to mind. It is reported that she was quite taken with Tom, even if he couldn’t dress himself properly for the date. Further rumors claim she wants to see him again.