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Last night I went to a panel presentation at the World Science Festival called Notes & Neurons. I went because I’m working on a proposal about singing and this was about the science of singing.

Tonight I’m going to one called Infinite Worlds. From the description:

“The multiverse hypothesis, suggesting that our universe is but one of perhaps infinitely many, speaks to the very nature of reality. Join physicist Brian Greene, cosmologists Alan Guth and Andrei Linde, and philosopher Nick Bostrom as they discuss and debate this controversial implication of forefront research and explore its potential for redefining the cosmic order. Moderated by Robert Krulwich and featuring an original musical interlude, inspired by parallel worlds, by DJ Spooky.”

I’m going because one, it’s a fascinating theory, and two, I wanted to try to introduce myself to Andrei Linde, who I’ve interviewed a couple of times but only by email.  We’ve never met.  But these things are big and packed and they tend to whisk people off the stage at the end so I may never get anywhere near him.

Pretty top, no?

I ordered three of the stackable bins from an office supply store—three was the minimum order—and then agonized that I went with the most expensive solution.

Then a friend was like, “And why wasn’t a covered box a good solution?” And the reasons for not giving that a try (too big for the bathroom, cats don’t seem to like anything encroaching on their litter space) suddenly seemed lame. So then I agonized about the fact that I had already bought one but gave it away.

But then, as I was leaving the house I saw that my neighbors still had it out in the hallway so I explained the situation and asked if they wouldn’t mind if I took it back (they weren’t using it) and so now I’m giving this a try. The stackable bins are still on the way, but maybe this will work.

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I just got an office catalogue in the mail that has these things!

They already have a lower wall for easy cat access!

And they come in bright colors!

Maybe this will work.  They seem to be sold only in large quantities though, but I can look around.

I’m feeling a little more hopeful.

On to TV and So You Think You Can Dance.

And food.

And curling up with the peeing monsters themselves.

My litterbox solution didn’t work.  Someone, Buddy I think, ignored the litterbox altogether it looks like, and peed next to it.  (In case anyone is wondering, I clean the litterbox out twice a day, including washing it out, so it can’t be a dirty litterbox issue.) I took Revan’s solution of buying puppy pads while I figure something else out. Here are the things I’m considering trying.

Solution 1 from Karen. Karen made a great suggestion of buying a storage box with high sides at Office Depot or some place like it.  

But I need to figure out what tool I would use to cut the front down so they can step into it more easily. Cost: $15, no shipping.

Then there’s two litterboxes with high sides that look like they might work.  The one on the left is  from Petco, $20 no shipping. The one on the right I found on Amazon, $25 plus whatever it will cost to ship.

I’m afraid this one on the right, which looks like it has more effective high sides, might be ignored by whatever cat is giving me the trouble.

I don’t know what to do. Buddy is right now trying to look cute so I will feed him. They are SHAMELESS.

I’m open to any additional suggestions. I was crying about this last night. Wuss. I know. How do people with children survive??