The Resident Observer
Occasional essays, domestic anthropology, and studies in stillness
Memoranda from the Upper Shelves
“It is a curious truth of domestic life that the one who pays the mortgage is rarely the one who owns the room.”
I occupy these quarters by mutual, unspoken arrangement. My tall, two-legged flatmate provides central heating, punctual porcelain bowls at 07:00 and 18:30, and an endless supply of cardboard shipping receptacles. In return, I supervise his posture at the desk, audit the hallway acoustics at three in the morning, and record these impartial observations on human folly.
USUAL STATION: Router Top / South Window
CURRENT POSTURE: Full Loaf (Front Paws Tucked)
PRIMARY INTERESTS: Thermodynamics, Ornithology
AMANUENSIS & PHOTOGRAPHER: The Bipedal Tenant
An unscheduled portrait taken by my tenant while I was evaluating the afternoon draft across the floorboards. He was, at least, sensible enough to use a wide aperture.
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