• his vivid, thoughtful green eyes
• the way his ears move like antennae when he's trying to listen intently
• the way he sometimes loses his balance when grooming himself and nearly tips over
• how he sits like a puffy little duck when he's cold
• how he vigorously rubs his face against mine to 'kiss' me
• how he often curls one paw (or both) when sitting
• how he sits quietly in front of a closed door for hours, just waiting for it to open
• how he sits huddled in the flower pot outside when waiting for us to let him in
• how simple things like a laser pointer, rug, or peanut can bring him hours of amusement
• the whininess of his meows when he gets drenched in the rain
• how he looks 2x smaller when wet
• the way he insists on checking the backyard when he discovers that it's raining out front, never believing it could be raining both places
• how he insists on drinking water out of human glasses
• how he sometimes covers his face with his arms/paws when sleeping
• how he lets me shake his paw and do silly things with him
• how he lets me kiss him dozens of times in a row without ever complaining
• how he shuts his eyes and sits perfectly still when i press my forehead against his
• how he sleeps with his body perfectly curled up, face buried
• the way he sometimes starts purring as soon as i pick him up and hold him close
• his obsession with soft blankets & the way he kneads them with his paws while purring like an engine
• the way he pats a door open with his paw
• when he chooses me over all other places to sleep
• the way he follows me around like a lost lamb
• his curiosity/suspicion about seemingly everything
• the time he tried to take on a dog twice his size for being too close to our lawn
• how he stupidly leaves 'trophies' from the victims of his carnage at the front door to make us proud
• that he efficiently gets rid of mice & lizards
• that in many respects, he's my best friend <3

x r