spring cleaning

at our house, we have one of those fancy double-sink vanities in the master bathroom, which is quite lovely. mainly because chris and i can both brush our teeth simultaneously without fear of spitting on each other.

the cats also enjoy the two sinks, because it means there are more faucets to try and drink from, and more sinks to shed in. my sink tends to get the larger share of exuberant shedding, since both cats are fond of throwing themselves at me specifically while i'm at the sink, purring agressively, while headbutting my hands / the end of my toothbrush sticking out of my mouth / the contact i had been trying to put into my eye / etc. so pretty much every morning & evening, i finish my toilette by splashing water all around my sink basin to wash the newly accumulated 3-4 lbs of cat hair down the drain.

so it was surprising when chris's side of the sink started severely backing up last week. he'd run the faucet just long enough to wash on his face, and the entire bowl would be full of standing water. after a few days he'd had enough, and not having any draino on hand, decided to pull out the stopper to investigate.

i wish i were exaggerating when i told you that what he pulled out of his drain resembled - in both size, shape, and general horrific disgustingness - an intact, decomposing mouse. i mean, it WASN'T (um, I HOPE) but the resemblance was uncanny. i can't actually rule out actual-dead-mouse only because i was unable to look directly at it for more than a few milliseconds without full on gagging. i'm not sure i can adequately describe how foul a 5-inch long, grey, goopy hairball coming out of your sink is. i'm getting queasy just writing this, and i am not exactly a delicate flower when it comes to gross shit.

so surprisingly, this is something we CAN'T blame on the cats. for once. and i really really REALLY don't want to spend any time thinking about how the previous owners managed to build up such a clog oh god gagging again ok bye.