lola – the kinks

I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola.
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Lola"
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo Lola

My grandma got a new cat! Not from Safe Harbor, but at least it was another no-kill shelter. She’s technically not allowed to have a pet, but she saw their commercial, and decided to get one anyway. Adopt-A-Cat has been a no-kill cat shelter for a number of years, but the owner is $100,000 in debt, and she can’t afford to take care of all of the cats anymore – so she’s going to be forced to euthanize them if she can’t get people to adopt. Nana made an appointment with the owner, and as she was waiting on Thursday (I’m so pissed – I didn’t get to go, since my dad was taking me to his hellhouse that night! UGHHHH), she noticed a cat on the third shelf next to her, sleeping.
The cat woke up, and wound around her hand, and she fell head-over-heels for her as the cat followed her throughout the day. She adopted her for $100 (the fee was only $50, but she donated $50 more). She was declawed, spayed, and housebroken, with all her vaccinations. Nana was thrilled; she admitted she wasn’t sure who chose who (and I, personally, am siding with the cat).
We saw her on our way home from my dad’s yesterday. She’s so sweet! Pale gray all over, with a white chin, chest, belly, and paws. She has a quiet mew and purr, and I was totally enchanted. Nana was glowing the whole time – and her eyes seemed a little wet to me. She’s been so lonely, so grieving, since her old cat, Cujah, died – it was… indescribably nice to see her happy again.

Nana named her new cat (who’s a young adult; she plays, but is also very gentle. The perfect age!) Lola. When my mom heard that, she burst into song…

I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola.
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Lola"
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy,
but when she squeesed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
why she walks like a woman and talks like a man
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night,
under electric candlelight,
she picked me up and sat me on her knee,
She said, "Little boy won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy,
but when I looked in her eyes,
I almost fell for my Lola,
Lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
I pushed her away. I walked to the door.
I fell to the floor. I got down on my knees.
I looked at her, and she at me.
Well that's the way that I want it to stay.
I always want it to be that way for my Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola.
Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world,
except for Lola. Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola.
Well I left home just a week ago,
and I never ever kissed a woman before,
Lola smiled and took me by the hand,
she said, "Little boy, gonna make you a man."
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man,
but I know what I am and that I'm a man,
so is Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola…

Welcome to the family, Lola! <3

written from my laptop, finished 4 49 PM [Mon, Mar. 16, 2009]