dave's adoption/birth day

so, i adopted sweet little dave matthews february 6, 2001. yes. i have had the pleasure(?) of this furry little guy's companionship and coughed-up furballs for eight years. in addition to that, he has warmed my lap, left plenty of fur in his wake, meowed (if you can call it that) incessantly when he can see the bottom of his food bowl, meows now when the dogs have drank so much water that he can't reach it (yes, he shares the water with the dogs. he will no longer drink out of a little bowl.), and keeps me company while i blog. (right now, he is sitting against my left arm.) he's been a great cat, for the most part, and i can't believe it has been so long.