Juliet has very precise ideas about what time people should go to bed and what time they should get up. Around 10:30 or 11 pm, she becomes increasingly persistent, meowing at me, going over to the bed, coming back to meow some more. When she realizes I'm starting my go-to-bed routine, she jumps on the bed and waits for me while I brush teeth, do exercises, and otherwise shut down for the night.
And then in the morning, around 7 am, I often feel a presence on my pillow. There's something about having someone stand on the same pillow where I'm resting my head that causes me to wake up, at least to see who it is. It's always the same being. It turns out that Juliet climbs up there so she can peer down on me and figure out whether I'm awake. Kinda reminds me of Charles Schulz's famous image of the Flying Ace on his Sopwith Camel crossed with a vulture.
This morning, as soon as I caught her in the act, I gently placed her on the floor, then went back to sleep. A short while later, I realized she had sneaked back up onto the bed and was curled up against my back. So she did get the message for today, but whether it sticks tomorrow is an open question.
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