There's a moment in the Ghostbusters movie in which Dan Ackroyd's character, Ray Stantz, is in the basement of the New York Public Library. There's ectplasmic goo dripping from everything and he stops, puts his arm out to stop Bill Murray's character, Peter Venkman, and says with, much conviction and urgency, "Shh! Do you smell something?"
I think it's funny as it is, but today I was petting Spring while she was lying on her back. She was looking at me most of the time, but when there was a sound down the hall, she rolled her eyes way, way back, as if to say, "Get out of the way. I can't tell if I hear something."
I suppose it's natural to turn toward something you hear. Is it natural, though, to not turn your head and just roll your eyes? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, she says, if I move you won't pet me, but if I don't move I won't see what I hear. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. So sad.
I guess it must be natural, though. I do it, too. Sometimes, when I'm in bed and warm and sleepy, which is as happiness inducing as being petted must be, I can roll my eyes all over the place without turning my head to "see" if I "hear" anything.
It's still weird.
Posted by dotty at March 17, 2004 11:47 PM