Anthropomorphic Tendencies

By now you should all be familiar with my tendency to anthropomorphize the animals in my care and project my subconscious onto them. I learn a lot about what's going on in my inner psyche when I care for animals. Despite my conscious numbness, underneath, it seems I am just brewing with personality. There's English. Sweet natured, slightly aloof, independent, doesn't follow orders or directions and has a problem with authority, but a softy and a baby inside, she needs lots of love and she needs to run. There's Ray. Sad, sad Ray. Loyal, dependable, trusting Ray. Why is he always sad? Sam. Moody, rambunctious, jealous and subversive. And now, the newest addition to my menage of animals is Romeo, the curious explorer. Romeo can't sit still, and he has to get his paws into everything. I'm writing this from FF's house in Lafayette, CO where I'm basking in the sun so I can be bronze for SSM guy's visit on Thursday. I'm hoping he finds tan lines to be a turn on because Hymie, the hispanic neighbor, keeps coming by to see if FF wants her lawn mowed, and that makes nude sunbathing impossible. (I thought Hymie was a nerdy, jewish name?)
Romeo, the cat, is hanging out here with me in the backyard where he is exploring every crevice in the fence, planning his escape. If I turn my head for a second, he's gone. Sly little creature that he is, he manages to find the spots in the yard where I can't see him and plants himself there while I roam the yard calling his name over and over again in my stupid cat voice (which would be really annoying under normal circumstances, but this neighborhood is alive with the screams and shrieks of children, which I find to be much more annoying). I imagine he's having a little giggle over the whole thing. Maybe he just wants to be alone. I can relate.
Since I've been here, all I want to do is be by myself - reading, sunbathing, working and watching movies. The only person I would want here at the moment is SSMG, who has made his home inside the bubble with me. Poor SSMG. I don't know whether it's good for him to reside in my crazy bubble, but I am henceforth canceling any social plans that I've made until he gets here.
So, I have English's rebelliousness, sophistication and semi-athleticism (of all the animals, I have the most in common with English), Ray's lonliness, Sam's possessiveness and Romeo's need to escape.
Animals are so much like us, it's amazing really.