Last night after waking from my 15th nap, I came to the realization that I had not seen any affection from the Apes in days. This will not do!

Armed with determination, I headed to the living room where the Big Hairless Ape was reading a magazine.

I started off with my usual “rolling around on my back” figuring the cuteness of the action would get his attention. I even let out a couple of pleasure squeals. Nothing. He continued to read his magazine.

So I moved onto phase two. A good round of ankle rubbing did nothing to pull his focus from whatever he was engrossed in reading.

Phase three. Jumping onto his lap usually always works. Not this time. He simply lifted the magazine to allow room for me to lay down on his lap; putting the magazine between me and his face. He didn’t even reach out with his hand to pet me.

Desperate now, I reached out a paw and knocked the magazine from his hand. That got his attention which resulted in a “Do you want some petting?”

To this, I got up and turned away from him. I lifted my tail and jumped from his lap giving him a great view of my posterior cheerio. 

I guess in the end all I wanted was his attention, not his affection.