My cat used to hate me doing anything that wasn't paying attention to her. Putting on make-up, combing my hair, reading a paper, even writing a letter that was just taking that little bit too long. She would stare fixed at me and blink and then turn up her purr a few decibels to make me more aware of her presence. And then if that wasn't going to get her anywhere she would take a swipe at the offending paper, comb or pen hitting it out of my hand completely to make me pay her attention.