Cosmo Capers

Moved to new kitty palace

2007-01-11T14:00:00.000-05:00

My mom moved over to word press so please update your link for this page. It's now www.cosmokitty.wordpress.com. She is still figuring it out, so please visit soon!

Yahoo Nittany Lions!!

2007-01-02T00:31:00.000-05:00

My human bro Sean is really happy as his school's football team (Penn State) won the Outback Bowl yesterday. I just had to show my approval. : )
That's dad's old football that he found at his old house and brought home to toss around with Sean. He really likes that stinky old thing!

Love bite gone wrong

2006-12-31T19:12:00.000-05:00

This morning and many mornings in the past, Ma gets up and feeds me and goes back to bed. This mornin' she was sitting up in bed(she had a snack) so I got on her lap and was saying 'good mornin ma' and turned around and bite her on her neck! I think I bite too hard as she said 'ouch, bad boy' and I got a tap on the nose. I got off the bed as fast as I could and mournfully cried going down the hallway waking the guys both up.
I heard ma telling mom mom on the phone about it and mom mom said it was probably an over affectionate love bite. Later, I made up, but I wouldn't give mom a kiss on the hand she wanted. She let me taste her spaghetti and meatballs, so all is well.

The house is calming down

2006-12-29T22:35:00.000-05:00

We've had a load of beans here this year to see the big tree in the house (why oh why?) A couple of kids even showed up and I tore through the house down to my basement hideaway. You know I was desperate to do that. Anyway, I got some cool new stuff to play with. A striped tail- like thing that I kick the heck out of and some little mousies that I can really toss in the air and push under the appliances in the kitchen (there's one under the stove as I type this-ha!)
I wish you all a :

Just one more...

2006-12-20T00:54:00.000-05:00

Mom and Dad got themselves a new 'flashy box' for Christmas. Mom was playing with it and caught me sunnying myself under the dining room table. Ha-ha-she forgot to remove the big white envelope there!

Merry Clawmas

2006-12-20T00:48:00.000-05:00

I let them get it out of their systems, did I have a choice? What's funny is that old bag behind me that says Woolworth on it. That place has been out of business for years, yet mom is still storing Christmas stuff in it.
So have a great holly day, or whateva they call it! I think I'm getting some stuff too!

Chillin'

2006-12-08T23:43:00.000-05:00

Very funny! So I'm looking through the slats on the chair-oh go and get the flashy box and make me look so evil with those glowin' eyes. At least I don't get red 'devil' eyes when I get my photo taken. Ha!
And look at this-I'm surrounded by books on the floor! Mom has two huge bookcases above me in this photo and she can't fit another book in them. So pathetic.

Hissy fit

2006-12-04T17:08:00.000-05:00

I look all adorable here, yes I do. But take me out of my bed and put me down the basement at night and I'll hiss at you! It's a new thing I've started to get attention. Started when Dad just took me out of my bed for the heck of it (he's not a cat person at all) and I loudly voiced my opinion at being disturbed. So now mom is giving me treats to hush me up, though I know she'd like to give me a kick in the tail region. She even broke the lid of my snack jar last night trying to fish out a treat in the dark kitchen. Darn her, I liked that jar. She better fix that lid or find something that will work-make it work is more like it!

Waiting on din din

2006-11-27T15:56:00.000-05:00

To tell you the truth, I was 'hiding out' until
my human brother Sean found me and stuck
the flashy box in my face! Geezy!
But when I gave mom the 'big eyes' when she
was eating her Thanksgiving meal, I got some
scrumptious turkey. Cuteness really works!!

The nip mat

2006-11-18T15:41:00.000-05:00

Pure joy!!!

Mama's birthie day

2006-11-17T12:19:00.000-05:00

Mom is having her big day on Sunday the 19th. One of her pals sent her a surprise

package with something for me in it! It's a mat that you add nip too! So cool and I really love it. Thanks Miss Joy! Mom took some photos that she'll add soon. She found this cute kitten and thought it looked like me a little.

Mama singing to me

2006-11-10T22:47:00.000-05:00

Mom is just putting her arm on the back of the soffie at the end, not swatting me-looks weird where dad stopped it.

Celebrating autumn

2006-11-10T12:45:00.000-05:00

This is me outside a few days ago (see below). Mom decided to photoshop this picture. Most of the leaves are fake and she had to color in my back. She should learn how to cut and paste photos with erasing them to make the design show.

Dang leaves

2006-11-06T16:41:00.000-05:00

It was a nice day, just a little chilly, so I got to go out and investigate the yard-MY yard! Those leaves are still falling off the trees and every time you step on them they make a 'crunch' sound. And forget about the hill behind the house-that was like a booby trap of crunches! I heard one there...and then again over there! Who's sneaking around? Mom went to get her camera and left me hooked on the chair here. She wanted to take photos of the 'purdy' leaves that are still stuck on the branches of some of her bushes and trees. She's funny.
I did notice little 'dig' marks in the grass and dirt, like something was looking for nuts, etc. That drives me crazy!
I guess I'll be settling in soon for the long winter.

Lion's den

2006-10-30T20:32:00.000-05:00

Don't I look comfy on that faux fur throw? My mom mom stayed over last week for a few days and slept on this poufy thing that had to be filled up with a mini 'whiz whiz'. Got that? It's like ma's bed but it was on the floor and as you can see I could get on it very easily. Mom mom wanted me to sleep with her the first night she was there. Ma walked by and I was all stretched out and had that 'don't touch me' look in the eye. She agreed. And as she thought, about 5 am I came back to the high up bed, jumped up and woke her up! HA HA! So that was the first and last time I've been out of the basement for a while. Ma hates to do it, but she is a light sleeper and can't have me walking on her all night.

Me and the almost birthday boy

2006-10-19T00:20:00.000-04:00

My human bro Sean will turn 20 on the 24th. Is that old or what? Ma is really old you know, like more than twice Sean's age. So I agreed to pose with him today. Mom wanted to show off the leaves she added around the door. Why? I don't know. Leaves should stay on the trees or when they are this color- on the ground. (Dudes-I think these are fake!)

Ma also did a really weird thing tonight. She put water in her mouth from the big drink bottle and a terrible noise came out of her! Like a *gargle*gargle*!! I didn't know what to think, but I did a double take when she did it more than once. Then I ignored her by licking my leg.

My pimp kitty name....

2006-10-11T01:02:00.000-04:00

Pimp Daddy Cosmo Slither!!
Whatcha think Zeus?

Say what?

2006-10-11T00:52:00.000-04:00

Mom, why did you make me go sit over here? You know that when you sit on the floor, I want to see what you are up to and will walk on your lap or whatever stuff is in front of you.
Then you get the 'flashy box' out and start taking photos of 'stuff' you say is for eBay. 'E' who? I don't know who that is. Anywho, thanks again for making my eyes glow!
You just had to take my photo again.. and again.
It's not even Halloween time yet.

Rocky Raccoon

2006-10-02T00:39:00.000-04:00

My mom is so funny...the other day she said out of the blue-" I should have called Cosmo-Rocky Raccoon!" Yeah, the guys knew what you meant-I have a raccoon type tail with the black stripes. But what's the Rocky part? Well partly because of Rocky from the movie and it's a Beatle tune and dad likes their music. I like this part of the song, the other words are complete hogwash:
D'da d'da d'da da da da
D'da d'da d'da da da da
D'da d'da d'da da d'da d'da d'da d'da
Do do do do do do
What do you think? Do I look more like a Cosmo or a Rocky Raccoon?
I heard mom throwing around other boy names once like Jorge and Jonty (is she kidding?) just because she thinks they are fun to say and they are actual people on tv. No human kiddos on the way-whew! Sean, my human bro is almost 20.

The ahhh factor

2006-09-24T00:04:00.000-04:00

So here I am all cozy on my ma. (Ma has a pillow on her lap). Dad had to get that 'flashy box' and disturb my harmony.He does this all the time for some reason. I think he is jealous or something.

Chalk one up for me!

2006-09-15T23:42:00.000-04:00

Today was the yearly trip to the v-e-t. Mom brought up the blue cage and wiped it off and unscrewed the top. Yeah, I was watching...she didn't think I was. When it came time, they (the human bro) treated me like a Thanksgiving turkey-stuffing me in 'the pot' (cage) and putting the lid on to let me cook for a while. How mean is all that? So I started crying in the driveway and they both laughed (she let my human bro drive). I was miserable the entire way.
When we got there it smelled like about a dozen doggies had the runs. Even mom gagged! They lead us to a room and the assistant got the scale. I moved around a bit, but she settled on the weight-14 pds. 7 oz! Whoa! I was 13 pds 13 oz last year. Yeah, I like the food in those pouches and rarely leave any leftovers in the dish. The vet came in and she was young and new. Dr. Corinna had the highest voice-kinda got on my nerves. She said my teeth looked fine. But I heard her say to give me only half a pouch (1.5 oz of food in the morning and evening-is she crazy?) I can have a few servings of dry food (1/4 cup each). I got my rabies shot and didn't even cringe. So there! Diet-I'll not starve-I plan on practicing my begging at least 20 times a day now. And get this...when I was waiting for ma to pay the bill, stuck back in the cage, Ma and Sean were making a big fuss over this white fluffy cat with a pink nose and lips. She thought it was a girl, but it was a boy named 'Larry'! HA-I heard her say that mom-mom would like him. Oh great. Sean really liked him-the heck with them. Back to vocalizing!!

Let me outta here!

2006-09-13T18:28:00.000-04:00

Gang, it's been a rough day. Mom was putting that stinky stain stuff on my favorite window and kept telling me to stay away from it all day. The entire house stinks thanks to her. About 4:30, I couldn't take it anymore and up I went on the window! Well she had a bird and put me down the basement for punishment. I did leave some pawprints in the stuff (told you I would). I heard her saying (in my position on the top step under the door), that she needs to sand it and add more stinky stuff to it! The funniest thing was when she went to pour herself more ice tea, it was milk instead!! Ha ha you mean lady!!
This is me looking at her using the 'flashy box' outside. She did have me out for a long time to 'clear her head' and to make me tired. It didn't work, did it!?

Cute

2006-09-11T23:39:00.000-04:00

After your 'buggy' ride, you can go play with your toys-that look like sushi!

Cat bonding

2006-09-11T23:27:00.000-04:00

Remember I told you about my uncle adopting a little tuxedo (I think) he named Langston? Well, didn't that little guy go and bond with his doggie brother Baxter the dalmation! My uncle was telling mom-mom this and she told mom. Now, it's not really unusual because the cat and dog are together all day. I, of course am bonded with ma. She said when I first came into the house, she'd sit on the floor with a big towel over her and let me climb in her lap. Dad did a few things that scared me and I hurt ma bad-twice. I snagged her across the palm of her left writing hand! She had about a two inch long deep scratch. The only thing that would heal it was that glue stuff. Dad had startled me when it happened. The other time, he tossed me on the soffie which made me mad and scared me and I ran across to ma and bit her on her right lower arm. I left a puncture in her arm and she cried because she was more upset that I wasn't going to love her. Well, I do and tonight I am keeping to myself because she keeps yelling at me to get off the windowsill. She is getting ready to put some stinky stain on the wood. I heard dad and her talking about how to keep me off of it until the stain dries. Are they crazy! I hate that stinky stuff. But, wouldn't it be funny if I left a few paw prints in it like they do at the place in Hollywood? Hee, hee!

Almost a CATastrophe!

2006-09-07T15:40:00.000-04:00

Ma was out looking around the yard today. She hasn't been doing this a lot lately, I think she's getting ready to hibernate for the winter or something! Boy does she have a love of stuff to put away! Ha!
Anyhoo, when she went to come in the front door, I scooted out. She hasn't let me 'be free' without the harness since the 'hill incident'. I was sniffing around, minding my own kitty business when I stopped dead in my tracks in front of the big evergreen. I could not believe my eyes! Ma thought I saw a squirrel or bird, but it was my archenemy the tuxedo cat from a few doors down! Ma scooped me up and almost threw me in the door! Well I stood at that door and Ma said I sounded like a bull-making noises through my nose, hissing, growling, etc.! Ma closed the door and ushered me into the kitchen for some Feline Greenies. I will say they helped a lot. Treats usually do. I'll be watching for Mr. Tuxedo!

A Kiss and a strum...

2006-09-07T00:55:00.000-04:00

From Cosmo's little pal. : )

Rock on, little guy!

Investigator Cosmo at your service!

2006-09-03T23:01:00.000-04:00

Today was a good day. I got to go out after asking for days and days! It's been rainy and windy, so I guess I understand. I was cold too for a change. So here I am looking and sniffing toward the bank in the back yard. You remember the one I escaped down about a month ago? And lookie-there's the dreaded purple leash/harness around me. My hair is up on my back-I must have smelled something interesting!
So I got to investigate the shed a bit too. I could smell mice-whoa! It was too overwhelming for me.
I had a blast taking it all in.

A new hiding place

2006-08-30T20:44:00.000-04:00

People just never learn! Leave a door open-create a new space and us cats will go to investigate! It's in our blood! It was a bit cramped in there and mom has to go run for the 'flash box' to hurt my eyes. I found a place where she is hiding something from the guys. I heard she is going to be making fake food out of Twinkies and Starburst candies to look like hotdogs and serve them for dinner some night-ha ha!

Falling into autumn

2006-08-29T01:34:00.000-04:00

Yeppers! It's just around the corner. I'm so excited-well, not really. This is a photoshopped picture of me. I know when it gets cold out, I don't get to go out that much. I do like to sit in all kinds of empty baskets-get rid of the apples and other fall stuff. Let's not even go there about pumpkins-they are way weird-I can't even move one to roll it around.

A cat that love dogs!

2006-08-26T21:45:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Cuteoverload.com

Bookie meme

2006-08-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

Ma said she'll do it since she likes the book she is reading right now called 'Ya-yas in Bloom' by Rebecca Wells. What's a Ya ya?

What's on page 123

1. Grab the nearest book.

2. Open the book to page 123

3. Find the fifth sentence

4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.

5. Don't you dare dig for that cool or intellectual book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.

6. Tag whomever you want, or not.
Baylor whistled some unnamed tune that sounded to him like an almost scary pirate song. Someday he would go to all these places he saw on the globe.
"Pete, I think Baylor is in a state of total enchantment with my 1813 globe."

I'm crushed!!

2006-08-24T20:46:00.000-04:00

They forgot my birthday on Tuesday! I just rolled over and played dead as you can see. (I know, that's a doggie thing). Actually, that's the day 4 yrs ago the family adopted me. Mom said 'Let's make the 22nd Cosmo's birthday too'. So quickly they forget. Mom did get me Feline greenie treats (you know I love to chew on grass outside) that are suppose to freshen a kitty's breath and get off the stinky tartar stuff in the back. They come in two flavors. She is hoping it will help me so the v-e-t won't complain about it next month. I like the goodies too! I guess I'm okay now. It's rough being 6.

Money does grow!

2006-08-19T15:20:00.000-04:00

Lookie! Mom had these 'money plants' that she brought in the house to peel and make an arrangement from. She was watching to make sure I didn't taste anything-I was just curious. And after I had a look at them again, they sure didn't look like any quarter I have ever seen!

Nemo and me

2006-08-19T00:50:00.000-04:00

So this was my gift for suffering. Ma wants you to know that I do have a nice layered bed on the sunny basement windowsill. Dad built it and the ramp that goes up to the bed. I think it needs sides, but I try to be careful. Ma put nip all over Nemo before she gave it to me-this is the second time she gave it to me. I wasn't interested at all in it last night. It's pretty soft and makes a great pillow.

Helping out

2006-08-18T11:18:00.000-04:00

I so graciously offered my kitty services this past Monday after mom came home from food shopping. As you can see I have to 'clean up' first. Little did I know all this stuff was for their yearly trip to the giant sandbox. And you all know what that means-I get locked down the basement with enough (well hopefully enough) food rations to last me for three days.
When they did come home yesterday smelling 'all funny', mom commented that I had about a teaspoon of food left. See, what did I tell you? Why not give me the entire box to work on? The rations were way off and I was starving. I got a souvenir that dad took a photo of me with. That will be next.

Tag time!

2006-08-12T20:25:00.000-04:00

I was tagged by Kimo and Sabi.Here are the rules: The player of this starts by listing 5 weird things/habits about yourself . The victim who gets tagged needs to write a blog about their 5 weird things/habits, as well as state the rules clearly, then tag 5 more victims. Include in your blog who you were tagged by (and link). At the end of your blog, you need to choose 5 new victims to be tagged and list their names (and links). Don't forget to leave your victim a comment that says you're tagged! in their comments and tell them to read your blog for more instructions.
5 weird things/habits about Cosmo...
1)I have a cry very similar to that of a Siamese cat-so ma wonders about my parentage.
2)I like fried foods like fries, but I will beg for Wheat Thins!
3)I just appeared in my family's yard about 4 yrs ago and starting eating the coconut mom threw out for the birds!
4)I turn my head to the side and watch people eat.
5)I rub my face on mom's bare tootsies when she is sitting at the dining room table. Her other cat use to do that too.

Go ahead, just ignore me!

2006-08-12T20:14:00.000-04:00

See Cosmo. See his grumpy face. He wants to go out. He is being ignored so mom can take this silly photo!

Old kitties

2006-08-04T18:53:00.000-04:00

Ma was scanning old family photos and she ran across a postcard sent to her great aunt Ethel way back in 1905! It's funny because Ethel put an 'F' and a 'W' on each kitty. Why? She was naming them after her twin brothers Francis and William-lol. It wasn't funny that she drew on these kitties-but that's what little kids do. Mom said Ethel only lived to be seven years old and she is glad to have this to remember her by. Glad she liked kitties!

Me at Worth1000

2006-08-01T11:43:00.000-04:00

My mom use to enter photo-shopped pictures at the above site. She only entered a few and only got C+. She was visiting the site today and remembered this photo. I am sniffing some nip!

Links

2006-07-27T19:37:00.000-04:00

Ma said she trying to snag the links of all of you who come and visit us. She said she'll try to update a few times a month-man she's lazy. Thanks!!!

Jungle fever

2006-07-27T19:09:00.000-04:00

I had Ma on her toes this afternoon! She let me out and I was minding my own business chewing on grass and the neighbor's dog yapped at me from across the street. I decided to go way under a bush and Ma was not happy as she was hot and wanted to go back in to the the arctic chill. So she found an old milk weed stem and started to poke at me! I got mad and took off down the 'dreaded' hill in back of the house. Ma almost had a bird! She tried everything to get me up to her, but the scents of other animals and all made me want to wonder on. I did this for an entire hour. Finally, when I had enough (my decision!) I crept up and she grabbed me and tossed me in the house. I heard her say to dad that 'that was it' with being without the harness outside-drats! But she had no right poking me with the stick either. She wouldn't feed me until I 'kissed' her hand. When I first came in I wanted to bite her so bad. I hope I don't have bugs on me. I think I'll go lay near Ma's bed!

Oh for crying out loud....

2006-07-23T17:14:00.000-04:00

No wonder I have a hissy fit sometimes. You people and your light box! Geez-I am just trying to get 40 winks (what does that really mean?) and you stick that thing in my face and 'pop' there goes that bright light. Can't you see me and my piggie bank want to be left alone? I am still not in the forgiving mood because ma had me outside on the harness and I decided I didn't want to budge and stood my ground and hissed at her. I even tried to bite her! She's a pain sometimes...but I do love her... I think.

Bubbles, bubbles what the heck are they?

2006-07-18T16:18:00.000-04:00

Hey where did it go?

I got that one...yeck...what is that stuff?

Ahh...I get it...watch it like the birdies...

A new bed

2006-07-15T12:26:00.000-04:00

Ma surprised me with a new oval bed this week! She 'christened' it with nip and I settled in right away. You can still see the nip in the photo. She says it's nice because she can take off the cover and wash it to make it all clean and new again. Think I'll keep her....and the bed! See ya later! ZZZzzzzz

Kitty wallpaper fur my cat pals

2006-07-03T18:31:00.000-04:00

Mom is making these like crazy. She said you guys can have a copy if you click it, make it as big as possible and save to your puter. Can you see me there? (There's only one photo of me!)

Sniffing like crazy

2006-07-01T21:55:00.000-04:00

Something strange was under this bush. I couldn't quite get the scent of the critter. It was way up in there. Mom had to come and get me as I was in this same spot for about 10 minutes. Don't my stripes look handsome though?

Ghostly cat

2006-07-01T21:52:00.000-04:00

Mom said this photo taken with the night time setting
freaks her out!! I can see why! Don't I look transparent? And
my eye is glowing too. Yikes!

Ice Hockey

2006-06-30T13:29:00.000-04:00

Well the Catolympics missed an event that I excel at-ice hockey! Just drop a chipped piece of ice on the new kitchen floor (and this happens a lot), I bat it around until it gets too cold for my paw. I start shaking my paw and my mom laughs. : )
Thanks for asking about all the rain in our immediate area. We got some water in our basement, just enough for me to get my paws wet. The peeps cleaned it up fairly well, but have to move stuff so gross stuff doesn't grow, whatever that is. But rivers and all have overflowed. The road to my grandmom's was terrible and mom couldn't get to her house this past Wednesday. Things seem to be drying out. Thanks for your concern.

The world is ending...

2006-06-17T22:09:00.000-04:00

Guys, there's terrible booming noises all around me! I was in the new window and quickly got down. I wasn't even interested in mom's ice cream and whipped cream! Maybe it's the closing ceremony of the Catolympics that I completely forgot about! I can't believe they did all those events in one day. Wow-cats are really athletic!
The noise seems to be quieting down. Whew!

In the good ol' summertime

2006-06-17T21:52:00.000-04:00

Ah, this plastic chair thingie is so nice! I catch a little breeze from underneath too! Right in mid-paw lick, I heard a birdie making silly noises. I was hoping he'd come just a little bit closer...

Bad Puddy Part 2

2006-06-08T23:10:00.000-04:00

I am not really allowed to be in this window, but I said 'what the heck' and decided to enjoy the view. I gingerly went around all the tchotchkes and plants and settled in for a snooze. Mom was not amused and I got chased.

Bad Puddy

2006-06-04T23:55:00.000-04:00

I just couldn't help myself! I was out on the back patio with mom and dad after dinner. Something caught my eye and then I spotted the critter-a bunny eating a discarded bagel mom had tossed out across the yard under a tree. I couldn't take my eyes off him nimbling away like he owned the place. Dad was wondering if I would indeed go after it and Mom said she wasn't sure. Well, something inside me said to 'go for it' and I went after that rabbit like there was no tomorrow! Mom said I was like a panther leaping across the yard! Big ears got away and dad nabbed me near the pond. Guess where I went next-inside. Well, I had all this hunting still in me and I torn around the house and messed up all the throw rugs.
Maybe I'll get my chance again...tomorrow. ; )

Get me a blasted cushion, would you?

2006-05-31T17:23:00.000-04:00

Sean thought I looked cute all curled up in the window so he took this and I didn't even know it! I am being so careful with Mom's junk, I mean glass stuff. Look at those eggs-still whole after about 3 weeks!
Mom said she'd make a few little cushions for me under the two little windows. All she does lately is play with tiles on the kitchen wall and say 'ouch' (they are glass ones).

It was a real raccoon!

2006-05-30T00:43:00.000-04:00

They all joke about my tail looking like that of a raccoon-ha ha-right?! So last night mom was going to bed and since the new front window still doesn't have curtains, she saw that the motion detector light was on. She said she took a double take because she saw a striped tail and thought it was me going after the birdfeeder! The joke was on her. Especially since the varmint trambled down her newly planted Coral bells (she discovered today).
A few nights ago, mom bought me this mini-kitty that meows. I would love to chew the head off of that one. Plus she got some catnip and left it on the dining room table. Of course I'm going after it! She finally had to put it up high so I'd stop looking for it.

Jungle plant

2006-05-25T16:10:00.000-04:00

Mom wanted me to go under this big flower and pose for you all-yes it's a flower and it's almost as tall as mom! (She says she is 5'2 1/2")!
It was starting to rain and it may have been a good idea, but I took off down the path. Mom said this is a hollyhock. Doesn't a 'hock' have something to do with a pig?

My head is missing!

2006-05-19T19:56:00.000-04:00

Wow! A new toy for Cos!! It's a big sink that I fit into (no sign of water-yet) and a hole right in the middle. And look what I can do!! It's truly amazing.

Happy Blog anniversary to me!

2006-05-18T20:19:00.000-04:00

I did miss it by 3 days, but it's been an entire year since Mom started this blog for me! To mark the occasion, I dropped a good size 'tootsie roll' on her new kitchen floor today. She was not thrilled like I thought she would be. She even showed it to me again, like I forgot about it. Hmmm....better try a gift of a fresh kill the next time-that's if I can ever get anything again. I don't think a snake will ever appear in the basement again!

Finally-a window for a kitty!

2006-05-14T00:24:00.000-04:00

Wow-this is so awesome! There is a birdfeeder to the left there. Mom said she needs to put that shiny stuff on the wood and will have to discourage me from getting up here. Bummer. I even tried the garden window in the kitchen which is like a glass box. I could really freak out some birds up in that one.
Dad took that one of me with the glowing eyes. Mom says she's saving it for a Halloween photo!

Just taking a bath

2006-05-11T23:10:00.000-04:00

Mom's at it again! She moved the furniture and all her 'stuff' away from the front windows in the living room. She decided to get a new bay window for there to update the house and make the room look lighter and bigger. The workers are suppose to come tomorrow. Thing is, she doesn't even have the kitchen finished yet! Some of those workers are slowpokes, especially the ones who are cutting the countertops.
So she caught me taking a bath-I was on lick 3,054 to be exact.

An optical illusion

2006-05-04T19:56:00.000-04:00

Hey I know the above are big words for a feline! Mom thought this was so funny she had to take a photo of it. It's me, closed behind the basement door. The thing is dad cut too much of the bottom off the door, so now I can see under it! My eyes are reflecting off the flash onto the floor-the two yellow circles! You can see my neck and whiskers too. Very interesting, I would say-at least to humans. I just want to eat!

5,432 fur licks

2006-04-30T23:18:00.000-04:00

That's how many times ma says I licked myself this morning (and yesterday too) when I got up and laid next to her butt in bed. Said it was like that 'Rent' song. She lets me up from the basement on the weekends and feeds me and hops back in bed. I find her, climb on her and usually leave and come back again. She said I was really annoying this weekend and touched me to make me stop licking my fur-I lost count dang-it! I also put my teeth on her hand.
I did a bad thing to the new kitchen floor. When I was kicking the heck out of the fringy throw rug out there, I went overboard and jumped up and ran like a crazy Looney Tunes character with the spinning feet! Dad saw some scratches on the floor. Ma was not happy as the floor is only 2 days old! Yikes. Looks like I'm getting my front claws clipped every week now.

Cacoon

2006-04-29T23:42:00.000-04:00

Here's a cool cat house, scratcher and whatever found over at Velocity (thanks to Shopping Blog for pointing ma there). The thing is corrugated cardboard, which I like as mentioned earlier. Can I borrow $290 from someone to get this?

Checking things out

2006-04-28T18:59:00.000-04:00

Here's the new floor out in the kitchen-it's purrfect! I had to have my harness on for 5 hours today while those slowpoke installers made a lot of dust and noise out in the kitchen. I thought this was over now! I heard ma talking to a lady about windows. Geez, will it ever end?
And I really am starting to love cardboard-it's cool to lay on and has a nice smell.
I almost furgot-after mom took the harness off, I scrambled downstairs to use the litterbox-whew, that was a long time to hold my water!

Before I furgit

2006-04-25T23:37:00.000-04:00

The second day (Friday) of the kitchen thingie went better. Mom's dim lightbulb in her head finally went off and she got the dreaded purple cat harness. She put it on me and brought me in the family room and tied me to a few places. When I calmed down, I climbed on her lap. This is what I wanted and needed all along. Then she got up and I stayed on the soffie and was happy the rest of the day. I got to outside a bit too.
Ma did give me the new litterbox for in place of the old one. I have to really maneuver in it as it's missing the ledge the other one had that I would use to perch on to piddle. It smells better too!

Stuck in a triangle

2006-04-24T12:45:00.000-04:00

I really got myself in a stew Friday night. I went out into the new kitchen and was investigating. The place doesn't really have that many smooth surfaces to jump up onto yet! I jumped up on one of the only spots that does and there was a triangle-shaped corner with no counter. I could see all the way down to the floor. Well, you guessed it, my curiosity got the best of me and down I went! It was way too small and then I couldn't get out again as the sides of the cabinets were slippery. I stretched my feet way up, but I just couldn't boost myself out. Mom had to climb up on the cabinet and reach way down and grab me by the scruff of my neck like my cat mama did. I was out! Mom said some of her fingers hurt for hours because of having to grab me that way. At least it wasn't her neck! I am fine, no problem. I won't be going into tight corners ever again!

I'm a wreck!

2006-04-20T17:14:00.000-04:00

So I had to be closed in one of bedrooms today! I slept through most of the noise, but when I wanted to get out, they wouldn't let me! So I managed to paw the door open and escape, right out the opened back door and no one even noticed. Mom saw the bedroom door opened and quickly went outside and was calling me. Dad is the one who nabbed me around the corner of the house! Darn-it! Back in the bedroom I tried to escape again and mom hit her head hard on the door frame. So she tied the door knob to the other door knob and I was in there for hours. I had food and my litterbox, but I cried and cried and kept looking out the windows.
When I finally got let out, I couldn't believe all the weird smelly men stinkiness in my kitchen-if it really is my kitchen. It looks so different! Man, it better have a special cabinet for me somewhere out there!

Wow-what a view!

2006-04-19T22:13:00.000-04:00

So this is the last view from this counter out this window I will get. And you know what, there's a flippy reddish brown bird in a nest in the bush there! If only I could get my paws on it as it was squawking at mom tonight.
I hear the next few days will be kinda hairy. I have a second litter box upstairs-does that mean I'm a grown up now?

What the heck are these?

2006-04-17T10:58:00.000-04:00

Guys, my entire living room is full of these brown monster boxes. I can't even investigate all the corners. I'm headed for under the soffie.

The morning belly-aching continues

2006-04-13T12:16:00.000-04:00

I don't know what's wrong with me in the morning. I've been cooped up in the basement all night and I am raring to go! Mom was really mad today and chased me back down in the basement and slammed the door. It was all worth it to see her half awake with hair like a mad woman!
I am eating fine, I get fresh air several times a day too-I feel okay, I guess.
I will say that the house looks different every day as they are moving things around for the kitchen redo next Thursday. I heard I will get to 'go' in the upstairs bathroom if I have to! I get two litterboxes, lucky me! They are worried the noise and all will make me even crazier-just wait-ha ha. ; )

Daylight savings is messing up my clock

2006-04-07T23:20:00.000-04:00

Mom said it's been a rough week. I have not been myself in the mornings at all. I bellyache around 8 am and wake mom up. She's a nightowl, so 8 is way early. And I do this after the guys are up. I wish they would pick me up and pet me or just talk to me. I need attention. A few mornings I got up on the bed and mom talked to me and I snuggled next to her and went to sleep. Mom is not happy when she is in a middle of a great dream and she hears me crying-'for no reason'. Geez.
I think being outside on my own triggered my 'wild side' or something. I want to go out all the time now. Mom walked me around the yard yesterday (on the purple harness) but wouldn't let me get too close to the bank and I hissed and pulled a fit. I did get to go around the entire yard though. I like the smells. Hmmm...maybe I just need a nibble of sweet spring grass!

A new view?

2006-04-05T00:18:00.000-04:00

So this naked window (almost) was just too tempting and I had to get a 'bird's eye view' of the outside. Dad just had to catch me with my back hair up (naughty sign) and here I am backing carefully off the sink.
My ma said take a good look at this ugly kitchen because in less than 3 weeks it will be a beautiful place where she will make me homemade kitty treats. She didn't say that last part, but I sure hope she is inspired to make me goodies.

F-R-E-E-D-O-M

2006-04-01T00:50:00.000-05:00

Mom had this man over yesterday measuring windows-weird, but if I get a new place to look out, ok. So the guy went to the front door and opened it to look at the overhang. He didn't see me sitting right there and out I went. No one knew it for a long time. My human bro Sean happened to look out the dining room window and there I was walking 'freely' across the backyard.
Let me tell you I was like a bird out of it's cage as it was a glorious day.
Of course mom walked slowly over to me, talking in a high voice telling me to 'come to mommy' (geez). I almost got under a sticky bush when she nabbed me! All is good as I got some treats when I got inside. I was so excited about being in the great outdoors that I couldn't eat them all.

Sticky uppie back hair

2006-03-30T00:12:00.000-05:00

Man, I'm a bit embarrassed by my back hair (but you haven't seen my dad's back hair-gross). It's like nobody else in kitty blogland has this problem. Mom says she can tell when I am going to be naughty because of my Pepe LePew give away black stripe (Pepe's was white of course!)
It does make me feel like part of me is ratting on me in advance-do you know what I mean? I should really put more spit on that area to hold the fur down then they will never know what I'm feeling.

A whiff of spring

2006-03-28T16:40:00.000-05:00

This is me really getting a good smell outside today. Mom let me out for a few minutes (minus the harness-can you believe it?) I had a rough morning. I barfed twice after breakfast and gagged too. Dad got to clean that up. Sean said I ate way too fast. Sometimes when I get food I don't like the day before, I gobble up the food the next day as I am starving.
I tried to get on mom's lap a few times, but she was noisy and all the talking on the phone she was doing gave me a headache. I spent a lot of time under the sofa to chill.
Hey, does the fur stand up down the middle of your back like mine does?

Furry alarm clock

2006-03-27T12:08:00.000-05:00

About a minute before the hour this morning, I pushed open mom's bedroom door and jumped on her to get her lazy butt out of bed(she said not to say 'what' hour) ! Am I not a punctual fellow? How many of you know when the hour is coming up? Man I'm good. Must be all the nip.

Now cut that out Sean!

2006-03-27T00:22:00.000-05:00

A guy just can't seem to be left alone under the sofa when he needs to warm up or be alone! Sean took this. He thought it was funny that I look so squooshed down. And he found my cosmic catnip stash. Darn!

Piper the falling cat

2006-03-20T23:25:00.000-05:00

Poor kitty....
It wasn't exactly the way Piper's owners hoped he would come down, but the good news is he's okay. Piper the cat had been stuck in a tree for eight days when help arrived on Monday to rescue the frisky feline. But as the cat's rescuer grew closer, Piper climbed higher. It wasn't long before a tiny branch gave way and Piper went flying 80 feet. On the way down, the cat struck a branch, which may have broken his fall.After a brief search, Piper's owner, Rodney Colvin of Summerville, South Carolina, managed to pull the cat from his hiding place underneath a car. Colvin said Piper appeared to be fine, but he took him to the vet to make sure.

I am black and blue

2006-03-17T12:34:00.000-05:00

Mom and her paint shop pro-she is crazy?

I'm wired!

2006-03-13T23:28:00.000-05:00

Mom found this here and it's pretty neat. We really are wired animals, aren't we?

We cannot purr, so we are interested in how cats can do it. It turns out that domestic cats, some wild cats like pumas and mountain lions (in general, any big cat that cannot roar) and even raccoons are all able to purr. Humans happen to smile and laugh when they are happy, and dogs wag their tails. So it is not unusual for an animal to have a physical reaction to happiness. Cats show happiness by purring. They may also purr when startled or upset.

It turns out that cats have special wiring! The wiring travels from the brain to the muscles in the voice box, and this wiring is able to vibrate the muscles so that they act as a valve for air flowing past the voice box. The muscles work both during inhalation and exhalation, which creates the impression that cats can purr continuously. The air passes through the valve, which opens and closes rapidly to create the purring sound.

Outside nip

2006-03-13T16:40:00.000-05:00

I've been a lucky guy as mom has been taking me out on 'the dreaded purple harness' when the weather has been nice. I sniff so hard I cough! I ventured over to this pot with little green scalloped leaves sprouting up in it. It was cat mint! I think I smelled another critter checking out my pot. (If I smell something I don't like, I keep my mouth open for a few seconds). Remember, I don't like this 'fresh' kind at all. Is mint different from nip? Who knows? Just kept away from it, I'm trying to develop a taste for it-I think!

Ahhh photo

2006-03-12T00:20:00.000-05:00

Here I am loving my new catnip in a sack. It's really strong and heavenly!

Ain't no cabinet high enough!

2006-03-05T13:24:00.000-05:00

I conquered the summit (well almost-there was still food on the top shelf). I am up 5.5 feet off the floor. I am truly amazing!!

I tried to climb the empty cabinet over the stove, but managed to turn a knob and a burner was turned on. This was not cool to mom. Better stick closer to the floor in the 'extra cool' deep cabinet under the oven.

I heard I will be vanquished to the basement when these old cabinets get taken down. Oh joy!

Talk about packrats!

2006-03-01T16:29:00.000-05:00

The door was ajar to the family room closet and my undying curiosity made me want to go in and look for the
packrats I've heard mentioned way too often in this house! Aren't rats like mice? I think they are. So I got the door opened enough so I could get in and started to climb on this pile of stuff. Are they kidding? Where are the rats? No way could I even look for them in this mess. Here I am 'caught in the act'. Please don't let this all coming a tumbling down! I never even got a whiff of one-rats!
By the way, is that a thigh master I see? Hee hee!

My sofie

2006-02-24T20:14:00.000-05:00

I look a little dazed, but my sofie is back and the bestest spot to warm up and hide is at my disposal.

Feline Son

2006-02-21T11:14:00.000-05:00

Mom was watching the news and a lady who said her dog got '911' on the phone called the pooch her 'canine son'. So all last night guess what she called me....yep, her 'feline son'. Isn't that the silliest thing. I prefer Cosmo!

Kitty Haiku as suggested by Psychokitty:

Psycho kitty cat
Max the mysterious one
Sit on Buddah's head

Eric the fat cat
a big ball of furry fluff
Just don't sit on me (there's a theme here!)

Crew's Views-what are they?
will the catnip be shared soon?
Please give me some nip!

Geez I can't win....

2006-02-14T22:14:00.000-05:00

A new weapon! I heard this noise and mom was saying 'ahhh'. Blasted cameras with the weird sounds! I'm sitting on mom's lap here.

By the way, Happy Valentine's Day and all that jazz....

Snow? I really don't care for it...

2006-02-12T17:10:00.000-05:00

Just leave me be. I watched the white stuff come down through my 'port hole' from my perch around 6 am. It makes the outside very uninteresting, esp when mom forgot to fed the birdies. Not much too look at (it hurts my eyes too!) and it's so darn quiet.
One thing I do know is the way it makes my feet feel and that is not the greatest feeling in the world-having little paws made out of ice cubes. I am a guy that loves heat. I'll stick my feet in the floor duct is I have to.
Don't leave the front door open to see if I am remotely interested in looking outside... I am not. Just feed me and keep those little sacks of cosmic nip coming my way.

Cosmic catnip is heaven on earth!

2006-02-10T00:59:00.000-05:00

The gang over at Catnip Anonymous are right! That stuff is totally awesome! Mom brought me a sewed up sack of it from the grocery store. I had to find it in one of the 12 bags too!
I rubbed my face on it and then bit the heck out of it. Half an hour later, it was a soggy mess and I was passed out in my bed. I was such a happy boy.
Thanks ma.

I've been tagged!

2006-02-09T11:07:00.000-05:00

Oh, very funny mom! And I think I am worth more than 99¢ too!

Cousin Langston

2006-02-08T12:31:00.000-05:00

Oh my! He's not scared-he's high on nip. Wow-his dad is training him good! Uncle Donnie, just don't cut off cat ears in photos anymore-it's just not right.

Is this kitten a genius or what?

2006-02-06T16:16:00.000-05:00

What a cute photo, don't you think?
Found on Corbis.com

Well, la dee da

2006-02-05T15:55:00.000-05:00

The sofa came back home yesterday. I guess it's ok. I can crawl under it again to get near the heat.
But look at all the space I had in the family room just the night before. I could really stretch out. I was in a daze!
These people like clutter and big monstrosities including the sofa.

Interesting concept kid

2006-02-05T15:50:00.000-05:00

I think a little scratching would work better, unless you needed the paper to hide your treasure in. : )

Found this at a photo site.

Can we talk about human feet for a moment?

2006-02-03T15:07:00.000-05:00

What is with human's ugly, hairless feet? Just compare them to our delicate paws and pink pads.
We actually clean our feet more than they do too. And what's with hiding them in those sockie things? Mom has them on around the house. I don't like when she nudges me with her sockie foot, I will bite at it every time.
Humans think they are so cool with their shoes too. They make a big fuss when they bring a new pair home. Don't you dare put anything on my feet. And ha ha, we have four cute feet compared to your two! The boxes the shoes come in are so much fun, forget the feet and shoes, will you?

What's going on here?

2006-02-01T15:56:00.000-05:00

Am I super kitty? Why is the sofa leaning back?

Here's the scoop (and not the litter scoop pals)-the springs busted in the sofa and are popping through the bottom! The sofa is in the repair shop which freaked me out a bit. I had a rug kicking episode. But all the space that we now have is pretty awesome.

A few minutes after this photo was taken, mom claimed the sofa position to be unsafe. Good girl! All I need is to have my head bashed in.

2006-02-01T00:35:00.000-05:00

My bro Sean took this because I was hanging my feet out of my bed. Paws can get overly warm too! Sean is pretty cool most of the time except when he puts his long fingers near my mouth-ugh!

Where do you poo?

2006-02-01T00:18:00.000-05:00

My little animated gif of the cat in the potty room provided some 'litterbox' issues to arise in my comment section. Mainly where my fellow fur pals 'go'. Personally, I have to go all the way down to the basement to do my duty. And why does everyone think it's so funny because I perch on the side of the box to piddle?
Mom and Dad can't make up their minds about the litter content. It was that sandy stuff but Mom said it was too dirty. NowI am going in the crystal stuff that looks like gravel. Not too soft on the paws. It still has some dust, but Mom says her sinuses are better for some reason. The box is in the basement not under your bed, ma!

How convenient!

2006-01-28T15:41:00.000-05:00

I get a lei

2006-01-26T17:26:00.000-05:00

I thought that flower thing was a new toy and played with it a little. See how I am ignoring it by washing my foot? Mom said not to look at the boxes of chocolate behind me. It's not her fault that people overload her with candy every Christmas.

Mom is a...

2006-01-26T01:09:00.000-05:00

a Siamese! You are fun-loving, playful,
energetic, talkative, and exotic. You are
the center of attention and you love every
minute of it.

What breed of cat are you?
I knew there was something special about her! She thinks I have some Siamese blood in me!