What's up Duck?

I'm a tripping hazard?

2011-07-11T20:22:00.000-07:00

You humans should look where you put your feet.

Meep

2011-06-27T02:24:00.000-07:00

So I haven't posted in a while.
Here's a post to tide you over.

Oh and there's a giveaway.
I only promote things that have something to do with the betterment of animals.
The human says this giveaway has something to do with the humane society.

I was promised treats.
So here it is,

Carolina Pad Giveaway

What is this?

2011-05-13T23:28:00.000-07:00

It smells like catnip.
It's long and scruffy and very much toy like.

But the tag says "Dog Toy"!

I didn't know dogs like catnip too!

...

Well they're still not having any of MY catnip!
And this toy thing has like no stuffing at all, impossibly hard to give it a proper bunny kick!
Impossibly easy to wrap it around me and smell nothing but catnip all day though.

I think I like this 'dog toy" afterall.

Adopt the Internet Day!

2011-03-15T00:32:00.000-07:00

It's the official Adopt the Internet Day today!
Now I know what you're thinking 'Adopt the internets? It's so big!' But this day is about us; cats, dogs, bunnies and birdies. Those of us that were adopted or rescued.

I'm told I should talk a bit about adoption. Well who better to hear it from huh?

I was a rescue kitty. So were my sisters and brothers. Everyone in the crew was in fact adopted, rescued from the scary outdoors or from humans that didn't want us anymore.

Maybe the human readers won't understand, but no day is more clear to me than the day a strange human heard me crying, outside, lost, alone and picked me up. No day is more happy when I saw the world of inside, so warm and safe. I felt truly safe for the first time in my life and could close my eyes and rest. I could eat all I was given, and I was given so much! I couldn't believe my luck! And the humans were so nice!

I remember sleeping so much at first, trying to catch up from those days in the cold, and the rain. With the dogs and hawks all around, ready to snatch a tiny tabby like me, it made it hard to really sleep, wondering when they would find me.

I found a home, all the food I could eat, water that actually tasted like water and all the attention and love I could handle.

And then they found my brother Bambi! When I saw Bambi again, I was so happy! I thought I'd never see him again, especially being inside. But the humans also then found my sisters Patches and Foxy! We had great times, playing and running around. Seeing the vet wasn't fun at all but somehow he made me feel even better.

Unfortunately our sister Foxy had been outside in the cold too long and got very sick. We all hoped she would get better but sadly we lost her not even a month after finding her again.

The very next day after losing Foxy the humans found Teddy Bear, our last sibling to still be outside. Somehow he made it all that time outside on his own but was very happy to become an inside cat too.

All over the world there are cats just like us in need a good home. And everyday a great many kind humans find cats just like us, those alone, abandoned, lost kitties. They take us from those who would harm us, rescue us when we get hurt or stuck. They bring us inside and give us food and clean water.
But there are so many of us. And they can't give us all forever homes. They need your help.
A site like petfinder is great because it helps those humans who find us, find us the forever homes we need.
Shelters like the SPCA, rescue groups and shelters all over use it to find someone who can give the cats they save a home.

Take from a tabby that knows, finding a forever home, is a great thing.

It's been great!

2011-02-25T20:19:00.002-08:00

I am swimming in treats of all kinds. I won a prize at the One World, One Heart blogger event.
And just when the human stopped making high pitched noises of excitement, I won again. And again. In fact I won SIX times!

SIX!

First I won the grand prize from Melanie's Journey a print called Enchanted Forest.

Then I won a necklace from A Frayed of Fibers

Then soon found out I won cat themed scrapbooking embellishments (those are so going on my pages!) from PawsN2Stamp

And just when I thought it was done, the human got another email saying I'd won two cat magnets from 3Cats Creations

But I wasn't done having my lucky name drawn!
Because then Following Trolltacks informed me that I won her penguin through the Art Dolls Only giveaway.

I figured this HAD to be the end of it until Papier-Welten sent out a mass email to everyone who commented. She asked those who came, to give her a request, something to do with paper and the most creative idea wins their idea realized. Well turns out Judith is really generous as she is fulling everyone's requests (all 44 of them), which means eventually (when she gets to me at the bottom of the list) there will be a cartoon of yours truely gracing the world.

I don't have a picture of this yet obviously.

This has been quite the adventure for both myself and the human. Ok so I slept for most of it, but typing is exhausting.
Which reminds me...I gotta go take a nap soon.
Hopefully next year the human will have a blog of her own and maybe even something to give away too. And hopefully the human's lap will be open for sitting when she does it all again, who knows, it may have been me sitting there through it all that brought in so many wins.

So my title as Lucky Ducky not only stands but flies to a challenge. I have more treats I can possibly eat (though the human won't let me eat em all at once *pout*) and my human is happily waiting for the mail.

Oh looks like the first package arrived! I gotta go see!

Maybe I should explain.

2011-02-15T02:20:00.001-08:00

The last several days I've been commenting on a lot of blogs, or should I say I've commented on the odd blog here and there but my human has been doing the rest.

*the human waves*

I've been promised my favorite treat, salmon cubes if I help her win something from the "One World One heart" event. She'd do it herself but she's not an active blogger MOL! And being active is a requirement (thankfully most of the giveaways were open to everyone, except one who specifically said humans only, which did not make me a happy tabby).

For your information, for most of these posts I have been perfectly happy sitting on her warm lap as she types. She likes calling herself my 'ghost writer' because of this whole thing...hmm maybe I'll get her to type up a few of these blog things in the future?

So if anyone see's some weird posts by me talking about my crafting, my mom or anything else human like crossing fingers for luck, well you can guess that's my human.

She has my full purrmission to do this. She also has my full purrmission to give me those promised treats early.
*the human shakes her head*

What up with what's up Duck?

2011-02-13T11:48:00.000-08:00

I've been asked in the past, what's with the journal title? What does it mean? Your name is Ducky, not Duck.

Well, to put it simply, it's a play on words.
My human has the weirdest sense of humor at times.

She started calling my nannybug (originally named Lokki) Bug. Then buggaboo. Then for fun, Bugs. Then came Bugs Buggy.

Sounds like a familiar character does it not?

For some reason seeing the two of us snoozing together as we often do, an idea came to mind. Instead of that funny rabbits catch phrase "What's up Doc?" she called us Bugs Buggy and the What's up Duck.

When it came time to name my blog, I thought, what better name than What's up Duck? I post what's up with me and the crew (but mostly me).

So there you have it.
Now can I have a salmon cube?

A popular Ducky indeed!

2011-02-06T23:08:00.002-08:00

Though it may not show it by my astounding numbers here, I'm actually getting quite popular on that birdy talk site.

I have been listed 8 times and197 followers (some of them even humans or DOGS!) .

Even Patches can't believe it (and she's still mad she can't figure out how to get on my twitter so she can post on there like she does on this blog).

Taking a bite out of twitter birdies, one follower at a time.

I think I really do like this birdy site afterall!

It's all white outside

2011-02-04T07:28:00.000-08:00

It's soo white outside it's all I can see. The white has crawled up the window and covered it up to my height so I can't see anything else!

I think I now know why Patches calls it sNOOOOOO!

So glad I don't have to go out there. I'd disappear in snow that deep!

This Ducky is lucky!

2011-01-27T01:40:00.000-08:00

Today I am Catster's Cat of the Day!

While I wait for my trophy I'd like to take a minute to thank catnip, without you this wouldn't be possible. I'd also like to thank the humans, for having this computer thing that allowed me to sleep all day on something warm. And of course Catster, for recognizing my tabby genius.

...

Where's my trophy?

...

Oh...there isn't one?

...

Humans at home... make me a trophy...so I can knock it over and make you pick it up.

What? Where's the tree?

2010-12-18T19:31:00.000-08:00

I know it is getting to be that time of year. The snow fell a while back and I can see twinkle lights outside my favorite window.
Every year the humans put a big tree up in the middle of the room for me to climb and it's not here yet.
Every year it's been there, every year I can't wait from the moment they take it down.
I challenge myself ever year to climb higher, smash as many dangly things as I can spot hanging from the branches.

Why is there no tree?!?

:(

Edit: Two days before catnip day (better known to the humans as Christmas) the humans put up the tree! And they left it up for longer to make up for not putting it up sooner! I love my humans...most of the time...well...when they give me stuff.

Meow

2010-12-05T07:11:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I've padded across the internets. Snow has fallen outside once more and we've all been rather occupied with trying to catch it.

Tiggy has managed to steal quite a few toys off the selves in the hallway, but for some reason the human just seems to get angry and puts them back on the shelf. Ok so he broke one, how was he to know that toy frog was gonna lose a foot just from batting it off the shelf. That's what you get when you buy inferior toys, it wasn't even squishy like a toy should be, it was all shiney and hard! Made a horrible toy anyways.

I am all full up with the kibbles, I think some might be falling out my ears soon if I eat anymore...hmm I wonder if that would happen? I wonder who I can trick into trying it for me?

I of course reclaimed the land of Duckie north of the water heater once more. The humans have more or less given up trying to steal it back. It is a good time to be a citizen of Duckia; seeing as I am the only citizen of course it is good times for me!

Duckia reclaimed once more!

Spotted a squirrel yesterday; it was outside of course, spoil all my fun, but still got my mouth a drooling and my teeth a chattering. I could almost feel that fluffy squirrel tail in my mouth. When I bit down on it though I realized three things.
One, I was day dreaming as the squirrel really was outside.
Two, that Teddy Bear had also spotted the squirrel and while I was day dreaming managed to wiggle in front of me.
And three, that Teddy screams like girl when you bite his tail.

No lasting damage done but he won't be getting in front of me at the window any time soon.
MOL!

Vote for me!

2010-10-19T12:03:00.000-07:00

I'm currently in The World's Coolest Dog and Cat Show.
How cool is that?

Vote for Ducky in the World's Coolest

cat pictures & breed info

Vote for Ducky in the World's Coolest

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You can also vote for the rest of the crew that entered at the bottom of my page under "Vote for other member's of Ducky's family"

Updates on the crew

2010-09-04T07:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I did any updates on the crew so I'll just take this time seeing as the humans aren't hogging the computer again.

Many bugs have been caught and eaten over the last few months, a great many kibbles too. The catnip has been flowing freely and the crinkle ball has been particularly sneaky hiding away when I wasn't looking forcing me into 'stalk it' mode.

Tiggy finally had his overnight sleepover at the vet's house so now my favorite wrestling move "Ball Bite" is doing nothing at all. It's a shame as it's my best move but now everyone is immune to it (of course Patches was born immune, so unfair!).

Teddy and Bambi have been doing the twin snuggle a lot except when it was hot, then they escaped to the basement where it is cooler.

I was forced to defend the land of Duckia north of the waterheater AGAIN. I think that area will always be under dispute seeing as the humans continually try to shoo me off the top of the waterheater. Still I will continue to take it back as it is mine no matter how many times I am driven away.

Patches has pretty much been herself, bratty as ever picking fights then squealing for her favorite human when anyone manages to pin her. Currently she is chasing a fake furry mouse across the floor as though it were real. MOL! My crinkleball is so much cooler.

The 3 old furts Rocky, Mimi and Spooky have been keeping to themselves for the most part. Spooky and Rocky grooming each other and talking loud enough to wake the humans, Mimi hiding off on her own somewhere.

My nannybug, when not sleeping on his favorite human's bed, has been teaching Tiggy some battle moves, mostly so Patches won't know what hit her next time she picks on him and partly because he has become too friendly with Patches, the little traitor!

Smokey and Missy have been hanging out in the basement window when it was hot and the regular room windows when it wasn't. I hang out in windows, but those two live there during the summer when not smacking us around (Missy thinks she is sheriff of Duckia) or hunting real mice (Smokey, the mouse bandit).

Things have overall been good. Oh and look what the humans just did MOL!

I am so not wearing one of those! *run run run*
MOL Patches is jingling!

I was featured on huggincats.com!

2010-08-31T07:14:00.000-07:00

Ok my nannybug was too as we were hugging each other for the photos.

This banner thing was made for humans because it doesn't say "I was featured on huggingcats.com" but it'll work. Click the banner to visit this cool site (click the pictures of me and Lokki to see our feature)!

Its been a long month.

2010-05-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

I haven't used this blog thing in a while because I was sad.
We lost a member of the crew a few weeks ago.

My good friend and fellow crew member Toby (Tobias Cupid) died.

Side view from his mug shots MOL!

He was a gallant bug sniper in the last big bug hunt; got the lost bug hours before most realized it wasn't going to be found. He may have walked funny and bonked all of us with his nose a little too hard when going in for a face sniff because of his disablity but he was family. When he jumped he flew unlike any cat I have ever met and maybe he didn't always land right, but he got right back up and tried it again. He was good at climbing too. He'd climb all over the place, anything he could sink his claws into.

Toby, hogging the bed as usual! :)

Toby we are all going to miss your funny antics, your strange fondness for dressing up on halloween (which also happened to be your birthday), your slightly bobbing head and loud footsteps. We are going to miss your voice calling out late at night when you think you're all alone. We are going to miss everything (ok maybe we won't miss the hogging of the bed but we always had another bed to choose from) about you because you were one of us. We will even miss the fights that happened ever now and then because when it was all said and done there was always a quiet snuggle to be had. You were always such a happy cat.

I never got around to properly introducing you, and for that I am sorry. I hope this makes up for in in some way.

See you at the rainbow bridge someday buddy.

Meet the newest member of the crew!

2010-05-03T23:59:00.001-07:00

Say hello to Tiggy!

Tiggy Ponders the meaning of hairballs

Seeing as the T brothers (Tiny and Tiger) were only honorary crew and have since moved on to their new homes we just had to find a new crew member whose name starts with a T.

Meet Tiggy!
He's my nannybug's newest apprentice and one of my favorite sparring partners. Plus he hasn't gone for his vet sleep over yet so I can pull that winning battle move of mine hehehe

He's not to bad for such a skinny little guy, he moves fast as lightning. He already excels at wrapping his tail around the humans and getting them to spoil him, something my sister Patches highly approves of for as long as it doesn't interfere with her manipulation time or attention.

My first day

2010-03-25T02:07:00.000-07:00

First day on twitter, got followed by a dog, hissed and ran up a virtual tree.

Is he gone yet? *looks down*

Nope!

Oh wait, my human is following me too. Chase away the scary dog please!

A new way to bounce on the net

2010-03-24T02:27:00.000-07:00

I has a twitter!

ANOTHER LAND OF DUCKIA BEGINS

Now for all those shorter words of wisdom, brief tales of adventure and other quick commentary without taking a whole entry here.

Or you know for just burping at those fake twitter birds!

I'm not a Duck, I'm DUCKY!

2010-03-22T00:58:00.001-07:00

This means I don't actually like water, this also means no I don't want to be submerged in running water for what humans call a bath. I can take baths just fine by myself you know, I'm like 4 now! I don't even need Nannybug to wash behind my ears or anything!

Ok so I may have gotten some gooey stuff on my fur, but I was looking forward to discovering just what that was, and if it is worth doing again for another taste.

Also I am ORANGE not yellow, I don't have feathers (that was an isolated incident, let's just say I ate something with feathers ok?), I don't quack unless I have a hairballs, I don't have wings, though I wouldn't mind some of them actually as it would make catching the birds outside my window that much easier.

Also I DON'T LIKE WATER!!!

Oooh it's Patches turn for a bath, I gotta see this!

The Great Bug Hunt

2010-03-06T23:29:00.000-08:00

Thank you for joining us in the great bug hunt March 2010.
To recap what you missed because you were goofing off on the internet:

Teddy spotted a crawling bug on the floor. Being a cat and all he promptly chased after it drawing the attention of the rest of the crew. A few minutes of what can only be described as fierce pawing and a minute of Missy smacking everyone near and taking over left us with a missing bug that no one noticed running off and hiding under a piece of furniture when her back was turned fighting.

And now back to the hunt in progress.

There seems to be quite a bit of sniffing going on. Teddy is currently searching in the spot he first discovered the bug, hoping for another to appear like the last. It's a long shot, but you know we've all done it at least once. Bambi and Smokey are checking the walls as I watch from a perch high on the kitchen table. Missy has stalked off to her bed, letting the others do all the work again until the steal it moment. Patches and Lokki are circling the area where the bug might have run off to, noses to the ground for any possible bug scent left behind.

The old furts Mimi, Spooky and Rocky are sleeping not bothering to care about a stray bug, and we not bothering to let them know a bug was found to begin with (Mimi really REALLY likes bugs). Toby is kinda off to one side bobbing his head like crazy trying to sniff out the bug on his own.

*eyes narrow*

Was that a flicker of tiny movement over there by the carpet?

*pounces*

Oh, it was just a bump in the carpet caused by Toby's movements over by the bug...BUG?
HE FOUND IT! He found...awww. He ate it already!

Who would of thought Toby's technique would work! Or that he could swallow a bug so fast!

*looks around room at cats still searching*

Hmm let's not tell them the hunt's over just yet okay? :)

Oh yay!

2010-02-25T07:39:00.000-08:00

My nannybug just got picked to be the catster cat of the day! Currently you can spot him on the front page of catster but don't wait long to look. Tomorrow a new cat will be chosen.

Yay!

Many purrs and meows for the best bud in the whole world!

Lokki and Bambi have celebratory hug.

EEEK!

2010-02-18T01:41:00.000-08:00

DOGS!!!
Oh my kibble, I HEAR DOGS!!!

*run run run hide*

*peeks out of hiding place seeing the crew standing around*

What are you guys doing? There's dogs! They came back!
Why are you all laughing at me?

*leaves hiding spot, peeks around corner*

I don't see dogs.

*sniff*

I don't smell dogs.
Where are they?

*looks around*

OHHHHH! TV! I'll fix that!

*walks across human while stepping on remote*

Really, you humans should consult with me before picking a channel. Sheesh!

stare

2010-01-30T02:56:00.000-08:00

*Stare*

*Stare*

*Stare*

*checks kibble bowl*

*Stare*

*Stare*

Um this thing doesn't fill itself you know.

*Watches cascade of kibble falling into bowl*

*Snatches an errant piece out of the air*

Ah. Full bowl of kibble. I think I'll take a nap now.

No no, that kibble isn't for eating...not yet anyway.
Gotta let it breathe a little...Ok it's breathed enough.
Kibble prepare to take your last breath!
NOM NOM NOM!

Oh yay! I gots mail!

2010-01-16T04:11:00.000-08:00

Had my name on it and everything! I never got mail before, so cool!
Inside was the ornament I won from Susan Faye before Christmas.

Of course I didn't realize that's what it was at first. The humans got so excited I thought they might be opening another bag of treats. Then Patches charmed her way through the crowd of us cats and got a first peek even before me! But that turned out okay because all she saw was another envelope and after not smelling anything tasty ran off before she could see the ornament.

I've given orders to the crew that under no circumstances are they to break it...accidentally or otherwise. Already today I had to tackle Teddy Bear to keep him away from where the humans put it. He said he just wanted to see it having been sleeping when it arrived but no way is anyone getting close.

It looks like a little food bowl squished flat hehe I love it!

*purrrs*

Whoa!

2010-01-15T05:20:00.000-08:00

I don't know what the old water bowl said to Rocky, the eldest of the crew but I still don't see any reason for him to dive bomb it.
Out of nowhere Rocky went running and body slammed into the water bowl. He managed to knock the bowl out of the stand and knock out all the water without tipping the bowl over.

I give him a 9.5/10 on the awesome pounce scale, a 9/10 on precision but a 2/10 on smart thinking.
Can you imagine what would of happened if I had been standing on the end of this whole thing?
There's water everywhere and anyone who got stuck in the kitchen when it happened is now shaking their toes in disgust as they walk through the water to get out.

OH WOW PATCHES GOT SO WET!

I think that boosts Rocky's awesome pounce to a full 10 and I'll add a couple more smart points just for getting Patches...hehe she looks mad...eek looking at me?

*run run run*

Phew that was some Christmas!

2010-01-09T00:53:00.000-08:00

It's been a couple weeks of turkey scraps, treats both soft and crunchy galore and plenty of new toys to totally ignore.

We even got a cool new litter box that looks like an igloo! As though playing in there wasn't already fun! It has a slide inside and everything!!!

Got another fresh water bowl...I don't know how those humans make the water move in there but it sure beats batting at the old bowl. I sure was missing the old one when it started coughing and not moving the water months ago.

I managed to make it 2/3 the way up the tree this year, a purrsonal best! Plus I got bonus points for breaking a really ugly and dangly ornament of a dog hanging up in there.

The crew and I have been lazing around for the last two weeks when we weren't playing with empty present boxes and chasing new crinkle balls (I KNEW IT!), Patches even got a whole new pack of fuzzy mice, which are now all hiding under the stove with the last ones. I wonder if we can get a tiny mouse sized cat next year to chase those things out of there. I think they are up to something gathering in the safety of numbers and all.

I hope all you cats and kittens out there were spoiled beyond reason as well and had a Merry Christmas.
I'm gonna go watch the snow cover up the windows. It's funny watching my nannybug trying to bat it away to look out.

Meowy Christmas!

2009-12-24T03:39:00.000-08:00

Ok so it's officially Christmas Eve but I'm anticipating a certain human giving me some nip tomorrow for Christmas and you don't want to see my typing on that stuff!

How about a couple of pictures?

This is me, posing for a photo with Santa. I somehow thought he'd be...bigger.

And of course every tree needs an angel on top so here is Toby sporting his wings.
Not that he's a real angel, or that he actually sits on top the tree...what does he do again?

I am anticipating a lot of fun tomorrow. I've been looking for hidden pressies all week and I know the smell of treats quite well, really you'd think they'd know by now. Hello, cat! Superior smelling power. Spooky just tried to tell me it has something to do with old factories...I wonder about him at times, really.
I even thought I heard the distinctive crunch of another crinkle ball in one of the bags but someone tied it shut and I couldn't very well rip it open when there's always a human around to come running and bust me.
A great many ornaments have been knocked from the tree and I am really exhausted from the effort. And kinda frustrated; none of them broke. Apparently the bottom half of the tree is covered in non breaking ornaments.
Who knew humans could learn stuff?
The top half still has the breakable kind though and that sounds like a challenge to me.

I hope all you cats, kittens and humans (because you bring us food and all) have a very Merry Christmas.
As for Santa, I'm keeping an eye out for you.

Look what my human made me!

2009-12-21T01:20:00.000-08:00

I am loved!

I heart Ducky by ~nutamu on deviant ART

Now you can give me a lick and put me on your Christmas cards! MOL!

Oh hey! No fair!

yawn stretch

2009-12-14T23:56:00.000-08:00

These curtains are great! Too bad they only let me do this for so long before they get a little ragged.
Wimpy curtains!

Uh oh...the people spotted me stretching again. Apparently it's a crime to align one's back properly?

*run run run*

Welcome me back, cause here I am!

2009-12-11T03:01:00.000-08:00

Despite the rumors, MY BUTT DID NOT FREEZE TO THE WINDOW SEAT!

I was just, thinking. Thinking about what snow tastes like. Yup, it's called SNOW Patches not "s'noooo" good try though, for a bratty sister.

I was also thinking that Christmas is coming soon, which means the humans are gonna bring us a tree to play with and pile funny boxes (some which smell like treats) underneath it like little steps for those of us less than agile who can't scale the base.

Not that I had any problems my very first year. I brought that tree to it's knees and had the branches stretched out to hold me up, even if I had to knock a few things out of it in the process.
Why do the humans fill those things with so many dangly toys, I mean I only have 4 paws, I can't possibly knock em all down in the few weeks the tree is up. Not that I didn't give it a valiant effort. I can't wait for the fun to begin!

Hmm I really do need to introduce more of the crew, at this point it's getting quite ridiculous so I'll do a quick one right here and now.

Her name is Missy, (nickname Missy Moo Moo).
She is quite beautiful and quite willing to bite my ears off if I didn't tell you that. I happen to like my ears. She is one tough cat for such an decpetively dainty looking feline. I don't mess with her unless I'm feeling that lovely catnip buzz that makes a cat far too brave and far too stupid.

I am told by the older cats that Missy was rescued from an empty lot next to a garage of all places *looks around for missy, doesn't spot her* HA! *looks around again nervously* that was run by a cat hater.
She was removed from the area to save her life and I think also to intimidate every cat that came after her for good measure.

She has her cool moments, like when she spared my tail when I accidentally bumped into her one day and I think every crew needs a surprize attacker to defend the home territory from intruding cats and those horrible, horrible dogs.
Missy loves her attention and has many traits in common with my sister Patches (oh joy) and always arrives first for treat time (most of us have learned that claws don't really do well with a pile of treats).

Basically around here there are three girls(Patches, Missy and Mimi) who make it their job to act like they control the rest of us.
Us guys know better, when you know they aren't around to swipe at us.
I'm sooo not gonna be overrun by my bratty sister that's for sure!

Hmm a blog, I wonder if it tastes good?

2009-12-09T22:43:00.000-08:00

Yup it's me, Patches invading the blog again. Wow, not a paw in sight on here in some while. Good thing I am here huh? Not that I blame Ducky, I think his butt got frozen to the window seat. See all this white stuff started falling (the humans called it s'NOOOO...I don't think they like it much if they can't even finish saying it without the mournful wail) and ever since Ducky has spent a lot of time looking at it, watching it fall and acting like a total kitten batting at the frigid window.. Purrsonaly I can't stand the stuff, too cold. Brrrrr! My fur is too short to even look at it without feeling a chill.

*holds up one paw*

Oh humans, I need another foot massage, I was thinking of the s'NOOOO again. hehehe

For the record, I did believe we'd finally get a follower, more than one eventually, just not with Ducky alone writing these blog things. That's what I'm for, ok so the others too a bit I suppose but seeing as Spooky and I are the only ones brave enough to pounce onto the 'net' so far (though I have yet to see this thing Ducky called the net anywhere even if I did jump on it!), they really don't count.

I think I'll try and get one of the long furred twins to fetch me one of those s'NOOOO things. It may be cold but they look all tasty running past the window.

Whoa! Follower!

2009-11-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

Ok everyone in the crew is giving themselves a quick bath and shining up the whiskers.

We have our first follower and comment from none other than the talented Susan Faye

Many in the crew were delighted to discover we have our very first follower. A few skeptics (PATCHES!) didn't believe anyone would actually want to read this stuff.

I suppose I can't put off full crew introductions any more huh?
Well until next time anyway.
That crinkleball is starting to roll now.

Hey I'm a busy cat here!

2009-11-14T02:27:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated in a while, but that's because two new cats are visiting the crew lately. Their names are Tiger and Tiny (their human obviously loves the letter T). They won't be joining per say but I suppose they can be honorary crew members while they're here.
Apparently they are the sons of our very own mouse massacring Smokey.
A big paws up to the T brothers!

New faces aside I've been quite busy. There were wooden boards to scratch, cupboards to get into, clean litter boxes to play in while the getting was good, and someone found a second crinkleball hiding under the stove!

It shall not escape again! We know its hiding place now so it has no where to run!

There were also many bowls of fresh kibble and meat since my last post which need mentioning because we do not want those to ever stop coming by. I'd make them members of the crew but I have a strict "No eating members of the crew" policy (a little ear nibbling and paw chewing is fine) and well kibble doesn't have much in the way of purrsonality so what else can you do with it?

I think I shall get back to that rediscovered crinkleball. I've been keeping an eye on it but I swear as I type it has slowly been nudging its way back toward the kitchen. Don't worry old crinkleball, I'll save a bat or two for you!

Meow!

2009-11-01T02:18:00.001-08:00

Mrrow meow rrrprrt meeeeowww prrrt pprroooow *chirp chirp* wwwoooooww meow mooow meow rrrrrttt mow... Prrt?

*kicks blog*

There! The translation matrix apprently wasn't working at first. Must be halloween ghoulish leftovers...or maybe someone left a candy bar to melt a little too close to the blogger server again.

Hey! it wasn't me! Chocolate is poision to a tabby like me. I prefer those adorable freeze dried salmon cubes...it's too bad the humans wouldn't let me out to trick or treat with them. Can you imagine a cat like me coming home empty handed?

Oh...it rained...never mind. No salmon is worth getting actually wet for...that's what treat bags are for, let the humans do all the work.

Halloween

2009-10-28T01:17:00.000-07:00

Remeber kitties, stay off the streets and be wary of humans around this time of year. Halloween is just four days away and those humans do some pretty strange things this time of year, like dressing up us cats!

Deplorable! Poor Toby forced into such humiliation!

Though I must note, Toby hates, HATES hats he loves putting on a cape or coat when the mood strikes him. *shakes head* He's been with silly humans for too long.

That's one cool cat!

2009-10-20T00:11:00.000-07:00

You know, I love hearing about cats who made it big on the net. Just the other night when one of the humans was away from her desk (no doubt filling my kibble bowl or something) I took a peak at what humans do on the net.
Do they have awesome blogs like mine?
What a silly question, no. She may very well have a blog but I know it isn't cool like mine. I mean really? What could a human possibly have to say on the internet?

Anyway the human left it on a page about birds so I couldn't help but look around. Imagine my surprise to not find a single bird but a bunch of silly humans tweeting?
One of them definitely caught my attention because there in the mass of silly humans talking about silly stuff was a cat named Sockington tweeting about his adventures in cat land much like I do here on this blog thing.
Even more impressive, he has over 1 million humans listening to every word!
WHOA!

I'd like to make a cool cat like that an honorary memeber of my crew...but I'm totally not cool enough with my zero followers here. Too bad too cause I'm sure it would totally increase my coolness on the net.

Paws up to a very awesome cat. Remeber to bend their minds to your will and soon the world will belong to all cats! hehe just kidding, i know it already does. ;)

Feral Cat day!

2009-10-17T01:50:00.000-07:00

Everyone celebrate! Today is feral cat day. Not sure what feral means exactly but the humans said it's what my brothers, sister and I could of become if we hadn't found a home and humans to care for us. I can't imagine how horrible that must of been, it was awfully scary outside...*ahem* I mean cold, it was awfully cold outside.

So today is for all the cats still out there in need of warm, unscary forever homes.

Also 4 paws up (look I'm flying!) for www.alleycat.org
A bunch of humans are actually trying to help the cats that are out there, all alone in the cold. Even when the cats are too scared of them to come to them for help.

Warms my fur hearing it, keep up the good work.

NEW TOY YAY!!!

2009-10-13T01:32:00.000-07:00

New toy. String on a stick.
Oh so different from feather on a stick and lame toy on a string on a stick.
I've already broken the line twice and it just keeps ending up tied back together.

The human is looking at me strangely.
I don't like the looks o...OH NO! Is it bathtime...I mean torture me in water time again?
I know that look that's the 'I'm so gonna get you look."

Oh, I broke the string again.
Oh, this is the same string the lame toy came on before I shredded the lame toy.
This thing is getting awfully short now.

Hey is it my fault the string is faulty? Or that the toy needed shredding?
Just keep retying it human until I can chase the stick.
Sticks are fun too you know.

Case Unsolved

2009-10-08T23:24:00.000-07:00

I totally called it! I said Bambi was the bandit to Smokey's...er...movie name.
It seems Bambi has been taking hunting lessons from Smokey. Very suspicious indeed!

Granted no one is confessing and some seem to think I had something to do with it (bite your kibble!) I prefer a lightly smoked salmon with a side of kibble tartar not a furry pest with fur and bones to eat through (ew!).

I am a totally domesticated cat.
It's a pity some of the crew can't say the same.

Either way the case has been closed unsolved and the heat is off...the guilty party...whoever that may be...seriously stop looking at me like that.

Oooooohhh back massaging brush! Love it! More, more please!
I could never survive in the wild without backrubs.

Deputy Ducky on the case!

2009-10-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

I was deputized today by one of the humans.
We're investigating grizzly murder of a brown mouse that was found in the basement today. It was a horrific scene, the poor mousy was dismembered, worse totally wasted as a meal!

The human kept trying to find the initial crime scene and decided to deputize me in the hunt for evidence in the brutal murder.

Our number one suspect is the only cat who had caught and killed many a mouse in the great big outdoors beyond our window also known as the 'OMG OMG WE'RE OUTSIDE SCARY!' place.

Her name is Smokey. Not sure who the bandit is but I'm leaning towards Bambi, he already has the mask.
Ahem as I was saying, her name is Smokey AKA Chirpy AKA Muffin head
I'd say with the amount of alias' she's already be convicted but alas Bambi has more. Even my bratty sister has a few more than 3.

This is a photo of the suspect.

She has a certain evil gleam in her eyes.

Although I must say, all this excitement over a dead mouse, this 'investigation' is going to prove fruitless in the end. Mostly because we don't have any fruit trees but also because Smokey is a member of my crew. And a cat NEVER squeals like a mouse on any member of their crew.
Besides it just may have been an inside job. No one ever suspects the deputy.
Ho hum. er Meow?

Happiness is...

2009-09-30T01:41:00.000-07:00

...a warm lap on a cold day.
...a friend to snuggle with when a warm lap is unavailable.
...a can of tuna when you're feeling hungry.
...kibble to fill any bowl.
...all the nip a cat can gobble down while still believing gravity.
...a wicker bed to call your own.
...a crinkle ball that's never far away.

...a crew who understands all these and more.

Happiness is being a cat.

I think I shall now take a nap.

Whee!

2009-09-25T00:50:00.003-07:00

I'm up high!
Look at me I'm up high!
Hey now, ho now I'm up high.
The water heater is my domain, I claim this land in the name of Duckia, all hail me as I am up higher than you!

Hey humans! look at me I'm up high, you totally can't reach...Zoinks!
*run run run skid*

Phew! They almost got me!
Displaced from my lands, I shall reclaim what is mine, as soon as you aren't looking.
Mark my words, Duckia shall be mine again!

Oohh feeding time already? I think I could survive displaced from my lands with this.

Wow I slept a whole week!

2009-09-22T00:09:00.000-07:00

At least in terms of this blog thing.
It's been a hectic time around the house. The humans are acting weird about this mousey with wings that was found in the backyard. We could see it from our favorite window but we couldn't get at it because of the stupid screen blocking the window.

Some of the humans have even cried and it bothers us all when that happens because we don't know what to do anymore than they do. A bit of extra affectionate allorubbing only seems to make it worse. Even Patches is worried.

I've heard them say words like RAYBEE's and QUAR-AN-TEEEN but I'm not sure what it means.
You don't think it has anything to do with those dogs coming back do you?
Maybe that's why the humans are crying? They don't want their curtains shredded?

I hope things get better soon but I think for the next while, until the humans stop acting weird I'm gonna be less frequent on posting to the blog.
It'll only be for a little while, try not to kill the internets without me ok?

yawn

2009-09-12T02:10:00.000-07:00

Hmm what?

*blinks slowly*
*yawn*

Oh, I thought you said something.

Never mind.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Cat free internet day?

2009-09-10T08:16:00.000-07:00

For your information I was not on yesterday because I setting a new record for chain sleeping, not because some silly human proclaimed yesterday cat free internet day.

I have not actually heard of this cat free internet day before today.
It kinda stinks.
I shall bury this nonsense in the litter box like the rest of the poop.

*scratch scratch scratch*

*litter flies out of the box*

There. All nice and tidy again. Now if only we could get rid of the dogs!

Seriously? You think some cat hating human could keep me away from the internet? I have these things on my paws called claws you know, and yes I understand how to use them and where to strike to cause the maximum level of swearing.

News article on the silly day

Hmm cheeseburger huh? I gotta check that out!

New trick

2009-09-08T22:03:00.000-07:00

You'd be amazed at what being late for supper can do.

Yeah maybe I was sound asleep and didn't hear the food call, so of course the humans go running through the apartment searching for me, I hear them calling and slowly stretch as I normally do before getting up and they find me like that, stretched out in my wickerbed. They speak differently, softer than normal and can't seem to keep their hands off me. Ok the pinch test was a bit much but I got out my best arsenal and slowly looked up at them softly blinking and that was all it took.

My dish full of food was brought to me, all the petting and grooming I can get.
Seriously ok that might be getting annoying having them check on me every 30 minutes but totally worth it in the end.

I wonder what'd they do if I ever so carefully coughed?
I must be careful with this opportunity though or they be shipping me off to the VET.
Humans can be such suckers. hehehe

A shoutout exchange

2009-09-07T03:25:00.000-07:00

In exchange for Toby (one of my crew) giving this blog a shoutout on his fanclub at sheezyart, I've agreed to give a shoutout to his new facebook fan page.

Toby's Fan Page on Facebook!

Purrsonaly at the moment I think I'm getting the better side of this deal seeing as I have zero followers and he has several established fans and once he starts getting more famous over at facebook maybe I'll actually pick up a few followers too!

I gotta say, if I ever get any followers, it's be nice to have one of those.
Anyone can say they're a fan just by clicking a button and can then get updates right along with everything else.

I was going to give a shout out to Toby's various online endeavors at some point, I mean if he ever does manage to take over the world I'll be right there on the inside having him as part of my crew. He's the only cat in the crew who ventured onto the internet before me. Ok so his human does all his typing for him because he says has a hard time typing, but I think maybe he can type and just wants to get away with not having to type anything.

Check out Toby's other internet endeavors when you're done becoming a fan on facebook won't ya?

His second website(the first was killed by aol): LINK

His fanclub on sheezyart: LINK

His catster page (you can find me under family): LINK

Whoa there's a button for him on my blog, I had no idea that was gonna happen. Well until I get one of my own I suppose that particular space isn't all that needed for anything.

Humans I want my own fan page now!

munch munch

2009-09-05T23:01:00.000-07:00

You know, I love summer. Lots of fresh air, warm sun shining down on my fur, corn on the cob.

Oh yeah.

I don't know why the humans throw these cob things out. They're positively soaked in butter!
Who cares about the stupid corn? Ew veggies! But the cobs are like butter sponges you can just keep sucking on and they always taste grea...oh snap busted!
*run run run skid*
It's not my fault they put them in the plastic bin thing! How else am I supposed to get to em without knocking over the rest of the 'garbage'?

These humans seriously need to make this easier on me.

Sooooo relaaaaaaaaaxed!

2009-09-02T22:24:00.000-07:00

Someone decided to give me a back massage today. Ok so the rest of the crew got em too along with a brushing and combing. Pampered felines we are. Even the sun came out!

Now if only they would of fed us early it would of been even cooler.

Patches even curled up and just slept in a warm lap for a while. The rest of us stretched out tail to nose on every available bed. Even crinkleball got in on the action and got a few good squishes from me before joining us all in bed.

I need more days like this.

Oh human! I need my pedicure now, and a platter of those lovely treats if you please.

What does it have to do with celery?

2009-09-02T00:18:00.001-07:00

Explain something to me.
Today I stalked a leaf that the humans accidentally let in, purrfecting my paw steps to make little sound. As I wound up my tail end ready to pounce, one of the humans loudly proclaimed
"Oh look Ducky is doing the celery thing again!"
Of course this totally ruined any element of surprise I might of had with the leaf so I promptly turned and gave the human the ole stink eye and retreated to my wickerbed before the leaf could get any ideas.

What does celery have to do with stalking?
Humans make no sense!

Predictable

2009-08-31T21:05:00.000-07:00

Clearly humans are missing something in their genetic make up. Maybe it's the distinct lack of whiskers and a tail. Perhaps they just aren't as smart as we felines. I can't say for certain.

Once again I struggle with wet feet because the human here forgot to close the windows. Almost as though she was oblivious to it's approach despite the tang on the air, the wind gradually building, even the slight spark of electricity in the air.

And as the rain came down there was a sudden realization then a frantic dash to the open windows, to prevent yet another sill flooding which was far, far too late.

So as I sit here trying to lick the remnants of the puddle in my favorite window off my toes, Teddy is typing this post for me. He says hi by the way.

Hi!

You're not supposed to type that Teddy. Hey, stop typing everything I'm saying. NOT FUNNY!

usbdrg suobn eorihasneoh nsweiphsnninpaenr gisne
sdfjnifg hindfg
dr ftnhipsdlfnhpsfjm isdfnthnmdpfn orfmthomdfpohgm dfomth!!!

Ugh. I always have to do everything myself!
If I get electrocuted I'm blaming you Teddy.

As I was saying. Humans aren't the brightest creatures out there. Surely with those supposedly superior thumbs they are perfectly good at opening bags of kibble or cans of tuna but not for wiping up the watery puddle in the windows.

I'm gonna go play with crinkleball, maybe we'll gang up and tease Teddy about his long locks.
*Teddy tackles Ducky to the floor*
OOF!

Ow maybe not.

Ooooohhhhhh

2009-08-29T21:42:00.000-07:00

I think I ate too much!
I'm looking very much like the blog banner image above this post.

Wait, where's my ear in that pic?
Oh my kibble! Why didn't anyone tell me I forgot to wear my other ear for that photoshoot?!

Horrible horrible horrible!
What is my crew for if not informing me of such critical matters?

*feels so embarrassed*

Feet! Wet!

2009-08-29T01:04:00.001-07:00

My feet are wet!
*shakes back foot rapidly*
Help!
*shakes foot*
My feet got wet ACK!
*stops and licks*

Stupid rain flooded my favorite window sill again.
I vote for moar sun!
*shakes other back foot rapidly*
Ugh I'm not called Ducky because of a love of water alright?
*shakes foot again for good measure*
Oh no! It's all over my belly too! Now I need a full out bath!
I gotta go groom before I short out the computer.

HAI-ku

2009-08-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

I'm a poet and you didn't even know it!
A haiku is un-rhymed, three-line poem of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables.
Even a dog could do it! Well maybe not a dog...

Just try taking the computer from me while blogging!

Fingers are tasty
How I adore to nibble
No claws to fight back

Hmmm warm sun!

Wonderful sunshine
Warming my soft tabby fur
Dreaming happy dreams

PATCHES!!!

2009-08-27T00:36:00.000-07:00

*hiss*
For your information I wasn't sucking up. It's called 'milking it for all it's worth' something I was sure you are familiar with.

*shakes head*

Some cats are only in the crew because I'm related to them. Well one cat is anyway.
AND SHE IS A GIANT BRAT!

Ahem, hairball.

*cough*

The dog smell has finally faded to tolerable levels, I totally caught that fly on my own, the kibble is tasty and free of contamination, the water is fresh and slobber free and crinkleball is fine having had to fend for himself against two giant dogs. He's braver than I for sure, but then again he doesn't have a tail to lose.

I am stuffed with treats and kibble so I'm heading to my wickerbed POOKY! for some much deserved rest.
I hope to dream about what pirates did to crew members that mutinied.

A brat?

2009-08-25T22:17:00.001-07:00

A BRAT? He called me a brat? I'm not a brat! Ducky I'm gonna get you, just you wait and see!

Hmm maybe I should post a little more on this blog while Ducky is off sucking up for treats. Yes, sucking up. He isn't all that put off by two dogs! They weren't big dogs even they were almost as big as Ducky himself! It's not like the bunch of us couldn't get two tiny dogs working together.

But Ducky was scared anyway! At least Bambi stood up and hissed at them! Ducky couldn't run away fast enough! And that fly he caught, he totally stole it from me after it couldn't fly away.
Who's a brat now Ducky? Not me!

Excuse me, I think it's time for my massage. My human does pamper me so! And look a whole pile of treats, why suck up when humans deliver? Really, Ducky you're too much like a dog yourself!

You would think so...

2009-08-24T23:38:00.003-07:00

but no I'm am not the forgiving type.
Unless you have a whole bag of treats to appease me and then I'll only forgive you as long as they last.
Tuna flavored preferable if you want to keep those curtains in one piece.

HORRIBLE DAY

2009-08-23T23:05:00.000-07:00

Smokey and I sitting around as usual with old crinkle ball nearby.

It started off as a nice day really.
Plenty of birds outside to watch.
Smokey and I were sitting around meowing and batting around the crinkleball when all of a sudden we hear the drama queen (Bambi) give a frightful hiss.

That looks like it hurts Bambi!

DOG! DOG! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DOGS!
*run run run*
*skid*
*run run*
*jump*
*run*
*hide*

TWO DOGS CAME HERE!

I and the rest of the crew are hiding.

Background left to right: Spooky, Mimi, Missy, Rocky

Foreground: Me
All of us up high where the mutts can't reach!

Have no fear, Bambi Smokey and the rest of the crew made it away from the dogs safely and are currently in their own hiding places, some just off camera. Poor crinkleball was left to fend for himself.

I am so very not happy with this. Not only did the humans trick us into thinking the dog wasn't coming after all but they brought TWO!

AND THEY'RE EATING MY FOOD!
If they use the litter box too I just won't stand it.
I might not survive tail intact but I'll put some scratches in their noses they'll never forg...

Oh they're gone. PHEW! Like I was seriously gonna go out there!
Hello humans can you please throw out all that mutt contaminated food and give me fresh kibbles?
Hello?

FEED ME! I'VE BEEN TRAUMATIZED!

heh works everytime!

Sniff sniff

2009-08-22T23:03:00.001-07:00

I don't smell any dog out there. Haven't even heard one all day.
I'mma gonna go check and see.
*takes cautious step into doorway*
No dog.
*takes cautious steps past doorway*
No dog.
*takes cautious steps into living room*
No dog.
*looks around*
No dog!
OMYGEE I'M FAMISHED!
*sits down in front of kibble bowl*
Nom nom nom
Why in the world did the humans say there was gonna be a dog here today?

Hmm?

2009-08-22T00:08:00.000-07:00

Hmmm what? *yawn*
You were expecting a blog tonight?
I have not heard any of this non-sense. Especially as I was sleeping just now.

Do you want me to pee all over this blog thing you speak of?
Lemme sleep.

*grumbles*

Psssst! Ducky is a little grumpy tonight. He heard someone was bringing a dog over tomorrow for a visit and has since taken to pouting in his storage basket...umm wicker bed.
But I'm here to post this blog thing. Hi I'm Spooky. But everyone just calls me Pooky or Pook. I'm sure he'll get around to introducing me at some point. So...how does this work anyway?
You type something in the box and then hit the publish thing and th.....

Cheezewiz is tasty

2009-08-21T00:18:00.000-07:00

And has nothing to do with this post.
Nope it has nothing at all to do with the licked jar of cheezewiz. If anyone asks you'll tell them your pal Ducky was no where near the cheeze.

The squirrel didn't come back, the fleas that used to live here no longer live and the fly I caught two days ago wasn't as tasty as he looked. HE WAS BETTER!

I got in a good hour of play in one of the freshly cleaned litterboxes before someone had to use it. And then well you don't actually expect me to play in it after that do you?

The crew and I saw another cat outside today. Or should I say heard a cat outside today. Lokki was first to arrive on scene and quickly sniffed out the window area for any invading scents. I'm happy to report our territory wasn't challenged. The intruder took one look at the bunch of us trying to squeeze into that one window and took off faster than his fleas could find something to hold on to.

Hmm I wonder if that would actually work?
*tries outrunning dead fleas*
Oh wait...hmm next time then.

Oh no he didn't!

2009-08-20T00:42:00.001-07:00

Cheese!

What just happened?

Where the kibble did THAT come from?
And how did he escape so fast?

Must be a ninja squirrel.

He comes back here and I'll have myself a ninja sandwich.

Photo of myself Copyright Me! and uh the human who held the camera Nutamu
Crasher Squirrel Copyright Melissa Brandts

Ew!

2009-08-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

I am currently quite disgruntled.
I lost all track of time, not that someone such as my self keeps track of time aside from feeding time and non feeding time, but that is beside the point.

Today was advantage day.
Bleh that stuff stinks and the humans put it on the back of the necks of every cat here, worse, they put it on me!

The humans tried telling me it would keep away those nasty fleas. Why don't they put it on the fleas then?
*hiss* I don't believe them, it's a conspiracy I tell you!

Although...I do seem far less itchy. Must be a coincidence.

Ugh I need a bath but I don't want to accidentally taste that yucky stuff.
Maybe just a paw swipe or two across my ears and a paw swipe or two at any feet that come near me for the next week.

Except at feeding time of course.

Crinkle ball

2009-08-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

Crinkle ball, oh crinkle ball!
How you capture my attention.
Dream about you in my sleep
To the point of ball fixation

Now my Nannybug can't seem to go long without giving my old crinkle ball a bat.

Sooooo close, can't resist!

We have so much in common really...
FLY!
FLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLY
FLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLY
FLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLY
FLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLY
FLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLYFLY!
There's a fly in the apartment!
Must...catch!

My best bud

2009-08-15T22:49:00.000-07:00

Me and my nannybug snuggling

Lokki is my best bud. When I was first brought in from outside I was alone. My brothers and sisters were still outside and I found myself among a bunch of hissing, yowling cats who wanted nothing to do with me. But Lokki, he took to me like a Duck to water hehehe. He became my tour guide, my teacher, almost a parent to me. He taught me how to brawl, helped clean my fur and cuddled next to me in sleep.

Whether it was snoozing or eating Lokki was there with me.

When my brothers and sisters were found we called him Nannybug. His nickname was Bug because he 'bugged' the humans all the time (he is quite good at it). He acted like he didn't like the name but I think he did anyway. He never once asked us not to call him it.

Lokki was the only cat that actually came from the Cowansville area. The story he told us is that he was outside wandering alone and saw some other cats come up to a window. Sometimes the humans would put food out, sometimes they'd invite the cats in for a meal. So when no one was around Lokki went up to the same window. Someone inside opened it for him and he walked right in like he always belonged there. He was still small back then and hadn't had a decent meal in quite sometime. He ate and slept and when he woke up he discovered that he was still there. He'd found a new home!
I wish more cats could find windows like that!
As time went by he found himself growing more and more lonely. The cats he stayed with were all much older and didn't want to play. When turned one year old he got the best birthay present ever, a kitten of his very own to play with, me!

Every story should end with cat hugs!

I'm doooing the Full Monty!

2009-08-15T03:36:00.000-07:00

Look at me go!

Wicker

2009-08-15T00:43:00.000-07:00

Nothing is as cool as a wicker bed.

Even if that wicker bed is actually what the human's call a "Storage Basket".

Time for a nap.

My family

2009-08-13T21:47:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd take a 'paws' from chasing crinkle ball and hanging with my crew to post a bit about the actual crew so you all know who I'm meowing about.

Tonight: The family.

I'm the oldest (or so I'd like to think) of 5 kittens. We were found one by one (except my sisters who stuck together) out in the real world, in a field all alone. I was found first followed by Bambi then Patches and Foxy then Teddy Bear.
My brothers Bambi and Teddy Bear are both long furred, my bratty sister Patches and I are not. Our sister Foxy was also long furred but she went to the rainbow bridge when she was a kitten. We miss her still.

Left to right: Patches, Bambi, Teddy and Me!

Patches is who I call my bratty sister. She was very sick as a kitten and almost followed Foxy to the rainbow bridge. Everyone was very worried (even me) but then she got better. She learned fast how to manipulate her human who helped her get better and became the center of attention for a long time. She likes picking fights with me, Bambi and Teddy then running off squealing to her human when we fight back. Then we get yelled at. So unfair! Despite being the brattiest sister, she's also quite tough when she wants to be and I'm glad (mostly) to call her part of my crew.

Bambi is my very confused brother. I say confused because for the first few months living indoors everyone but us cats thought he was a girl. He flirts with everyone he meets and acts sweet enough to give the humans cavities so I suppose it's little wonder. Bambi is a big fan of the arts having been called 'show cat' on more than one occasion. He has a very poofy tail he likes folding backwards onto his back. He says it's more 'dramatic'. Despite his softer side I've taught him a few moves and now he can brawl with the best of them. He probably sees it as researching a character though. *sigh*

Teddy Bear was the late arrival having been found much later than the rest of us. He is wise for his years knowing the perfect balance of attention seeking and solitude. He'll hide away for hours in a place no one knows of, contemplating the universe or just snoozing. He is best buds with Bambi and when he's not hiding away somewhere can often be found snuggling with him. The humans call them the twins because they say they look so much alike. I don't really see the resemblance. For one thing Teddy has freakishly long fur. I'd doubt he was fully cat if he wasn't my brother.

Then there's me.
I'm big, I'm orange, I'm a tabby with 'tude. I shy away from the affections of the humans until they're otherwise occupied. I especially love getting nice and affectionate right when everyone is asleep and rubbing them awake only to dart away the minute they give in. My bestest bud in the whole world is Lokki who I'll be talking about next time.

Right now I'm off to catch up on the sleep I missed while typing this. Maybe even bat old crinkleball around so he knows I haven't forgotten him.
Life is good.

Night at the Theater

2009-08-12T22:08:00.000-07:00

You know I'm all for high culture, it's great to snooze through. So the crew arranged to have their very own production of Romeo and Juliet a little while back.
Now I'm not one to criticize, if I don't like something I just annoy the kibble out of people by not participating in any possible way. But I think my brother Bambi has gone too far.

The infamous final scene

Yes I know that in the original time of Shakespeare all the actors were guys but we're cats!
And we happen to have a few girls in the crew, one of them being my bratty sister. So Teddy and Bambi played Romeo and Juliet and yes they're both boys (though some people still won't believe me about Bambi).
It was a very moving play...tail moving anyway. Mine was lashing all over the place!

Disclaimer: No cats were harmed for the photo, Bambi really is that good of an actor...er well that and he kinda fell asleep. Yes he sleeps with his mouth open, eyes open. Our human told us sleeping like that will catch flies but I haven't seen a single one fall for it yet!

Hello cats and kittens!

2009-08-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

Wow my first entry. I'm so excited I want my crinkle ball here to witness my inaugural entry.

*jumps off chair*
*runs off*
*distant piff paff*
*runs back in*
*ping*

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Phew! That was fun! This keyboard thing isn't quite as happy about chasing the crinkle ball all over it but it'll learn to get out of the way of an impending chase or be smooshed over just like everything else around here.

So what do you all think of my first entry evaar?