Also finally – FINALLY – there’s a new cat movie up. This one stars the Bean (of course!). I call it “Mother, why must you torture me so by pointing that goddamn thing at me?” You’ll want to have your volume turned up so you can hear his sweet little voice.
Mister Boogers from Robyn Anderson on Vimeo.
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We got a package in the mail from the wonderful Amy, who sent us some reminders of Tubby (warning – Tubby pictures below!):
I’m going to put this on Fred’s desk.
The spud claimed this one for herself. Damn kids!
This one’s going up on the wall by my monitor so I can see his goofy little face whenever I want!
Amy rocks, as do you all!
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I mentioned yesterday (I think I mentioned it, anyway) that Fred got a new laptop on Friday. I got a little something too, something I’ve been wanting for a while, and in fact had decided I would start saving for, when Fred decided that if he was going to get a laptop, I should get something, too.
(God I love that man!)
What did I get? A 17″ LCD monitor! This one, to be exact. And I LOVE it. Strictly speaking, it’s the same screen size as my old monitor, but there’s more viewing room yet the monitor takes up a LOT less space on my desk.
Did I mention that I love it, and it rocks?
What did you THINK I was going to do with all that space on my desk? Cat pillow, of course! Miz Poo loves to sleep there, with her head by one of my speakers, and earlier when I was making the Bean movie, she kept staring at the speaker when she heard him meowing. Cute!
If you look over in the corner by the smiley-face stuff, behind all the cameras, you’ll see the cool smiley-face cup and vanilla wafter cookie-scented candle Say sent me. I’ve sniffed the candle so often because it smells so good that I think I’ve killed off a few brain cells.
Say also rocks.
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I woke this morning at 3:45ish with a full bladder. After laying there for a few minutes hoping it would go away, I decided to get up and stumble to the bathroom. I sat on the edge of the bed, stretching my “bad” (ie, plantar fasciitis-inflicted) foot so that it wouldn’t hurt when I stepped down on it. It suddenly came to my attention that there was a shadow in the doorway that I hadn’t noticed when I sat up, and as I turned my head to the side, I heard “Hey.” Which is when I realized that it was Fred, but my brain was already on the jump-and-scream track and to try to derail it would have meant certain disaster.
So I jumped and screamed, slapping my hand to my chest and saying “Oh my GOD, you startled me!”, whereupon, of course, Fred laughed his ass off.
Bastard.
Oddly, I’ve had a couple of scary someone’s in the house dreams lately, ones that I wake from with my heart pounding and my eyes wide. I always dig an earplug from my ear and listen intently, look at the cats to make sure they’re not freaked out, and eventually fall back into an uneasy sleep. Of course, they don’t freak me out enough so that I attempt to sleep without earplugs, or even load the gun and put it under the pillow next to me, so I guess it can’t be freaking me out too much.
I’ve begun sleeping very lightly, without earplugs, and my hand on a loaded gun at all times. Also, I’m a very good shot, even in the dark without my contacts in. Stalkers, beware!
I think that Fred just likes to scare the hell out of me. I was sitting in front of my computer yesterday, under the impression that I was alone in the computer room, when his voice suddenly came from directly behind me, making me jump and scream.
“I WISH YOU WOULDN’T SNEAK UP ON ME!” I yelled at him. He claimed that he wasn’t TRYING to sneak up on me, that he’s naturally a quiet walker, or something like that. Lies, all lies.
Did I mention that he’s a bastard?
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How can this possibly be comfortable?
She is Poo, hear her roar.
Miz Poo dug herself a nest in the blanket Nance gave me, and spent all day Sunday curled up there.
I love this kitty.
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29 thoughts on “2004-02-03”
Nice kitty pictures — who took all those fantastic shots?
Yay! It arrived! I’m so glad it all got there in one piece and that you were able to cut through the 80 billion yards of tape I used to make sure it arrived in one piece. Yay!
By the way, great pictures Fred! The one of The Bean is priceless. How on earth do cats sleep in such funky positions and yet make them look so completely comfortable?
Also, in that last photo of Miz Poo, it looks like she is giving a thumbs up. Hee.
Love the pictures!! I especially love that you have that pillow there for kitty pleasure. Fabulous.
Hey, who took all of those nice shots of Poo…? (ha)
Great pics as usual :o) I like your monitor a lot But I have a question, what kind of laptop did Fred buy? I’m in the market for one and I don’t know a lot about computers. I just want one with good insides LOL. I just want it for surfing and online banking. No downloading songs or games or any of that. That’s what this big ol’ tank on my desk is for. I just want it to be very fast.
Have a great day !
~Denise~ in Georgia
MizPoo looks absolutely tiny in her nest.
Okay, so if Fred ends up mysteriously shot down one day, we will immediately link the police to THIS entry and all will be ok.
The bean is sooo cute! I loved his movie…and our little Yap Yap dog (Tinkerbell the Chihuahua) was looking all over the room wondering which one of her two kitties was calling out! LOL
Thanks for sharing!!
Played the Bean video…now the new kitty is madly searching the house for the suspect! hehee
Love me some kitty photos.
Lots of love and warm wishes to you and all the kitties. We lost our 13 year old cat last August to a tumour on her pancreas. I still find myself crying missing her. I am positive her spirit led our new kitty to us about two weeks after her passing though. Loki (new kitty) was found bellowing on the chair on the deck covered in ear mites, poop and really hungry. Needless to say, she stayed. She obviously needed a new home and Lou (the other 13 year old kitty) needed a distraction.
Can’t say it enough – love your site!
Miche
Well, dear Tubby is gone, but will never be forgotten by you and your readers. I love to hear about all your kitties and I have made one of Tubby’s portraits as wallpaper on my computer. Don’t you need another kittie to take his place–just to even out the number???
Dell Rose is absolutely adorable. I LOVE her coloring. Tell me, Robyn, has anyone who has adopted kitties from that shelter ever reference your website? In other words, do people in the area look at your “Pet Store Kitties” page and get a hankering to adopt one of those cutie pies, do you know?
You have awesome readers, Robyn! What a thoughtful gift Amy sent your way! I especially like the “meh’s” on one of the frames. Very cool
I think it looks like Miz Poo is trying to give you the finger.
I think you need a mirror on the wall/desk to warn of a Fred attack.
Thumbs up from Mizz Poo, yay! Best photo ever!
I’m also very touched by Amy’s sweet gesture. I’m a regular reader and I’ve always looked forward to the kitty photos, especially the ones featuring Tubby.
LOL
when i played the movie, one of my cats was on piano looking out the window. As soon as he heard Bean meow, he came running over to my chair. I said well get that cat. Hewas up on my desk looking all over for the Bean
I love love love little Dell Rose’s crossed eyes. What a cutie pie.
Denise – he bought a Toshiba Satellite Notebook. But if you’re just looking for a very basic model, that’s not the one you want – it’s got every bell and whistle you could want! I’ve heard some good things about the laptops at Dell, though.
Faye – no, another cat would “odd”en out the number, we’re at an even number now! 😉
Martha – good question! If anyone’s seen a kitty picture on the pet store kitties page and then gone out to adopt it, they didn’t tell me about it. That would be neat, though.
And I thought I was the only one who looked to my kitty for confirmation of an intruder in the house…:) Please every once in awhile bring back some lovely photos of Tubby for us all to see. My favorite is the extreme closeup. I miss him already!
OHHH! I hate when my husband sneaks up on me like that!! He thinks it’s funny as hell but i’m sure it’s doing irrepairable damage to my heart!
Started reading your site, courtesy of Bontasia’s link, around the time Tubby died (which made me bawl like a baby BTW) and just have to say I love your site!!! Today I managed to get to the Pet Store Pics today and looked through them all…..that is so great, I wonder how many people in your area look on your site and see the pics and decide to go down and adopt??? You and Fred and Spud are just geniunely great people, I enjoy reading about you all, thanks!!!!!!!
Oh gosh! I just love the harlequin-faced kitties. I think I want Dell Rose (and apparently, a divorce!)
Uh, Robyn — I saw a kitty on your page and adopted it — uh, remember GIZMO!!!???
My husband and I also have separate bedrooms. He snores like a plane taking off — unbelievable! I tried sleeping with him, but I could not get any rest! We are both happy with the arrangement. Gald to hear we’re not the only one! Thanks for sharing.
Kate – Duh. Oh yeah! Heh. Although, I was thinking locally, not a crazy woman who’d drive a zillion miles out of her way and then drive home for a hundred hours with a kitten howling the whole way. 🙂
Your “movie of the week” always puts a smile on my face. Bean’s meow is just precious, and when I see my cats reaction to it, it just cracks me up…ahh, good times.
Ugh, I hate those kinds of dreams. I had one last week where some lady was trying to stick a needle in me (to kill me). I woke up screaming and nearly caused my husband to piss himself. I ended up being the one to startle my cats, lol!
OH MY GOD! That is hysterical that Fred startles you like that! Not 10 minutes ago I arrived home from a rehearsal and I called my husband to let him know I was on the way. “10 minutes” I tell him. Then I pull into the driveway and BEEP to alert him I’m home. This is where he would usually greet me in the foyer and unlock the storm door. He hadn’t gotten there yet so I opened the storm door and entered the foyer. Now, there’s one more door (our main door) to open. It’s one of those top part is windows and rest is wood kind of doors. Anyway, I peep in to see if the alarm is on and he comes rushing to the door and sees what he calls my “decapitated” head from the top part of the door and he become ULTRA startled. Ok, let’s not be gentle here. This man was SCARED OUT OF HIS MIND! So much so that he raised his hands up flailing and screamed. Oh my god, I swear I am cracking up as I write this!!!!! I don’t know if it sounds funny as you read this but we cackled over it…..He calls me the ninja! Man, that was funny. I swear I wasn’t trying to startle him. Funny as all hell! Sorry Robyn….LOL
Ms. Robyn I may have a cure for your plantars wart. My son had one, and I got SICK of him not being able to walk, so I took matters into my own hands. I went to the drug store and got the wart removing liquid, AND the wart removing pads – I would coat the wart in the liquid (it turns white and freaky) and then put on the pads (however many it took to cover the damned thing) and cover THAT with bandaids and send him to bed. Every. damn. night. until the thing fell off. Best after a shower. You have to shave at it and pick at it, and be all TOUGH with it, but in about a week, your foot should be all pretty again.
I’m going to put this on Fred’s desk.
The spud claimed this one for herself. Damn kids!
This one’s going up on the wall by my monitor so I can see his goofy little face whenever I want!
How can this possibly be comfortable?
She is Poo, hear her roar.
Miz Poo dug herself a nest in the blanket Nance gave me, and spent all day Sunday curled up there.
I love this kitty.
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Nice kitty pictures — who took all those fantastic shots?
Yay! It arrived! I’m so glad it all got there in one piece and that you were able to cut through the 80 billion yards of tape I used to make sure it arrived in one piece. Yay!
By the way, great pictures Fred! The one of The Bean is priceless. How on earth do cats sleep in such funky positions and yet make them look so completely comfortable?
Also, in that last photo of Miz Poo, it looks like she is giving a thumbs up. Hee.
Love the pictures!! I especially love that you have that pillow there for kitty pleasure. Fabulous.
Hey, who took all of those nice shots of Poo…? (ha)
Great pics as usual :o) I like your monitor a lot But I have a question, what kind of laptop did Fred buy? I’m in the market for one and I don’t know a lot about computers. I just want one with good insides LOL. I just want it for surfing and online banking. No downloading songs or games or any of that. That’s what this big ol’ tank on my desk is for. I just want it to be very fast.
Have a great day !
~Denise~ in Georgia
MizPoo looks absolutely tiny in her nest.
Okay, so if Fred ends up mysteriously shot down one day, we will immediately link the police to THIS entry and all will be ok.
The bean is sooo cute! I loved his movie…and our little Yap Yap dog (Tinkerbell the Chihuahua) was looking all over the room wondering which one of her two kitties was calling out! LOL
Thanks for sharing!!
Played the Bean video…now the new kitty is madly searching the house for the suspect! hehee
Love me some kitty photos.
Lots of love and warm wishes to you and all the kitties. We lost our 13 year old cat last August to a tumour on her pancreas. I still find myself crying missing her. I am positive her spirit led our new kitty to us about two weeks after her passing though. Loki (new kitty) was found bellowing on the chair on the deck covered in ear mites, poop and really hungry. Needless to say, she stayed. She obviously needed a new home and Lou (the other 13 year old kitty) needed a distraction.
Can’t say it enough – love your site!
Miche
Well, dear Tubby is gone, but will never be forgotten by you and your readers. I love to hear about all your kitties and I have made one of Tubby’s portraits as wallpaper on my computer. Don’t you need another kittie to take his place–just to even out the number???
Dell Rose is absolutely adorable. I LOVE her coloring. Tell me, Robyn, has anyone who has adopted kitties from that shelter ever reference your website? In other words, do people in the area look at your “Pet Store Kitties” page and get a hankering to adopt one of those cutie pies, do you know?
You have awesome readers, Robyn! What a thoughtful gift Amy sent your way! I especially like the “meh’s” on one of the frames. Very cool
I think it looks like Miz Poo is trying to give you the finger.
I think you need a mirror on the wall/desk to warn of a Fred attack.
Thumbs up from Mizz Poo, yay! Best photo ever!
I’m also very touched by Amy’s sweet gesture. I’m a regular reader and I’ve always looked forward to the kitty photos, especially the ones featuring Tubby.
LOL
when i played the movie, one of my cats was on piano looking out the window. As soon as he heard Bean meow, he came running over to my chair. I said well get that cat. Hewas up on my desk looking all over for the Bean
I love love love little Dell Rose’s crossed eyes. What a cutie pie.
Denise – he bought a Toshiba Satellite Notebook. But if you’re just looking for a very basic model, that’s not the one you want – it’s got every bell and whistle you could want! I’ve heard some good things about the laptops at Dell, though.
Faye – no, another cat would “odd”en out the number, we’re at an even number now! 😉
Martha – good question! If anyone’s seen a kitty picture on the pet store kitties page and then gone out to adopt it, they didn’t tell me about it. That would be neat, though.
And I thought I was the only one who looked to my kitty for confirmation of an intruder in the house…:) Please every once in awhile bring back some lovely photos of Tubby for us all to see. My favorite is the extreme closeup. I miss him already!
OHHH! I hate when my husband sneaks up on me like that!! He thinks it’s funny as hell but i’m sure it’s doing irrepairable damage to my heart!
Started reading your site, courtesy of Bontasia’s link, around the time Tubby died (which made me bawl like a baby BTW) and just have to say I love your site!!! Today I managed to get to the Pet Store Pics today and looked through them all…..that is so great, I wonder how many people in your area look on your site and see the pics and decide to go down and adopt??? You and Fred and Spud are just geniunely great people, I enjoy reading about you all, thanks!!!!!!!
Oh gosh! I just love the harlequin-faced kitties. I think I want Dell Rose (and apparently, a divorce!)
Uh, Robyn — I saw a kitty on your page and adopted it — uh, remember GIZMO!!!???
My husband and I also have separate bedrooms. He snores like a plane taking off — unbelievable! I tried sleeping with him, but I could not get any rest! We are both happy with the arrangement. Gald to hear we’re not the only one! Thanks for sharing.
Kate – Duh. Oh yeah! Heh. Although, I was thinking locally, not a crazy woman who’d drive a zillion miles out of her way and then drive home for a hundred hours with a kitten howling the whole way. 🙂
Your “movie of the week” always puts a smile on my face. Bean’s meow is just precious, and when I see my cats reaction to it, it just cracks me up…ahh, good times.
Ugh, I hate those kinds of dreams. I had one last week where some lady was trying to stick a needle in me (to kill me). I woke up screaming and nearly caused my husband to piss himself. I ended up being the one to startle my cats, lol!
OH MY GOD! That is hysterical that Fred startles you like that! Not 10 minutes ago I arrived home from a rehearsal and I called my husband to let him know I was on the way. “10 minutes” I tell him. Then I pull into the driveway and BEEP to alert him I’m home. This is where he would usually greet me in the foyer and unlock the storm door. He hadn’t gotten there yet so I opened the storm door and entered the foyer. Now, there’s one more door (our main door) to open. It’s one of those top part is windows and rest is wood kind of doors. Anyway, I peep in to see if the alarm is on and he comes rushing to the door and sees what he calls my “decapitated” head from the top part of the door and he become ULTRA startled. Ok, let’s not be gentle here. This man was SCARED OUT OF HIS MIND! So much so that he raised his hands up flailing and screamed. Oh my god, I swear I am cracking up as I write this!!!!! I don’t know if it sounds funny as you read this but we cackled over it…..He calls me the ninja! Man, that was funny. I swear I wasn’t trying to startle him. Funny as all hell! Sorry Robyn….LOL
Ms. Robyn I may have a cure for your plantars wart. My son had one, and I got SICK of him not being able to walk, so I took matters into my own hands. I went to the drug store and got the wart removing liquid, AND the wart removing pads – I would coat the wart in the liquid (it turns white and freaky) and then put on the pads (however many it took to cover the damned thing) and cover THAT with bandaids and send him to bed. Every. damn. night. until the thing fell off. Best after a shower. You have to shave at it and pick at it, and be all TOUGH with it, but in about a week, your foot should be all pretty again.