Thursday, November 8, 2007

Gotcha Day Party Picture Contest Roundup

Thank you everyone for attending my Gotcha Day Party! Boy did I have a hang over yesterday, it was a good thing all I had to do was fly my Peace Globe.

Now I finally know what those two pictures were on Mom's camera when she got back from Hawaii. It was lots of fun reading all the great guesses! So I'd thought I'd do a a roundup for each picture.

Here is Picture #1

After a lot of niptini's at the party, here is what some kitties saw in that picture....

Queen Snickers: "Looking down on Merkitty bonfires with the smoke billowing thorough the waves"

Chairman Mao: "a satellite image"

Parker: "a wiggley rainbow that fell out of the sky and landed in some water"

Monty: "How the world looks through Tripper’s eyes"

Chey: "it's Jack Bauer after Momma pushed him in"

Creatures were very popular....
Rosie and Cheeto: "a huje fishie with arms and legs and a hard bak"

Dragonheart: "a turtle, swimming under the water!" (Kimo and Sabi agreed with this)

Maggie and Zoey: "The Loch Ness Monster... a long, long way from home!"

Beau also said it looked like the Lock Ness Monster (wasn' t it great of him to visit when he is not feeling well?)

Tamra Maew: "clearly a turtle cycplose in an oil spill. As you can see it has just one eyeball and spikes on the head!"

Samantha and Tigger: "A wrecked UFO and it's leaking the aliens green blood!!"

Casey: "A water ghost"

Marie: "a ginormous yellow catnip mouse stalking your mommy underwater"

Mr. Hendrix: "A PB&J fish swimming by"

Victor Tabbycat: "sum kinda fishy swimmin unner an oil slick"

Captain Jack and Dante: "after too many niptinis, what happens when kitties lean over the boat and yak in the water (Jack) or a school of swimming ginger catfish (Dante)!!"

Pumpkin: "creechurs in the TV show Invasion frum last yeer that gotted canceled"

Gemini: "looks like Kaze in her mermaid outfit underwater--except I doubt Kaze would be happy underwater"

Persephone: "a conversation fish"

One-Eyed Jack: "the skin from a Selkie" (check out his post on his and Persephone's answers, and the great story of the Selkie!)

Jake and Bathsheba: "A spotlight on an aardvark picture in the sand"

Zed Monster: "a pool of SeaMonkey's that escaped from Daisy Curly Cat and swam over to visit with sunken pirate ships. You know, to haul the booty back to Florida"

Abby was the first one to actually get this right, it was a picture of the oil still leaking from the USS Arizona as it lays on the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Zippy and Daisy were close in saying it was an oil slick, as was Beau Beau and Angie who said it looked like an oil slick from a sunken ship, and Pixel thought it looked like an under water plane. So close, but no catnip cigar.

After too many niptini's, it was really hard to select a winner for the most imaginative wrong guess. I'm going to give the nod to One-Eyed Jack, as the skin of a Selkie is such an interesting thought, shimmering there in the sea above the Arizona. However, honorable mentions must got to Monty and Captain Jack! The vision of the world through Tripper's eyes, and what drunken kitty yak in the water might look like both still make me giggle.

Now, for Picture #2
Zippy was the first to get this right, it is the view through what would be the dome of the Capitol building in Honolulu if the Capitol had a dome! The building itself is very interesting, and when you stand in the middle of it, you look up, and this is what you see.

But a lot of drunken kitties saw something else:

Litter boxes were a popular theme……
Rosie and Cheeto: “its a ginormous, modurn, luxurious, openned roofed litturbox!!!”

Victor TabbyCat: “lookin up frum a litter box that's got sum kinda cool fence round it fur privacy”

As were prison boxes….
Jake and Bathsheba: “A vision of freedom from inside the prison box”

Mr. Hendrix: “obviously a bamboo and metal prison built to keep my evil alter ego Bendrix in line. He does need sunbeams and fresh air tho so the ceiling is high.”

And human PTUs……..
Kimo and Sabi: “might be da view from da inside of a human PTU?”

Latte also thought it looked like a human PTU, but gave a bit more detail: “One that tortures humans for not helping you blog when you need them too. You can dangle things up there they might want (like food, electronic toys, cat purrs) and they have to sit on the bottom and worry about going to a 2 hour VET visit where they get shots and only a prescription for something they already take (not that Meowmy knows or anything....)”

And human litterboxes……
Chairman Mao: “the view frum an outhouse without a roof”

Beau Beau and Angie: “lookin up from da hole in da ship dat goes to da human baffroom”

Then there were balloon rides….
Parker: “I think your Mommy took a ride in a hot air balloon and had a few glasses of wine, then she laid down on her back and took a picture of the sky!”

Queen Snickers had a similar thought to Parker: “Sitting in a box kite, looking out at the sky, while in flight”

And views from beds….
Maggie and Zoey: “a super special hotel room, with a big kingly postered bed, and overhead a skylight to watch the sunset and stars!”

Derby: “the view your mum had when laying in her bed!!”

They got a bit wild from there….
Monty: “It's a big hole with teeth! Big pointy teeth. IT'S A VISHUS HOLE!”

Tamra Maew: “obviously a meezer chasing a mouse!”

Tybalt: “looked like you were looking up from the middle of a japanesy temple”

Casey: “Middle of a courtyard”

Donny the Astro-Kitty: “Did they trap you in a dungeon??? Do you need to be rescued??? I can rescue you from space if need be!”

Marie: “I think you must be in the middle of a launch pad for a space shuttle...do you want to be an astro-kitty too??”

Captain Jack and Dante: “The generator for the biggest sunbeam any cat ever slept in (Jack) or the launch pad for the space shuttle (Dante)”

Gemini: “what a bug sees when I stretch out my claws to attack!”

Persephone: “the view from inside a nip tin outside!”
One-Eyed Jack: “the smoke-hole of Valhalla!”


Zed Monster: “Of course, this must be the view the Bad Kittens Three will have once I catch them and trap them.….They will stay put in the black hole for annoying kittens and remain. Notice the spikes at the top? But at least it's a pretty view.”

Daisy’s was really sweet: “the tunnel that all cats must eventually travel through to get to the Rainbow Bridge”

This one was really, really hard. I'm going to give it to Monty, a vishus hole is just too great! But Gemini and Daisy also get honorable mentions. A bug looking through claws to a blue sky is a perfect huntress thought, and a concept of a path to the rainbow bridge is precious.

Abby, Zippy, One-Eyed Jack and Monty, leave me your email address so I can contact you for your snail mail. As Honorable mentions, leave me your contact as well so I can send you a token of my appreciation!

Everyone, thanks for coming to my party! I had SO MUCH FUN!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Anastasia's Dare!

Here is Anastasia’s last Dare in her own words:

“I Dare You All to Dress Up Your Staff. Dress up your humans in the most ridiculous, silly, weird, comical, insane, funny, humiliating, splendid, outrageous outfit you can imagine, post their picture on your blog and put your name and the link to the post in the Mr. Linky box below.”
And please, Dare your nomss friend and if you don’t have one, make one!

Finally you can get revenge: Let your humans experience what it feels like to be dressed up for public display!!!

I can't decide if she looks like an Irish Yoko Ono, or a mad leprechaun!

Dona Nobis Paceum

Meezer Rule Wednesday: Love your brother and your sister

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Gotcha Day Party!

Mom and Dad have had the privilege of my presence for an entire year now! They should consider themselves very fortunate to have such a royalty in their midst (and then they had to go and get Kavan....). This is what I looked like one year ago today, I was 11 weeks old.



Because Mom rightfully felt bad about missing my birthday, she is slaving hard on my gotcha day party!




The backyard is still ready from the road trippers visit. We have ham...

and niptini's......
and growing in our backyard we have a plant that looks something like this.....

although Mom is not sure it is catnip, I really like going over and smelling it.

Now for the door prizes. Here are two pictures that were on Mom's camera when she got back from Hawaii.

Picture 1. Mom says this should be pretty easy, Kavan thinks it looks like a water alien....

Picture 2. Mom says this might be a little harder.



You need to be very, very specific on your guesses.

The first kitty, woofie, or bun to figure out Picture 1 gets a great boogie mat!

But if you don't know, guess! The most imaginative wrong answer will get a calming mat, which should help settle down your nerves from trying so hard to figure it out.

For Picture 2, the first one correct gets this very cool tunnel in a handy carrying case....


And for the most imaginative, wrong answer, a cat sack!


And of course, all winners get Temptations!

One guess (per picture) per kitty, bun or woofie. And only one winner per kitty, bun or woofie (so if you get both of them right, you only get the prize for the first guess). And I can change the rules at any time, because of course it is my party. I'll announce the winners on Thursday, so get your guesses in by Wednesday (Nov 7) by 9 pm PST.

UPDATE: Okay, Mom was a dope and put captions on the pictures that you could see when you biggified them. She changed that, but the identities have been guessed. But the most imaginative guess is still up for grabs. If you don't want to know what they are, don't read the comments, but put in a good guess! Abby got #1 and Zippy got #2. I should say, Zippy got#2 without seeing the caption, and the caption on #1 was not as specific, and only Abby got it right.

Have fun everyone!

Monday, November 5, 2007

Meezer Monday

Goodness, I'm exhausted. There was so much activity this weekend, but it was so much fun. Then once all the road trippers left, Dad had to fire up a big out door sucking monster on the patio. So I split. Around the side of the house is the lawn mower which is covered. The grass bag is perfect to sit on and chill out. Mom laughed at me, she called me a woos. Kavan, on the other hand, was oblivious.

It was a great quiet spot to plan my Gotcha Day Party. Since Mom was gone on my birthday, she agreed to help me with a Gotcha Day Party, which is TOMORROW!! The backyard is already prepared, and the weather should be great. There are two photos from Mom's trip to Hawaii that I can't figure out. So I'll be giving out some great door prizes for telling me what they are, and well as for the most imaginative wrong guesses, so be sure to come by!

Sunday, November 4, 2007

The Road Trippers are Here!

The road trippers pulled up into the cul-de-sac for a quick visit. Boy, our neighbors couldn't believe their eyes!
Daisy got to stretch her legs by climbing the peach tree. She showed off her circus skills.

Dragonheart kept trying to catch the humming bird.

Everyone was hungry, and went through the Temptations in the bird bath pretty quick. Poor Millie is a bit homesick, so she curled up in the bird bath to watch Lux and Lucky run up and down the green grass.

Everyone was getting tired from being on the road, so it was a quick visit. But Kavan and I sure enjoyed meeting everyone!

Have a safe trip home!

Saturday, November 3, 2007

The Backyard is Ready!

We are so excited, the great Bus tour will be stopping by here this weekend! And we are having a party on Tuesday to celebrate my Gotcha day! The weather here has been glorious, mid-seventies under a brilliant blue sky. We have a great backyard, so we decided to hold both events out of doors!

All the kitties on the bus will be able to run and stretch their legs on the big expanse of green grass.

We checked out the bird bath and bird feeder. Mom said she will fill the bird bath with Temptations!
Don't worry, the CEC in the backyard is stone. He is fun to pretend you are beating up on a CEC!
We can watch the hummers.......

And drink niptini's while we watch poodins climb the peach tree.

Trust me, the peach tree is great for climbing. Don't worry, mom said she will put an invisible fence around and over the yard, so no one can accidently get out.

And Kavan checked out the whirly bird. The yard is a great place to play with it.

Yep, it still works.

Can't wait to see you all! The almond harvest is about done, but blue jays keep bringing almonds to bury in the back yard, they are fun to harass as well. So lets have a good romp!

Be sure to come back by on Tuesday for my Gotcha Day Party. I've got some pictures off Mom's camera from Hawaii I can't figure out, so there will be door prizes to the first poodins who can tell me what they are (Mom knows what they are, but she won't tell us).

Friday, November 2, 2007

Fashion Friday: Backyard Lu'au

Mom thought of us while she was gone. Look at these great toys!


But our favorite was the lei. Kavan had to try it on first. He looked fairly princely, and strutted his stuff pretty well.


But then I had to show him how to really do it.

I put on my favorite tie-dyed tee that had a Hawaiian look, the lei made a perfect matching accessory.

There is a certain way you must carry yourself to show true regal bearing.

Kavan tried to ask me my secret. Maybe when he is a little older I'll tell him.

We gotta run...lots to get ready for! The great road trip is coming through California and we are so hoping they will stop by here! And my gotcha day is coming up on Tuesday (Nov 6), so I'm planning a party! There were a few pictures on Mom's camera I couldn't identify, so I'm going to give out door prizes to those who can tell me what they are! So be sure to come by!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Thursday Thirteen: What Mom did in Hawaii without me

Somehow, Mom had a really great time in Hawaii without me! Can you believe that? You would not believe all the pictures I found on her camera, and none with me!! Here are 13 things she did in Hawaii without me.

1. Drank Mai Tais (this is the view out of her hotel room, rough huh?).

2. Visited the USS Arizona Memorial.

3. Visited the Battleship Missouri.

4. Climbed Diamond Head (0.7 mi trail going up 560 feet leading through a tunnel, climbing 271 steps through a narrow spiral staircase inside an unlit bunker).

5. Watched surfer dudes at Sunset Beach on the North Shore.

6. Visited Waimea Valley.

7. Visited the King Kamehameha Judiciary Center.

8. Learned about the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani.

9. Ran along the beach at Waikiki.

10. Saw the blow hole.

11. Spent quality time with her uncle, mom, and aunt (in order with Mom in between her uncle and mother in the orange tee and white shorts).

12. Went to a lu'au.

13. Drank more Mai Tais.

Fortunately for me, all such things must come to an end. But I do still have two pictures I can't figure out what they are. I may need some help.....