kitty_freak_out_hour birdmad i_got_a_cat_named_tonya and at 4am my sleeping self is nothing but a speed bump / landing pad to a small cat running in a race against no-one in particular on the speedway known as the interior of my house i'd be mad if it wasn't such a hilariously absurd sight 030814 ... misstree i used to have two cats that would drag race through the apartment late at night... the final bend was over my bed, under my bed, and back out my door... got sick of being a springboard, so i got up and closed the door. a moment later i heard their back claws digging into the carpet for traction on the final turn, then *WHAP!* and "mrreow?" opened the door and pogo, the dumber of the two (though a sweetie) was sitting there looking very confused. i'm glad that cat had no kitty pride to be shattered--i woke my dad up 'cause i was laughing so hard. 030814 ... white_wave she runs like a wild rhino up and down the stairs. it's so freakin' cute. 040224 ... jimmy my cat never goes for the string, he/she goes for my hand. 040224 ... birdmad that full-on run with the back feet splayed outwards for maximum upward momentum... she always does that when she doesn't want anyone looking at her while in freak-out mode. 051209 ... kitty_zoom_zoom I often hear the two cats upstairs tearing round at 3am but it doesn't annoy me I think it's kind of funny and it's reassuring to know they're there what's especially funny is when you hear nothing, followed by a WHUMP and then lots of running. you know someone just got jumped on 051210 ... oren Ruby will tear into the kitchen, then slide into the backdoor rug, pushing it up against the door. Then, she'll quickly find a spot where she can burrow under the rug. Once under it, she'll pounce out at some imaginary prey. 051211 ... birdmad firecrackers snapping and bottlerockets whistling around the streets and back-alleys and Tonya circling about in my lap with a look that begs the question "I'm not gonna blow up next, am i?" silly little monkey 060706 ... RoaulDuke it was crazy a couple months ago Kittie was playing in my town, big fucking whoop,and my friend called me up to see if i wanted to go. I was bored so i decided to go. when we get to the concert he turns to me and says alright im gonna find us a way in. We ended up making fake back stage passes because they were just a pink wristband with a silver star on each side. So not only did we get into the concert but i got to meet kittie and take pictures with them. 060707 ... tonya and spooky and now... IN STEREO!!! 080714 ... grendel is very tired and weird right now Five shows nightly between 11:00PM and 7:00AM kitten_mayhem in the form of a five-way demolition-high-dive-wrestling-derby i haven't gotten a decent sleep in 3 weeks 081002 ... Doar hey bird, have you posted new pic's of the kitty_mayhem? i feel for ya in the late night thing, but i'm still envious of having the mayhem happen. i've been debating whether i should get Mozart a kitty playmate, but he's got a complex as it is. another bundle of fur might fuck him up, supplanting his household dominance. i'll have to ponder more on that. . 081002 ... bird go to Flickr and look up "satan satan satan" I don't get too many action shots of them wrecking the place, but i have snapped probably a good 130 or so pictures of the little weirdos over these last nearly 9 weeks that they've been around. 081003 ... daf Dear bird, Our 14 year old cat, Rosie has become a drill sergeant. Whenever she feels she's not being petted enough, she'll come up and start Meowing like nuts until SOMEONE pets her. No one denies her the petting, mind you...but once she orders a good petting and gets it, hell, it never ends. It's an all-night massage parlor for Rosie. What the f-ck to do? Sincerely, -- 081003 ... bird does she still play at all? My brother's cat Nancy is 12 and she still loves a couple of her toys anyway, if she does and if you get tired of petting her or if you have to go to the can, see if you can't distract her with something like that. as for me, unless Tonya or Spooky have followed me INTO the bathroom and are intent on keeping me there until THEY get tired of it, mine never demand more than ten or so minutes of me at a time. so, i have quasi useful anecdotes, but no real advice. 081003 ... daf She's mostly lethargic these days. I think she batted at a string once..a few months ago..when I say once..I mean she swatted at it once. 081003 ... birdmad Snowflake running ALONG the walls at 4am and Tonya standing on my chest looking at me with a perplexed expression just before shoving her nose up my nose 101122 ... birdmad Snowflake running ALONG the walls at 4am and Tonya standing on my chest looking at me with a perplexed expression just before shoving her nose up my nose 101122 what's it to you? who go blather from