robin_hill_prep_school crOwl we have our first student. his orphan name is austin and he is a fixed, 6 month-old, tiger-striped kitten. although i want to call him monkey boy or napkin. our staff of siamese uncles and grandmother will train him right for his christmas day departure to jz's home. my mom's 14 year-old orange and white cat died this fall. today's lesson: the litter box is not for playing in. 071219 ... crOwl the new prince is presently enroute to franklin farms for alex and marina to see, tucked extravagantly away in a louis vuitton-like bag. 071219 ... crOwl over the river and through the woods you go in the subaru forester that needs vacuumed out. tonight my brother arrives from california and greta from brooklyn. it's comin' on christmas and they're cuttin' down trees... 071219 ... could you be my neighbour? oh, and by the way...there are several other courses we offer...please inquire here... 071219 ... margaux if only i could get a scholarship 071219 ... The Name Snob Branch of ever dumbening dot com a cat named austin? oh puke. napkin is about 6.02E23 (that's a mole, if you know scientific notation and what a mole is) times cooler of a name. napkin it is then. 071219 ... unhinged i used to know what a mole was the present i promised must be delayed til after the holidays, god knows when. let's say it's a winter sucks present. my brother comes on monday. eeeeeeeeeeek 071219 ... crOwl thanks james for your blessings...what about this mural that you and jane are making? how are the waves? did you see the storm at mavericks? and nicole...take your time...hugs for you and your brother. napkin is doing great...grandma luca is severe in her hissing remarks to keep him in line. he is the new prince of kemulya, but come on, he needs to show some respect for hisprofessors. he's sleeping on my trapper hat right now, curled up like the perfect photo-op. 071220 ... crOwl grandma luca continues to lecture prince napkin on social graces, hissing her fish-soup breath-tinged diatribes every time she sees him. as long as he can avoid her, he is basically happy, growing up to be a prince to the queen of cirkelia. presently he is licking my ear as i write and hanging out on my left shoulder, now rubbing my head and purring incessantly. 071221 ... crOwl training and schooling continues to go smoothly for prince napkin, who is turning out to be quite the feline companion, even if he tries to reach high places and pulls down papers and magazines with himself. the corps of siamese instructors bathe him and cuff him with equal ardor. 071222 ... crOwl prince napkin was in top form for the heralded appearance of beth, who grew up @ robin_hill. she was also the deciding factor for his selection from the cat orphanage. hilary and greta arrived later and he received high praise for his cuteness and affability. we can hardly wait to give him to my mother, for he will become the swish come true when one blows out the candles. 071223 ... crOwl i must admit that he failing miserably in one subject and that it is: being held anytime you pick him up he throws a fit, mewing all frustrated ...i'm sorry i care about you. little lord... 071223 ... bsc? he's, not he... 071223 ... birdmad corollary to the rule about the litterbox's lack of utility as a play facility: no matter how persistently one digs, the litterbox is also not a portal through which one can dig to China. At the age of approximately 6 (or more) years old, Shadow has yet to learn the truth of this and will spend lengthy periods of time attempting this feat (it's eather that or she's trying to realign the Feng Shui of the box's contents, futile either way, but she tries all the same 071224 ... crOwl litterbox etiquette, fortunately, is a subject prince napkin has passed, however, i have seen him trying to dig to china on occasion... 071224 ... crOwl the big day has arrived and the prince's coronation begins. robni_hill is in full-on celibration mode... 071225 ... pour me another mimosa. 071225 ... whoops that should read robin_hill celebration. 071225 ... crOwl long live prince napkin in his new kittydom. actually, the whole presentation, a well-kept secret from beginning to end was cinematic and pure christmas story material...my mom is a little girl again and has a new companion... 071226 ... crOwl napper prince_napkin 071227 what's it to you? who go blather from