The Dastardly Kitties: New Year's Resolutions

Monday, December 31, 2012

New Year's Resolutions

Gone with the Christmas tree and twinkle lights, in with the treadmills and diet books for New Year's resolutions. As other people begin their meticulous ritual of weight charting and calorie counting, I'm setting a few resolutions myself. The relevant ones are to learn how to snap better shots, and to keep updating on a steady schedule.

But I'm not the only one with New Year's resolutions! I think my cats have a few things to say about the matter.

I've been thinking about this past year and there's some things I'd like to accomplish in the next year.

First, I'm going to recalibrate my whiskers. I am NOT just clumsy...

Second, I'm not going to be afraid of Momma's rats anymore! H- hey, I'm bigger than they are!

Third, this catnip. You guys, this catnip!!

I am a cat.

Therefore, this question is irrelevant. Cats do not make New Year's resolutions.

Anything I want to do, I've already done. Because I am a cat, and cats do what they want.

I suppose if I were to humor this question, I would say... No. I refuse to humor this question. Now fill my food bowl!

Ooh! Resolution time?! I've got so many things I want to do!

Groom more! YOU CAN NEVER GROOM ENOUGH.
MOMMA'S RATS. I will get them. I SEE YOU MOVING, RATS!
I'm going to kick Malcolm's butt and if he thinks he's getting this spot back, he's got another thing coming!
The outside. I am GOING to get outside. Momma can't say no. I'll just have to be sneaky...
I STILL SEE YOU, RATS.

That's all for today! Have a happy and safe New Year's, y'all!

(Including my rats: Natalie, you can NOT have my rats!)

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Meet the Kitties

Welcome to the adventures of three kitties and their two-legged friends. Meet Malcolm, Felix, and Natalie!

Malcolm
"oh my god you guys. this catnip. i *am* the floor."
Orange tabby, male.
Born in 2009.

We got him in September 2009 from a couple who had found a litter of young kittens with the mother MIA. They figured out she had been hit by a car, and took them in.

He's sweet, playful, but maybe not the brightest crayon in the box. Sometimes he needs his space, but mostly he likes to cuddle in the arms of his humans and pretend he's a kitten again. You can usually find him perched on his cat tree, or making trouble with Natalie.

Felix
"No. It is NOT time for pets right now, thankyouverymuch."
Tuxedo, male.
Born in 2005.

Mr. Blogger got Felix when he was a young man and looking for a cat of his own. They've been best friends ever since.

Felix has a mind of his own. He'll allow you to pet him in the way he permits, for however long he permits. He knows what he wants, and if that's laying on the couch without being bothered he'll be glad to let you know. And if he can't be bothered to deal with any of our petty nonsense, he'll let that be known as well.

In the same stroke, if he decides it's cuddle time, it's cuddle time. If it's 3 in the morning and cuddle time happens to be on your face, he's going to have cuddle time on your face at 3 in the morning. Because he's Felix. You can't say no to Felix.

Natalie
"Hi, I'm Natalie. I'm going to sits in your lap now."
Calico, female.
Born in 2011.

Little Miss Natalie conned her way into our lives with her cute little face shortly after I started my job. There she was from the local rescue, and we couldn't say no.

She's flounced and sauntered her way into everyone else's hearts as well. Whether it's convincing Felix to do something she wants to do instead, or stretching out on a nice comfortable bed made of Malcolm, she's a little princess and everyone knows it.