For those fashionistas that read my blog, I know you’re familiar with The Sartorialist. Today I bring to you the best spin-off ever – The CATORIALIST. Fancy kitties from all over! How cute! Perfect!
"On the Street....White Boots, Los Angeles"
Also in the order of kitty blogs I bring you
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Okay so I like kitties! And no I don’t have one, nor particularily want one – but they’re so fun to look at! You should see my collection of ceramic kitties.
Okay so I’ve missed this “viral video” until today.. but I’ve just added about 18 views to the 6million others..
Yeah.. I laughed.. I cried.. love it. AND I highly recommend watching the interview linked below on the today show with the two men, there are extra cute pictures of them with the cub. Christian chillin’ in the back of their bently for one. Oh. Yes. One day I do hope to be fortunate enough to be able to donate to the George Adamson Trust. It seems they do amazing things.
Categories: Animals
who wants to give me $22,000 to spend on a cat? anyone? anyone?
omg i want one sooo bad. they are a hybrid cat made from 2 african wildcats and a domestic cat. they are garaunteed sweet and bonded to their owner. they are like a 30lb leopard. just what i’ve always wanted! lets just look at pictures and dream shall we?
pictures from dailymail
Categories: Animals
I took Roxie to the dog beach yesterday between shopping trips. As you can probably tell from the pictures.. it was freeeeeezing! No joke either… just tons and tons of ice and snow and sand. I could only stand it for 30 minutes but it was still really fun and the lake’s beaches are GORGEOUS and all the dogs were cute. I highly recommend it.
Another thing I highly reccomend – The Wild Chronicles a video podcast by National Geographic
Its basically a bunch of little 5-7minute video segments on different animals. Sounds simple, it is simple, but its soooo much fun! Maybe its because I’m cable deprived and can’t get my animal planet fix while channel surfing the night away anymore but these little podcasts are such a delight! I put a video on while getting dressed in the morning or if I just want to waste 5 minutes before leaving for work.. they’re interesting, stimulating, fun to look at and they don’t even consume your time. I love the crittercam episodes the most – they are video cameras taped to the backs of animals that record 10 minutes of every hour for a period of time and get a better idea of what more elusive creatures are up to. They had it in the first episode that hooked me – about the hawksbill sea turtle. I also reccomend octopus survival, leader of the pack, and crittercam monk seals. UPDATE: OMG watch PENTABEAR! 3 words; baby bear cubs.
Enjoy!
Categories: Animals · Life In General · Roxie
Yes, its just what it sounds like. The play, the nutcracker.. on horses. How could I resist?
The noble horse theatre in Chicago is a fine establishment. Its been around since 1871 and doesn’t have the cheesey factor you’ll find at Midevil Times. It DOES however, have the cheesey factor where it counts – in the show! A girl dancing with a nutcracker enveloped fellow atop a white horse is not something you’ll see any day. It was so silly, but the stunts WERE spetacular! The horses dancing were silly and nice, but the cossack riders! HOLY SMOKES!
ALSO! Okay, the place is BYOB and midway through the show I was reverting back to my 8yo excitement level. I was so into it! There was one point when they did the stunt where the horse wasn’t being ridden but listening to the trainers’ signals.. they sent the horse running out from the dark into the light without the saddle and it felt so magical I let out an audible gasp! It’s ridiculous! Absurd! SO SEE IT IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN!
Categories: Animals · Life In General · Weird!
Bob Barker should have added onto his great spay and nueter speech towards the end – get your effing cats and dogs microchipped! It’s only like $20 at just about any vet these days.. espcially in cats! They sneak get outdoors at any chance and yes you NEED to have the quick release collars – so all they need to do is get caught on something and your cat is effing lost! We found a cat the other night in the back alley who was obviously a fat old housecat that got out and no form of identification.
I had to deal with crazys on craigslist and eventually just let it go out back, but I wanted to bring it home. Get your damn pet microchipped.
Okay okay so I do need to update Roxie’s to Chicago but at least they’ll still be able to contact me.
Categories: Animals · Life In General
If you walk to the south west corner or Melrose and Leavitt and go just a bit south, you may be lucky enough to come across this silly creature!
The pictures from my phone are awful but yes that is a mohawk and yes its tounge stays out of its mouth at all times. WOAH!
Categories: Animals · Life In General
I wish I could actually post this song, but unfortunatly finding kids songs online is a bit difficult. It’s by Steve Weeks and the girl I nanny for listens to it and I think it’s great. Oh hey you can hear the chorus here! but beware.. its damn catchy.
Kiki Kangaroo
Likes to bounce around
Kicks her heels up
You can not hold her down
She won’t be in one place long
Waitin’ ’round for you
Good luck keeping up with
Kiki Kangaroo
Now Kenny Keepsake came to Kiki Kangaroo
He said, “Kiki I have a brand new rope I’d like to give to you”
“Tie it ‘round your waist and you will never stray again.”
“If you’d just quit this bouncing ‘round, I’ll keep you close at hand!”
Kiki said, “Thank you kindly, but don’t you see?”
“I am not a kite, going nowhere, tugging on a string”
“When the wind comes callin’, it fills me up inside”
“I gotta cut lose, blow across the countryside”.
REPEAT CHORUS
Now Kyle Keyring came to Kiki Kangaroo
He said, “Kiki I have a job that I’d like to offer you”
“Come and cook my dinner, and I’ll pay you handsomely.”
“If you’d just quit this bouncing ‘round, you can come and work for me!”
Kiki said, “Thank you kindly, but don’t you know?”
“I’m not a kettle to be kept upon some kitchen stove.”
“With all this Life boilin’ up inside of me”
“I gotta whistle ‘cross the fields and let off a little steam”.
REPEAT CHORUS
Now Kevin Kingly came to Kiki Kangaroo
He said, “Kiki I have a home for you.”
“Come live in my castle, and I will keep you safe.”
“If you’d just quit this bouncing ‘round, you’d have a place to stay!”
Kiki said, “Thank you kindly, but I must turn you down.”
“I am not a kingdom you can draw your lines around”
“’Cause when I start to dream of distant lands,”
“My borders will unravel, and I’ll run right off the map.”
REPEAT CHORUS
Now Kirby Kindheart came to Kiki Kangaroo
He said, “Kiki I would not change a single thing about you”
“All that bouncin’ ‘round you do, it don’t bother me at all”
“But next time when you go, will you please take me along?”
“Kiki, I don’t have very much to give.”
“All I really have to offer you is a kiss.”
He put that kiss on Kiki’s cheek that day
And Kiki put him in her pocket, and she just hopped away.
This blog is quickly becoming a list of projects I wish I had the time for.. hopefully I’ll be able to remedy that soon.
I’m back from Florida, and I’m attacking my bedroom. It has been overwhelmingly unlivable – which is saying a lot if you’ve known my living conditions in the past. So I went to ikea and invested in some expensive swedish particle board with hopes of salvaging a peaceful bedroom. That was Saturday, tomorrow I hope to finish the project… or at least get somewhere on it…
But there are so many other projects also demanding my attentions, not to mention my boyfriend and my dog. We went to the beach today- my boyfriend, my dog and I. We saw many dogs pooping in the water we were swimming in.. that made it significantly less fun.. but really when you’re swimming in the lake – what harm’s a little extra poop? 
I want to be finishing my websites but I haven’t even started and the truth is I don’t want to be doing them at all – I have a thousand FUN projects I’d rather be doing, but these are the most important projects. Nannying can only cover so much, I NEED these sites to survive. I only have a few more months before the loans start coming and I need to be in business by then. Though I did finally make some sketches on the plane ride.. as well as some oneline drawings that turned out kind of nice. I’m no illustrator but these are fun anyway.
Maybe I should stop making so many lists. On one hand they break things down so I know what steps to take to get things done and crossing off even the smallest of things helps. On the other they get so long they seem impossible to make any progress.
Anyhow, the project currently distracting me from more pressing issues would be this lovely planter;
I hope you have more luck with getting around to doing my projects than me. Maybe if i spent less time surfing the web looking for projects and actually did something with that time I’d get somewhere.. hmm..
Categories: Animals · DIY · Life In General · Mark · Roxie
