Cat's Cradle

[blamebrampton]

I realised why the childhood string game is called cat's cradle today.

Last night Cookie was prancing about with a ball of perle cotton in her mouth, feeling very proud of herself for finding such a treasure.

This evening, when I arrived home, there was a network of threads strung about the living room, around pieces of furniture, through the cat tunnel (in three separate passes), and out into the kitchen. In the middle of the mess were two kitties happily chewing on the threads. I don't think I want to weave anything with that thread anymore ... kitty saliva is a bit manky.

In other kitty news, I have worked out how to podcast! So far all of my test pieces end after a few minutes with "Oof! Monster! You cannot eat the headset, and get off my diaphragm!"
"Mroaw?"
"There are no cats in Sansa's fic!"
"MROAWWWW?"
"You are no help."

Comments

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

She's much too young to produce a convincing mating cry.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha - very very rare compliment ;-)))

But you deserve it, you know - I do love every one of your posts, even if I don't react to them all. And my favourites are always you cat-post, of course.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Now I am snorfling, because whenever we are, er ... engaging in adult activities, she gives her little "Mroaw?" of "Are you doing something interesting? Can I help? Is there water involved? Could you turn the tap on?"

It's very hard to concentrate with cats looking on!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

iPods of the world will be filled with HP!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I have an hilarious video to upload as soon as I work out how my new camera works. Monster likes to go around her post upside down on her back. Mad kitten!!

I love all of your art posts, too, and am trying very hard to be more regular in commenting!

[violetage.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. LOL. I hope you find it soon!

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

Our cats are thankfully discreet and stay away. But that may have something to do with the door being shut.

They also love to come into the bathroom for any reason. "Ooh, toothbrushing!" Whatever you're doing, cats will be interested. Especially if they can prevent you from doing it!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

YES! Mon has Cookie obsessed with water now, too. So toothbrushing ends up being a case of start brushing, remove cats from basin, spit, repeat, rinse.

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

It's like a moth to a flame. Cats want everything to do with water except get it on their fur.

In one place I lived in California, I did get to watch one of my former cats swim across the flooded driveway to get to the other side, but that's the only voluntary incident of cats/water I've ever observed.

[leochi.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd love to see this video so I can get your kitties right next time!

Thank you so much for your lovely rec, btw. You do comment very often, in fact I think you're one of my most regular commenters, so no stress there ;-)))
You know how much I like your writing, of course, so I'm doubly pleased and honoured you like my art.
Still waiting impatiently for the two stories you've promised some time ago!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I will have to give the bath grouting a good scrub so that I can film Mon's antics for you without the shame of my slatternly housekeeping being on the net for all to see. She SITS in the stuff, and runs through the shower stream. Mad kitty!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

HA! Well, one of them will be posted at the end of August and it is coming along very nicely, thank you! And the other will be up before then, and I think you will like it, too.

[orions-stars.livejournal.com]

Yay audio fic! I've been making my own with SpokenText.net and the text-to-speech software on my computer to listen to during my commute, but recently discovered a multi-fandom audiofic archive after one of lovely_slyth (aka olivia_lupin)'s fics went up there.

Allison (who is very nice) has posted a basic "how to create podfic" and has linked to other tutorials as well, if you're having trouble or just want to see how other people do it. I haven't done it myself, so I can't tell you if they have any cat advice.

It's sadly low on Snarry, but I'm working my way through the Drarry fic there. :) Good luck with your cats, and hope to listen to yours soon!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Oh WOW! Thank you! That is immensely helpful. I am going to send a few others who are keen on podding in the way of your comment. I suspect the kitties will be locked in the bathroom, but since they are both obsessed with water, they will probably think it is a treat.

Snarry, eh? I might just read one of jadzialove's, as she writes the Snarry I like!

[orions-stars.livejournal.com]

Yay! Never too much good Snarry fic. I know I'd love it if you read one of jadzialove's fics - be they Snarry or her Drarry (Sad to say I haven't had a chance to read her Snarry Games fic yet :( but I love the ones I've read!). And anything by Sansa would be awesome, of course!

Water-obsessed kitties? They are definitely different from the cats I've known! :D

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

The little one started it, and she has corrupted the older one. Monster not only plays with water from the tap, but jumps in to shower with us. FREAK!

[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

I also probably couldn't do any fics with McGonagall in because my Scottish accent would get me killed by any Scots on my flist.

[wenchilada.livejournal.com]

I'll see your kitties and raise you a two year old.