Posted in famous cats, jack, tagged jack, neil gaiman, zoe on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Neil Gaiman has written very eloquently and beautifully about the death of his cat, Zoe.
I had been avoiding reading about Zoe, even though several people had mentioned it to me (people have also been all over mentioning the catorialist to me lately, too). I knew it would make me cry, and of course it did. There’s a cat-shaped hole in my heart right now, and even with various other sad things going on, in the end any crying jag goes back to Jack and how much I miss him.
Posted in famous cats, tagged japan, sony, sony cat, tono inoue on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is Toro Inoue.
Before today, I had never heard of him. But according to this site, he’s the sony mascot, sort of like the mickey mouse of japan. People are excited because soon he’ll finally be featured in an American game, but I wish somehow he were drawn to look cuddlier.
Oh, and he doesn’t always have a fish for a body. In case you were wondering.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, famous cats, tagged comma coffee, health issues, june joplin, nevada, small cat on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may remember back in February and March when I posted about Small Cat, the cat evicted from her home at Comma Coffee in Nevada due to “health concerns.”
Small Cat is back in the news today after the state health board denied a variance that would have allowed her to come back to the store.
Emotions were high on both sides, and some of Small Cat’s fans said they might appeal to the state legislature. I’d like to think that maybe the state legislature has more important things to deal with, but I also don’t understand what the big deal is. Comma Coffee is an independently owned business. If June Joplin, the owner, wants to have an entire cat circus in there, what’s the problem? As long as she posts a sign out front notifying people with allergies (or people who hate cats), why can’t Small Cat come back?
Posted in cats looking silly, cats on film, cats with jobs, famous cats, products, tagged cat apparel, cat t-shirts, hall and oates, helen hunt, keyboard cat on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A while back, I posted a video featuring Keyboard Cat, Helen Hunt, and Hall and Oates. I hope you all enjoyed it then, because Warner Music Group has now removed the Hall and Oates audio from the video. Apparently there are still a few places you can view it, but most people seem to be in agreement that all Warner did was make Hall and Oates seem even more uncool.
And in other Keyboard Cat news, here is a Keyboard Cat t-shirt that my friend Dan sent me a picture of:
There’s no end in sight for Keyboard Cat . . .
Posted in cats on film, cats with jobs, famous cats, tagged allison harvard, america's next top model, antm, cat interview, four four, persian cat, smush face cat, tyra banks, winston on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve mentioned my love for Winston before.
I also love America’s Next Top Model . . . and so does Winston. In fact, he recently interviewed this cycle’s runner-up, Allison Harvard:
Maybe someday I’ll be famous enough that Winston will interview me. If only . . .
Posted in amazing cat tales, cats on film, cats with jobs, famous cats, tagged cats being famous, cats using drugs, e true hollywood story, internet memes, keyboard cat, keyboard cat true internet story, totally sketch on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wondered where Keyboard Cat was before he burst onto the internet meme scene? This is long, but worth it. It’s Keyboard Cat: The True Internet Story.
I can’t decide if my favorite part is the “Play Him Off” album cover or when his little paws are using the credit card to cut up the cocaine. Genius!
Posted in cats and computers, famous cats, Uncategorized, tagged cats on twitter, garfield, jack, sockington, socks on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is Sockington, or Socks for short
He has more than 500,000 followers on Twitter. His owner views him as “a modern Garfield,” and having read his tweets I would say that is somewhat accurate. He’s missing that sarcasm and disdain for the world that made Garfield so lovable.
Jack, who has 348 followers (more than me, I might add) is extremely jealous of Sockington. If he could talk, he would probably point out that he’s a lot more like Garfield.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, famous cats, tagged cat that looks like donald trump, donald trump, oregon, the donald, willamette on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is The Donald.
Staffers at the Willamette Humane Society gave him this name because of the furry pouch that hangs over his eyes. They think it may have been left over from an abscess, but whatever the cause, I think we can all agree that it does give him more than a slight resemblance to Donald Trump.
Luckily, this sweet cat will soon look like a normal feline after surgery to remove his weird growth. And then he’ll be up for adoption, and hopefully he’ll find a good home. As one of his vets said, “Despite the all-business demeanor of his namesake, the cat is very sweet and friendly. That’s the ironic part about it.”
Ironic indeed. Here’s what he’ll look like:
Much more handsome than his namesake, don’t you think?
Posted in famous cats, tagged i kissed a girl, katy perry, kitty purry on January 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am mostly unfamiliar with the music of Katy Perry, beyond “I Kissed a Girl,” but I love that her cat’s name is Kitty Purry.
Posted in famous cats, medical, products, tagged childbirth, hello kitty, hello kitty hospital, hospital, taiwan on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tired of boring hospitals, where the staff’s only concern is either a) your well-being or b) making money? Fear not, there is a hospital for you: Hello Kitty Hospital!
This amazing hospital, which has opened in Taiwan, gives mothers and babies the complete hello kitty experience, with nurses wearing special kitty-themed aprons, hello kitty linens, and even someone in a hello kitty costume to visit a few times a year.
Okay, so it is pretty ridiculous. But all other things being equal (i.e. if the hello kitty doctors and nurses are just as competent as normal doctors and nurses), I wouldn’t mind having a baby there. As long as it was a girl.
