Deb’s celebrating her second blogiversary with a contest! Leave her a comment by February 15 and you could win some goodies – she promises it won’t be anything that’s been in the secret kitty lair.
Kmkat has a photo that sums up the weekend experience in our part of the Upper Midwest. Is it any wonder that I stayed in and hibernated yesterday?!
Remember my experiment with responding to comments in the comments, triggered by Chappysmom’s post? One of the authors of the article that inspired Chappysmom has written about his experience participating in our conversations.
Over the weekend, I had a lot of trouble with the email address that my comments are sent to – no idea if things will be better today. I will respond to comment emails when they arrive… whenever that may be. Don’t worry if it isn’t in as timely a fashion as usual. Thanks!
Reading Update
The Royal Treatment, The Royal Pain, and The Royal Mess by Mary Janice Davidson. The premise is that the US never purchased Alaska; instead, it’s an independent monarchy. The result is more trashy fun from Minneapolis author Davidson.
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby. (“A hilarious and true account of one man’s struggle with the monthly tide of the books he’s bought and the books he’s been meaning to read.”) This line from one of Hornby’s essays about his reading really summarizes an important aspect of my own reading: “A couple of months ago, I became depressed by the realization that I’d forgotten pretty much everything I’ve ever read. I have, however, bounced back: I am now cheered by the realization that if I’ve forgotten everything I’ve ever read, then I can read some of my favorite books again as if for the first time.” Exactly my strategy!
Songbook by Nick Hornby (with included 11-song cd). The short essays in this book all revolve around songs that have been important to Hornby, ranging from Led Zeppelin to Rufus Wainwright.
Viewing Update
24-Hour Party People. This film is about the Manchester music scene from the mid-1970s through the late 1990s, focusing on Tony Wilson and Factory Records and featuring Joy Division/New Order, the Happy Mondays, and more.
“What? Lots of kitties like to hang out in sinks.” -Mayhem
“The wet sweater that I found draining in here just makes the sink extra comfy!” -Mayhem
“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Mayhem
Doesn’t anybody bathe their cat in a sink? No way is my cat going to sleep in our sink. A few bad memories 😉
Thanks for the link, Chris… and damn, why didn’t you tell me you had black cats? Love ’em. Love your banner, too, that’s cool as hell.
But will she take a bath for you willingly in same sink? I’m guessing not. Ours would yowl and screech when we bathed them (on orders from the allergist as a last ditch effort to retain them in the apartment – didn’t work).
That cat is krazy!
Um, she’s hugging a damp sweater?? I’m cold for her! Then again, it’s -18C this morning, I’m cold for everyone.
Oh – stay tuned – I can surely top THAT kitty in the sink. Game on sister!!
Hornby has a second book of essays out, the name escapes me (hee), but it’s every bit as good as the first one. He’s such a fun writer.
Awww, that reminds me of my old cat Leif, we was a deaf sink cat. He was a real love bug, and enjoyed having the sink turned on to drip on him while he lay there. Awwww…
I’m having a commenting email problem at the moment too but I hear it is a problem with gmail.
Mayhem must have a wet kitty butt, no?
Ah yes, the sink! Jetsam in particular likes to hang out in ours …
Well, it’s kitty-sized, anyway. Brrr.
My cat is a sink kitty too, especially on hot summer days. She used to drink from a leaky faucet, too (normal) but she didn’t mind just sitting in the sink under the leaky faucet, getting wet (not normal).
Love the Hornby quote–my atrocious memory has also led me to that delightful realization!
I am so sad you did not link to me.
SAD CAT ME!
I love that Hornby quote!
I read the title of your post wrong and thought it said something about Mayhem being a skank.
Yeah. I need more coffee.
Sitting in the sink I understand. But on top of a wet sweater? Go figure!
Wow. I agree with Cheryl. The sink yes, the WET wool sweater? What kind of cat is Mayhem to know that water must be avoided at all times to keep from diluting her dignity? j/k *grin*
Chris- Did you forget to tell Mayhem that cats hate water?
OTOH- I have a Labrador that never retrieves (she points) and can’t stand water, despite having the webbed feet. Slightly confused, I guess no-one explained the rules to her either.
your cat kicks ass
Mayhem is a definite candidate fo http://www.catsinsinks.com/ Thanks for the shout-out. Love the Hornby quote; lemonade out of lemons 🙂
My Charlotte was a sink cat, but she didn’t actually like the water. No way would she have hugged a wet sweater!
k chris, a whole weekend went by…and new news on the love front?
And sometimes she hops in the shower with me – but when she gets hit with that much water, she’s outta there pretty fast.
It’s killing me, not getting my comment emails today. I had no idea how much I look forward to reading them throughout the day!
Our kitties don’t lay in the sink. But Ricky (the stupid one) loves wet handknits. If I’m wet blocking something, I have to shut the door otherwise, I’ll find him lying on it. Maybe he likes the smell?
I’m not sure which surprises me more – her being in the sink or her snuggling with a wet sweater (grin)
goofy cat.
Sinks are quite snuggly places to be, if you’re a kitty.
Did you like 24 hour party people? I’ve heard good things.
Must look into the Nick Hornby books.
Mayhem is sleeping on a damp sweater. I thought she was smarter than that.
Jack does the same thing – although really prefers his bathroom sink naps in the summer – when it’s cold outside he spends a lot of time chasing sunbeams.
Interesting…I didn’t know Hornby had written essay collections.
May! You’re going to get WET. Cat’s HATE WET! Chaos? Didn’t you teach her any better than that?
purrrsss
Ruby is our sink cat. Sometimes naps, but usually she straddles it un-lady like and drinks from the faucet.
Okay I can see why cats like sinks. The round sinks are cat shaped afterall. Sleeping in a sink with a wet sweater just isn’t cat-like though. 🙂
OKay May I can’t believe your curled up with a wet sweater, aren’t you freezing!
It must be the wooly smell May likes? None of my cats ever liked to sleep in the sink. But they’ve all been square sinks, I wonder if that’s a factor.
There are certain books I go back to re-read over and over. They just appeal to something inside me.
I saw your subject line… and my brain registered: skinny kitty? skinky kitty? (not sure what that is) sin kitty? So poor Mayhem, she is pigeonholed in my mind and I don’t even know her!
May cracks me up. Now I’ll have to see if I can catch Will in a sink shot.
And doesn’t that make you want to turn the faucet on, just a little bit, just to see what she’ll do?? 🙂
Pepper likes to stand in the sink begging for water from the tap but she’s not so fond of laying in the sink. Or when I wash my woolens…
Bartholamew has always been a tub dweller. In his younger years it was the *best* place EVER! to chase that damn tail…
Oh my, that’s funny. But May, just like I’ve told Mittens and Socks – if you get in the sink, you might just get wet! Watch out for that faucet.
Alas, my babies no longer fit in the sink. Grandma has spoiled them past the point of chubby.
Our new cat Rainy loves to play in the water but so far I haven’t caught her in the sink yet. Hope you get your comments straightened out!
Brrr, I hope you’re staying in a keeping warm.
We are so cracking up at all those cats in sinks–NONE of our cats have ever bee sink lovers. Boxes, yes, but not sinks.
A sink kitty is really something else. Umm, didn’t know such a thing even existed.
still cracking me up–had to come back and look at them!