Cat vs Internet

If you don't follow a blog called The Oatmeal...stop what you're doing and click over to their site. I can't read it at work anymore because I laugh so loudly people give me funny looks.

This is a small bit of the new comic Cat vs Internet(click on the picture to read in full. Please!) and I couldn't have put it better myself. That chubby grey cat fits Albert to a T.
Heh heh...now I know why a pair of night vision goggles were delivered to my front door. Enjoy!

Seattle Snow Day

Snow Day, originally uploaded by CoriK..

We live at the top of a hill that is routinely shut down and blocked off whenever it snows. I love it because I get to play hooky from work; the boys love it because without fail, some intrepid driver tries to drive up and around the street closures. This leads to engine gunning, tire rolling and ultimately one car sliding backwards down the street into any number of parked vehicles. I imagine Albert and Elvis shake their heads, sit back and share a laugh at the insanity on the street below.
And yes...I've slid backwards a time or two as well. I just hope these two furr-brains weren't watching.

Jellybeans

Mocha Jellybeans, originally uploaded by CoriK..

No nose, just toes, but who knows whose toes are these toes.
[Hint: These toes tow bros to and fro through the snow.Whoa!]

Update: these have to be the cutest toes in the whole world. Of course the belong to Albert!

Final Jeopardy

???, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Who knows whose nose is this nose. Wait..what?

Update: Good guess Kelley...Albert it is. 

Bubba Update

Albert, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Hey guys and gals, Albert here! Just wanted to let you know that the vet said my attention hog brother is going to be just fine. His test results were excellent...he always was the teacher's pet. He is down to one pill a day for three weeks then down to one pill every other day for three weeks after that and then done to none! This is good news for him but bad news for me...sympathy please? Every time Mom gave Elvis a pill she gave him treats afterwards and then gave me some too so I didn't feel left out. Ahh, the good ole days.
Anywho, now that Elvis is better it's back to your regularly scheduled programming...ME! Try to contain your excitement.
P.S. I'm really glad Elvis is ok. It would be no fun at all with out him. But you didn't hear that from me!

Halloween Scritches

 

Real scritches...

                                              Invisible scritches

Rituals

It's become a morning ritual for Albert and Elvis to wake me up well before my alarm goes off. You know, because they're STARVING. These two have it down to a science... from the kneading and the head swatting to the constant mewing. Albert is probably the worst. He's puts his wet nose right on my eyelid until I can't take it anymore. I squint into the darkness ready to shoo his furry butt away, but it's too late. He knows I'm up and the meowing turns to howling and the kneading turns to frantic prancing. "Okay," I think. Just get up, feed them and go back to bed. So I do. At 4:30 every morning, I stumble in the dark to the food bowl, trying not to crush Albert as he runs back and forth between my feet. Elvis, never really that hungry in the first place, has curled into the warm spot on the pillow where my head previously rested.

I'm such a sucker.

Edited to add: I just realized that I drew this entire picture with my right hand. I'm left-handed. Can you imagine? I spend so much time on my computer that I don't even know which hand I write with anymore... What does that say about me? Jeeze.

Window Watching

Last week, two men came and painted the trim around all of our building's windows. Between the ropes hanging down from the roof and the men swinging by on harnesses, these two didn't move for hours.

Disgruntled

Disgruntled, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Do you see this face? This disgruntled, put out little face. I just don't get it. Albert really is just the sweetest thing and in person has the most precious pout. Why can't he smile? Is this his "Blue Steel?" Lord knows he's been making this face since I started taking his picture. Is it me? Does my dear sweetie-puss...dare I say it...hate me? Well guys and gals, I did some digging and take a gander at this little gem from Al's IBKC days. Is that the beginning of a baby snarl? Guess he was just born that way! Though I wouldn't mind more photographs like this.

Two Pills Are Better Than Four

                        

Elvis Update: Had a check up with the vet on Saturday and Elvis is now 100% better. Can I say that again? 100% BETTER! He is officially off of his antibiotic and instead of 4 Prednisone pills a day, he is down to 2. Obviously I see him doing better every day, but to hear the vet say so is just super. There is still no real diagnosis other than he had some weird auto-immune spell. Hopefully we can wean him off of the steriods and he will be ok. If not, well now I know the signs and I can prevent him from getting to such a drastic place.

The boys and I spent the weekend getting ready for Halloween. That was fun. Expect to see Albert in his finest attire/costumery(Elvis gets a pass this year ;)) and an awesome flashback to their IBKC days. I love this time of year and I'm glad I have these two little furballs to share it with. And you guys too!

Year Two: Albert

My little fighter.

Cuddle-bear.

Spider Assassin.

Chatterbox.

Always up to something.

Albert really is the sweetest little monster.

A Word To The Wise..

Albert's fluffy exterior hides a menacing warrior ready to maim at a moments notice.

So, to all you kitty diseases, consider yourselves warned...

 

Mess with Elvis again and

Albert will hunt you down and make you wish you were never born.

Takes After His Bubby

It isn't as fierce as his brothers, but Albert's moustache is growing in just fine. Even better, I think he has a little goatee.

Giddy-up!

Giddy-yup, originally uploaded by CoriK..

An oldie but goodie.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Mish-Mash of Cats

Prime Real Estate

Instead of using any one of the three sections of the cat condo available, they both choose to sleep in the "top bunk." You can't tell, but they are literally on top of each other. Poor Elvis got the short end of the stick. I think it's just a case of boys being boys...both waiting to see who will move first. Silly Cats.

They're Both Winners In My Book

I have been so focused on Elvis and his contest entry that I neglected to provide adequate photo coverage of Albert...He let me know early this morning exactly what he though of this oversight..Let's just say, somewhere in the pile of shoes pictured above was a yacked up hairball with my name all over it. I don't know if you know, but it is really hard to get yack out of suede.

Foot Fetish

I have an elliptical in my living room. Albert is enthralled. When I first started using it Al would sit and stare, lost, I thought, in the rhythm of the machine. Now I know better.

Albert likes shoes. In particular, my gym shoes. The stinkier the better.

He waits for me to get down, remove my shoes, and then attacks. He rubs his face against the laces and takes a big ole whiff from inside. Then he sits next to the shoes and naps.

Umm..Ok. I think I'll leave this one alone for now.

Hell Hath No Fury Like A Cat

Don't let the innocent fur face fool you. This one is Evil. I heard the kitty yodeling and felt the head-butting and still I stayed in bed this morning. I just wanted five more minutes of sleep. I didn't realize my cat thought he was starving to death. All of a sudden I hear a splash and the unmistakable sound of the cat food bowl being turned over. The following pictures are not photoshopped. My cat is a magician.

How do you do this? The water bowl was completely empty and balanced ON TOP of the food bowl sitting UNDER the food mat. WHAT?
Also, notice THERE IS FOOD IN THE BOWL. What does this cat want from me?

The glare is due to the water drenching my kitchen floor.

And of course, there is the drowned, water puffed cat food getting soggier by the second. Might I add that I only had one paper towel left. I just love cleaning water off of the dirty kitchen floor with my bath towel.