I love the one slightly out of focus photo I posted last night where Jacoby is gazing off into the middle distance, plotting something…but what?
This is the best I could come up with:
However, if you can think of a better LOLcat caption, please, by all means, give it a try!
What a nice thing to see first thing this morning!
I knew this was Peter Hasselbom‘s without even looking at the credit. This is Freddo (the blue) and Brina (the fawn), from his blue girl Aella’s litter.
Adorable!
For a week that started out sunny and warm but ended up cold and clammy, I was delighted to see another animated gif of Muri the Abyssinian and Björk on I Can Has Cheezburger this morning.
Don’t be mad at your Aby significant other!
Not sure how this happened. Definitely a “good news/bad news” sort of thing: cousin Toki was featured on Failblog: Poorly Dressed yesterday.
Poorly dressed? Really? Considering Toki dresses better than most people at your average strip mall, I really wonder how, exactly, he is “poorly dressed.” And, word of warning, some of the comments on that Failblog entry are pretty crass; not exactly NC-17, but they’re definitely in “Two and a Half Men” territory. There is one, though, that calls him “Steve Jobs, reborn” which makes up for the rude ones.
But, yay, more international exposure? Even bad publicity is at least publicity? Right?
Yesterday, I Can Has Cheezburger featured an LOLcat with an Aby wearing a suit, drinking coffee and reading the morning paper, which in turn came from a post over the weekend on The Daily What.
Well, of course that’s an Abyssinian. But here’s the thing: in the comments, people said, “Hey, that’s from a Björk video!” And I said, “What, what? There’s a music video that stars an Abyssinian dressed up in clothes? OMG, must see NOW!” And I went over to our good friend YouTube to see this masterpiece.
Oh. My.
Well. Let me quote from Wikipedia: In the video, Björk tired of her husband, played by a housecat, storms out of the house for a night out on the town. She goes to a pub where she drinks and hangs out with some friends. Then, she goes to the restrooms and the song stops, and the locals (including Dokaka) start beatboxing and making noises. When Björk is back, she joins the crew for a special performance of the song recorded for the video with samples from the ‘Audition mix’ of the song. They go out of the pub and Björk runs through the town drunk, falling over at one point (according to the ‘Making Of’ segment included on the DVD, the fall was staged with a stunt double). Later, she wakes up on a road with scratches and bruises all over her body. She gets up and continues to sing the song, with hearts coming from her mouth. The cat-husband sees the hearts from his house and finds out Björk’s location. He picks her up in his car and they go home. At home, the two share a kiss and dance as the song ends.
And, as it turns out, the leading cat’s name is Muri, and he has his own MySpace page! He’s also quite a celebrity in Iceland.
Even better…on Björk’s website, you can download a “behind the scenes” documentary of the making of the video! It only has a little bit involving Muri, but it’s still really interesting.
But, I have to say…this video came out in 2005! How did I not know about this until now?
I Can Has Cheezburger featured an Aby in one of their LOLcats this morning:
The look on this Aby’s face is wonderful.
I Can Has Cheezburger’s Cyoot Kitteh of the Day is a tiny Aby today!
How adorable is this little guy (or girl)?
Speaking of other people’s Abys, I Can Has Cheezburger featured a ruddy Aby doing what Abys do best: playing!
Yesterday, I Can Has Cheezburger featured the following LOLcat:
It’s kind of hard to tell, but I’m pretty certain that this is a young Abyssinian, probably a fawn or a red. What do you think?
I was pleasantly surprised to see this lovely blue Abyssinian on I Can Has Cheezburger yesterday:
Of course, he’s yawning, not yelling, but still…
Tomorrow is ArtBeat, Somerville’s annual art festival in Davis Square. I love ArtBeat; I’ve gone every year since I moved to Boston in 2000.
In 2007, I took Gun-Hee with me, and last year Jacoby was my date. Jake and I are going together again this year, along with my husband and his sister’s family.
Every year has its own theme, and this year’s theme is red, so I got Jake a red harness to wear. He’s also going to “wear” an old leash of Tessie’s.
I also used Tessie’s old collar to make a red lanyard for his ArtBeat dog CAT tags.
And, just for fun, here is the T-shirt I will be wearing tomorrow…It’s RED, you see.
Cheezburger.com posted an animated gif with a very familiar scene to Aby people today:
I find it rather hypnotic.
One of his photos was featured yesterday on I Can Has Cheezburger…
It’s a photo of either Belle or Kolan, and you can see the original here, on his Flickr site.
One of this week’s LOLMart Shirts of the Week really did make me LOL…
It’s an Abyssinian with antlers!
It’s with somewhat mixed feelings that I share today’s St. Patrick’s Day Abyssinian on I Can Has Cheezburger
On the one hand, obviously one would never, ever give alcohol to a cat (although I did have a Siamese who would try to drink Champagne; lucky it’s served in those tall, thin glasses and even her wedge-head couldn’t fit). And alcoholism isn’t something to joke about; it’s a very serious problem.
Besides, that isn’t even whiskey! It’s a bottle of vodka made in the UK – probably the last thing you’d want to drink on a day celebrating an Irish patron saint!
But I still have to admit, it’s a great photograph…and that is the kind of thing an Aby would attempt. So, you know…appreciate the Abyness of this LOLcat, but remember that kitties should never be allowed access to booze.
I have to admit, the latest Hipster Kitty LOLcat actually did make me laugh out loud:
…He’s on I Can Has Cheezburger today!
His ears must have been burning…although I’m sure he’s far too cool to admit it.
Today I Can Has Cheezburger featured a rhesus monkey hugging a kitten that looks suspiciously like an Aby…
Felines and Primates – BFFs since before we walked upright!
