The Kreatrix is constantly taking photographs. But if we try to take a picture of her, she screams and runs down the hallway hollering
"It'll suck my soul right out through my eyeballs!"
Personally, I'd like to see that.
Anywho, since I'm making inroads with the kitty population (the ones the Kreatrix and Prof dote on) I decided to show some of the pretty photos Kreatrix has shared on instagram. She used her "dumb" phone (not an iphone) to take these photos.
Don't look at Wally back there. I said DON'T LOOK!WallyI shall let you pet me on the first Tuesday of the month...
No. I will not help you.
That's Melvin up there. He ALWAYS looks like that. And when he meows, he sounds like he's asking:
"Why?!!!"
I hear ya, buddy. I ask myself the same thing everyday.
When you're in the trenches of self-employment and wondering if your little venture will soar to the heights you hope, it helps to:
LAUGH
Revisit your favorite people's humble beginnings
Simon's Cat meets that criteria and I know I've shared some things from Simon Tofield before but I haven't shared his very first animation from 2008. It still cracks me up.
Fast forward to recent months and he has given us another classic. Most cat people have lived with a cat who is obsessed with the roll of toilet paper but this animated feature takes the whole ordeal to hysterical heights.
Simon Tofield went from a one man operation (he did that first video all by himself and said it took a very long time) to having a small crew work with him. Even with a crew he reminds us the videos still take quite a while but the detail and length of his features has expanded over the years. Truly amazing and yet simple in their complete honesty of what it's like to live with a cat!
Thank you, Simon, for giving me the gift of laughter!
Saturday, October 18th, was the annual fundraiser for The Stray Cat Alliance held at a big Hollywood agent's estate. Three hundred cat people attended the fancy affair to help raise money for the rescue and rehabilitation of homeless and injured cats.
I got to attend because I am the current generation of the World Domination Squad. I have a new and improved booty so I don't tip over.
As you know from the Chairman's meltdown, this was my ride for the evening :
Ginger and Peach helped me get ready with makeup and jewelry.
HOWEVER. The Chairman kept carrying on in the background saying:
Here I am in the "glittery, nice bag" as we drove to the estate in Brentwood.
The valets whisked our car away and I saw sooooo many cat people and cameras that I froze. OK. Maybe I hissed. But then a female human saw me and screeched:
"OMG! Look at the adorable cat doll!"
She held my paw and smiled while a paparazzi took my photo. I hope I didn't blink.
Then I saw Sherlock with a throng of cat people around him!
I didn't get to spend long with him because he was pretty popular with the ladies!
I asked Kreatrix if we were at a fancy hotel and she said:
"Um. No. That is somebody's home, Eve."
Wow. I don't think we have enough money in the curse jar to buy one of those places for Kreatrix and The Prof.
The dinner was held in a really big back yard!
That's not the main house back there folks. Kreatrix said it looked like guest accommodations or a pool house.
I must say, cat people are a delightful group and I met so many nice people who kept telling me how adorable I was.
It was a magical and romantic evening! It left me wishing I had a special tom...Ginger has the Chairman...who do I have?...sigh. Kreatrix, is there someone special for me?
Best of all, Sherlock worked his magic and raised a nice bundle of money to help homeless cats!
Let's watch Sherlock one more time as he goes for his honorary ride in the World Dominationmobile! He's my hero.
Hello Sweet Peas! Ginger here, feline reporter extraordinaire! Lots to tell you so let's jump right in!
Remember this guy who appeared in our back seat and we decided to keep him but didn't tell the Kreatrix?
Well...the Chairman had us practice posing like dolls with the funny looking dude quietly in the background. This way the Kreatrix won't notice anything unusual.
Check out my "dead-eye" doll stare we were all instructed to use by the Chairman. (EVE, YOU CHEATED! You look too alive!)
So far so good. Kreatrix hasn't said anything about the green guy (who is actually quite lovely and verrrry intelligent...talks weird, though).
More community members are coming!!! Lookey here! Body parts:
Eve helped pick out a fresh batch of eye balls. Ew!
Okay. Get ready. I have some really big news.
EVE 2.0 IS ATTENDING A HUGE COCKTAIL PARTY THIS WEEKEND!
Remember the big bash at the fancy estate coming up this weekend? The Stray Cat Alliance is having their yearly fundraising benefit for cats (yup, the same one Sherlock is helping raise money for) and Eve will be attending with the Kreatrix and the Prof!!!!
The humans have to wear cocktail attire. So -
Jewelry, people! Eve gets to wear a necklace for her cocktail attire!
Kreatrix presented some choices for us to see. Us girls helped Eve pick one out.
Hopefully, yours truly will get to wear a necklace like one of these someday. Sigh.
Kreatrix has been so busy, Wally has taken to flopping on his back in a desperate bid for her attention.
I'd feel sorry for him but she smothers him with so much love it's ridiculous. Usually when he does this she screams:
Kitty Belleh!
And drops to the ground to kiss his stomach. Hmmmm.
Stay tuned for more news from the World Domination Squad!
But apparently wild will have to wait because you humans require things called license plates and drivers license. Sheesh!
Reminder. Here is our World Dominationmobile on its worst day.
And here it is SMOKIN'
HOWEVER
Due to said minor detail of license and license plate, the only driving I'm allowed to do is on the Kreatrix driveway...
All 10 feet of it
I am now an expert at backing up and pulling forward.
Dude edited together the rather repetitive footage Kreatrix shot due to my INABILITY TO GO OUT ON THE STREET. Dude almost made it look good.
That’s Dude in the center down there. Obviously smarter than he looks.
Sherlock got to ride in the passenger's seat just before he left for his big fancy gig for the Stray Cat Alliance. He's in Los Angeles right now and will soon travel to Brentwood. Hope it doesn't go to his head.
Enjoy our drive backwards and forwards and backwards and forwards...sigh. So close and yet so far.
Today I introduce you to Ben, the rather disgruntled looking white tom cat in the header. I commemorated Ben some years back by designing his own line of fabric, which sold in stores throughout the USA.
Despite his appearance, the result of a birth defect, he couldn’t have been sweeter, more bizarre or funnier. Ben is in the background behind his buddy Simon.
The Prof and I adored him. He had a meow that could last for an entire minute! We claimed he was from another planet – Planet of the Cats, to be precise. Ben has since returned to his home planet but was originally rescued off the mean streets of Los Angeles.
Having been in the trenches of animal rescue, my respect runs deep for organizations working non-stop for those without a voice. One such organization is:
Mission: Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers the community to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy and valued. We are building a no kill nation, one stray at a time.
Vision: Stray Cat Alliance envisions a time when all cats are cared for, all kittens and domesticated cats are in loving homes and there is a healthy, but declining sterilized feral cat population. The feral cat colonies that do remain are monitored, fed, and treated medically when needed by their caregivers.
Sherlock will be participating in a silent auction to raise money for cat rescue. I am thrilled beyond words to be a part of this.
The auction begins online October 6th. And then he’s off to a fancy party for the live part of the auction held at a lovely estate in Brentwood on October 18th!
The Chairman is here with me saying:
Punch it up some. Tell a joke!
I’ll hand over the keyboard to him…make it short, buddy.
