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[thistlechaser]

Give a kitten a potato, make his day:


Could you imagine having a houseful of kittens? You'd never get any work done or any sleep, but it sure would be fun.

Speaking of cats, Ellie New Cat is such a bold little thief! If I wiggle a pen and then put it down right next to my hand and "ignore" it, she'll come stalking over and snatch it up and try to run off with it. Anything that's smaller than a pen is fair game for her to steal. It's very odd, but also very cute. Sometimes she tries for longer things (she tried to steal a wooden spoon once), but she can never get the balance right and ends up with her head tipped all the way to one side until she trips over it. I have no idea why she steals these things, but she'll steal the same thing over and over as many times as I take it from her and leave it out where she can get it. (Yet she ignores people food; I can leave my plate next to her while I go to another room and she has no interest in it.)

tersa mentioned calendars, which made me want to comment on mine for this year. I bought an uncharacteristic one for me, Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 Wall Calendar: "Taoist symbols, ancient imagery and the gentle reflection of nature meet and merge in Nicholas Kirsten-Honshin's artwork. The Thich Nhat Hanh wall calendar combines Honshin's graceful paintings with the words of renowned Zen master, peace activist and author of over 60 books, Thich Nhat Hanh." I'm really, really liking it. While I think this month might not be popular with a lot of folks, it makes me so happy. I couldn't find an image of it alone online, but it's the lowest left image on the back cover. A bunch of scallions, held together by a simple band with a (Vietnamese? Chinese? Japanese?) symbol on it. Not only are the colors beautiful and the design simple but interesting, but it tickles me that it fits with IC things in my current RP as well. I said that Thistle was growing scallions before I saw it was featured in the calendar, and the oriental symbol on the band makes it a perfect match.

It's such a nice calendar. Simple, beautiful paintings, nice color schemes, and the quotes are peaceful and happy. If there's a 2014 version next year, I'll be buying it again for sure.

Comments

[tersa.livejournal.com]

Hahaha at the animated gif. And I like that calender! That's along the lines of the kind I try to buy for my office. :D

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

It's perfect for work! I generally try to avoid fanish stuff here, the most 'personal' calendar I'll bring in is one with cats.

[kamalloy.livejournal.com]

Kitten! :3

And that is a pretty calendar. Love the artwork!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

It is! And I just love that kitten. :D

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Heh, Kidlet's cat was obsessed with potatoes when she was a kitten. She would roll it around, bite it, and just play with it all day. In a house covered with cat toys. I had to keep the bags of potatoes in the cupboard because otherwise she would leave teeny bite marks all over the potatoes.

She has since graduated to bread.

If you like Taoist sayings, I recommend 365 Tao .
http://www.amazon.com/365-Tao-Meditations-Ming-Dao-Deng/dp/0062502239

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hahaha how funny would that be, eating kitten-bitten baked potatoes!

And thanks for the link! Next year I'll check it out (my mother sent me a 365 cat one for this year).

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, the kitten! <3

You'd quickly go mad in a house full of kittens. But it'd be the good kind of madness.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Haha yes! A very good kind of madness.

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

Stealy cats are kind of hilarious. My old roommate's cat once stole a rook off the chessboard. We were setting it up to get ready to play after I finished doing something or other on the computer, and as I was looking away she took the rook and ran off with it! I think we found it under the couch.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Haha that's great! I should get a chess set just for her. The pieces would be the perfect size for her to steal.