I always see amusing pictures of cats all sprawled out with catnip all around them and it always makes me think “If any of our cats did that, it would definitely be Phantom.”
How right I was! I have no idea how he found the baggie it was kept in, but there it was, all sprinkled out over the carpet with Mr. Fatty-meow rolling all over it with his favorite toy, the baggie itself to the side with a ripped up corner.
“Minion, this stuff is amazing.”
This week’s edition will feature mostly Rio. Hard to believe she’s nearly 7 months old! She’s still very much the same playful and lovey kitten.
She loves playing all over the apartment, but I think her favorite room is my room because there’s a lot of open space for her to run and flip around like a nutter. (video of that to be posted soon)
She hasn’t picked up many bad habits and one she found by accident. I was getting ready for work and she was sitting on the toilet and reached over to touch the counter. Her paw slipped and hit the roll of toilet paper which caused it to unroll a bit. She stared at it for a moment then decided that was her new toy and started unrolling it. It was amusing to watch, but thankfully she’s only done it once.
“You babble too much, minion. Shut up and feed and pet me already.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be Phantom Phriday without Phantom himself. Phantom still acts like a parent to Rio. She really was his birthday present, sort of, so he tends to treat her as such.
They like snuggling up together too. Omi, not so much. He saves his cuddles for Katie. Rio and Phantom are both cuddly kitties with humans, but it’s cute to see them all snuggled up and sleeping together.
Again, massive size difference between these two.
And that’s it for Phantom Phriday this week!
Starting today, I’ll be posting a weekly thing every Friday called Phantom Phriday. I started doing it a few years ago as a Friday thing that I would send to a few co-workers that liked seeing photos of the boys and sometimes I’d add in a story or dialogue to make it fun, which I’ll do here as well. I haven’t done it as much this year for various reasons, but to help me keep some consistency to my blog, I’ve decided to post them here. So enjoy!
“Minion, you babble too much. Shut up and get to me.”
At our home, we have a lot of cat blankets, pillows, and cat beds, but I’m not sure why we keep buying them (I get them because I think they’re cute..) when more times than not the cats end up going for these..
“This bed will do, minion. It hugs me nicely.”
Boxes. Always boxes. Especially shoe boxes. It doesn’t even matter how small the box is, they will fit themselves in it even if they look ridiculous. Even after they’ve stretched the box out to the point of it breaking, they’ll still sit in/on it.
Rio: “HAH! This box is mine now!”
Rio: “I mean..This box will do. Now go fetch me my treats, peasant.”
So, instead of buying them cute, nice beds or pillows, just give them a box. Sure, it wont look as nice in your home, but it’s cheaper and they’ll love it more.
Also, one more tip. Don’t give them treats right before you go to bed unless you want to deal with a hyper cat running around your bed and jumping on and off of you.
“Why are you laying down, peasant? It’s play time!”
It’s been a while since I’ve written a proper post, but I’ve been really busy with personal things, work, and looking for a new apartment. My roommate and I found a new place, so now we’re in the process of packing and getting ready to move in August. After everything settles down, I’ll start posting more. I have a lot that I’ve wanted to talk about, but I’ll save it for later. Until then, meet the new kitty, Rio!
She’s a bouncing ball of energy! My roommate adopted her from a rescue group last month and it only took her about a day to claim the house and everyone in it as hers. Phantom was very quick to warm up to her and since then he’s treated her like his child. She’s the first cat he’s really gotten along with.
There’s a massive size difference between these two.
Omi, however, took a bit longer to accept her, but now he’s fine with her. He’s 12 years old this year, so we knew it’d probably take him longer. He’s not fond of change, so he’s going to really dislike us when the time comes for us to relocate him to the new place.
Anyway, that’s all for now. I leave you with a cute, sleeping Rio. Just look at that grin!
“I’m watching you, Minion. Now, get up and feed me.”
March felt like it snuck up on me, much like my cat in the morning, only it was nice enough not to pounce on me with 14 lbs. of weight. However, it brought a load of snow with it, so I’m not very happy with it yet. Once it brings me Spring all will be forgiven.
Even if it’s still cold here in Missouri, I’ll have a break from it next week. My roommate and I will be heading down to Florida to visit my family and a friend, so I’m hoping the weather will be nice while Katie and I are there. I know it’ll be a lot warmer, but Florida tends to be a little too rainy when I visit. Instead of Disney World, since we went there last year (twice even, but two different countries), we’ll be going to Epcot, so I’m looking forward to that! I haven’t been there in over 10 years if I remember right. I’ll be sure to take and post my trip photos! Maybe even in a timely manner.
It seems like we finally have a break from the cold weather! It felt nice yesterday and, even though it’s raining today, it’s still warm, so I’m not complaining. However, it wont last because another cold front is coming through, so it’s going to get cold and snowy again. Spring needs to get here faster.
I give those around me permission to smack me if I ever start complaining about the heat when we get into Summer.
This is why I can’t get any work done.
So hello, February! January seemed long, but also like it went by fast somehow. This month is supposed to be colder than last month, so here’s hoping it wont be too much cooler. Everyone, stay safe and warm!
I have a lot of personal goals to get through this month, so I might not post as much as I did last month. I’m still studying for the HiSET and hopefully I’ll be able to sign up for Spring classes at our local community college. Aside from that, I have a lot of crafting to do for my shop and for my friends. That might take longer than I’d like due to it being so cold and clay being harder to work with in cooler months, but I’m determined to get them done! I’ll post the results as I finish them.
Back to work I go and if you’re caught up in snow like I am, stay safe!
Another one of my photos from my visit to Disney last April. This one is one of my favourites from that trip. Why? Just look at that bird! haha
Again, as I mentioned in previous entries, there were very many birds around Disney that day that didn’t seem to mind people being close to them, which made for good photo opportunities. This one was a pretty big one too, though not the biggest we saw that day. No, that title goes to this one –
I didn’t catch it when it had it’s wings out like I wanted, but this one came out good enough. Such a pretty bird! This one was out to get everyone’s churros, somewhat aggressively so. I kept a good distance from it because of that, haha.
More to come later!
It’s slow season at work, so I took Friday off and had a nice three day weekend, the first one in a long time. No OT for a while, so that means I have more time to study for my testing and have some much needed me time. As much as I like OT pay, it’s nice to be able to relax a little more.
On the subject of my title, Katie and I have decided to go down to Florida on her Spring break, mainly to see my mother and our friend. I’m not fond of Florida at all, but that’s where most of my family is, so I’m doing my daughterly/grandaughterly duty. It’s close to my mother’s birthday too, so she wants to take us and our friend up to Disney like she did last year.
The above picture is actually from last year, but I haven’t gotten around to posting all of those pictures yet (soon! I promise!). As I mentioned in a previous entry, there were a lot of photogenic birds that day! This one was another one of them. He was perched on Mickey’s nose, just watching everyone watching and taking pictures of him. I took three pictures of him before I went on my way to Tomorrowland. I would have tried to take more, but Disney is a busy place in the middle of the day, so I didn’t want to be in the way. I’ll post the other two shots of him later.
I’m off to bed now, so good night!
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Photo taken by Katie
Phantom pretty much sums up how I’m feeling at the moment, haha. I’m tired of snow and cold weather and I’m ready for summer. To make things worse, the heating at work is useless and the building management is being rather slow about doing something about it. It being so cold in the office only makes my job that much more irritating.
But enough of that, onto better things!
Recently, I’ve been looking around for a good beginner bass and found a purple Ibanez that I really like, so I think I’ll start saving up for it. I’ve had a bass before, but didn’t get to practice on it very much. The one that I’m looking at is even better than the one I had. If I do get it, this time, I’ll actually learn how to play it properly and not leave it sitting in it’s bag. I think the problem with my old one, the reason why I didn’t play it very much, was because it was a bit bigger than I would have liked (it was a present) and it never felt very comfortable. The one that I’m looking at, however, is lighter and smaller than the one I had, so I think it’ll be easier for me to handle.
That’s all from me for now since I’m up past my bedtime. Here’s hoping the snow will melt faster!
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