Snot. And cats.

Today, another example of sleeping kitten-cats on lofts and furniture.

This is a fine specimen. (Although it makes her head seem very itty-bitty compared to her fuzzy butt.)

The Chloe-monster has become temporarily legless on Todd's chair.

She's the shape of a rubber duck!

Anyway, I have a question. Chloe's got the snots. She's had a URI before, and if I'm not mistaken her other mother said that it could be something she has to live with (but isn't contagious). She's snorking at times, trying to get rid of her boogers. Sometimes, they dangle out of her nose :( It's tough seeing her so uncomfortable at times (the boogers bother her, but she's still playful and eating and such). We have powder medicine for her, but I was wondering if there are any kitty versions of nose spray available? I know I could look this up on my own, or call the vet, but I figured I'd give it a shot here. We both have wonky work schedules this week, and our car is in the shop until Friday. Borrowing the granny-mobile, but it has bad tires and is leaking something, so long distances/highway travel isn't a good idea at the moment. Bah!

sleeping cats.

Today's adventure: SLEEPING.

Haruka plays the part of a folding chair very well while asleep on the loft bed in my office.

Chloe, also asleep in my office, decides a Stitch towel from Tokyo Disneyland, a Hot Topic bag, and a Wabash sheep plushie make for better sleeping arrangements. Also, I need to clean.

Also, I've created a Puka! This is the 2nd one (the first was sold at a convention earlier this year). Pukas are awkwardly-shaped cats with hearts or stars stuck to their butts, and sharp felt teeth. Puka is up for adoption at my etsy site: http://justbucky.etsy.com :)

Carry on.

PS.

I kinda fail at following blogs, as I've forgotten the password needed to log in to click 'follow.' I'll try to rectify that in the future. But, I've read some of the new blogs! :)

And now, to sleep. Not really. Right now, Haruka is chasing invisible(?) bugs, Chloe is licking plastic bags, and Tuxedo Cat is sleeping on our porch. (Yes, the neighborhood cat has claimed our patio furniture! I'll share a picture in the near(hopefully!) future.)

I realize it's past Halloween . . .

But before I forget . . . .

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.

(And yes, the pictures are rather large when you click on them. You've been warned!)

"MOM. You're in trouble. You're NOT making me hang out at your Halloween party in this get-up! Everyone'll laugh at me!"

"Holy crap, sis! What are you wearing?! Did you go Goth?"

". . . . I stand corrected. Now get me out."

Arial shot! (These are actually small dog-sized costumes. We did buy a kitty Pharoah headpiece though.)

Haruka subsequently decided to either hide in this suitcase, or try to mail herself to Abu Dhabi.

June happenings.

Once again, it's been too long! I had to spend a good chunk of this month working on the first graphic novel of my web comic Cardboard Angel--had to finish it in time to send it off to the printers so we'd be able to sell it at Otakon in July. (CA is 12/13+ and safe for work, just in case you were wondering! :)

Haruka is becoming bold. She is also getting into more trouble. But at the same time, is still redonkulously cute, and needs her nails trimmed. Anyone ever use that Pedi-Paw?

Please click on the image if it's not large enough to read! This was the second time Haruka has left a 'present,' so to speak (besides the initial piddling, she also 'rubbed off' on Todd's shirt a few days prior to this incident). I didn't notice anything at first, until I caught a whiff . . . . and since I'm curious, I sniffed.

BAD IDEA!!!!

It was only a tiny, 1-inch track, but it was enough to make me almost, well, I have a sensitive nose. Looking back it's funny that I was wearing a brown shirt at the time, but very glad I wasn't about to go out somewhere.

As for the door-opening . . . still not quite sure how it happened. We've been keeping her out of our bedroom at night so we can sleep better--she loves to knock stuff over and fall into our hamper--and usually around 6 AM--7AM we get a wake-up call in the form of 'MOMMY, DADDY, WAKEY-WAKEY EGGS AND BAKEY!! SUN'S UP! I'M UP! WHY THE HELL AREN'T YOU UP?!' . . . . which means one of us gets up, opens the door, Haruka darts in, acts cute, and then we play with her for a few minutes with one of her feather-duster toys and check to see if she has enough food. After that, we unceremoniously kick her out and she's fine, and then we go back to sleep because our alarms aren't going off until 10.

ANYWAY . . . . we had placed a scratching toy she doesn't care for in front of the door, to give her something else to scratch on (still need to trim those nails!) if she got frustrated . . . . 

And, around 4ish in the morning, we hear a huge THUD!!!!!!!!!!!!x infinity . . . . and all of the sudden, there's Haruka,  mewing and inside. At first, we thought she had broken the scratching post or knocked it over, but we determined that she must have knocked it up against the door and that opened it. We did our thing and then locked the door after she kicked her out. 

Closer inspection in the morning revealed that a plastic bin filled with stuffed animals had fallen off a shelf in our closet, which caused the noise. The thud could have theoretically made the door ajar . . . but I like to think she got superhuman powers for a split-second and learned how to turn the doorknob while floating.

And now I must float away . . . . as she is camping out on my guitar.

apologies for the lateness!

It's been awhile since we've updated on the current happenings of the Harukat. Rest assured, we have just been gathering many awkwardly cute photos to bombard you with . . . . 

STARTING NOW!!!

This was taken on the day we brought her home. She is just getting out of her kitty carrier . . .

And this is just after she got her first bath, after piddling all over the place (as mentioned in the one of the first blog entries.) Note the happy face. (More like . . . OMG get that camera out of my face . . . face.)

And this is my peed-on self.

We shall return soon with updated kitty happenings!

One of Haruka's silly spots.

These pictures were taken a week or so ago, but I'm just now finding some time to post them. Haruka loves the small shelf on our TV stand. Almost TOO much . . .

There shouldn't be a shelf there. It should be a drawer. We just never finished it.

The patented upside-down head tilt with paw up.

CAT CHIN!!! MUST SCRATCH!!!

*waves to adoring public*

The close-up . . .

Okay, mom. You can stop now. Really.

Spoilsport.

Naughty kitty.

Haruka has been very naughty lately. In addition to her ninja trolling, she is also climbing on top of the laundry, trying to get into the dryer, sitting in the fridge, and she's still trying to eat my legs and toes as appetizers.

When she's sweet she's awesome . . . 

And when she's mischevious you want to lock her up!!

The only time we do lock her up is when people are coming in and out of the house and we don't want her to run outside . . . . or when she decides to jump into a low-lying cabinet and the door shuts behind her. I know she's just being curious . . . . . . . . and it's so frustrating sometimes . . . . but . . . . that face. You can't help but start cooing.

"Yeah. Go ahead and coo. Will you be cooing when I chew up that Target receipt you stupidly left on the bed? You didn't need that, did you?"

At least she's not chewing wires. My old cat, Little, chewed through a LOT of radio wires! She also licked plastic bags. Haruka must be related, as she likes to lick . . . just about everything, including the fridge, the shower, and the hubby's face.

Such are the joys of cat ownership! :D

random kittage!

Some random pictures of Haruka for your 'ahn'ing pleasure.

Laying on top of the loft with her head hanging over the edge.

CAT BUTT!! Disappearing under covers. I totally realize this is upside down.

Sleeping in a Harry Potter blanket. No lie. She would totally be Gryffindor.

Proof of the 'Al Bundy Cat.'

I present to you proof that our cat sits like Al Bundy. Either that or she has no shame whatsoever.

She will sit like this on the couch,  in a lap, or on the floor. Pardon the upside-down-ness. She was caught in the act of attacking the door.

Haruka is perfectly content this way. With her little paws up like a bunny. Ah, yes, the sideways-ness. Haruka told me not to adjust the picture. She likes it this way.

We interrupt this broadcast . . .

. . . . to bring you CUTE CAT PICTURES. The bug stories will continue. But CUTE CAT PICTURES cannot wait!!

playing with some packing material . . .

tunneling through said packing material . . .

caught in the act of playing with her feather-duster toy!

PS. Please don't turn these into LOLcat pictures. That's MY job.

A little awkward story.

We got home from work today, and Haruka was as usual waiting for us next to the the door (she never tries to get out). She has this habit of, first time she sees us in the morning or at night, weaving in and out between our feet, making it VERY EASY to trip over her.

Well, tonight I didn't trip over her, but I did accidentally step on two of her feet ;_; She made sad kitty noises and ran under the kitchen table. She got over it quickly though (and she's not hurt) . . . . I gave her one treat per ouchie. Any other cat owners have problems like that? She has a bell on her collar so we know to stop dead in our tracks if we hear her zooming towards us!

Her crazy spells are awesome, by the way. I have stories. Many stories. But those will come at another time. Until then . . . here's a picture of her in a rare instance when she's looking at the camera and not trying to attack it.

What, mom?