Four

Four. That is a signifiCAT number. Today is the fourth day of the New Year...2009! This month, I will turn TEN years old! My made-up birthday is January 31, 1999. It's made-up because when my people adopted me, the vet said I was one year old, and they just went back one year to come up with a birthday for me. I can't remember being born...and I can't remember my first cat family, so that day works for me.

Four is also signifiCAT because I got tagged for the four-by-four photo tag game. Treater already played it, but she did not tag me. I guess she was being lazy. Tiria, The Shadow Princess, and Henry tagged me!

Here are the very easy rules:

1. Choose the 4th folder on your computer where you keep/store your pictures.
2. Select the 4th picture in the folder.
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 people to do the same! No cheating (cropping, editing, etc.)!



This picture of me was taken in 2004 - the fourth year that I lived with my people. I was five years old here. My people had just bought this big cabinet...it has all sorts of play-pretties in it, but I can't get to them because of the glass. The very back of this big cabinet has something called a "mirror." I'm not exactly sure what a mirror really is, but it has a CAT in it that keeps looking at me! I have tried talking to it, and I have tried to convince it to come out and play, but it just keeps looking at me.

It's still in that cabinet. I think it's probably hungry and thirsty because I never see it eat or drink...ever. It just always looks at me. It sure is a pretty cat. I'd sure love to have it as a playmate.

I'd like to tag this cat for this game, but I don't think it has any people who take pictures. I don't even think it has a computer or a dictation-taker. Poor cat.

Well, I looked around, and it looks like everyone else has played this game. If you haven't played, please consider yourself tagged!

Psssst...Tigs. You do realize that you were tagged, too, don't you? I'm gonna double-tag ya.

Miss Kitty, have you been tagged yet?

Well, while I'm at it, Junior and Orion, have you guys been tagged yet?

Anybody else?

Oh, by the way, I know I'm late, but Happy Mew Year to EveryCat!

The Needs Meme

I read about this meme over at Gandalf and Grayson's blog. It looked interesting. I thought I'd try it, too. It's pretty easy. Just google your name with the word "needs" after it and see what you come up with!

Spooky got 2,640,000 results! Here are the top 10:

1. Spooky needs a holiday in Somalia!
Where? My holidays are better spent under the bed.

2. Spooky needs a home.
I have a home, thankyouverymuch.

3. Spooky needs a break.
I got one when we moved far away from Eve and the Tall Guy Who Always Picks Me Up.

4. Spooky needs help!
Everyone needs help once in a while...even if that means going to the V-E-T.

5. Spooky needs food.
Yep. 'Nuff said!

6. Spooky needs more dark stuff.
Um, 'xactly what kind of "dark stuff" does this refer to?

7. Spooky needs to relax.
Can't get any more relaxed than this:


8. Spooky needs to find a new date.
New date? I haven't had the first date yet!

9. Spooky needs a horse.
Uh...No.

10. Spooky needs more mileage.
Mileage? I'm a C-A-T, not a C-A-R.

My weekend - two things

First of all, let me just say that I was very unhappy that Treater and Napper left me again for the weekend. In fact, I let them know about it. I sat in the middle of everything while they were trying to pack a suitcase.


Treater tried to make up for it by giving me a new toy. One that won't bite. I'll let you know later if I like it or not. I'm still trying to decide.

Second of all, Tiria, The Shadow Princess, tagged me for a meme last week. I had to wait until Treater came back to take dictation before I could do the meme. So, here it is:

Rules:
The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about himself or herself. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

Ten years ago:
Hey…I’m almost nine-and-a-half. I wasn’t here.

Five things on today's "to do" list:
1. Nap
2. Eat
3. Complain to my people
4. Ask for Greenies
5. Snuggle with Napper

Three bad habits:
1. Uh, peeing inappropriately
2. Scratching too long in my box and then scattering litter all over the house
3. Urping...everywhere

Five places I've lived:
1. With the Bad People
2. In the adoption place
3. In the first house and second house
4. In a hotel
5. In this apartment

Things I'd do if I was a billionaire:
Buy Greenies. Buy a big window where the sun always shines through…with a soft cushy fleece upon which to snuggle.

Five jobs I've had:
1. Chaser
2. Eater
3. Napper
4. Meower
5. Pooper

I will tag:
Any Cat that hasn’t played yet. If you want to play, please let me know!

Tuesday Meme

Junior tagged me for a meme this morning. Since I haven’t had much to blog about recently (I’ve been sleeping a lot lately), I’m glad to have something to think and write about.

This is called the “Three Names Meme.” This is taken from a poem written by T. S. Eliot called, “The Naming of Cats.” It’s in his book “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” According to Mr. Eliot, we all have three names (his poem is very funny – you should read it!). You must list the rules to play along with this meme, and they are:

1. You must link to Tara, who originated the meme.

2. You must tell your three names:

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey - -
All of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover - -
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
...[that] Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

3. Then, tag three cats (and let them know they are tagged) to give us their three names.

So, without further adieu, here are my three names:

1. Spooky
2. Spooky THE Cat
3. She who happily snoozes beneath the ottoman and dreams of anoles and Greenies.

Now, I've got to tag three other cats. I choose...

1. Tiggie, FOC
2. Miss Kitty
3. Daisy

The Middle Name Game

My middle name is "The," as in Spooky The Cat. Tiria, the Shadow Princess, tagged me for a name game. In fact, she had to tag a lot of people because she has a long middle name.

Here are the rules:

1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.

2. You must list one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name or your mother's maiden name).

3. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person (or blogger of another species) for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged.)

T - Timid. Treater says I'm timid because I always hide when we have company or when a noise or sudden movement scares me.

H - Hungry. Not just any hungry...hungry for Greenies. All the time. Any place. Yum.

E - Exquisite. (Treater says, "Vain, too." I'm not sure what "vain" means.) I'm exquisite because I'm a Cat: graceful, beautiful, elegant, and sometimes playful. (Treater just said "Lazy!" I'm not lazy. I require lots of rest.)

Hmmm. I think I'll tag Junior and Lala (my co-blogger) and anyone else who'd like to purr, er, play.

Whistle's meme

Whistle was tagged by Amie, a D-O-G, to do a meme. If Whistle is brave enough to be tagged by a D-O-G, then I guess I’m brave enough to do a meme.

Here are the rules:

• Link to the person animal that tagged you
• Post the rules on your blog
• Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
• Tag six people animals and at the end of your post, link to their blogs
• Let each person animal know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

Here goes:

1. My birthday is next week. It’s January 31^st. I’ll be nine years young.
2. I’m scared to death of heights, and I can’t jump very high, either, but I’m a good pretty fair okay climber.
3. Being scared of heights is probably one reason I am afraid to let anyone pick me up. Except for Treater, my people are tall!
   
4. I do not like to sit in anyone’s lap. Except maybe Napper’s lap, but only when he’s napping on the sofa.
5. My people rescued me from an abusive situation when I was one year old.
6. I love, love, love my special treats. Treater calls them “hairball treats.” I call ‘em “good!”

I don’t think I know six people animals to tag, but I’d like to tag Miss Kitty, NFC, and Tiggie, FOC. They’re my best blogging buddies in the whole world. If anybody else would like to play, please let me know! It’ll be fun!



Somebody came to my house today to replace some tiles. I really don't understand what he was doing, but it sure was noisy! I didn't like the noises and the strange smells, so I hid. Unfortunately, Treater and that shiny flashy box found my hiding spot.