Thursday Thirteen

Here are 13 reasons for you to accept IDYA#3 (I Dare You All #3) which will be posted tomorrow, Friday November 2nd at 7 am Pacific Time.

1 - Once again: you do not have to wear a pink wig.
2 - As a matter of fact: you do not have to wear ANYTHING.
3 - You can dare your nomss friend to do it too. And if you don't have a nomss friend this is a good opportunity to make one.
4 - It will be a lot of fun for you to do.
5 - You do not need Photoshop! The use of any picture editing program is actually strongly discouraged!
6 - You might feel really good after doing it.
7 - You will receive another fabulous button to put on your blog.
8 - One word: REVENGE!
9 - It will be revealing.
10 - It will be fun to watch how the others do it.
11 - It will be a bit different from what you usually do.. .
12 - If we get more participants than we had at the last Dare we will ALL wear the Groucho Marx glasses!
13 - It was Anastasia’s last Dare. She had it all written down right after the Pink Wig Challenge and then I came up with my nomss friend idea and got so excited about it that she said: “What the hell Karl. Just do it, I can wait.” She couldn’t, as it turned out. So I hope you will all accept the challenge in honor of her!

Those last two points should be reason enough for everybody to attend!!!!

noms Costume Winner

The winner of the noms costume Halloween contest 2007 is
Baby Mao as a skunk!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

A big thank you to the panel of judges
Titus, Dragonheart, Mickey Mantle, Pickles and Gadget, Bob and Patrick, Archi Ann, Stanley.
This was not easy to decide with so many amazing noms costumes in the running and it was a very close victory!

Only 3 more days untill the next IDYA!

This Friday November 2 I will post Anastasia's last "I Dare You All"!
Check out her Halloween appearance at her blog!

Mancat Monday

I hope the cuddling helps! And I let Miss Peach wear my glasses to cheer her up!

Cherish Meme for Miss Peach

Our good friend Chairman Mao tagged us for this wonderful meme: Here are the rules for the Cherish meme, as written by Adan:

Hey, everyone, this time, I decide to start this cherish meme, here are some ways (depends on which person you write), and bring our love to Miss Peach~! She always makes us know what love is!

1. tell us what is the most sweetest warm thing you will do to your mommy (what is the sweetest thing that your kitty will do to you)

2. And, hug your mommy, tightly... (and, hug your kitty....tightly...)

3. Tag your good friend...

4. Leave your computer, and continuing hug each other...

Karl: I go between the legs of my staff and roll over and rub all against them and give their ankles little love bites and look at them adoringly. And purr loudly. Which I don't do a lot, my purring usually is very silent.

Mrs. OZ: I am new and I only do this today for Miss Peach! I go and sit on the human's chest and put my paws left and right of their neck and purr.

Emil: I touch them with just one paw, very softly and give them the look! The one that lets them melt like butter! Hahahahahahaha - I am GOOD!

In the spirit of the Ballici to spread this meme fast for Miss Peach to get better fast I tag several cats too:
Mr. Hendrix
Dragonheart
Skeezix
William
Yao-Lin
Luxor

Fashion Friday

Emil got into Anastasia's things.
I am not sure if I want to cry or to laugh......
Karl

Please everybody: go over to Miss Peach and help her get better!!!I feel bad - I stole this wonderful picture (with permission) and when I wanted to give credit I realized I forgot where - I am bad! Please whoever knows who created this beautiful picture - let me know!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Toesies Tuesday

My first Toesies Tuesday ever! This is my left hind paw. You can see how rough it is from walking around in the desert!
But wait till you see Emil's paws! They are gigantic!!! The problem is to get them in the flashy box because he moves them constantly....

Too Sad to Post

Please sign the petitions, see sidebar: Burma, the starved dog, animals matter.
Purr and pray for the animals and humans in the wildfires in California; the animals who died and got sick from the poisoned food; all the beings who suffer.
We are overwhelmed by the evil in this world today, so we will try and meditate on the good things that are hopefully there too.
Like this: Thank you Gattina for the wonderful header! She made it for us out of the goodness of her heart.

Please Sign The Pettiton

An artist had a dog starve to death in the name of art! Despicable!!!!
Read the story and take action here, thanks.
Tell your nomss friends.

Mancat Monday

Here is a picture of me from a trip to New York. As you can see - it was COLD! Snow! So I am wearing my lion head to be warmer! And in the background you can see "The Gates"!

Fashion Friday

This is the Halloween costume contest team entry for The Cat Realm!

Do not forget to enter the
noms costume Halloween contest !!!!!

We do already have some great entries - but come on - let's get some more!
Enter now!

Wordless Wednesday

Manic Monday

Award Sunday

This is a great weekend! Mrs. OZ doesn't hiss at me anymore, Emil played with me a little (!), the party at Jack's was GREAT and I got two more awards!!!!!
The wonderful Skeezix awarded me the Community Blogger Award, and I quote:
"Cuz his NOMSS challenje wint a long way toward helping us make frends with other kreechers. Ixsept vishus deer, of korse. Purrhaps species-prejoodiss will become ixtinkt in owr lifetimes thanks to Karl". I am very humbled and proud at the same time!!! Thank you Skeezix.I want to give this award to Karen Jo for her awesome contribution to our community by doing a wonderful limerick almost every day for one of our community members.
And to Emma and Kat. We learn so much about each other through her postings of Kat's Cat of the Day!
Thank you both for your contribution!


And Ariel and Yao-Lin gave me the 'I love your blog' award. I am so honored! Thank you both very very much!As they both gave it to me already I will have to invent another "I love your blog" award for them because I do love their blogs very much! As it is, I will give this award to
Chairman Mao
Maggy and Zoey
Lucas
Stanley

We Are Partying and Sweet Award

No one home... we are over at Jack's party....

By the way: the squillions name is Kalle Blomquist (a character by Astrid Lindgren) - as soon as I read Yoggie's suggestion I knew that was the perfect name!!!

Do not forget to enter the
noms costume Halloween contest!

I got an award!!!! Caesar and Princess gave me the Sweet Award, thank you so much!!!I like to award this sweet little piece to Monte, Tyler, Benjamin Fuzz and Missy.

Fahion Friday

Here are the results:
The Gucci glasses won with 34%, closely followed by Chanel (29%).
Many of you remarked that they really liked the color of the Oakleys - so I decided to give Mrs. Hissy OhneZahn (Mrs. OZ for short) the Guccis in the color of the Oakleys. And keep the Armanis for special occasions.
Emil might be only four month old but he knows what he wants: Jean Paul Gaultier, he said, end of discussion. Nevertheless, the butler had gotten him the cutest red round (no designer) glasses already. And I really liked those, so Emil agreed to keep them for special occasions too.
I guess now I need an extra pair too.....
Any suggestions?

Do not forget to enter the
noms costume Halloween contest!!!

Thursday Thirteen

Here we go again! 13 things about yesterday's picture...

1. The poor squillion was abandoned and put up for sale ($1.-!) at a local thrift store. The maid had never heard of squillions, let alone seen one, before I started blogging. But having been exposed to them now she felt that she needed to rescue it. Which she did. I immediately gave it some glasses (also from the thrift store…) so it fits in. No name yet. Suggestions anybody?

2. No, the cat in yesterday’s picture is NOT ME. I think Dragonheart was the only one to actually realize that. But it is understandable - even the staff has problems…. We look VERY much alike!

3. His name is Emil, after Emil und die Detektive.

4. He is almost four month old, really big for his age, and already neutered.

5. Mrs. OZ and I had informed the staff that we will agree to tolerate each other, stop with the hissing and be amiable but most probably there will not be much wrestling, chasing, or cuddling in our mutual relationship.

6. I should have known that was a bad move…. A day later Emil arrived….

7. It seems the staff is determined to have a wrestling, chasing, playing buddy for me again.

8. How do they come up with all these cats in need??? Apparently Emil was born to a feral cat who rejected him and his two sisters, so a friend of the butler raised them. And was of course looking for homes right when the staff realized that Mrs. OZ wasn’t working as a play partner….

9. Emil prefers to play with the staff. Probably because he was raised by beans he takes to them more than to other cats. With one exception: Mrs. OZ, can you believe it!

10. So here is the situation: I wouldn’t mind playing with Emil, grooming him and maybe cuddle a bit. But he doesn’t really let me.

11. Emil would love to socialize with Mrs. OZ, who HATES him! (You should hear the hissing!)

12. Mrs. OZ only wants to sit on the staff, maid or butler makes no difference to her.

13. I hope it will all be sorted out. But if they add one more cat I will emigrate!!!
I mean it!!!

Wordless Wednesday

P.S. Yes, it is my gotcha day but I don't have a party this year.....

Gotcha Day Halloween Contest

Instead of having a party for my third 'gotcha' day I decided to post my
"noms Halloween costume contest".
The price is the newly designed nomss friend T-shirt!
Skeezix gave me the idea (Thank You Skeezix!) and it is very easy.
Everybody in the Halloween costume contest who is dressed in a different species costume is eligible (one entry is already there: a cat as a bat!).
Go here to participate, where you also find the rules. A panel of judges from different species (I will announce the names later, I am still awaiting some confirmations) will decide on the winner. Deadline 10/28/2007.