Prepping for the trip to Austin. Day has been a hot mess or I would have written a sub-par post. Instead, you get this.
BTW- Zsa Zsa is about a week away from declaring the entire house her oyster. She’s all over the place, and with the kinds of mad energy this household has not experienced in a while. I have also come to the conclusion that I haven’t really been a cat owner the last decade with Tunch. I had an ottoman/heavy throw rug/purring pillow, but I most certainly did not have a cat.
Odie Hugh Manatee
I have also come to the conclusion that I haven’t really been a cat owner the last decade with Tunch. I had an ottoman/heavy throw rug/purring pillow, but I most certainly did not have a cat.
I don’t care who you are, that is fucking funny!
Ok, Tunch is not amused but still…
PurpleGirl
It’s nice to hear that Zsa zsa is settling in and taking over the house. (Pictures of any or all of the animals of chez Cole will always please.)
JPL
Did you feel threatened? Show me on the doll where you felt threatened..
wrong blog, I thought this was the open thread where hannity and woodward lament about the pres.
Redshirt
Any fights? Paws to noses?
RobertDSC-iPhone 4
How is Lily taking not having all of your affection?
Doodah
Oh you have a cat. They turn into cat statues somewhere between 1-1/2 to 3 years old.
RoonieRoo
You’re coming to Austin! BJ meet-up is required. Just saying.
JPL
John, Have a good trip to Texas and btw the stars are bright.
TaMara (BHF)
And just like that my Thursday was made.
Whatcha doing in Austin. What’d I miss? Hot date?
geg6
Heh. Poor Tunch. Always the brunt of the joke. And all because he’s big boned.
I love that you have a critter named ZsaZsa. Glad she is making herself at home. You know you have to get her a rhinestone collar, right? She is ZsaZsa after all.
TaMara (BHF)
@Doodah: Oh man, not mine. I have 8,9,9, and 10. I’m sure my downstairs neighbor thinks I have small elephants who choose from 9 pm to 2 am to race around like mad things. Chasing, jumping, climbing the cat tree, yowling. Oy, the yowling, makes me wish for a hamster.
Abo gato
Austin? Meet up, meet up, meet up!
JenJen
Having recently adopted an adult kitteh in a two-dog household, I totally get it. The energy, the antics, the fun!
Here’s Jonesy, just chillin’.
R-Jud
@JPL: No no no. “The stars at night/ are big and bright…”
TaMara (BHF)
Total non sequitur, but Dennis Rodman went to North Korea? Why? And did he scare them?
SiubhanDuinne
@geg6:
Floofy, dammit. FLOOFY. FLOO-FEE.
? Martin
This Time piece is worth your time.
As one comment says: “Take a look at the comments section, though, if you feel like hating all of humanity.”
True indeed.
SiubhanDuinne
@JPL:
@R-Jud:
I want to thank you both /cough NOT cough/ for tonight’s earworm.
TaMara (BHF)
@JenJen: Cutie.
JenJen
@TaMara (BHF): He rivals Tunch in fat kitteh status. We’ll work on that. But he’s the most wonderful addition to my home and I can’t believe I waited so long to grace a cat’s presence again!
gogol's wife
@Doodah:
That’s what I was going to say. Kitten energy is unbelievable.
JPL
@R-Jud: Well it was close. Close is good enough for fox.. how’s this the stars at night are …bright…
btw..it’s a tad late for you.. I’m complaining cuz fed ex hasn’t delivered a package yet and it’s already 8 o’clock..
geg6
@SiubhanDuinne:
Sorry, floofy. It’s just that we see a lot of the original Human Tunch around here as he’s a radio and tv personality now that he’s retired from the NFL. And he really IS big boned. No way you’d call him floofy.
Which makes me wonder…what does Tunch look like when he all wet? And could you still call him floofy if his fur is not hiding any embarrassing body parts that, on myself, I cover with spanx?
Grumpy Code Monkey
@RoonieRoo:
Indeed. What’s the occasion? What did I miss?
erik
John if you do a meet up here in Austin, make sure and post it! Long time reader/follower here in Austin and love to meet other in Balloon Juice community!
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
Still feeling burned out from finishing the draft of the novel. Maybe I’ll get something done tomorrow. Maybe even something other than attending the first game of the WCHA playoffs for the only team in NCAA women’s hockey history to finish the regular season with a perfect record.
JPL
@geg6: I can think of lots of people that I wouldn’t mind seeing wet and Tunch is not included on that list.
JenJen
@Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN): Congrats on your novel!! Wow.
gbear
Are you going to be out of Austin before the SXSW festival starts? Do you like huge crowds? busy airports? Have fun.
My cat is usually pretty low-key, but she’s started a new thing. She had been sleeping downstairs when I had ‘the cat that didn’t work out’ because that cat would chase her out of the bedroom. Now that she can come back up again, she’s been coming into the bedroom at about midnight and mmeeooww!ing at me to get out of bed and pet her. She won’t jump up on the bed but she wants attention. I’m trying to ignore her to the point where she’ll start to sleep on the bed again.
danimal
I’m guessing that Cole has never actually used Tunch as a pillow, though I believe we would get one hell of a story if he did, with or without a mop involved.
gbear
@gbear: By ‘ignore her’, I meant that I talk to her and try to get her to jump up on the bed (until I fall back to sleep), but hell if I’m going to get out of bed and lie on the floor to keep her company.
Halley does act like she needs a buddy. I’m still watching the MN Animal Humane Society’s site and looking for a good match for her.
serena1313
Iam having the same experience with Sulu Belle. She has completely taken over my home. If there is anything — bills, papers, lighters, bottle caps, pens, lip balm, cell phone, etc. — on the counter, desk or wherever that Sulu does not like or is in her way she’ll knock it off on the floor & will hide if it is small enough. Nothing belongs to me anymore.
Inasmuch as this kitten has tried my patience, she more than makes up for it with her antics. She is so funny. Sulu is a true delight & a joy. She has touched my heart. I would not give her up for the world although I’ve threatened to do so if she did not behave. Suffice to say, Sulu didn’t believe me. Rightfully so.
El Tiburon
@RoonieRoo:
Here here u anti social SOB Cole. We Austinites demand it.
raven
You think this grumpy mofo is going to meet with you in person? Fat chance.
jayjaybear
@R-Jud:
(Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure)*clapclapclapclap*(/PWBA)
Edit: I swear I didn’t look at the linked video before I posted this… (“Can you say adoooobeeee?”)
Patricia Kayden
“I had an ottoman/heavy throw rug/purring pillow, but I most certainly did not have a cat.”
And exactly whose fault is that? Tunch certainly doesn’t hunt down his own food.
clayton
I just found out that my mortgage has been sold to a company called “Corner stone” and they have what looks like a circa 2000 website. I can’t log on, the phone tree doesn’t recognize my account number and it’s due tomorrow.
Marcelo
@Abo gato: I’m just a lurker most of the time but I adore reading this blog. If I’m around I’d love to participate in an Austin meetup.
John, hit me up for restaurant recommendations too if you like. Twitter @mteson or email :)
Sandia Blanca
Here’s another vote for an Austin get-together (and I don’t care how antisocial you are, we can always drink beer and talk about cats). In fact, there’s a Texas Kos meet-up planned for Saturday: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/02/25/1189812/-Not-a-Pipe-Dream-TEX-KOS-Meet-Up-This-Saturday. 2-5 p.m. at Opal Divine’s Austin Grill at Penn Field.
Kay Eye
@erik: Indeed. An Austin meet-up.
Grumpy Code Monkey
You know, there’s no reason we can’t have a meetup without Cole.
Argo
Scalia’s boorish arrogance and indifference to law, precedent, and facts is indeed something that ought to be of paramount importance to the Fourth Estate, and it is, but for all the wrong reasons. Scalia may be a cartoon, and an entertaining one at that, but no one ever asks why in heaven’s name, we all have to live under laws interpreted by such a clownish and sophomoric bigot, who so proudly holds America’s actual citizenry in such contempt.
THIS is great stuff.
Cain
hey is John going to South by Southwest? Isn’t that around next week or something?