My cat is famous

I always wondered what the cats did when I left the house. Now I know that Bosco is a part time kitty model.

He's now on the cover of deadmau5's new album.

For comparison, here is what he looks like on a day off.

He's a plus size model.

Now that I know about his modeling career it's time for him to pay up. He's needs to contribute to this household. I also need to set up a meeting with deadmau5 to discuss royalties.

A surprise for the cats

I was at Trader Joe's doing some food shopping when I spotted this card board cat scratcher. I usually get Bosco and Mr. Binx a new scratcher every couple of months. They are big fans, especially Bosco.

I got the double wide since Bosco is not a small cat (17lbs!!!)

Bosco wasted no time testing out the new scratcher.

I was trying to be sneaky and take pictures but I was caught.

Testing continues. 

Mr. Binx gets in on the action too. Bosco thinks the scratcher is his. He's always sitting or sleeping on it and Mr. Binx will get in a quick scratch when he can. I keep telling Bosco to share but due to him being a cat he ignores me.

The cost of a kitty

What I've lost due to my cat Bosco.

1. one spider plant
2. pineapple from two slices of Hawaiian pizza*
3. one terracotta pot
4. drinking glasses (unknown quantity)
5. one night stand
6. one loaf of bread
7. two sandwiches

I still love my destruct-o kitty

* vet: Bosco's blood sugar is a little high
   me: Oh, that's probably because he ate a bunch of pineapple yesterday
   vet: ........ok
 

I'm pretty cool

Didn't you know?

Stick your face in things

Sorry, I really have no better title for this blog post.

I'm currently typing this while Mr. Binx sticks his face in the air conditioner and then jumps back when he realizes that there's something blowing out of there. He then tries again about 30 seconds later. You'd think he'd learn but then again if he could learn he'd be doing my laundry by now.

I was starting to think how this reminded me of my brother. When he was a baby my mom would put out the sprinkler and I would jump through it while my brother would sit there and let it spray him in the face. He'd look surprised for a moment and then do it again. Baby Chinese water torture, except he liked it. There are pictures to prove this. Maybe I should get him a sprinkler for Christmas.

Sticking your face in things is not a summer time event though. When I was a kid I would convince my friends that we should stick our faces in the snow and see who could last the longest. This was not a fun game. Once I figured this out I decided I would be the referee and make sure no one cheated. On a ski trip to Vermont I remembered this game and convinced Nate, Jackie and Dave to do this. Uncle Scott came out and asked me what was going on. I calmly replied that they were sticking their faces in the snow and I was making sure no one cheated. He shook his head and walked back into the house.

I'm thinking people like to stick their faces in things around me. I'd like to have a better persuasion power but you take what you can get.

An off day and my cats put out a hit

I'm having a bit of an off day today.

I drove home from Derek's this morning so I could get ready for work. I'm still half asleep when I walk in the door but the cats want their wet food NOW. Right MEOW! I give them wet food in the morning and at night because it supposedly will fill Bosco up so he'll eat less crunchies and be less fat. This is not working. Instead it just makes both of them kitty demons screaming for food.

So I walk in the door and go to the fridge only to realize I have no wet food left. This is awesome. I throw my flip flops on and run across the street to the convenience store to pay a fortune for one can of cat food. I wonder how old it is but then I remember it's cat food in a can and if I come back empty handed the cats will revolt.

Get back home. Cats fed. Hop in shower. While in my towel recently showered I hear the sound of two cats fighting. My cats. I run out of the bathroom and break it up and tell them to "cut it out" because of  course cats understand English. I also call Bosco a shit head because he most likely started it.

I get on the T to go to work. A Russian guy stands in front of my with a scare on his face. The cats have hired a hit man.

All I wanted was a blueberry bagel but when I go to Au Bon Pain they didn't have any. I had to get cinnamon raisin. These are real problems.

I think this all started with the not so good food at trivia last night. Worst nachos ever. We also didn't win but we did have Todd, Meg and Eric join us. Oh and I got a bonus question right winning $5 dollars towards our next visit. Apparently I know Michael Jackson's middle name (Joseph)? I can't wait to use that $5 coupon on crappy nachos.

That didn't last long

It's just grass guys. It's not even catnip. They went nuts. It's pretty much demolished now. I think they need kitty AA. They can't kick the grass.

Don't eat too much catnip

I found a statue cat the other day.

I've seen this cutie before on the same porch. You don't see too many cats outside in my area. Lots of cats in windows because people like to keep their cats indoors since it's the city and people here drive like they're in the Fast and the Furious Boston drift.

It's been cooler here, right when I get my AC in. Melissa and I enjoyed some evening dinner and drinks and then we stole clippings of a spider plant from her boyfriend's porch. Apparently spider plants are non-toxic to cats. I'm really excited about this because I want plants but Mr. Binx likes to chew on them. I'm also growing some catnip and cat grass for the kitties. I sent my mom an email about this because I like to email my mother random things.

From: Virginia Stanton
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:51 PM
To: Robin Stanton
Subject: excitement

I got a spider plant clipping and apparently they are non toxic to cats so I can have a plant! Although I will probably hang it in the kitchen anyways. I’m also growing catnip and cat grass.

My mother's response: 

I don’t have a spider plant but have a couple of spiders…don’t eat too much catnip

Thanks for the advice mom.

Kitty bunk bed

And two seconds after this photo was taken Bosco swats Mr. Binx in the face.

It's always fun when your cats wake you up chasing a mouse

I woke up around midnight to shuffling in the corner of my studio. I had fallen asleep with the tv on so I could see both cats in the corner doing something. It's no good when the cats are doing "something" in the corner. It's like two kids that just found matches. I sit up to get a better look and that's when I see something tiny go running across the floor with both cats taking off after it.

A fucking mouse.

I immediately yell to Bosco "Don't touch it! You just got over tape worm!" Bosco ignores me and comes to a sliding stop around the area where the mouse ran to. Mr. Binx is sitting right near him. I throw off my blankets and turn on the light. I get down on my hands and knees trying to see if I can find the mouse. I don't have a plan. It's not like I can catch it but I feel like when you see a mouse you at least look for it. The mouse is no where to be found.

Now I'm freaking out because I don't want Bosco to eat another flea from a mouse and get a tape worm again. My other thought is - has he eaten a mouse before? How else would he ingest a mouse flea? I mean good job for being super mouser cat but I'd prefer that he not get tape worm again.

I'm hoping that the cats are scaring the mice away. Bosco can spot a bug a mile away. Anything moving (or not moving) that is alive he will attempt to get it. If I hadn't stepped in I'm sure Bosco would have killed the mouse. I would have let him except that I don't want him to get a tape worm again from a damn mouse flea.

I haven't seen any signs of mice. No mouse poop on any of the counters, floor or shelves in the kitchen. No holes in cereal boxes. I know the signs because I've lived through a mouse infestation before. I don't hate mice. I use to have pet mice. But I don't want them in my apartment.

Apparently mice don't like the smell of peppermint. Maybe I should buy some old candy canes left over from Christmas and hide them around my apartment. Or even better, get the cats to eat candy canes so when they open their mouths they have fresh breath and keep the mice away.

So mouse. Go tell all your mouse friends "There are two cats there guys. One has the eyes of a hawk and is really large. The other one is smaller but a good backup. There also seems to be a candy cane infestation. Let's find another human to terrorize."

Night in and lap battles

Last night I stayed in and watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with the kitties. They kept fighting for lap space. Bosco eventually won by sitting on Mr. Binx until he got annoyed and left.

I've decided this year to watch as many classic films as I can. There are so many I haven't seen. I think that's a good goal and one I can actually accomplish in 2012.

More movies tonight, although I don't know if Aliens is considered a classic and I've seen it many times. It's a Ginny classic.

A much more responsible Friday night.

Ventured out in Quincy last night for a joint birthday celebration for Dave and his friend Mark. So many dudes in Red Sox hats shouting typical bro like things at each other. Some guy asked me what my necklace meant. I told him it was just a necklace. Ryan kept winning at Keno, like four times in a row winning. He bought everyone drinks. I was the sober lady since I was the DD. My stomach wasn't feeling 100% so I was fine with that.

I left Dave's early today to give Bosco his antibiotics. Pro-fessional kitty nurse here. Tonight Dave meets my mom and her boyfriend Tony. They wanted to take us out for a birthday dinner. My mom has been pestering me to meet Dave for a while.

"You just tore my overalls!"

Casey Affleck looks good with blond hair. I think I need to stop watching Drowning Mona and take a nap.

Cats are not cheap and they don't care.

Bosco had his dental surgery yesterday. My vet called me when he was through and said he did well and explained what he did. He cleaned his teeth and had to pull four of them. Oh and he has a tape worm! I knew it. I told him to check for worms because I googled his symptoms and everything pointed to a tape worm. Apparently he somehow somewhere ate a flea. He doesn't have fleas but he ingested one and got a tape worm. Both cats do not go outside but there are dogs in my building and I have let them out in the hall outside my door as a little adventure. He also could have ingested a flea from a mouse. I haven't seen a mouse but this is an old building.

The total cost of this vet trip: $1,350.00. Just typing that out makes me want to vomit.

I had a good cry after I got off the phone with the vet because that's what I do when I get really angry or really sad or really happy. I can totally relate to Kristen Bell on that. Just when I think I'm getting back on my feet something comes along that empties my bank account. I know I'm not the only one this happens to but this is my blog so woe is meeeeeeeee!!! My mother has offered to pay for the hotel room when we go to visit my brother and baby Hunter which is really nice of her. I just need to scrape up money for the plane ticket.

I need to list a few things that are good right now so I don't flip out.

• the guy at the corner store being super nice.
• the giant bag of Reese's Pieces I bought.
• the cats don't have fleas.
• it's super nice out yesterday.

Also, cute vet kitty. My vet has two cats that live in the office. They just hang out in their little beds and kitty towers or right on the front desk.

 Hey! I'm trying to write a check here fluffers.

Bosco is doing good. He's was sleepy when he got back. The vet tech said he was the sweetest cat and when they put him on a little blanket when he was waking up he started being all cute and kneading it with his paws.

Look at all the meds I have for him! Ugh, crazy. The vet expects me to force pills down his throat multiple times a day. My mom told me to wet the meds and then mush it in with food. The medicine for the tape worm must be gross because both cats would not touch it in their food so I had to hold them down and make them take it which was awful. Luckily that is done until two weeks when they need it again. The other pill that I can't sprinkle in food I crushed up and hid in deli turkey. Bosco ate it up no problem. I also have to squirt pain meds in his mouth. After he takes it he looks nuts. His eyes get all huge and he stares off into space. It's really funny.

No if only I could get a medicine for wallet pain?

Ok after this, I will stop talking about cats so much, I swear.

Cover me cause I'm changing lanes

Well the River freaked me out as I thought it would. I was doing pretty good until they got to the part in the jungle with all the dolls. I knew at some point one of the dolls was going to move and I was going to flip out. And flip out I did. I covered my eyes with my hands like I was eight yeas old. I'm also really disturbed by how often the characters just jump into the Amazon river like it's not big deal. Aren't there a million things that could kill you in that water? I've played Tomb Raider. I know all about this.

I got more birthday goodies in the mail. Germana got my a subscription to Birchbox. I got my first shipment today and loved all of the little goodies. I like how it's a surprise. This month was sort of a welcome package but I went online and filled out my profile (dry skin, vampire white, fine oily hair) so next month I should get more specific products. My favorites were the Jouer lip gloss and the Zoya nail polish in Kristen. I'm strongly considering buying the full size of the lip gloss. I can't wait to see what I get next month.

My nails are really short right now. They keep breaking which is annoying. Well except for that thumb nail. That's the lone ranger that hasn't broken yet.

Bosco goes to the vet tomorrow for his pricey dental work. I'm really hoping that the bill is going to be what they told me but I'm preparing myself for it to be more. Good thing I had my kidneys checked out recently. I may need to sell one.

Before I head out to work I'm going to amp myself up with a little M.I.A. Totally digging this song right now. I have some amazing dancing moves to go along with it.

I ate the world's supply of kettle corn.

You probably think I give Bosco special treatment because I post more pictures of him on my blog. This is not the case. It's just really hard to get a picture of Mr. Binx. The minute I point my camera or phone at him he gets all excited and tries to climb up on me or rub on the camera. I got him last night though.

Bloggin and nails. That was my super exciting Saturday night. 

Family portrait. Bosco in his favorite spot - my lap.

I finally got my popcorn. I am a popcorn addict. I probably eat about four bags a week. I use to eat kettle corn but I can't find it anywhere. I tried the non-microwave kettle corn but it's not the same. I think I might have eaten the world's supply of microwavable kettle corn. Sorry about that.

Today is Dave's birthday! He thinks he's old. Ancient at 24. We're celebrating next weekend along with my birthday where I pretend I'm turning 27 again.

I watched both Alien and Aliens this weekend and my DVD player is working again. I was having issues with discs skipping and freezing. I was going to say screw it and buy a new one but I decided to try blowing in it as a last ditch effort. I mean it worked with Nintendo right? So I blew inside the DVD player and it's totally fine now. Weird. If only blowing in something would always work.

Everyday I'm hustlin' (for my damn cat)

I brought Bosco to the vet today which is always fun times. He is a very good cat when he goes. He doesn't try to bite or scratch the vet and all I have to do to get him into the carrier is open the door. He has no idea what's going on and is all "oh cool a new thing I can crawl into...wait...NOOOOOOO!" At least this is what I imagine he says.

The vet tells me that he lost about a pound which is good because he is fat. He now weighs 16lbs rather than 17lbs. What's not good is that he needs a dental cleaning. Being a life long cat owner I know that this is going to cost me approximately one of my kidneys, possible a spleen as well.

The cost of today's visit totaled $317.00

The cost of the dental surgery will be between $500-$600.  I'm guessing it will be more than that. Poor baby though. I could see that his gums were inflamed and one tooth looks really bad. He's on antibiotics for ten days. Good thing he eats anything so I can sprinkle it in his food.

So this cat lady needs to hustle and earn some more green. I can see it now, hanging out on the street corner.

Random lady: "I need money to support my 5 kids."

Me: "I need to pay for my cat's dental cleaning."

Everyday I'm hustlin'

He's lucky he's so cute. He really is a trophy cat. He sits at home all day. I work and bring home the cat food and cuddle with him and tell him how cute he is.

I am attempting to train him to be more helpful around the house. I'm starting slow with teaching him how to brush my hair.

Things I do not like: the Christmas music and facebook addition

Christmas music:  I'm sorry but it's the same songs over and over and over. I hear them once and I've had my fill for the year. There are people that absolutely lose it over Christmas music. "Oh my God I can finally listen to my Christmas music! This is the best day of my life! JINGLE BELLS FOREVER!"  Straight line face from me :| when that happens.

Facebook's new article thingy that I don't know what to call it:  Oh you trick me facebook. I see a friend has read an article and I'm like "hmmm well that looks interesting I should read that" and facebook is all "if you want to read this you have to have it plastered all over facebook that you've read this. Otherwise all your friends will think you are illiterate and can't read." Well facebook, I'm not sharing. Not everything needs to be known or shared despite what you think.

Hippie ex-boyfriends:  Talking with some of my favorite blogger friends the topic of ex-boyfriends came up.  More specifically how many of us have dated a hippie. My suggestion is that if you see a dude wearing a bandanna like a headband and he plays the banjo run RUN FAR AND FAST. If you're thinking you must have missed out by not having ever dated a hippie think again.

The cat's WWF or WCW or whatever the heck you call it, let's go with UFC fights:  My cats like to play and their favorite way to play is to wrestle each other at 6 a.m.  They're running back and forth, rolling on the floor, knocking crap over. When I am tired and hungover I can't deal. I yell at them like that will get them to stop "what did I tell you! I told you to cut it out!" Surprisingly they ignore me. This is also their passive aggressive way to wake me up so I'll feed them. I'm the only passive aggressive one allowed in this house cats!

Not having chips right now:  I don't think I need to explain this.

Wow It feels good to let the cranky old lady inside of me out every once in a while.

How to get your cat to give himself a bath in the tub

Mr. Binx comes into the bathroom the second I run the water for the shower. He sits and waits for me to finish and the second I turn the water off he meows and jumps into the tub. After a few minutes of tub licking comes bath time in the tub. It's really quite convenient when your cat does his own bath time and cleans your tub for you.

Ok you da boss cat

"This is my carrier and my litter."

Cats in my mail box

I came home from work today to find the best postcard ever!

Sweeney Says is currently studying in France (lucky lady) and sent me this postcard.  I think what she wrote on the back sums it up pretty nicely.

Ginny:  This postcard is ridiculous and it has a cat.  That's pretty much why you're getting it of course.

I will put this on my fridge next to an old birthday card that has cats with hats fishing off of a boat.