Ask Me Help Desk - Edith is a mommy

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

She should be loud, opinionated, afraid of nothing, a little troublemaker.

Aww, tis okay, she's a cute no matter what.

Timid Alty-cat. Whodda thunk?

Is standing on her mommy's eye to get her to stop giving her a bath, trouble enough for you?

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Originally Posted by hheath541

is standing on her mommy's eye to get her to stop giving her a bath, trouble enough for you?

LOL! Go Alty-cat, you show them. :)

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Originally Posted by hheath541

i don't have access to a welder or soldering iron. work in a furniture shop, so there aren't any heavy duty metal working tools.

What about a section of chicken wire to cover the top? That's flexible stuff and is probably available in your area and can be cut to the size you would need. You (or someone at work?) probably has wire cutters. Yeah, I'd go with leather strings (shoestrings for workboots?) to secure the top (chicken wire dome) to the wicker basket (through the openings in the basket weave).

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Originally Posted by hheath541

like what? you want her to be in the thick of it, causing all the trouble? she's opinionated, but afraid of new things. heck, she still hisses at me if i just brushed my teeth or did something else that changes my scent.

It sounds like alty-Cat knows what she likes and wants to keep them that way. ;)

Great idea Wondergirl!

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

What about a section of chicken wire to cover the top? That's flexible stuff and is probably available in your area and can be cut to the size you would need. You (or someone at work?) probably has wire cutters. Yeah, I'd go with leather strings (shoestrings for workboots?) to secure the top (chicken wire dome) to the wicker basket (through the openings in the basket weave).

I'd actually thought of that. The thing is, while I know I could easily get chicken wire from lowe's, I'm not sure if I'll be able to get such a small quantity. I don't need an entire spool/bail/thingy. If I can get a hold of a small amount, then that would be perfect. I'll have to look and see how they sell it.

so, I had put my computer to sleep, turned off all the lights, and was just about ready to go to bed, when I had to come back on here to share something.

the babies just learned how to purr ^_^

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Originally Posted by hheath541

so, i had put my computer to sleep, turned off all the lights, and was just about ready to go to bed, when i had to come back on here to share something.

the babies just learned how to purr ^_^

Awwwww!

Anyway to video them and post?

They're growing up so quickly.

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

Awwwww!

Anyway to video them and post?

They're growing up so quickly.

I can try. My camera just doesn't pick up quiet sounds that well. If it's too quiet, there ends up being this weird beeping noise instead of the actual sound.

That makes me want a kitty. But then I remember they poo in a box in your house. Icckkk.

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

That makes me want a kitty. But then I remember they poo in a box in your house. icckkk.

I've known some cats that went outside like dogs. Would even paw and meow at the door to be let out.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

i can try. my camera just doesn't pick up quiet sounds that well. if it's too quiet, there ends up being this weird beeping noise instead of the actual sound.

We wouldn't need sound or even to hear them purr -- just watching them move around would be fun. (If you want boring, Andy Warhol filmed the side of a building and also a person sleeping, like, for hours.) We videotaped our feral adoptee Lady Jane Grey's five kittens last spring -- a delightful experience to watch them leap around like little grasshoppers as they explored our yard.

That noise just irritates me. I'll film them during tumble time, tonight. Put on some music so my camera doesn't provide it's own noise.

OOoO Something to look forward to tonight!

WG, I had a boyfriend who had a tape of those Andy Warhol's, he made me watch the entire thing, start to finish while we discussed his motives. While I think A.W is brilliant, he's not very creative is he?

I went to an art exhibit once where one of the pieces was a time lapsed video of food rotting. You watched it rot, then you watched it un-rot. The entire thing was like 20 minutes long.

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

While I think A.W is brilliant, he's not very creative is he?

Well, he did come up with the Campbell soup can art which is world famous, as is his name. And he is a leading figure in the pop art phenomenon. Yeah, he was creative too. Someone paid $100 million for one of his canvases not long ago. I just wish he would have done something more with his hair.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

i went to an art exhibit once where one of the pieces was a time lapsed video of food rotting. you watched it rot, then you watched it un-rot. the entire thing was like 20 minutes long.

Now something like that would intrigue me, especially the un-rot part. (I like weird stuff.)

It was interesting. Just long.

The same artist had another piece where they had laid video of a naked woman with video of a dead swan. Titled it, 'the rape of leda.' it was really well done and interesting. If you watched really closely you could see the swan begin to decompose.

Well it wasn't really his idea to paint the Campbells soup can though was it?

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

Well it wasn't really his idea to paint the Campbells soup can though was it?

He didn't create the cans themselves and come up with the color combination, but he printed them in various ways as a pop art thing --

Campbell's Soup Cans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He also was the one who came up with the expression, "15 minutes of fame."

I mean the idea to paint the soup can wasn't his. I watched a documentary and he said he was stumped, couldn't think of what to paint, his friend said "I don't know, paint that can".

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

I mean the idea to paint the soup can wasn't his. I watched a documentary and he said he was stumped, couldn't think of what to paint, his friend said "I don't know, paint that can".

and?

dr. suess wrote green eggs and ham on a dare. A friend dared him to write a book containing less than x number (I think it was 20 or 30) of unique words.

All I was saying, is that it wasn't his idea. That's all, nothing more nothing less.

I also said he was brilliant earlier on in the conversation. So please don't take offence.

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

I also said he was brilliant earlier on in the conversation. So please don't take offence.

No, no, no, not at all. I was trying to remember what I had heard as to why he painted soup cans -- something about Campbell's soup being what his mom used to make for him when he was a kid, so he was fond of the can. I don't doubt that he got a nudge from someone to paint them. He had been painting $100 bills at the time and comic book characters but wanted to do something different.

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Originally Posted by hheath541

and?

dr. suess wrote green eggs and ham on a dare. a friend dared him to write a book containing less than x number (i think it was 20 or 30) of unique words.

50.

My brother-in-law has a hand-written letter from Theodore Giesel confirming that the dare was true. And that it was about pot.

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Originally Posted by Synnen

50.

My brother-in-law has a hand-written letter from Theodore Giesel confirming that the dare was true. And that it was about pot.

that is completely awesome ^_^

I am totally going to have to read that book again :D

YouTube - Tumble Time 1

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Originally Posted by hheath541

YouTube - Tumble Time 1

I heard a mew!!

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I heard a mew!!!!!

yep. My babies like to talk ^_^

OK, I might as well make it official and announce it here, I'm going to be keeping zoe and spot.

AWWWWWWW They are so freaking cute!! :) What was that playing in the back ground?

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Originally Posted by hheath541

YouTube - Tumble Time 1

They are so cute. :)

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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell

AWWWWWWW They are so freaking cute!!! :) What was that playing in the back ground??

It's nightwish. I'm trying to figure out which song.

Nope. I was wrong. It's not nightwish. It's within temptation- the other half (of me). They have such a similar sound, and have actually done some songs together, that I can't always tell them apart.

YouTube - Within Temptation-The Other Half Of Me(with lyrics)

it's Monday, does anyone remember what that means?

that's right, it's picture day ^_^

the kittens are in full sibling-pouncing mode, so it was kind of hard to get individual pictures. Babies are 4 weeks old, and getting cuter every day.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2136037_n.jpg
Mop - 4 weeks

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...6_502537_n.jpg
Aura - 4 weeks

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4928831_n.jpg
Spot - 4 weeks

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._8232296_n.jpg
Zoe - 4 weeks

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs325...._1502562_n.jpg
Unky - 4 weeks

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2486491_n.jpg
Alty-cat - 4 weeks

I waaaaant them!

You should see them playing.

Aura climbed up the couch today to visit me. She's the first one to figure that out.

They all like climbing up my bike basket (the thing spot's standing up against), so I keep it in the living room for them when I'm home. Spot's the only one tall enough to reach the top of the basket without climbing up it.

I've left the pile of rocks there for them, too. I'll be going to the beach for more rocks and driftwood for them when it's dry, and a little warmer, again.

They just get cuter and cuter.

Stupid allergies. I want one. :(