liebe mama…

may 13 will be mothers' day this year – no news. human and i recently talked a lot about my mommy. i think it's a good moment to eventually thank my mom for everything she did for me. the more since human promised to stay away from pooter and desk and all that stuff for the whole weekend ahead. happy mother's day - whoever you spend it with!



liebe mama,

it's nearly 8 years that we last saw each other. 8! can you believe that! and because with a 90° turn 8 is the sign for eternity (infinity) i want to tell you that your little girl hasn't forgotten you. i won't ever. i thank you so much. even the mean person is aware what a great success you had in educating me. believe it or not, but whenever i forget – she reminds me and i know she wishes she could have met you…

You…
…have chosen the perfect daddy for me! everybody likes the red anger wrinkles on my forehead (although some call it an incomplete tabby-M) and human adores the thousands of reds i likely have to thank daddy's gene pool.
…gave me belly massages when i was still a blind kitten with round ears. i remember those massages whenever i allow human to rub my belly and purr my lungs out.
...understood my smooth kitten "m-ouw"s. kittens and mommies develop their own language. that happens a billion times - but still is so unique. i hope you don't mind that today i share our language with human. sometimes. when she was exceptionally sweet to me.
…taught me that i should keep distance to humans unless they've proven that i can trust them. so far only my personal staff is worth my affection – and she appreciates that i am a wise and observing cat.
…told me that we cats are supposed to rule. i have learnt that lesson, be sure! i do not only have my own person firmly under control, nobody may enter my home without my permission. i watch d-o-g-things and other creatures outside to make sure they won't revolt. and i even chased away unwelcome jerks last year.
…taught me the real values in life. "ignore the dumb before you waste too much time", was one of your rules. oh, and how i ignore most bipeds! "be nice when you meet someone nice", was another of your rules. i do my best to find out who is nice and who's not worth my or human's respect. i help human to sort out the unworthy ones.

mama, i do my best to be a cat you'd like to have around if we were still living together. out there in the suburbs of the big city where i was born and where we spent the first summer of my life together. i have adopted a human who does her best to respect me. i had the choice, back in shelter. "plush and luxury" or "humor and imagination" – and i have decided against being lazy and slowly. i challenge the human's creativity to invent new kittytainment all the time. sometimes i applaud for her ideas, sometimes i tell her to intensify her efforts. see, mama? now it's me who educates a simple mind – and i am even loyal although she's ugly and furless. the generosity of a real royal, right?!

i love you, mama, and i hope you'd be proud of me if you could read this and watch my life.

your kitten of love

ooooooooooooops...

...recently i sawed off the berlin city forest.

at first human was happy when i woke her for that means i slept in our bedroom. i only sleep there at night when my kitty world is fully perfect. and since we have gardeners for some time who behave like workers (stink, make noise, work early morning and late afternoon, have i mentioned the NOISES?) my kitty world was by far not perfect.

then it was and i returned.

now it's not perfect anymore.

after sawing not only the trees but also the stumps the following nights - she said that if my snoring gets only a µ louder she'll put me on d-i-e-t...

:((((((((

I have a dream…

this morning when i came to see what's new in catsterland i found a rosette with a beautiful memento and was very astounded. i hadn't participated in any contest. where did the anonymous rosette come from? friends, was i exited! then i sat down, tried to calm and read carefully. "dreamgirl" it said and then i remembered that already some of my friends have been announced as dreamgirls, dreamettes or angel dreamgirls. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, i am in very good company! thank you for helping me to spread the facts!!! i feel really flattered but nevertheless – and please don't think that i was unthankful or vain – i was not surprised…

i guess i have to explain? the mean person hasn't missed a single day since we live together to tell me that i am her dreamgirl – although she doesn't get tired to tell me now that i was the opposite of her dream when we first met.
or her "little angel" – although she always reminds me that i am of the cheeky kind.
or her "sweet kitty" – which she tells me in order to remind me to be glad i needn't live in plush and with a person who saw only my looks instead of my purrsonality.
or her "genius roommate" – at least "for a cat" as she says.
or her "piece of purring gold" - and then she starts wiping off my underfur in shedding seasons.
or her personal "best of all cats" – this one she tells me without additions...
and of course you know that i am absolutely "world's coolest ishtar" – at least for the mean person. and with a bit of luck for some of my friends, too.
this inflation of compliments i use to get daily made it impossible to be surprised – but i am very, very happy that the cats who voted for me now with their choice help to spread the word! my human is right (this time!!!) and she lives with a dream(girl). like my friends' humans do ;)

now i have a dream! [i have asked my personal expert in judging human habits and behavior and she said that the certain great american who had another dream sure won't be angry when "a smart creature" (human's words, not mine!!!) borrows his words.] "now is the time to rise form the dark and desolate valley of segregations to the sunlit path of […] justice.", is what a certain great american several years ago said. i want everyone with or without fur to get the honor she or he deserves. you're all the main character in someone's dreams - at least you should be. i dream that all of you have already found that someone or that you'll soon find him/her. and if so – snuggle up to the one and never let him/her go, because like another great american sang, not said:

everybody needs somebody
everybody needs somebody
everybody wants somebody to love
honey to hug
sugar to kiss
baby to miss now
baby to tease
sometimes to please
and i need you you you
and i need you you you
in the morning baby you you you
when the sun goes down you you you
ain't no nobody around you you you

thanks again for thinking of me as a dreamgirl…

love? love!

yesterday i read in another in-and-out-list (one for humans!) that it was "IN" to think that animals can think.

???

interesting – really, one day i should write an anthropological study about the question "do humans think?". i have my doubts that creatures who only think with (and judge on) wallets actually understand complicated concepts like love or empathy?!

speaking of love – here is what i found out about that interesting concept so far:

love is…

…when your humans accept that nothing in your home is theirs.
…when you never get enough cuddles and pets and the human you ask for obeys.
…noticing what someone says and does instead of only seeing how he/she looks or dresses.
…worrying when someone apparently does not feel well and you try to comfort that one.
…when your humans expect nothing and thank for tiniest gestures (like a welcome-'mouw').
…a super soft blanket next to the heater in winter.
…preferring to spend time with a limited circle of creatures (aka friends).
…a great month of secret pal game.
…making honest compliments ;)
…not being able to thank for a certain christmas gift but not giving up the idea to send harvey as easter bunny!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY and enjoy a day full of love, treats and cuddles!

i can patterns!

last sunday, breakfast time.

i sit on my kitchen chair waiting for human to serve kitty grass salad.

human is sitting on her kitchen chair and buttering bread.

phone rings.

human runs.

a little later human returns and finds out that her buttered bread has a new pattern.



what shall i do – i love butter!!! *smiles innocently*

in's and out's 2012

IN in 2012

friends – everyone should have as wonderful friends as i have!

food – that can never be out

weekends – relaxed humans who stay at home and play with us are priceless!

banksy – cats also love subversive arts. yes, cats. not only rats!!!

health – especially for those who saw too many v-people (and got silly fur cuts) in 2011 that's extremely "in"!

summer – stretching out in the sunshine!!! do i need to m-ouw more?

santa kitty – when did you say will she come again??? (btw.: if i'll catch you, i'll send easter bunny!!! in harvey costume!!!)

black – in clothes and furniture the best contrast for shedding season

isaac newton – you should try my oldest entertainment; that old guy really was right: things drop down, never up!

8 – if you move that number 90° it becomes the sign for infinity. magical, eh?

curiosity – the world has so many secrets that only wait to be detected!

animal studies – sort of gender studies in order to strengthen our rights, that's cool!


OUT in 2012

noisy behaviour – out for everyone who's not living on a tree!

soccer – millionaires in shorts who are unable to afford OWN balls??? sorry???

patterns – on clothes and furniture a fun killer in shedding season

anthropocentrists – (sorry, human told me to use the word) how could people who doubt that we have feelings and are valuable social partners be anything else but "outestestest"?

hoarders – respectless humans of all kinds are *hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss*

winter – i accept the current version, but who needs ice and snow in a neighbourhood with creatures that use sidewalks instead of boxes? yellow snow, yuck!!!

kettles with whistle – have you ever noticed that they sound like firework rockets O.O ?

greed – that typical human habit is an ancient heritage they should fight!

false friends – in languages as well as in real life...

carpet edges – have you ever stumbled over it and tried to keep your dignity while your person was laughing tears? then you know what i mean…

leave blowers – noisy, stinky and hot air on the handle as well…

d.o.g.s – what did you expect? i am a cat ;) !


^.^


i hope it's not yet too late to wish you a Happy New Year, everyone!
i know that this may be a little naïve – but i need to be naïve sometimes to bear the human world – i really, really hope that 2012 will be the wonder year & that absolutely all of us will have only reasons to be the happiest cats in the happiest families… old year owes many of us something!

my holiday wish list

this time of the year is always over-sentimental in my home. unfortunately this strange mood is contagious. hence i've decided to share my personal wish list with you…

i wish…

…those of my friends who've had a fantastic year 2011 an even better 2012!

…those of my friends who've had a stressful or sad year 2011 a much, much, much, very much better 2012!

…the families of my friends who've crossed the bridge in 2011 an enormous bravery to cope with their losses and i hope that it can comfort you at least a little that even virtual love is never ending! your sweeties won't ever be forgotten!

…my person that she gets what she deserves.

…myself that i won't EVER see, hear and SMELL workers again.

…the workers who raided my home the past months (esp. those who teased me) onto the moon. the BACKSIDE of the moon, of course.

…each and everyone of my friends calm, comfy and peaceful holidays with good food, playing time and lots of cuddling and snuggling!!!

i never get the best stuff

we don't celebrate thanksgiving and when i have a look around in catsterland i am sure that i miss the best.

typical!

i never get the good things.

so what's left for me is

wishing everycat and their families a wonderful holiday!!!


[human here: you needn't cry for the poorest of all cats - she knows how to help herself. at the moment alpine ambitions are modern to get attention or treats. or both.]

victoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

call me "winner over building noisism and privacy theft"(wobnapt), my friends!

*dances*

they took the scaffold from my windows and i can see LIGHT!!!

*dances*

it was a hard job to tell them - but you know humans! some of them need more lectures than others... and they finally got me!

*dances*

hello privacy! bye-bye stinky guys at my windows!

*dances*

they still seem to be around my house for i can still hear and smell them... but i am positive that they will leave soooooooooon.

i can't remember that i was happier (in 2011)!!!


ps: i'll have a toast on my glorious triumph with your kitty champagne, anonymous!

she's mine!

just for the case that anyone is interested: the stinky workers are still here. and they started provoking me. haha - it really proves intelligence to make a cat jump at the windows... :(((

i am not sure if this is a human, a male or an educational topic. but i know for sure that if human would only OPEN the windows for me we'll find out if a housecat with CLASS could become a maneater!

anyway. last tuesday it was even enough for my person and when she noticed that one of those stinky guys was not even working but patrolling our privacy just for fun she spoke a few clear words. loud and clear to be exact. this idiot was claiming that he hadn't noticed that he was upsetting me. well, that is possible: if blind/deaf men could become workers on scaffoldings! i had been bumping so hard on the windows that human afterwards told me that she feared for my jaws. "not noticed", oh yes, very plausible...

*giggles* now we're proud of each other. she still admires me for defending our home and i have never before witnessed that she could lower herself so much that it was possible to yell at "guys with huge brow ridges"...

today i thanked her and made her melt. she got the second REAL headbutt in more than 7 years. now she is absolutely mine and on the same level with my blankets and treats ;) !