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You are here: Home / Diary / Diary – June 2008

Diary – June 2008

July 3, 2008 By: Sparkle Cat2 Comments

So-Called Gifts

Contemplating world domination

At the beginning of the month my human was running around at one of those convention type things she likes to attend. This one was called Book Expo America, which makes sense because after the last day she came home with a big bag of books. A lot of them are cat books for me to review.

Would prefer to review cat toys

Even the bag had cats on it, but they are the sorriest looking cats I’ve ever seen.

Apparently these cats are famous but I don't approve of this rendition of them

That said, a bag is still a bag.

And a cat in a bag is still a cat in a bag

In addition to the books, my human brought home a couple of other things. One of them she said was especially for me. So the moment she opened it up, I started playing with it.

Smells good Kind of a strange cat toy, but I'll accept it

But according to her, it’s not “that type of plaything.” It’s a new video camera to make more movies of me. What kind of a “plaything” is that? Heh.

Didn't anyone ever tell her filmmaking is hard work?

She had something else she thought I might want to play with. Like a cat is going to want to play with a finger puppet. Hello — we don’t have fingers!

Not even all that cat-like Even worse, I'm expected to pose with it

She tortured Binga with it for a while before sending it off to her boyfriend’s niece.

Got ME off the hook for a few minutes

Boodie always sleeps through the good stuff. And mediocre stuffBoodie missed all the so-called excitement. My human bought some replacement liners for the electronic litter box and Boodie (dumb as usual) has mistaken them for a cat bed.

You’d think she would latch onto the bag, or the new box my human brought home (I’m not sure what was inside — some steam cleaner that’s cat-safe, apparently). But since she didn’t, I claimed the box for myself.

First cat in gets dibs I OWN this box

I had an emergency mid-month. I got something stuck in my throat and couldn’t get it out. My human had to take me to vet. It turned out to be an especially delicious piece of wrapper — I literally bit off more than I could chew.

Doesn't look tasty, but it was! My human says this piece of plastic cost her a bunch of money

Although the bill could have been much, much worse than it was, my human was not thrilled with this. “That vet visit should be your birthday gift,” she huffed. I was not pleased with her attitude.

If she bought me more toys in the first place, maybe I wouldn't have to eat plastic

Of course she was only bluffing, and she came home with a big bag just for me.

Not quite big enough for a cat tree

I have to say, though, it was the strangest gift I’ve ever gotten.

Really not sure what it is Definitely one of my human's dumb ideas

I watched as my human set it up.

...but avoided getting too close

I really don’t think it’s a cat toy.

That said, I'm still not sure what it's supposed to be How am I supposed to play with this anyhow?

But you know what? All us cats decided we liked it.

We claim this Enchanted Castle as ours!

 

Even worse, I'm probably not even related to the cat on the coverThe month ended on a sour note. For one thing, we got the July issue of Cat Fancy — it’s the Somali issue. And there’s not one photo of me in it. I’m totally insulted.

 

And to add insult to injury I got my PetSmart birthday card/coupon a whole week late. Birthday, my tail.

Very rude of them It doesn't even say belated

»July 2008

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  1. Sherri-Ellen T-D. says

    October 27, 2019 at 9:43 am

    Mew mew mew ‘angel’ Sparkle that was a lovelee Castle….mee wuud like it too!
    Mee nevurr got to know you butt ‘angel’ Aunty NYLABLUE meowed to mee inn mee dreemss ’bout you an how speshell you were…no are…..
    **purrsss** BellaDharma

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  2. Katie Isabella says

    October 24, 2019 at 5:38 am

    Sparkle…it’s been a long time little girl. XX

    Reply

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