Congratulations to all of you who ran the Sauvie Island marathon last weekend (and then gloated about it on Twitter all day)—that’s a big accomplishment and you must be very proud. Everybody else: I found a run we should do! It’s a 5k through Sherwood—hear me out—called Catnip Friday (!), and proceeds go to support […]
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Dear Barking Cat: WE SAW YOU BARKING!
Dear Barking Cat:We saw you barking, yo! So quit trying to deny it by not-so-subtly changing your bark into a meow. Look, barking cat. Anytime you’re ready to come out of the closet, we’ll be here for you. We love and cherish your individuality, and we accept you for who you are*. BE YOURSELF, barking […]
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Goth Kitties!
Mittens McGee was kicked out of the band for batting Robert Smith’s lipstick around with his paws. Cat Friday is dead. It’s all about Goth Cat Thursday from now on. From the New York Times: Piercing kittens to give them a “goth” appearance is cruel, a panel of Pennsylvania judges has ruled. Three judges of […]
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Comedy Is OK: Cativities
As Tonry mentioned earlier, Comedy Is OK is at Bunk Bar tonight. (10 pm, free.) Here is a video they made. It’s about things you can do with cats. Related: Had a pork belly steam bun at Bunk for dinner last night. It was outstanding.
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The Bubonic Plague Hits Oregon… CAT!
Cat people! Holy shit and look out: A cat in our state has been diagnosed with the Bubonic Plague!! Should you need a refresher: “The plague used to be known as The Black Death. It traveled through Europe during the 13-hundreds and killed an estimated 50 percent of the population.” Yes, that’s the one. And […]
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Tigers and Lions on the Waterfront
The novelty of walking to work along the Waterfront still hasn’t worn off yet. Nor should it—I saw a tiger the other day… in a tent!!! (And no, it wasn’t this one.) Apparently you can go pet tigers and lions and wallabies (oh my) at the Rose Festival. See! This seems vaguely ominous. The big […]
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A Report from the First-Ever Northwest Animation Festival
MYO-A It’s a cartoon for cat ladies! Last weekend’s first-ever Northwest Animation Festival was the perfect fix for those of us with short attention spans and a taste for the fantastical. Seventy eight films—two crafted by Oscar nominees—were presented at PSU’s Fifth Avenue Cinema from June 3-5, and festival director and host Sven Bonnichsen was […]
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Yo, Data Raps! (About Cats)
TWO THINGS:1) Despite the subject matter, Data from Next Gen got some wicked flow, yo!2) Ryker is a goddamn dick. WAKE… UP, SHIT HEEL!!
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Tonight at Powell’s Cedar Hills: John Scalzi
Science-fiction author/blogger/bacon-cat-taper John Scalzi is reading at Powell’s Cedar Hills tonight as part of a publicity tour for his latest novel, Fuzzy Nation—and if the conversation I had with him for this week’s paper is any indication, the reading’s gonna be great. If you’re still on the fence about heading out to the ‘burbs for […]
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Fine Jewelry for Cat Ladies
I once heard of a guy whose mom made him a sweater out of the family dog’s fur, so there a precedent for this line of jewelry made from cat hair. It doesn’t actually look that weird at all: If you want to give it a whirl (and cause allergic reactions in 20 percent of […]
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Cats of War
Reader PRWalters send in this timely, satirical Cat Friday story from Slate: The American commando team that killed Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, reportedly included a dog, sparking furious speculation about the dog’s identity and discussion of the role of canines in war. Less publicized—and far more essential to top-secret U.S. military operations—are cats. […]