Mom went to a place called the pharmacy and brought back two boxes with my name on them. I love gifts, but they don't look like any gift I would ever want. Mom says it's the "gift of life". And it was expensive, since I'm not allowed on her medical insurance. What's up with that??? I think the big box has strange sticks with needles on the end. I gather that they will be plunged into my body twice a day, and some kind of diabetes medicine will be squirted into my body. I heard mom talking to my pretty Vet, and on Monday something big is going down at the Vet Clinic. I think they are going to stick those needle thingies into me and take blood samples all day long!!!!!!!
Well, to take my mind off of all this, I'm hosting WCB this week. If you want to take part, just leave a link to your site in the comments. Or, you can e-mail your link to me at upsiefan (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. Please mention our blog in your post and link it to your blog, pretty please. Mom is really busy right now (she got more squirrels and is going loco, if you ask me), so she is going to add the links from people taking part in WCB as she gets them, and in between feeding the squirrels.
Don't forget to join Kashim and Othello at the Bad Kitty Cat Festival Of Chaos, Carnival of the Cats, and the Friday Ark.
Without further ado, here are this week's participants:
Some of you may be wondering what happened to John and the Scamperdude site. Well, John has moved into a nice new site (not that there was anything wrong with the old one). The new site is The CASPA Community Blog, but don't worry, it has all the great Scamperdude features of cats being fostered and looking for a home. And while you're at it, take a look at the spiffy website John has been working on for his local SPCA. They certainly have a great organization there!
Great news over at Dragonheart's Domain, the gorgeous Dragonheart is adjusting just fine to his new catfood. It's made from ducks--yum! And you have a chance to vote for him, to show the world that Sphynx cats are beautiful! And they are!
Over at Perfectly Parker, the kitties are showing off their favorite places to kick back and relax. In particular, Parker sure has a pretty place to rest and look down at her yard.
Poor Bustopher at Kate In The Kitchen is trying his best to help his mom, by knocking the pen out of her hand, scattering her papers, and so forth. Personally, I like his approach. Harmon seems to have a more human-friendly, mellow way of helping--by going to sleep.
There's something going on over at The World According To Pia. First off, she went to a chocolate festival and saw all kinds of goodies. Then, there is a fabulous picture of Knut, the bird butcher--a cat after my own feline heart!
The beautiful Luna at CatSynth.Com finally got her bean bag chair back. She looks like a queen curled up on it. I sure hope no one else tries to use it, because it's obviously meant just for her!
The mighty Kamikaze at I Got Two Shoes shows all cats the importance of patience in hunting. I was so impressed with how Kami lured an impertinent dog onto his carrot bed--and finally made the "kill". So cool!
Fluff Puff shows that a sink can be a good bed at Masak-Masak. She wasn't very happy at being discovered by the paparazzi, however. Can't a girl take a nap without the press showing up??
Ambit at Anya Cooks also knows how to strike a very pretty, classic feline pose. I think he has such a pretty profile.
Red alert! It's a lazy cat day over at The Westering Hills. If you have yet to master the art of laying about, please go there and get a clue. And my, Colin looks very much like a deep thinker.
I personally think that the ultimate sign of feline beauty is a big furry belly. Stasia at Zazamataz has a fabulous belly. She's not fat--she's beautiful. Got that?
Rosa over at Rosa's Yummy Yums complains that the adorable Maruschka wakes her up in the morning by "yodeling". I certainly don't see anything wrong with that. I do that to my mom too. You humans sleep too much anyhow!
Sasha at Music and Cats gets to spend extra time with his mom when she gets the day off. Maybe he can tell me how she always takes such beautiful pictures?
We have an artist in our midst! Tina, at Foray Into Food, spends her time creating art, using an environmental approach. It's Tina's first time here at WCB too. Welcome!
Pinky alert! Chey at Chey's Place is going pink, on the blog that is. And he's been up to all kinds of mischief!
Jessica, at Very Sedap was out and about, taking great pictures of some very interesting kitties. One fellow looks just like a historical figure. Or maybe Groucho Marx? You decide. He looks like a very sweet cat to me.
Argh! I'm so jealous. Kashim and Othello's mom Astrid is not feeling well, but she still has enough energy to give them tuna! Go to Paulchen's Foodblog and look at Kashim with his head buried in a tuna fish can! That's my very favorite thing to do. Well, unless it's shrimp.......
Hey, Samantha and Tigger at Life From A Cat's Perspective have a brand new kitty in the house! Her name is Callie and she's just beautiful. I think she looks like Tigger. Sorry Samantha!
Darn! I keep telling mom I need to take French lessons. I received this submission from CuisineGuylaine, but it's in French. Well, nevermind, the pictures of her kitties (possibly named Mina and Oliver) are so beautiful, they speak a universal language.
It's getting rainy and chilly here, but in beautiful Guyana, it's hot and very beautiful. Coco and Mysri at Cafe Creole have all kinds of cool places to rest, especially the hammock!
Wow! Rufus the bobcat at My Bountiful Diary is feeding birds. Well, I think that's what he may be doing. Or...he could be fooling birds into flying down to eat the food. Somehow, I think it's the latter.
I'm totally impressed. When the gang at iMeowza decide to take a nap, they do it in style. It looks like a photo shoot in Vogue magazine!
They're celebrating Caturday at Mind Of Mog (cool blog name). I think they should make that a national holiday.
Rufus and I are sorry to hear you have to have insulin shots, Upsie, but we used to have a cat, Brunnhilde, who had insulin shots twice a day for 4 or 5 years and she did really well. All the best to both of you getting used to this new routine.
Here's our entry to WCB and thanks so much for hosting this week:
http://belgazou.typepad.com/
Posted by: Eleanor | October 14, 2007 at 02:45 PM
Here's Meowza's entry http://imeowza.com/2007/10/13/caturday/ and here's mine http://mindofmog.net/archives/2007/10/13/caturday-4/ better late than never. Thanks for hosting, looking great. You did a wonderful job even with having to take those shots.
Posted by: mog | October 14, 2007 at 03:50 PM
Oh Upsie! I so hoped it wouldn't come to this for you. Good luck tomorrow. I feel your pain. I'm no stranger to needles myself. Think happy thoughts, and hopefully it will all be over soon.
Posted by: kristi | October 14, 2007 at 04:11 PM
Be a brave kitty cat, Upsie...your Mom loves you way too much to do anything that wouldn't be best for you.
Posted by: Belinda | October 14, 2007 at 04:56 PM
Dear Upsie,
Your mom loves you so much. That's why she is going to give you medicine to make you feel better. That's why she spends so much time with you and so much money on supplies. All of us are praying for your health.
Love,
Bonnie
Posted by: Bonnie from Virginia | October 18, 2007 at 05:26 AM
Oh Upsie we are just catching up with everything and we are so sorry to hear you have to have this, but we would rather you have a sticky needle than to not be here! Sending great big scritches and purrs and loves to you. And yes it stinks we kitty cats can not get on our human medical insurance. Hmmmm... a protest is in order. And for the IRS... we should be a deduction too like the human kids. What travesty! Sending LOVE
Posted by: Megan & Bad Kitty Cats | October 22, 2007 at 06:03 PM