I’ve been tagged, so I thought I would roll both memes into a single post to demonstrate how efficient I am. I can do two things at once, like chew gum and leap through the cat door, or attack Dirty Girl while composing symphonies, and sudoku puzzles while listening to Jon Stewart.
Liv tagged me for The Starbucker Meme!
Here’s an opportunity to let your creativity flow. Tell us:
- How full is your glass?
- What kind of glass is it?
- What’s in the glass?
- Reasons for #1, #2, and #3?
My answers
- Why does it have to be a damn glass? Why place all these unnecessary restrictions on yourself? Life is fluid, and should be completely unrestricted by the boundaries of reality. Oh you still want to confine me to an answer? Fine. My glass is not a glass, but a bowl and like life, the liquid level fluctuates based on the need to drink or sober-up.
- It’s an Italian bowl, colorfully glazed. Why so obnoxious? So the bipeds can see it when they walk through the kitchen and avoid kicking the damn thing over.
- Usually water and a wine cork. For more rambunctious evenings, an express martini.
- 1. The liquid level fluctuates because life is not static.
ShitThings happen and the balance shifts daily. The thing about bowls, is they serve as watering stations to the masses, not the individual. 2. I don’t know, some preconceived notion of the Mister and Missus. It’s not like they take me shopping. 3. Okay the cork is for my depth perception issues. It shows me where the water level is. Otherwise I headbutt the bowl until the Missus has no choice but to mop the floor. As for the express martini, let me just say, I am all about the cream, baby!

In July, the delightfully, considerate Lynn, at Tired Mama, was kindhearted to award me and Missus Chica with the Thoughtful Blogger Award, and the Creative Blogger Award.
You can read more about both those awards here.
Thanks, Lynn! You are are a real sweetheart. I’ve been mulling over these for a few weeks now, and I suppose there’s no time like the present to confess my deepest darkest feelings…It’s hard to choose just five other bloggers to nominate. Many of us read in the same internet circles and I would probably nominate someone who had already been nominated, in addition to passing the award back to the wonderful woman who nominated me.
So there, I guess I’m breaking the chain. I hope you will find it in your hearts to forgive me. And Lynn, thanks for thinking of me!


August 10, 2007 at 2:14 pm |
Ha! Depth perception issues. I’m picturing this and it’s making me giggle. Probably more than you were with the KY stuff.
August 10, 2007 at 3:33 pm |
How smart the Mister and Missus are to figure out that putting a wine cork in your water dish would help with depth perception. Hopefully it is a fresh, wine filled cork. As far as you breaking the chain…I had no expectations when I awarded the awards to you…so no need to forgive:~)
August 10, 2007 at 4:13 pm |
C’est chouette! Magnifico! Thanks for playing. I thought such a silly meme demanded silly answers, and you, my love, have answered the call. Are you mad at me for trying to woo Chica away from you for a weekend? Try not to take it too hard because I hear you left the jeep a bit of a mess. You probably owe her a free pass…
August 10, 2007 at 4:27 pm |
Patches, thanks for participating in this meme. I must say you are not the first non-human to do this – there was a dog who took his shot at it a few weeks ago. But you are the first feline. Love the bowl (and the glaze) – that cork is ingenious. And it is indeed all about shifting balance. As a cat you have an edge up on us when it comes to balance- how do you manage to land on your feet every time you fall? Sorry, I digress. Anyhoo, thanks again and all the best.
August 10, 2007 at 5:31 pm |
Bipeds can be so blind at times don’t you think? Especially first thing in the morning before their cup of coffee.
Life being liquid and all, bowls being community property, I think many politicians could learn a thing or two from this.
August 10, 2007 at 8:28 pm |
Amanda, it’s a legitimate problem. If the Missus hadn’t heard them discussing it on Calling All Pets on NPR, she’d be mopping up around my water bowl daily, or worse making my drink from the toilet…
Lynn>/b>, my reputation precedes me. I’ve been known to pop the cork on a good merlot when the folks were out of town. Of course by good, I mean whatever is available.
Liv, you say silly, but my answers were completely honest, just like my undying affection for you
. As long as the Missus leaves enough fixins’ for a decent margarita, she’s welcome to have a girls weekend.
About the jeep, it was totally not my fault. I leaned my head down for a split second to lick my uh, you know, and this dumbass in a suburban talking on his cellphone cut me off in traffic…what was he thinking?
Terry Starbucker, thanks for dropping by. Second place to dog, huh? But was he bilingual? Cool meme. I like to think I have pretty god balance, but even I suffer the indignity of not sticking a good landing.
Maggie, bipeds are blindest first thing in the morning, and none of my helpful gestures seems to change it. Politicians have a lot to learn period.
August 10, 2007 at 11:45 pm |
Nicely done.
August 11, 2007 at 9:29 am |
Wow…you certainly sip from an elegant bowl! And I just love your floating cork…so ingenious of the Mister and Missus.
August 11, 2007 at 3:03 pm |
meno, thank you
.
joan, I would love to credit ingenuity, but I’m pretty sure the lady on Calling All Pets tipped them off.
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