Thursday, July 31, 2014

Epic Battle: Girlcat Edition

Step aside boys, and let a real girlcat show you how it's done.


The Chair Diversion (very advanced)...


Works every time!


See?


End of lesson.

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Their numbers are creeping up to 800 - and they are running out of supplies.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wednesday's Waif: Nightshade


Nightshade is a very special girl, and she deserves a very special home.
 

This gentle, sweet girl was brought in by animal control recently - with a wound in her neck.
Upon closer examination, the veterinarians at Wayside determined that someone had stuck a needle - with thread - into this poor kitty. Thankfully, she escaped from the creatures who would do such a terrible thing to a cat.

We're so glad she ended up with us and is well on her way to good health. And hopefully soon, a happy home.

You'd think after what she endured at the hands of humans that a cat like Nightshade would be wary but she's the sweetest, most trusting soul.

She's awaiting her forever family at Allie's Alma Mater, Wayside Waifs.
Won't you please share the news about this sweet girl and help us find her a home?

http://www.waysidewaifs.org/





TRULY Epic Battle.

Maxwell shows Faraday how to do it.

Maxwell:  First you... *whap!*
And then you... *Arrrrgh!*
*CHOMP*
See?
#Winning! 

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Winning would mean $1,000 for the cats of Great Plains SPCA.
Their numbers are creeping up to 800 - and they are running out of supplies.

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You have our heartfelt thanks!
 

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Lists: Summer Intern Edition





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Toon Tuesdays feature animal (and sometimes human) humor created by the peeps over at Shoebox Greetings (a tiny little division of Hallmark) - where our mom works, too!

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Their numbers are creeping up to 800 - and they are running out of supplies.

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You have our heartfelt thanks!



Monday, July 28, 2014

Epic Battle.


Such form.
Such style!
Such...


Well, you were looking good, there, Squeaks, 'til the end....

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Easy Sunday.



Maxwell's taking it easy today. We think that's a fabulous idea. How about you?

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Sunday's Shelter Sweetie: Guinness

"Hi there potential adopter! My name is Guinness, and I'm just under one year old."


"From what I hear, that is the just the purrfect age to adopt a cat. I'm over most of the kitten crazies, and you can really tell what type of kitty I'm going to be when I grow up.

And I think you're going to like what you see when you come visit me! As you can see from my video, I do enjoy playing.

But a guy needs to be well rounded, and I like to cuddle just as much. So, if you come home from a hard day at work, you can count on me to make you feel better. My purr motor is just very calming and I'm glad to share with you.

I also enjoy playing with other kitties and I'd be terrific with kids as well. I'd like to be modest, but this is my chance to tell you more about myself! I'm pretty popular here at Great Plains SPCA in Merriam, as I'm quite friendly and easy going.

I'd love to visit with you and see if we're a good match. I'm looking for a sweet person or family to make me a member of their family. I'd like to be adopted by someone who has time to play with me and I promise to make it very entertaining!

Come by soon and ask to see Guinness!"



And did you know that all adult cats are fee-waived right now at Great plains SPCA? Yep, so swing on by the Merriam Campus of Great Plains and meet Guinness in purrson!

http://www.greatplainsspca.org/



Saturday, July 26, 2014

Cat Art Hop: Making a Meme

Ever wondered how the ubiquitous cat meme is made?
Or how to make your own?


Here's how we did it:
First, the obvious. Something about the photo has to strike your funny bone.
Then, you need to figure out how to make it funny in as few words as possible.

As Maya Angelou once told our mom, this isn't easy.
One of the harder things she'd ever done was to write a greeting card, she told Momma. Because you had to be succinct, and you had to make every word count.

Our funny photo. Faraday's range of expressions are endless! Poor guy, so longsuffering....

Then you need to have a photo editing program. This doesn't have to be a fancy one. In fact, if you're on a PC, you can use Paint - and it comes native with the operating system. Or you can upload your image to Picfont and make your meme in your browser.

If you wish to use an app on your computer, you need to install the font used to make memes: Impact. You can get Impact - for both Mac and PC - at this link here.

If you use Picfont, select the headline font - that's the online version of Impact.
If you want to try it in Paint, here is a step-by-step instruction page you can follow to add a text layer.

If you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, open your photo, then create a new text layer and type your meme. You'll need to size and position accordingly once you've written it out.

To create the black outline around the letters, simply select Layer: Layer Style: Stroke.


The size of the stroke (3 pixels, 6 pixels, etc) will depend on the size of your image.

Re-save the photo with the text on it, and ... tah-dahhh!

Literally. *snerk*
With a nod to the Godfather. (Um, and Zoolander.)
Sorry dood. Michael Corleone did it better. 

This post is part of a blog hop. You can find the other participants' entries at this link here!
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Their numbers are creeping up to 800 - and they are running out of supplies.

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You have our heartfelt thanks!

Friday, July 25, 2014

Friday's Fashion Faux Paws

A few weeks ago, Allie kinda dissed Maxwell over his mad wand toy skillz.
(She might have even blown him a raspberry.)

Several people came to Maxie's defense, demanding Allie show she could do any better.
So for today's Fashion Faux Paws, we present...

Allie: Want to know how a real girlcat battles a spider?




Without even looking.



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Thursday, July 24, 2014

He wasn't missing anything.



Trust me.
*sigh*


(Just joining us? Allie's comment is in response to yesterday's meme. ;-)
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

We feel your pain, Faraday.



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Wednesday's Waif: Shirley

"Hiya!
Thanks for stopping by! I think it's just great when people take a look at me.
And let's be honest, why shouldn't they? I'm easy on the eyes, aren't I?"



"My name is Shirley. I am a 9 year old female who was found as a stray. I've been visiting with the wonderful folks here at Wayside for a couple of weeks. It's very nice here.

Have you ever played with a feather wand? If not you should. It's my favorite toy.

I am a big beautiful girl. I have thick fur that is both black and brown.

I have a personality they like to call Leader of the Band. That's because I am adventurous and outgoing. Really brimming with confidence, ya know?

Come give me a pet, I'll purr for you and you won't want to stop.

See You Soon!
Hugs and kisses,
Shirley"

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Funny But No: One Giant Leap





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Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Neal Armstrong's 
"one small step for mankind" this past Sunday, July 20th!


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Monday, July 21, 2014

The (almost) fight.

Allie: Maxie, get OFF my box!
Maxwell: I don't see your name on it anywhere.


Maxwell: So I ain't gonna. So there. *blows raspberry*


Maxwell: Let's see ya try to make me! *nip!*


Maxwell: uh, Allie...I didn't mean it, honest...


*lickety-lick*
I'm sorry....


(a yell from off-screen...)

Faraday: Maxie, ya big WUSS!

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Sunday's Shelter Sweetie: Ebony

"I'm so glad you clicked to learn more about me! My name is Ebony, and I probably don't need to tell you how I earned my name."


"But what you can't tell in my pictures is how soft my shiny black coat is. That, together with my emerald green eyes, makes me quite the looker, or so I am told.

Life has had its ups and downs for me, but I am so hopeful for my future. Do you think we would make a great team?

I promise to be your forever companion and be by your side when you come home after a long day and want to relax. If you will give me some good scratching behind my ears, I will turn on my special purr motor for you.

I love everybody I meet, so I'm sure I would love you, too! Won't you come down and meet me today! I can't wait to be part of a family again!

See you soon, Ebony"

Ebony is waiting for you at the Merriam Campus of Great Plains SPCA!





www.greatplainsspca.org 

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BETRAYED.


You may have noticed we've been scarce lately. It's because our mom and dad have been busy helping our grand-humans move into new homes (yes, both sets!).

What we didn't find out until they returned was that they betrayed us with another kitty!

Shocking, we know.

It all began when our mom sat in her mom's living room and she heard this tiny mrrrp? beside her chair.


Faraday:  At first I was all, "seriouslies? It's a Waff-Alike! Coolio!!!"

Faraday: But then I found out she was a GURL.

She had the nerve to saunter over to my humans and rub her scent everywhere.

And then she did the roll-over-and look-cute thing. Oh, we're on to you, missy!

Who knows what lies she told them?!?


Emmy: *smirk* And you'll never know, either!

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