Fur pants

Rolo Tony Brown Town

2009-02-04T23:45:00.002-05:00

Just kidding, that only makes sense if you watch Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! But seriously, this is just some pictures of the cat wandering around the house because he wanted chow and then a little amy/panty yoga time. xo

Hello winter

2009-02-04T23:20:00.005-05:00

Well shit y'all it is 2009. Mr. Pants is about 6 and a half years young and not looking a day over 4. Handsome. We have cabin fever and its been cold and I was talking to P the other day about how I plan to make a snuggly muff from his coat when he finally kicks it but that he better not get that old cat raggedy coat thing happening or it would really cheapen my investment.

Flips

2008-09-09T22:33:00.003-04:00

¡viva el gatito! Mr. P says -"eat it McCain!"

Painting

2008-08-13T08:42:00.002-04:00

Afghan Hound, acrylic on canvas.

Too shy shy

2008-08-13T08:37:00.002-04:00

Handsome aint he?

Squirrel rotkin

2008-08-13T08:32:00.003-04:00

I tried to tell my mom about the squirrel that died on our roof and that I waited to dispose of until it had sat out in the sun for 3 days and then got pouring rained on...leaving a stinking wet fur-bag of decomposing goodness....YUCK! She put the kibosh smackdown on that story right quick...

Catman the dark knight

2008-08-13T08:30:00.002-04:00

yous jus jealous

Repeat Offender

2008-06-04T08:28:00.002-04:00

Mr. P has a death wish but I just can't let him go. The little repeat offender ate some packing tape this time and fell ill just as I touched down in Omaha to work at a 5 day conference. Jesse really pulled through and now Pants is back and sewn up with glue.

No more buddies...

2008-05-04T17:32:00.003-04:00

So Fredz P. is no longer in our lives as he stayed in the old apartment when pants and I moved. Sad sad sad. It's now just lonestar señor pantalones original gangsta'n it up in the hizzle.
he says: "stay cool cats. xo-panties"

Fats Waller...

2008-05-04T17:27:00.002-04:00

here is an optical illusion of moby pants the magnificent great black whale-cat

Imelda Marcos times

2008-05-04T15:48:00.004-04:00

Box cat zone

2008-05-04T13:46:00.003-04:00

Box cat owns this zone:

Cat nips

2008-05-04T13:36:00.001-04:00

High times:

Why I can't do anything anymore

2008-02-27T01:05:00.001-05:00

for fuck's sake

2008-02-02T02:38:00.000-05:00

I'm taking a moment here to just vent about the jerks that live upstairs and their stupid cat "bad orange" as Jessica and I call him. Also they sing really loud crappy folk music starting at 3 am with lots of whooping and stomping and I hate that too. But as for their cat, he is vicious and got into our apartment, attacked mr. pants and caused a big infection that is now being treated with 2 antibiotics and also some pain killer anti-inflammation medicine. the problem now is the constant licking which has led to this:

any advice for how to stop it? -the licking?

sexy beasts

2008-01-10T01:00:00.001-05:00

Rowley A.K.A. Lil' Ricky

2007-09-21T00:53:00.001-04:00

the end of summer is near and we can FEEL it.

2007-09-21T00:33:00.000-04:00

T-Fal and Zip

2007-09-21T00:30:00.000-04:00

just for the sake of variety here is a lovely photo of my mama and my aunt zip, my mom is the one on the right....

Roof dukes

2007-09-21T00:27:00.000-04:00

Put up your dukes

2007-09-21T00:17:00.001-04:00

heck yes.

2007-06-19T02:32:00.000-04:00

doin some mouse work...

makin tracks like evil knievil

dustin'

2007-04-04T11:11:00.000-04:00

Bambie surveys the landscape after the forest fire dies down.....

Finally! the baby gorilla we always wanted.

Myers, Briggs and Mr. Pants

2007-03-19T21:53:00.000-04:00

Well, Jessica and I just spent an entire hour taking our's and mr pants' personality tests online and we think the results are pretty right-on. Let me just say that with my ESFJ and Jessica's INFJ and Mr. P's ISTP we make quite a team. Here are just a few of the personality traits from mr. pants' quiz that really resounded with us.......

"Unlike most ESPs they do not present an impression of constant activity. On
the contrary, they lie dormant, saving their energy until a project or an
adventure worthy of their time comes along--and then they LAUNCH themselves
at it.

ISTPs are equally difficult to understand in their need for personal space,
which in turn has an impact on their relationships with others. They need to
be able to "spread out"--both physically and psychologically--which
generally implies encroaching to some degree on others, especially if they
decide that something of someone else's is going to become their next
project.

Because they need such a lot of flexibility to be as spontaneous as they
feel they must be, they tend to become as inflexible as the most rigid J
when someone seems to be threatening their lifestyle (although they usually
respond with a classic SP rage which is yet another vivid contrast to their
"dormant," impassive, detached mode)."

For those of you eager to define your own personality based on some Jungian theories go to: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Taking some time to read about fine wines....

2007-03-03T12:17:00.000-05:00

sitting back, relaxing and learning....about the wines of the world that is. personal favorite? chianti.

mr. pants finds a new flame?

2007-03-03T12:08:00.000-05:00

Here is the song that Stuart wrote for Mr. Pants during his celebrated recovery from the well documented health crisis (to the tune of "Love and Marriage")

Mr. Peepers is a kitty
He ate all the plastic in the city
He had to have an operation
He's the cutest kitty since creation!

Mr. Suitcase

2007-02-11T10:49:00.000-05:00

Mr. Pants models one of my older designs

2007-02-04T10:29:00.000-05:00

Feeling sneaky feelings...

2007-01-23T01:51:00.000-05:00

Cat on the mend, like for REAL.

2007-01-15T22:52:00.000-05:00

Mr. Pants is on the road to recovery. oh so many days later we have a cat with a bald belly and arm patch and an 8 inch row of gaggy looking stitches YAY! -finally eating solids again and sometimes still trying to duke it out with freddie p. we are administering antibiotics and pepcid twice a day....awesome job. I have lots of people to thank for all of the super mr. pants support it has gotten us through the very worst of times.

Wednesday

2007-01-10T21:26:00.000-05:00

Mr. Legs decided it was okay to eat some food today...now that he has lost nearly all of his winter heft weight. Maybe tomorrow he can finally come home....oh mr. peepers

Palmyra Endicot T-Burg keeps busy in the tub while Mr. P is in the hospital...no idea why....

Looking cute last Friday when we were hoping this would all just get better on its own.

Tuesday

2007-01-09T15:28:00.000-05:00

so I spoke with the vet this afternoon and mr. P is still refusing food so cannot yet come home. I guess this might not be unusual since it was a mighty surgery and could take a while to get back to his normal self. I am going to stop by after work to cheer him up with my beautiful face and I bet Jessica is gonna do the same. we will tell you how he's lookin.

Follow up to the sickly cat saga:

2007-01-08T21:12:00.000-05:00

So Thursday morning Jessica and I once more dropped mr. p back off at the vet, this time for a second set of radiographs. After a long day of waiting the Vet finally called at 5:30 p.m. to let me know that although the report from the radiologist had not yet arrived he had looked over the x-rays with another doctor and based on the gas patterns in the stomach it appeared to them that there might not be a blockage after all in which case it might be pancreatitis (swelling and hyper-activity of the pancreas possibley brought about by a change in diet that results in the over production of digestive enzymes which then begin to actually eat away at the intestinal lining and the area surrounding the pancreas itself) the proposed next step was to get an ultra sound along with a light sedative that would allow the doctors to get a better look at the pancreas....this was going to cost an additional $475.00 on top of the $710.00 I had already paid at this point. I told them it just was not an option and asked what I might be able to do instead. we came up with a plan to have me take mr. p home and administer sub-cutaneous fluids along with pepcid ac, an antibiotic, and medicine for gastrointestinal irritation, a medicine to repair intestinal walls and nutri-cal to provide some of the badly needed nutrients that mr. p was no longer getting from food. So I arrived at the vet that night for more bad news. Between the time it took me to get from work to the doctor's office the radiology report had arrived. There was a blockage. The intestine was becoming distended and the next course of action was surgery....at a cost of 1,200-1,800 dollars.... I had to make a decision. but instead I just lost it. by the time I finished hysterically crying I had decided to take mr.p home for the night and consider the surgery for friday or saturday if he didnt improve any. Long story short....he got much worse and Saturday was dropped off for the operation. The findings? The ziplock portion of a sandwich bag along with some festive red and silver christmas ribbon stuck in the small intestine....way to go mr. pants!
the Surgery seems to have been a success...I spoke with the vet today and he informed me that pants tried to make a break for it after being transported back to the clinic from the animal hospital on coney island...but he still will not eat. the plan is to give him some valium tonight to stimulate his appetite and see if he can keep food down without getting sick. If all goes well we could have him back by tomorrow night!!!! hooray!! wish us well as I now owe $2100 in cat medical bills!

Our really sick kitty

2007-01-04T04:00:00.000-05:00

So, Monday morning I woke to find mr. p booting up breakfast in the kitchen and by evening it was very apparent that he could not keep anything down including water and was much sicker than we had thought. Tuesday he was sleeping in the morning when I went to work but by the time Jessica was heading out at noon piddy was super sick again re-igniting all worries from the previous day. At 5 we went to see the vet and it was not good. Aside from being a mess from dehydration, electrolyte and kidney production-wise, he was running a low temp. and when his belly was pressed on he started wailing.....I had to leave him overnight to be put under and x-rayed. The vet's big guess was a horrible theory about string and the digestive tract which was ruled out by the physical and the radiographs. Wednesday morning I spoke with the vet who informed me that the x-rays showed a blockage of some kind in the small intestine...but it was not apparent if this was actually the cause of all the sickness...so the decision was made to give p some valium to stimulate his non-existent appetite give him some food and water and wait. At 1:30 things were seeming good he had eaten and was holding it down...but then a call at 4 that he threw up again and as it had smelled like feces it was clear that this was coming up from somewhere deep in the intestines....next step. I was able to come take him home for the night since he had been pumped up with an IV of fluids and ulcer medication but need to return to the vet for a second set of x-rays on Thursday morning. Jessica and I looked at the x-rays and tried to get a better idea from the vet of what might be next depending on what happens with limited success. I'll update tomorrow....

Fancy

2006-12-29T12:29:00.000-05:00

Sweet tooth

2006-12-29T12:25:00.000-05:00

2006-12-29T12:24:00.000-05:00

Take that G. Dubbya

2006-12-29T12:21:00.000-05:00

Time out.

2006-12-29T12:19:00.000-05:00

Good Loward!

2006-10-05T14:37:00.000-04:00

what the puppy is going on here!?

2006-10-05T14:35:00.000-04:00

Steppin up his game with jessica brooks

Pek

2006-10-05T14:33:00.000-04:00

Oh mr. pants, how can you be so scared of THIS??

2006-10-05T14:27:00.000-04:00

Lap-time at the squirrel ranch

2006-10-05T14:17:00.000-04:00

2006-10-05T14:14:00.000-04:00

2006-10-05T14:09:00.000-04:00

Naps

2006-09-09T12:31:00.000-04:00

2006-09-09T12:30:00.000-04:00

2006-09-09T12:29:00.000-04:00

whoowh....

Tired sometimes....of looking SO good....

2006-09-09T12:21:00.000-04:00

2006-09-09T12:18:00.001-04:00

what's that mr. pants? you like the way my socks match your red toy mouse?

Pitter Pat to the Tinkling Flush...

2006-09-09T12:12:00.000-04:00

Mr. Bon Bons likes to hang with us in the bathroom and have a little morning conversation most days. He's a very chatty kitty and likes to talk about things like his fur and how silky it is or how he really loves IAMS kibble for weight loss hairball care or how he fancies his red toy mouse...the list goes on...

Ornamental

2006-09-09T10:27:00.000-04:00

here is my "ornamental" tomato that sprouted from a little can... look at that shiny little fruit!!

2006-09-09T10:26:00.001-04:00

2006-09-09T10:26:00.000-04:00

2006-09-09T10:19:00.000-04:00

Caterpillars! Caterpillars!....BOO! HISSS!

2006-09-09T09:56:00.000-04:00

Here is one of the THREE gross caterpillars that ate half of my beautiful tomato plant while in Ithaca for labor day. BOOOOOO!

Fridgo...

2006-08-18T11:06:00.000-04:00

Tip top

Owly Face

2006-08-18T10:51:00.000-04:00

Striking Resemblance, also pants has warmed up to the pillow NOW but intitally those haunting eyes scared the bejezus out of him. oooooohhhhh!

Lion Face

2006-08-18T10:41:00.000-04:00

Regal and alert at all times like a real highness.

Buddies

2006-08-18T10:36:00.000-04:00

Two butterbeans col' chillin on the roof yall

A vision to behold.

2006-08-10T14:27:00.000-04:00

Holding a relaxed pose in the glimmering morning sunlight is the handsome and bendy-elbowed Fredie Potato.

Corn Cobb Times:

2006-08-10T14:25:00.000-04:00

Announcing:

2006-08-09T14:32:00.000-04:00

We would like to announce the arrival of our healthy 17.65 lb. baby boy Mr. Pants. Recently we have been calling him Mr. Peepers or Slinks P. based on some lurky and suspicious behavior about the house.

Also at this time we would like to announce the arrival of our other healthy and slightly less heavy stepbaby 'Fredo otherwise known as Fredie Potato for times when he is where he shouldn't be. For the record, 'Alfredo' is not a name that either of us would have picked but that is old news.

There will be many more pictures to come as we are very excited to show off the boys and celebrate their excellence with our close friends and family.

Love to all,

Amy and Jessica.

Heat wave of elegance

2006-08-08T22:05:00.000-04:00

What an elegant display of heat exhaustion! Hooray for Mr. Pants!

Miss Brooks and our big baby

2006-08-08T21:57:00.000-04:00

Pants now weighs 17.65 lbs. this is something that I learned at the vet last week. I guess we will call this his 'summer' weight....which is in fact LESS than his winter weight...

Day One -Forever

2006-08-08T14:51:00.000-04:00

Mr. Pants is the new 'baby' -who needs a kid when you have a cat?
(Freddie potato is also the new 'baby')
Thats all for now.