hey, it's my cat!

yeah, miss joanna strumbelina was up on the wooden post outside my door the other day... so i 'real-quick' grabbed my camera and got a shot of her before she leaped down. i tried to make a litte 'squeak-squeak' noise to get her to turn around and show her pretty face, but she wasn't playing that game. but she's the grooviest. that's my baby. (click to enlarge)

strumbie dreams of 'mice cream'

or something similarly deelish. yes, if my strumbelina was human and therefore capable of logging on to planetcool, she just might gig me real hard in the arm for posting this potentially embarassing shot of her, asleep on a cardboard box in my kitchen area, with her very adorable little pink tongue sticking out! like, a few days ago, i walked over to the sink to rinse out a glass or something, and i looked down, and there she was, snoozing, that tongue very visible-and-cute-to-human-eyes! so i tiptoed over to get my camera, hoping she wouldn't like, yawn and reel that baby back in. but, as you can see, she stayed asleep, and i got her. how cute is that? hey, i think she knows i'm posting about her... she just jumped down from her perch and trotted over to me like, 'whatcha doin'?'-style. hey, until she grows thumbs and the power of human speech, i think i'm in the clear. (click to very adorably enlarge)

joanna

yes, i was lucky enough to get a christmas present early. this morning my family came in with a four-legged furry surprise. i'm calling her joanna... somewhat after the sondheim song, (from sweeney todd) and also as a female-fied tribute to my latest crush, joe strummer. my friend linda suggested i could call her 'strumbelina,' and i kind of liked that too, so i guess her official full name is joanna strumbelina. she's been shy, which is to be expected. for all she knows, she got kidnapped today. she goes wild for catnip, like those weird drugged cats in that video. she's lovely. in this picture, she's snoozing on my bed. she did her fair share of shyly hiding under the bed, but so far, that's the most annoying thing she's done. i wanted a cat, but i didn't expect to get one. this is the only shot i've gotten of her so far. hopefully, we'll get along like, long-term. but i'm tired, from setting her up and settling her in all day. so this might be the only thing i post. i love you all.