Cats

Weekend Cat Blogging: Fun with Highways

Today two of our frequent series collide. It’s a “Fun with Highways” edition of Weekend Cat Blogging as Luna poses near some of our California highway signs.

I-80 has obvious significance, as we live very close to its western terminus. Indeed, I used a clip of Luna with the I-80 sign back in April for the video performance I did at SOMArts. It was projected onto a two-story wall next to the I-80 terminal interchange.

By contrast, California Highway 41 (which runs from the coast through the Central Valley to Yosemite) is a bit more esoteric, but it might be part of a future conceptual art project.

Yes, we at CatSynth are a bit eccentric. But you probably already knew that.

Weekend Cat Blogging #367 is hosted by Pam and Smudge at Sidewalk Shoes.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up tomorrow at iMeowza, the home of Meowza who went to the Rainbow Bridge in May. We keep him and his family in our thoughts.

And the Friday Ark is at the modulator

Weekend Cat Blogging #366: Morning Rituals

it’s another busy weekend ahead of us, so just have a quick post featuring our common morning rituals here at CatSynth HQ.

There is coffee (in a cat-themed mug), newspaper on the iPad, and of course Luna.

A big thank you to everyone who wrote in last weekend to wish Luna a happy Gotcha Day.

This weekend marks the 7th Anniversary of Weekend Cat Blogging. This special edition will be hosted by Kashim, Othello and Salome at PaulChens FoodBlog?!.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at iInfidel.

And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

CatSynth pic: Very Rare E&MM Spectrum Synthersizer

A cat contemplates the rare E&MM Spectrum Synthesizer. Via matrxisynth, where you can see more photos.

“A Very rare opportunity to get a fully working Electronics and Music Maker Spectrum Synthersizer [sic]. These are like hens teeth. I built this in the seventies from a kit. All still in perfect working order with the original manual. A collectors item not to be missed. Please see my other listings as I am selling a Powertran Transedant 2000 in perfect condition…”

Happy Gotcha Day, Luna!

This Sunday (June 10) is Luna’s adoption anniversary, otherwise known as her “Gotcha Day”.

It has been seven years since I encountered her at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter and she chose me. Here is her official shelter photo:

Luna has of course grown up a lot over the years, but in some ways she hasn’t changed much. Here are some very recent Instagram photos of her:

Please join me in wishing Luna a happy 7th Gotcha Day!

CatSynth pic: Technip 1210

Submitted by Endai Hüdl via our Facebook page. This catnip-filled turntable is available on softmachines on Etsy.

The perfect toy for real cool ‘catnipster’ cats!

a technics 1210 turntable catnip for your housecat!
‘Cats love to scratch’ writing on the back for your Nip Hop Cat!

the catmint used in this toy is homegrown in the garden of my mother in law in the beautiful countryside of Bavaria in Germany.

The profit of this softmachines product will be donated to the animal shelter Berlin.

……….cats love to scratch!