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  • Weekend Cat Blogging #299

    Weekend Cat Blogging #299 will be hosted here at CatSynth.  It’s like hosting #300, but one less. This comes in the midst of a busy weekend, including a performance tomorrow night and preparations for a big concert one week from now, but with some proper rest we should be ready to handle everything.

    As usual, to participate please leave a comment on this post with a link to your contribution, or you can tweet us @catsynth with hashtag #WCB.  (Note that we won’t get to the round-up until Sunday due to the performances and other commitments.)

    And now let us get on with the round-up.

    Cats love boxes.  It’s a well-comfirmed fact.  But if one needs even more evidence, check out this cute cat-in-a-box picture courtesy of Pam’s Sidewalk Shoes.

    It looks like there is a campaign underway at Mom’s Sunday Cafe concerning someone’s desire for a new yellow truck with gray interior…or perhaps just an interesting color fashion statement:

    Jules is a very patient model for his mom’s experiments with Photoshop at Judi’s Mind of Matter.  I do like the direction the image is going, pushing the contrast to an extreme, where only Jules and the wall sockets are visible.

    Luna and Zulu T Katt share a photo of Zulu enjoying a drink in the faucet.  It’s interesting how some cats seem to enjoy running water while others do not – nowhere near the universal appeal of boxes.

    We will continue with the round-up later this afternoon.

    The Cats of Wildcat Woods have taken a more subtle approach to Photo Hunt: Mostly Black.  The tabbies and tortoiseshells including Woody, Chica and Joey all have black as part of their markings.  They are also looking for a home for mostly black cat Avon.  Please click on her Petfinder link to find out more info.

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    At Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat, Elvira is enjoying her three two play cubes.

    It looks like the last two have suffered from some rather enthusiastic clawing. She looks so innocent in that picture, though.

    Finally, Tsunami is The Mighty Hunter Create with Joy:

    We recognized Tsunami’s photo from this past Wordless Wednesday.

    That concludes the Weekend Cat Blogging roundup for now. Thanks for being patient, and for the supporting words on the music events this week (last night’s performance in Oakland went quite well).

  • CatSynth pic: Juno 106

    Submitted by Mieke via facebook.

    “young female cat near several synths.”

    If you have your  own cat-and-music pictures, please submit them to us via facebook, twitter @catsynth, or contact us.

  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Rhodes

    From suitandtieguy on an old thread on Muff Wiggler’s forum.

    Some of the photos have appeared here before, but some have not. I am pretty sure this is one that hasn’t.

    Can anyone identify the synths and other gear between the Rhodes and the cat?

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Silhouette

    This week’s Photo Hunt theme is silhouette, which is something that often happens with photos of Luna by chance if not by intention.

    It is often a product of Luna’s black fur that the lighting extremes at CatSynth HQ.  But it can lead to interesting results.  I like the contrast of Luna’s black silhouette to the bright chrome and glass reflections in this next photo:

    This was taken back on New Years Day.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #298 will be hosted by Samantha and Clementine at Life from a Cat’s Perspective.

    PhotoHunt 253 is hosted as always by tnchick. This week’s theme is Silhouette.

    Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at When Cats Attack!.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Diego and Befaco Slicer Prototype

    From comun y corriente, via matrixsynth:

    Googlish translation from matrixsynth:

    The other Diego had domestic problems that will prevent you bring your Spanish guitar, so you will be forced to play with this wild animal.

    And another picture from amstrad on flickr, featuring Kiska:

    Finally, an update from c+c via the comments on matrixsynth:

    ust a brief explanation of what was going on here… This was published a couple of days before our first Corrientazo, a concert featuring many musicians using compact synthesizers and DIY stuff. So we were announcing that Diego, from Befaco, was going to play with a prototype of their new Slicer / 8 step sequencer, to be released later this month (more info soon!).

    Then I heard news from Amstrad that he was no longer going to play spanish guitar + MFB 522 in the concert, because the cat ate the guitar! So he brought his DIY modular, from the Befaco workshops, instead; and played it via MIDI from his iPhone!”

    I would be curious to hear the iPhone + Befaco performance…

  • CatSynth video: Play Mubarak Off, Keyboard Cat!

    I suppose I should have expected this one:

    From chuckieart on YouTube.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #297: Construction again

    The on-again off-again construction at CatSynth HQ is finally on again for real. That meant Luna had to go back to boarding for a couple of days, but I brought her back home the weekend. Here we see her inspecting the state of the work:

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    Hopefully it will be done early next week. The whole process has been a bit stressful for both of us. I hope letting Luna enjoy some time at home over the weekend is indeed better for her, and I’m not adding to her stress or exposing her to much fallout from the construction work. It’s certainly far less than what we went through in late 2008, so hopefully it’s OK.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #297 is being hosted by Oliver and Noli at The Accidental English Teacher. This is their first time hosting!

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted by Nikita at Meowsing of an Opinionated Pussycat. This is definitely not his first time hosting.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator, back from hiatus.

  • Fun with Highways: Cairo Edition

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    “moving traffic and free exit ramps in cairo” on Thursday 10 February, by sierragoddess on flickr. (Creative Commons).  From what I can tell, it looks like this highway is the Ring Road / Mehwar Al Moneeb, south of the area on the map.

    “Over the lion of Kasr Al Nil bridge”, by Kodak Afga on flickr (Creative Commons).  She has several other pictures of protests, some with infrastructure and landmarks.  This bridge is on the map and the road it carries feeds into Tahrir Square.

    And finally…

  • CatSynth video: Surachai: Plague Diagram is Nina-approved

    From grainbelt01, via matrixsynth:

    Out now: http://plaguediagram.com/

    The transparent vinyl looks beautiful, but I don’t have a vinyl turntable. I did download the mp3 album, though.

    I just heard a little bit of it as a de-facto mashup with live-video coming up of Egypt.

  • Carnival of the Cats #360

    We at CatSynth would like to welcome everyone to the 360th Carnival of the Cats, one of the longest running weekly roundups featuring cats from around the blogosphere.  You can find out more, including how to participate, at the Carnival of the Cats website.  If you would like to participate today, you can use the handy submission form, or leave a comment below.

    First, we open with a fast-forward Luna’s WCB photo from yesterday.  She is after all the host for this week.

    And while she keeps busy with her napping, we proceed to the carnival proper.  First up, we have Maddie relaxing in her box of paper.

    It turns out that “Maddie in the box with paper” scans perfectly to “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”.  Trippy! The cats at StrangeRanger also have some new portraits posted today.

    Next up, we have a few submissions from our friends Nikita and Elvira.  First, we see them enjoying a lazy Friday afternoon.  But they have also been industrious, registering for Blog Paws 2011.  This a leap of faith, as they and their dad (like many) had a rough 2010.  But there is also bright news, as Elvira prepares to celebrate her first birthday.

    Happy birthday in advance!

    We at CatSynth marked Groundhog Day this past Wednesday.  But Hakuna remains unimpressed. “Groundhog Day? Screw that. When’s Caturday?”

    You have to appreciate that surly expression.

    Rather than being surly, Samantha and Clementine seem fascinated by the snow that has been falling in Texas.

    Based on all the commentary about the Super Bowl in Texas today, I am guessing this is not supposed to happen.

    Catsparella presents this post featuring cats with heart-shaped fur markings:

    This should probably come with a cuteness warning of some sort.

    That concludes the carnival for now.  We will continue to update with any submissions we receive through the end of Sunday.  Thanks to all who participated.