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  • Weekend Cat Blogging #200

    We at CatSynth are delighted to be hosting the 200th edition of Weekend Cat Blogging. That’s quite a milestone. The first edition was back in 2005, and we started participating in the summer of 2006, and we have met many cats and their humans through this weekly event.

    So we’re hoping for a big turnout to come a celebrate with us this weekend. To participate, leave us a comment and we will include you in the round up.

    First up, Cheysuli speaks up about the male and why he dislikes him. It’s a strange concept to us at CatSynth, where Luna seems quite fond of her male human.

    Far away in Malaysia, Elin receives some awards, but hasn’t much time to post or visit because her human secretary is feeling ill.

    From Malaysia we then go to Tennessee, where the old lady cat, Scrappycat, and upstart young kitten, Patchouli, from Sidewalk Shoes are pleased to join us for WCB #200, and we’re of course pleased to have them here.

    We have found the source of Elin’s award, it’s from Pinky and Ash, where life is grand this weekend. And judging from the affection in that photo, life does indeed seem grand.

    Some cats want affection from the humans in their lives. Others are content just to be fed. Cece was happy to get fed my Mog, without even having to beg. He has her well trained, it seems.

    Meanwhile, Mog finds this photo of Meowza sums up her week in one word: dirt.

    Butch and his shadow, Vincent are joining us this weekend from Judi’s Mind over Matter, and share this rather affectionate photo with us.

    Our friends from The Cat Realm haven’t been part of WCB for a while, but they are joining us this weekend, too, and to help us get caught up they have provided this handy who’s who chart. Hey, they have a Luna there, too!

    On to Florida, where our friends Samantha and Tigger discuss stripes. Tigger of course has stripes on his, while Samantha does not.

    Arthur may look innocent, but he is a documented killer. Visit Gattina’s “My Cats and Funny Stories” to see Arthur successfully hunt, kill and eat a mouse. (They do have pictures. You have been warned)

    We’ll continue to post links as we receive them through Monday, so there’s still plenty of time to participate.

    Other events this weekend include the Carnival of the Cats at No Cats Allowed, and the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos hosted by The Meezers and Billy.

    And of course The Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Cat Clock and Hard Soft Synth v2

    From ggijs on YouTube, via matrixsynth

    There is also a video of the “Hard Soft Synth v2” from http://gieskes.nl/.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #199: Luna video

    This weekend, Luna has a video to share. Listen to her chatter away:

    Like many humans, she is easily distracted, and an incoming text message grabs her attention. But she is nonetheless quite intent on something, anyone care to guess what?

    Weekend Cat Blogging #199 is hosted by The Turkey Cats. They are also celebrating their 4th birthday on Sunday.

    Also on Sunday, the New Tuxedo Gang Hideout will host the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos, and Kashim, Othello and Salome will host the Carnival of the Cats. And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Baby and GR-33

    From our friend Knox Bronson, a new picture of Baby on a Roland GR-33:

    “Baby [was] lying on my gr-33 when I was trying to work on a new song, Baby’s No Help – yes, it’s about Baby. Bad kitty. :)”

    Bronson is a new instrumental CD The Seasons, and is releasing a free download per week of his electronic music. The first download is Flight of the Atom Bee.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #198

    I need a break, so Luna is taking care of Weekend Cat Blogging:

    I wonder what she has to say today. Quite possibly something about how I have not been spending enough time at home of late. If you have any suggestions for her, leave us a comment.

    One thing Luna is likely to talk about is our having a visitor this weekend, another black cat is staying with us on Sunday. It makes from some interesting encounters.

    Luna is in the foreground.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #198 is being hosted by our friends from Florida Samantha and Tigger.

    The Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is being hosted by fellow house panther Diamond Emerald Eyes.

    It’s the fifth anniversary of The Carnival of Cats. The special edition will be held at When Cats Attack.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Professor Eliot Glacier aboard the PAiA Fatman

    From stickjones on flickr, via matrixsynth:

    Anyone else notice how the knobs match the CatSynth color scheme? 🙂

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: 月神

    As part of my bid to learn at least a little bit of Chinese, I have given Luna an appropriate Chinese name: 月神, or “Queen of the Night”. The character 月 by itself refers to the moon.

    And since my return our little Queen of the Night is enjoying, indeed demanding, much attention.

    I did see more cats in China on this trip, this time mostly strays. This orange cat was in Fuxing Park in Shanghai.

    Like most cities, there are lots of stray cats in Shanghai. I did hear from a friend who was showing me around that there is a new program to help feed and care for stray cats, but I have not been able to find any information online.

    And now, for the first time in a while, we have an opportunity to relax, and to catch up on things at home:

    Weekend Cat Blogging #197 is being hosted by LB and Breadchick at The Sour Dough. They have the winning combination of cats, music (audio gear) and red wine.

    The auspicious Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #88 is being hosted by Miz Mog and the Kitties at Mind of Mog. (Yes, it’s another Chinese reference, go look it up).

    The Carnival of the Cats #261 will be up this Sunday at Nikitas Place

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Luna and Textures

  • CatSynth pic: Incipient Mischief…

    From Missy Mouse on flickr, via matrixsynth.

    “I suppose I should really have been stopping this, rather than taking a photo…! “

    Also from Missy Mouse: “Musical Feets”

    Check out more Cats on Tuesday

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #194

    We at CatSynth welcome everyone to Weekend Cat Blogging #194! We’re excited to be hosting again, and have been busy getting prepared.

    To participate, please leave you link in the comments, and we will include you in the big roundup on Sunday.

    We are dedicating this edition to Socks Clinton, the former “First Cat”, who passed away this week at the venerable age of 20.

    (February 20, 2009) Word tonight that Socks Clinton, the one-time Arkansas stray adopted by the Clintons who rose to international prominence and literary fame as sole feline inhabitant of the White House, died today.

    Butch, Jules, and Vincent use their Weekend Cat Blogging to pay their respect to Socks.

     

    Meowza shows some leg this fine Caturday. Meanwhile, Cece feigns innocence at iInfidel.


    LB and Breadchick Mary have been lazy this weekend. But not really, as time away from work for ourselves is important. LB enjoys relaxing by the sofa and subwoofer. And we at CatSynth really like the header for the The Sour Dough.


    Most of us are eagerly anticipating the transition from winter to spring, and for Smudge of sidewalk shoes, that means patiently waiting for the catnip.


    Maruschka poses elegantly (and sleepily) at Rosa’s Yummy Yums, with an accompanying quote on being a cat.

    Babeth presents Happy Hour, a tale of cats’ sleeping habits, at House of Chaos.


    We go from sleeping habits to playing habits at Gattina’s, where Rosie has adopted a toy turtle as her new doll.

    Samantha and Tigger are basking in the sunshine at Life from a Cat’s Perspective. Together with Granddaughterbean, they are a quite a trio, enjoying the warmth. We could use a bit of warmth here in the midst of our cold rainstorms – but we do need the rain in California.

    Kashim, Othello and Salome are feeling a bit neglected this weekend, as their mama has been out celebrating her birthday as well as other human social activities. Clearly, those are lower priority than spending time with kitty cats. On a happy note, Kashim’s paws have nicely after his unfortunate accident a couple of weeks ago.

    Tillie is being lazy in the sun over at Mickey’s Musings. Meanwhile, Mickey and Georgia are being lazy somewhere else, and their mom is “laziest of all”, as she hardly helped the cats blog all weekend. However, she did help them participate in WCB, and we’re glad to have our friends from Nova Scotia join us!

    That concludes this Weekend Cat Blogging for now. Thanks to everyone who participated, and we will continue to post entries through Monday as we receive them.

    This weekend, you can also visit the Carnival of the Cats at When Cats Attack, and the Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos with Samantha and Tigger at Life from a Cat’s Perspective. And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.