Submitted by Bill Dudeiros via our Facebook page.
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Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Modular Synth
Luna sits down to relax near the modular synth. The purple Monorocket case is completely packed with modules and a mess of wires that are the result of improvised patching. Fortunately, Luna seems to show no interest in the wires, but is more focused on her toys, such as the blue fish (one of her favorites).
The modular is currently set up in the living room for practicing ahead of my duo performance tomorrow night with David Samas. Apropos of Weekend Cat Blogging, the theme of the performance is leopard print. You can see a video of our past performance below and read more about it in this post.
Amar Chaudhary and David Samas at Turquoise Yantra Grotto, April 5, 2013 from CatSynth on Vimeo.
Carnival of the Cats will be up tomorrow at Mind of Mog.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator. Our modular synth contains modulators 🙂
Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Lazy Cat?
For this week’s Photo Hunt theme of lazy, we have a photo of Luna napping in an extraordinary sun patch.
While Luna may be able to enjoy a lazy time this weekend, I do not have that luxury. Both today and tomorrow are filled with band rehearsals – three rehearsals for two bands, including preparation for an album release next week – plus stops at an art exhibition and a cat video festival in Oakland tonight. Yes, a cat video festival. There are all of course rewarding experiences and I freely chose to commit to them, so I’m not complaining. But I do sometimes think there is wisdom in the path of the “lazy cat.”
I did hesitate to write this post because of the pejorative use of “lazy” to describe cats. It’s not uncommon to hear cats’ propensity for napping described this way, and I read frequent unfair comparisons to dogs. But domestic cats fill the roles they were bred for, and do so quite well. There are working cats, on farms, in wine cellars, and even at one of our neighborhood arts institutions, SOMArts. The role of the house cat is to provide companionship, an important social and emotional function. Luna does this spectacularly, as do many of the other cats I have met though blogs. And it not a role without risks, as companion animals are especially vulnerable to abuse (sadly, so are humans in domestic situations). So let us honor the “lazy cats” and maybe learn something from them about being in the moment.
The Saturday Photo Hunt is up. This week’s theme is lazy.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by the Florida Furkids.
And the Friday Ark is on hiatus this week, but will be back on May 17.
CatSynth pic: Moog Voyager
“Got to borrow this voyager :)”
Submitted by Mike Durek of The Use. You can see a report from the recent performance by The Use at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco.
Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna
CatSynth pic: Dexter and Doepfer modular case
Submitted by Chris Carter via Twitter.
“My Doepfer ‘as new’ modular flight case for sale ( Dexter not included)”
Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna
We at CatSynth are looking forward to a quiet and sunny weekend. Here we see Luna enjoying her morning sunshine patches:
The crispness of the filter and the lines and tones around Luna make for a particularly elegant and sophisticated image.
Our primary agenda for this weekend is to relax. And while that involves a fair amount of lying around (especially for Luna), it also includes some time outside, going to see art and making music without any particular agenda in mind.
The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Samantha, Clementine and Maverick.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Quirky
We usually present Luna in an elegant or creative manner, but for this week’s Photo Hunt theme of Quirky, it is an opportunity to present her quirky goofy side. That is particularly visible when she gets a new scratcher and fresh catnip:
As one can see, she is quite happy and blissful, though perhaps a bit less dignified than usual.
The Saturday Photohunt is up. This week’s theme is Quirky.
The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at Mind of Mog.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna
This morning, I acquired the new Silverlake lens and film pack for the Hipstamatic iPhone app and tried it out on Luna. After a few attempts, I got this particularly nice portrait.
I like that even through the filter, Luna’s green eyes stand out.
She was also quite talkative, and I captured a short iPhone video where you can hear her sweet little voice:
The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at the Tuxedo Gang Hideout.
And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.
