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  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Twisted

    The theme of this weekend’s Photo Hunt is twisted, which works for another entanglement with Weekend Cat Blogging

    We have of course seen many photos of Luna around our musical equipment (such as our analog delay pedal used for some twisted effects by raising the feedback level):

    or sometimes hiding behind it:

    Musical gear often means tangled wires, which seems to spontaneously happen despite our best efforts. Just a series of seemingly inevitable Reidemeister moves.

    Luna is remarkably good about leaving the cables alone, but she does have a weekness for the cable ties, the device we use in a vain attempt prevent our cables from getting twisted.

    Luna is fond of these and the twist ties that come with packaging, and I have caught her carrying them around. The ties are of course immediately confiscated (much to her disappointment). I do my best to keep them stored away as I don’t think they are safe for cats.

    Weekend Cat Blogging is being hosted by Sir Tristan Tabbycat Longtail at tabbylicious, who is also belatedly celebrating his “Gotcha Day.”

    The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at When Cats Attack. Next week COTC will be here at CatSynth!

    And of course the Friday Ark is the modulator.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: Grass!

    It seems like a fine weekend to enjoy some grass:

    “Rosy’s” is our favorite brand, in part because of the little black cat on the tag. It has appeared previously on this site.

    Luna had been obsessed lately with the grass growing the flower pots on our patio, so it seemed like she was really craving it. Perhaps this is a trait picked up from our friend Mickey.

    (A bit of trivia: the photos in this article are scaled to 420 pixels.)

    Weekend Cat Blogging is being hosted by Samantha and Tigger of Life from a Cat’s Perspective, now at their new home in Texas.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at House Panthers, of which Luna is a proud member.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Electric

    This weekend we at CatSynth sing the body electric (with apologies to Walt Whitman) and present another combined Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt.

    Electricity and electronics are a central part of our existence:

    Luna poses with an electric guitar, cables and our Mr. Echo delay pedal. Below we see Luna posing with another of our electronic devices, a Korg Kaos Pad:

    Electricity permeates not only our music but art as well. Here we see a piece entitled Reflective by artist Roy Forest. It contains a red neon light running the length of bamboo tube.

    For WCB, note the Suzhou cat and maneki neko on the shelf about the sculpture.

    It’s interesting how there is a black and red theme throughout the images in this post. I only noticed that after completing it. It has a suggestion of fire to it, and fire and electricity have a strong connection.

    More electricity. This morning, we were awakened by a large electrical storm with loud thunder and flashes of lightening. It’s a remarkable coincidence, as thunderstorms are quite rare in San Francisco. They lasted most of the morning, and some neighborhoods lost electricity. Our area was not affected by the outages, and in the end things just got a little damp.

    Weekend Cat Blogging is hosted by our friends LB and Breadchick at The Sour Dough. We know they will appreciate the audio and music gear featured in this article.

    Photo Hunt #178 at tnchick features the theme of electric, with the prototype image being an electric guitar.

    Kashim, Othello and Salome are hosting the Carnival of the Cats this Sunday.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: Luna and mouse

    This weekend we have a video of Luna playing with one of her mouse toys.

    She can get quite intense in her play. It is a delight to watch.

    Visit Mind of Mog for Weekend Cat Blogging.

    The Carnival of Cats will be happening this Sunday at Artsy Catsy.

    The now monthly Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos will be hosted by Kashim, Othello and Salome.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Wordless Wednesday: Under the glass

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: A triangle of light

    This weekend, we have Luna basking in a triangular patch of light.

    It reminded me of some of the architectural photos I have been taking, both the triangular shape and the stone surface. And it has a feeling of emptiness, though things can never be too empty with a playful cat.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #220, is being hosted by Salome, at Paulchen’s Foodblog?!. This is no small feat as Astrid is away, but she is getting help from some of her human and feline friends.

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

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Artificial

    For Weekend Cat Blogging, we selected a photo of Luna standing atop a table, i.e., someplace she is technically not supposed to be, but there is no stopping a cat from claiming every accessible surface.

    The theme for this week’s Photo Hunt is artificial, which is an interesting and subjective term. One could say everything is the above photo except for Luna is “artifical” in that is was constructed by humans. But if one uses artificial to mean simulated or “fake”, then the banana is the most appropriate object. It is actually a musical instrument, a shaker.

    In a sense, most of our Weekend Cat Blogging posts explore the contrast between Luna’s natural beauty and her artificial surroundings:

    Then again, most humans and domestic cats live in artificial dwellings (unless they live in caves or trees), whether they think about it that way or not.

    In the last photo, Luna once again poses on top of her scratching post, which is by now quite worn and will soon need to be replaced.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #219 is being hosted by LB and Breadchick at The Sour Dough. They make the somewhat disturbing observation that August is already half over (it has been going by fast).

    The Carnival of the Cats will be at Artsy Catsy this Sunday.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator. It’s edition 256, which is a good number.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Entertainment

    We are once again combining Weekend Cat Blogging and the Photo Hunt, where this week’s theme is Entertainment.

    Whether or not music is a way of life or entertainment is a question that has been debated since time immemorial. But if you accept that at least some music is entertainment, then we at CatSynth have no shortage of appropriate photos. We don’t even need to dig too deep in the CatSynth Archives to find intersections of Luna and music:


    Click on any of the above images to see the full size photo in its original post.

    Yes, we are doing a “clip show” this weekend. It actually works out well, though, as I need to rest a bit for medical reasons. Luna is great company when healing. It also gives me a chance to ponder future artistic directions, and that brings us full circle to whether art is a way of life, entertainment, or both.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #217 is being hosted by Mog and Meowza.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted this Sunday by Kashim, Othello and Salome.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Midnight Monday CatSynth pic: More Luna in the Studio

    A follow-up of sorts to Weekend Cat Blogging. Luna paused in front of this rack and of course I had to grab the nearest camera and snap a picture of her posing.

    If Luna represents the present, the gear represents the past. The Yamaha TX81Z has a long personal history, but the other E-MU and Yamaha modules are just there, filling up space. I can remember when these were coveted items and each came with a large price tag. But they do make a nice backdrop for a “CatSynth pic.”

  • Weekend Cat Blogging: In the Studio

    Luna enjoys sitting behind the blinds in the studio area. She is always a welcome presence.

    We were finally getting everything set up again at the beginning of July, only to have to once again unplug everything to support some of the live shows. It’s been a while since we at CatSynth have had a stable studio where I can just sit down, flip on the switches and do creative work. That is one thing I miss from our former home, the evenings in the downstairs studio room just spontaneously trying things out on the computer or other equipment, and Luna coming over to investigate. Now it feels like I have to constantly plug and unplug things and do heavy lifting just to make music at home. But with no shows of my own scheduled for August, it might be time to set things right.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #216 is being hosted by our friends Samantha Black & Mr Tigger at Life from a Cat’s Perspective. 216 is actually an interesting number, but I digress.

    The Carnvial of the Cats will be up this Sunday at When Cats Attack.

    And of course the Friday Ark is at the modulator.