This thread is dedicated to all things Cat. She's beautiful! She's talented! She's sweet! She deserves her own thread again. :yes:
Sooooo....Cat is awesome. Discuss.
Cat is really one of the most genuinely nice people I know. She's just bright and pleasant and being around her is so much fun. I entirely agree with the making of this thread. :P
I agree. Cat is a wonderful, sweet, and caring person. I feel truly blessed to finally call her a friend and am glad someone thought to start this thread. ;)
She is all of those things, but I will tell you what she isn't....
She is NOT innocent!
I just felt that needed repeating. :P
She's so cool that she has her own smilie. :cat:
Quote from: crayauchtin on July 08, 2010, 05:24:47 PM
She is all of those things, but I will tell you what she isn't....
She is NOT innocent!
I just felt that needed repeating. :P
Well, yes, that goes without saying. As we've proven by unbiased poll, the most innocent member of the forums is me. :P
Clearly I was not included in that poll! :o
And we should fill this thread with cats then *nods*
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Thank guys! My ego is now HUGE!...
No seriously, I'm extremely flattered :) Ya'll are too sweet.
Graham, remember that I'm a married woman now! Some of my innocence is now gone! :P
Now, for the real reason for a personal thread...
PICTURES!
Kimmie suggested I add some of the Chihuly Nights pictures from Facebook for everyone to see. So here they are! (BTW, I'm linking from Facebook and experimenting. If this doesn't work, let me know!)
Chihuly Nights:
Japanese Garden:
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My favorite part:
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These things were just COOL:
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People were standing in front of this, so I couldn't get the best pic, but...
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Also very cool when lit up:
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Again, loved these things!
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Woah! What..are those things? XD They're gorgeous, but...what? XD
Glass sculptures by this guy named Dale Chihuly. And, two nights a week, they light them up. Absolutely breath-taking!
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on July 08, 2010, 06:27:24 PM
Graham, remember that I'm a married woman now! Some of my innocence is now gone! :P
Cat! :o ;)
Your glass sculpture pictures are absolutely beautiful! It's amazing what talent God can give us. I believe there's a chandelier at a mall in Seattle that Dale Chihuly crafted. Incredible!
ah Cats thread...glad to see it back again :cat: :cat: :cat:
I totally love those photos Cat, they are so stunning! It must have been amazing to be there!
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It was absolutely amazing to be there. I had seen pictures of them during the day, but when I heard they lit up at night, I told Erik and Ian, his brother, that we HAD to go at night. Let me tell you...WOW!
Haids, I bet you're right about the chandelier. There were two of them crafted at the Cheekwood house. I couldn't get pictures of them since they didn't allow photography in the building.
Oh, and I'm LOVING the pictures of cats ya'll are posting! Too cute!
Gorgeous photos!
And yes, Cat is totally awesome and wonderful and sweet! And has an adorable Southern accent, too.
Quote from: KatieHal on July 09, 2010, 07:30:02 AM
Gorgeous photos!
And yes, Cat is totally awesome and wonderful and sweet! And has an adorable Southern accent, too.
And what's hilarious is that most people in the South ask where I'm from XD
Oh, and I'm thinking next Skype chat, I need to thicken my accent and give you guys a taste of a REAL Southern accent :P
I listen to the Jack Daniels Whisky advert and think wow...Tennessee, I wonder how maay people have such a strong accent like that? ;) only Cat can provide this answer for me :P
Quote from: Kimmie on July 09, 2010, 07:52:36 AM
I listen to the Jack Daniels Whisky advert and think wow...Tennessee, I wonder how maay people have such a strong accent like that? ;) only Cat can provide this answer for me :P
Depends on what part of Tennessee you're from :P West Tennessee is more country, East Tennessee is more mountain, in the accents. And yes, there is a difference between a country accent, a mountain accent, and a Southern accent :P
Kimmie, message me the advert and I'll let you know :P
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on July 09, 2010, 07:56:41 AMDepends on what part of Tennessee you're from :P West Tennessee is more country, East Tennessee is more mountain, in the accents. And yes, there is a difference between a country accent, a mountain accent, and a Southern accent :P
If you're in the bottom left corner of West Tennessee, you'll also come across a lot of southern ebonics. Actually, around Memphis, the Southern accents are very weak--a lot weaker than yours, Cat. I'm surprised people ask you where you're from! Lol.
Awww, I guess I never really pictured you with a Southern accent, Cat! That's too adorable! Does your husband have an accent too?
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Y'know, Cat, there's probably a lot more to the Nashville area than you realize. It also has a THRIVING alternative lifestyle nightlife culture (which is mainstream talk for what we call the "gay scene") -- which means that if I become a big enough event promoter, I can get a circuit party off the ground and come visit you. And it will be a "business trip" so totally a tax write off. ;D
The thing is though, Cat... you were NEVER very innocent! It was all an elaborate hoax!
As for the accents, Cat is absolutely correct. The dialects of the Southern accent vary as much as any accent I've learned in my acting career. You have the northern mountain accent (which would be the one Cat is referring to, because this is "northern" in the south) which usually called the "Carolina Mountain Dialect" or simply the "Southern Mountain Dialect" but if you go further south to like Georgia, the end of the Appalachians, you'll find that the dialect is different there too (although that's more to do with tempo rather than pronunciation, so it doesn't really have a name of its own). When I was in Gint we all had to learn the Southern Mountain Dialect because the entire first act takes place in the mountains of North Carolina and let me tell you, it was no picnic. It's a southern accent that not only uses the letter "r" (I know, what?) but like emphasizes it.
Really, in a sense, you can break up the south into four quadrants (north, south, east, west) and each one will have its own dialect, and then throw in the mountains and that should leave you with no less than six distinct southern dialects. What makes Tennessee a wonder is that, as Cat said, you can actually find three of them all naturally homegrown in that one state. That makes it unique among any other state in the country, I think.
It's a wonder any of ya'll can talk to each other though.
Quote from: Tage7 on July 09, 2010, 09:45:31 AM
Actually, around Memphis, the Southern accents are very weak--a lot weaker than yours, Cat. I'm surprised people ask you where you're from!
:yes: Jacob's from near Memphis and I don't think he has all that strong of an accent.
This kitty was so ugly-adorable I just had to post it:
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That kitten is freaking me out...
Quote from: Haids1987 on July 09, 2010, 10:00:27 AM
Awww, I guess I never really pictured you with a Southern accent, Cat! That's too adorable! Does your husband have an accent too?
My husband is from Florida, so he doesn't have much of an accent at all. However, since he's been living in Tennessee, he's picked up a little bit of one. Every once in a while, I'll hear him flatten an "i" or drop a "g" at the ends of words. Quite funny, since he wasn't like that when we were dating :P
Graham, it would be awesome for you to come...if we are still in Tennessee. And the mountain accent I'm talking about is found in the Appalachian Mountains. Pretty cool, huh? Granted I went to graduate school in that area, so I heard it quite often!
That's the same accent I'm talking about, Cat. :P The Appalachian mountains themselves, if you want to discuss JUST mountain accents are really peculiar mostly in that the southernmost accent is nearly identical to the accent found at the northernmost end of the mountain range. Crazy!
And no leaving TN!
Cat has her own thread again?
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Quote from: koko_99_2001 on July 09, 2010, 01:30:25 PM
My husband is from Florida, so he doesn't have much of an accent at all. However, since he's been living in Tennessee, he's picked up a little bit of one. Every once in a while, I'll hear him flatten an "i" or drop a "g" at the ends of words. Quite funny, since he wasn't like that when we were dating :P
Isn't it funny how that happens? My friend moved to Canada three years ago, and now she talks aboot buying a hoose oot in the suburbs. :P
Hey, speaking of Canadians, where in the multiverse is Yonkey these days...?
Yay! Back from our amazing anniversary weekend! :D Renting a cabin in the mountains is awesome. Now to read 8 pages of unread posts...
That kitten looks like it's half-pug.
Got any nice pictures of your trip? and did you go skying or so?
Congrats on a whole year of marriage, Cat! ;D
That kitten looks a lot like Immy!
Rob, we have pictures, but I've not even had time to upload them onto Facebook. Erik's trying to get his computer to work, and I've been on the computer for 2 hours catching up on the unread posts. But no worries...I'll get to it!
Quote from: Haids1987 on July 10, 2010, 11:01:10 AM
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on July 09, 2010, 01:30:25 PM
My husband is from Florida, so he doesn't have much of an accent at all. However, since he's been living in Tennessee, he's picked up a little bit of one. Every once in a while, I'll hear him flatten an "i" or drop a "g" at the ends of words. Quite funny, since he wasn't like that when we were dating :P
Isn't it funny how that happens? My friend moved to Canada three years ago, and now she talks aboot buying a hoose oot in the suburbs. :P
Hey, speaking of Canadians, where in the multiverse is Yonkey these days...?
Saving the world at www.yonkey.info :P
Happy anniversary Cat!!
Happy anniversary! :)
Happy anniversary! ;D
Thank you! :D We had an absolute blast! I'm still catching up on things...and the team has me working on something else. I'll get pictures up sometime...
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on July 12, 2010, 04:29:38 PM
the team has me working on something else.
Hmmmm.... ???
Oh, that's not :suffer:-worthy. :)
you don't know what kind fo data collection! maybe TSL is just a front for a program that monitors, copies and sends back all our private data including all usernames and passwords for financial sites and such. Cat is collecting all that data and at a point in the near future the team will use it to steal all our money!
Now that would be suffer worthy! ::)
Quote from: B'rrr on July 12, 2010, 06:58:08 PM
you don't know what kind fo data collection! maybe TSL is just a front for a program that monitors, copies and sends back all our private data including all usernames and passwords for financial sites and such. Cat is collecting all that data and at a point in the near future the team will use it to steal all our money!
Now that would be suffer worthy! ::)
Looks like we're going to have to activate
SHA-drq earlier than expected.
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[spoiler]::) I hope nobody took that seriously, lol.[/spoiler]
I do, know this, I am on to you guys! wrar!
Ok, so finally uploaded pictures!
Erik LOVES the fact our cabin has an air hockey table!
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The wonderful cabin we stayed in...not the greatest picture, but it was raining!
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We made it!
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The bear in the back yard
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More pictures on Facebook, for those who want to see! :D
ohhh, was there a papa and mama bear aswell? :)
We had this one at the front of our place
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And of course, you can't forget the one that was in front of the place we went for breafast
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Sweet! Did you steal their thimble?
Nope...decided to be nice and not :P
Hey look! I has my own thread :P
Yay! :cat:
You certainly do! :) How the heck are ya, Cat?
I'm doing well, Haids! :) Up at a crazy hour and realizing it's ONLY Wednesday, so feel a little depressed now. I was sure it was Thursday :P
I'm very familiar with that feeling! :(
For sheez! But Wednesdays are better than Tuesdays--at least you're halfway done.
Why were you "up at a crazy hour?"
Just think, Friday is only 2 days away! That's gotta make you happy.
Quote from: Haids1987 on September 29, 2010, 12:11:55 PM
For sheez! But Wednesdays are better than Tuesdays--at least you're halfway done.
Why were you "up at a crazy hour?"
Because Erik and I try to get up to work out every day. Didn't happen today, but the alarm went off so after hitting "snooze" I ended up getting up.
We have a new little one! Everyone...meet Zara DaCosta!
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So I was all like, "Ohmigosh, Cat had a baby! :D"
But this is just as good. She's so cute!
She is a cutie. A moment ago, Immy was in my lap needing comforting. Then Zara jumped up and Immy turned around and hissed. *sigh* This adjustment period may take a while.
Aww. She'll come around eventually. :)
I love cats, even if they can be a little finicky at times.
Awwww. :sweetheart:
d'aww... kitty :cat: :hug:
She's such a cutie! And she just walked over to the printer and stepped on a button. I had to quickly pull the paper out so she wouldn't copy anything by accident.
Immy would do the same thing when she was younger! XD
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/funny-pictures-your-printer-has-a-kitten-in-it.jpg)
Awwww! Even though I'm not a huge fan of cats, I do enjoy your two little babies. Congratulations!
Zara? :D As in Zarathustra? :D She's adorable. :D :D
I love your cat's, Cat! Zara is such a cutie! (so is Immy)
Zara, as in from Quest for Glory :P
The cats are adorable, but Immy seems quite put out with us right now :(
Dude, when we got Piper our old dog Sydney ignored us for a month. She was so mad at us! But she warmed up. Immy will too. :)
You had a dog named Piper? That's the name of one of our dogs.
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And cute kitties! :D
Awwwwww reminds me of when our cat Alex was little.
Now, he's big fat lazy and spoiled. But once upon a time he was all cute and little! (He's still cute I mean, or we'd have killed him for all his yowling while we sleep. :P)
This one is definitely a meow-er. But we think it's because she did come from a shelter and is attention starved. At least, we hope so...she's going to be a talker!
Alex yowls at night, but he seldom meows. Mostly he goes "merf"
Quote from: tessspoon on November 07, 2010, 10:24:11 PM
You had a dog named Piper?
Still do! She's a fat lazy mama dog now, but we love her.
(Posted on: November 08, 2010, 12:00:54 PM)
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 08, 2010, 09:57:29 AM
Mostly he goes "merf"
Is merfing normal for cats? ???
Lol...Because of the recent news, "Cat's thread" is now the "cats thread". ;D
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on November 07, 2010, 06:05:02 PM
Zara, as in from Quest for Glory :P
Ah...That does make more sense. :)
On that note, I am going to convince Darthkiwi to let me name our future cat Zarathustra. :D
Quote from: Haids1987 on November 08, 2010, 12:01:22 PM
Is merfing normal for cats? ???
Well, he learned to merf before he learned to meow, and he has never given it up. :P
:no: Cats. I just don't get 'em.
Haids, how could you! Cats are the soul of the internet! :'(
I'm one of those peeps that grew up with dogs. I've never actually had a cat before, and when there's one near me I kind of panic a little. Seriously! My friend Tara has one and every now and then she'll toss him at me just to see me flail about. I don't really know how to act around them.
You love on them when they want it, and leave them alone when they don't. :P Seriously, we probably would have a dog, but we don't have a yard. I don't mind indoor dogs, but feel like we should have an outdoor space for them as well.
Quote from: Haids1987 on November 09, 2010, 12:06:34 PM
I'm one of those peeps that grew up with dogs. I've never actually had a cat before, and when there's one near me I kind of panic a little. Seriously! My friend Tara has one and every now and then she'll toss him at me just to see me flail about. I don't really know how to act around them.
"How to act around them"? It's not a crying baby. :P You don't have to do anything with a cat, especially if you don't own it (if you own it, it is highly recommended to feed it....)
It will let you know when it wants attention and when it doesn't. Pet it if it does. If it doesn't, don't.
Some cats don't mind being cuddled when they're just lying there sleeping. :P *has been missing his cat lately*
I was at a friend's house about a week or so ago working on her computer when her cat jumped up on my lap and laid down. I started stroking his back and within a few seconds felt my legs vibrating with his purring. I like dogs and all, but they just don't have anything that can equal that.
A cat's purring is one of the most soothing sounds I know. :D
I desperately want to hear a snow leopard purr. :)
This (http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/08/os-x-snow-leopard-should-purr-along-with-a-smaller-footprint/) is probably not what you were looking for. :P
Here's a cheetah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFvULxbN3NM). Supposedly, snow leopards can't purr, but there seems to be some disagreement on this.
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 09, 2010, 10:36:51 PM
"How to act around them"? It's not a crying baby. :P
I'd rather handle a crying baby. I was stuck in the infant room for half a year, I know exactly how to handle a screamer! :yes:
But cats, no. They're freaky.
Quote from: Haids1987 on November 10, 2010, 05:44:50 PM
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 09, 2010, 10:36:51 PM
"How to act around them"? It's not a crying baby. :P
I'd rather handle a crying baby. I was stuck in the infant room for half a year, I know exactly how to handle a screamer! :yes:
But cats, no. They're freaky.
Maybe you're freaky. Huh?
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 10, 2010, 06:07:21 PM
Quote from: Haids1987 on November 10, 2010, 05:44:50 PM
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 09, 2010, 10:36:51 PM
"How to act around them"? It's not a crying baby. :P
I'd rather handle a crying baby. I was stuck in the infant room for half a year, I know exactly how to handle a screamer! :yes:
But cats, no. They're freaky.
Maybe you're freaky. Huh?
:yes: Cats ftw; babies ftl.
Really? You guys prefer cats over human babies? :shock:
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 10, 2010, 06:07:21 PM
Maybe you're freaky. Huh?
Hon, I never told you otherwise. I admit it. :yes:
I absolutely prefer cats over human babies. I prefer most things over human babies.
I love babies, but I don't have a clue about how to care for them. :P
Babies aren't as scary/annoying as one might think. I was terrified of them when I was first placed in the infant room, but after spending six months with them I think I can handle any screamer, pooper, difficult feeder, etc.
:X
Ok, so Zara sleeps on my mousepad as I am on the computer and watches Erik and I play WoW!
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Those are excellent pictures! How adorable! :smitten:
Quote from: crayauchtin on November 12, 2010, 10:34:00 AM
I absolutely prefer cats over human babies. I prefer most things over human babies.
I completely agree with this. :P
And Zara is adorable. :)
Is that a Blood Elf?
Yes, it is a blood elf :)
Awww. Zara looks a lot like my kitty!
I know...I know! Erik convinced me to try a horde character since we can't level up our main ones (Fayre and Haakan) anymore until we get Wrath :P
Horde is awesome :yes:
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Quote from: Deloria on November 14, 2010, 01:01:23 PM
And Zara is adorable. :)
This. Pretty much the cutest kitten ever :D I wanted to taker her home with me ;D
Quote from: tessspoon on November 24, 2010, 03:37:13 PM
Horde is awesome :yes:
(Posted on: November 16, 2010, 12:46:39 PM)
Quote from: Deloria on November 14, 2010, 01:01:23 PM
And Zara is adorable. :)
This. Pretty much the cutest kitten ever :D I wanted to taker her home with me ;D
Yes! She is adorable. I loved how she just fell asleep on Jacob's lap!
*is jealous*