Ladies and Gentlemen:

The as-of-yet-unnamed ultra-cuteus.

Check out his weird eyebrow whiskers! There are, in fact, eyebrow whiskers on the his left side... they're just black. Personally, I think he's related to this guy from ST:TOS: :: : : : : :

I think this guy is Bene, but Lokai's color pattern is the one that matches the cat.

But enough of that crap... more cat photos! (click on any photo to see the whole gallery)

Looking small and fragile.

Not everyone in the house was happy about the new arrival.

Fou is acting like quite the diva.

RA!!

Yeah so I was thinking about getting a ragdoll purebreed from this woman in town who is a breeder, but she was dragging her ass. So I decided that it would probably be better to adopt a cat from one of the shelters in the area since this means that I'd be saving its life and I could get a kitten for only $60 instead of $600.

Today I drove down to Espanola and checked out their selection. There was a really affectionate orange cat that I picked out first but it turned out that he had been adopted earlier this morning so I had to pick a different one. I let a bunch of the smallest kittens out of the cages and let them run around. This guy was the fiestiest and most playful. He also happens to be really affectionate.

He's 9 weeks old, freshly neutered, healthy, and exceptionally cute. He's a little farty... but maybe that's just because of the lame food they give the cats at the shelter. Kitty!

Speaking of which, he needs a name. Some names that have been suggested:

* The Flatulator
* Bumble Ward (reference to a Kevin Smither interview we were watching)
* Boötes (it's a constellation known as "The Bear Watcher" and Fou is about the size of a bear... and it has the adorable abbreviation "Boo"... and he's got a sorta white boots coloration pattern... and hey... diaeresis!!)

By all means, contribute suggestions here. The official name will not be chosen at least until Dan has time to get back from Spain and make some smartass remarks here.

Anyway, so the big question is whether or not the Fou and this guy will get along. So far, Fou has acted like a big prissy bitch and seems to be rather offended at the new cat's presence. They don't fight, but Fou runs away from him and doesn't accept petting from anyone if the other cat is around. Hopefully in a day or two they'll be hanging out and what-not.

Just as a bonus, I happened to get a really good picture of the Fou today too: