This Gaudy Gilded Stage

I came across this set of YouTube videos a couple of weeks ago. The first one is the “real” video; the second one translates what the two cats are saying.

And now the translation ….

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For almost a year now, I’ve been intending to add a little cat blogging to This Gaudy Gilded Stage. Paisley’s snack last week reminded me of this. So, I thought that I would give it a try and see how long it lasts.

I wrote over the summer that PJ and I were watching French movies, mostly ones starring Louis Garrel. This YouTube clip reminds me of the best of those movies. Henri looks a little like our cat Marlowe, but Marlowe has an entirely different outlook on life….

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Yesterday, PJ and I found a beautiful praying mantis on our garage. I’ve never seen one this big this closely.

We hoped that it would stay where it was until the cats came in — Paisley has a fondness for insects as a mid-evening snack. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay on the garage. About a half-hour later, PJ noticed that Paisley was in the backyard “playing” with the praying mantis. He tried to get her away from it before she killed it or did any irrevocable harm, but she knew what he was trying to do and decided to keep it in her mouth until he brought her in for the night.

Paisley then proceeded to dismember and eat it. She was a little baffled by the head and forearms for a while. Even when everything else was gone, she was convinced that the arms were getting her. After a little hockey game in which she used the head and arms as the puck, she ate them.

I didn’t take a picture of Paisley’s actual snacking, but there’s one more pic after the break of the mantis on our garage.

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Before I start blogging about our trip to San Antonio and Little Rock, I thought that I would catch up on some old blogging. I’ve been meaning to include more cat-related items from time to time; today seems like a good day to start that. Paisley and Marlowe are both very happy to see us after a week away. Paisley sat in my lap most of the evening purring up a storm.

In October, I found two YouTube clips about cats that I thought were fun. The first was sent to me by my friend James. It had been forwarded to him from another friend.

As anyone with cats knows, this is practically an animated documentary! I suffer much less from this than PJ does — the cats have gotten used to him getting up and feeding them in the morning. I usually don’t wake up until a couple of hours later. In our house, it’s Paisley that plays alarm clock. Her special technique is to knock things off of our night stands and chest of drawers.

The other clip is a short film. I first saw it months ago and recently came across it again.

This is just a fun little clip, which I take to be an homage to the presence of cats in some gay men’s lives. I have other clips and stories to share in the future. I might even include more pics of Paisley and Marlowe! (Maybe I should make a Paisley movie?!)

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