the cat's novel and the escaping flame

[asakiyume]

The cat, like everyone else in the household, likes to express himself in writing. Unfortunately, he is like the proverbial caffeine-addled college student who writes the entire exam on one line:



(Also he has a tendency to scrawl and use abbreviations, and none of us is fluent in Cat. Poor guy. He is a poorly understood genius.)

Now this candle flame. It knew its life was guttering out, so you see what it's doing? It's trying to make a break for it--out of the bottle candlestick. If ... I can just ... climb over ... this rim ...

Way to go, candle flame. I admire you.

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[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Now we've got to go find some other place in which to burn...

Yep. I think there's a poem coming on.

[sovay]

Yep. I think there's a poem coming on.

+1.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I see a poem was accomplished! Going to come read later in the evening.

[sovay]

Now this candle flame. It knew its life was guttering out, so you see what it's doing?

I think it got it.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It's a tenacious flame.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Heh! The thingness of things!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Sometimes they are exceptionally thing-y!

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Ah, the beauty of cats. Does your cat "talk" as well as write? I have several that will carry on conversations and it's wonderful. :)

We should all aspire to be that candle...to shine in spite of the odds against us.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Our cat yells. He's definitely learned that the squeeky noisy wheel gets the grease. Or the petting and catfood.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

"Poorly understood"? It just says

DANGER
VICIOUS BOARD
KEEP SUBDUED

several times, admittedly in ever-larger and more irritable script.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm glad we have the cat to keep that board in its place.

Also: I will have to turn to you for my Cat translation needs in the future. Most give up when they see the sloppy script.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

I don't see sloppiness, just character. It only lines up when forged by a dog.

Rodents can fake it visually, but to the best of my knowledge have never figured out not to pee on it.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

If ... I can just ... climb over ... this rim ...>

Starving in a universe filled with food. For the sake of your house, I hope it didn't make it.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

There's kind of a metallic food desert all around the candle holder, but you're right. He might feast himself and all his progeny in quite a horrific way if he managed to make it past that food desert.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

I used to know a family whose cats left many interesting and articulate messages on a talking typewriter. Later, at boarding school, I was part of a small group enjoying messages from many odd creatures, on another talking typewriter.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

A talking typewriter! I never heard of such a thing. How cool.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

They're a lot of fun-- and Very Mysterious. :D

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

Keep on trying, Cat! Some day, someone will read it and hear your voice.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Hee--so both the cat and the candle are models for perseverance--nice!

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Yes, this!

And I shall take their examples to heart on this day when I'm feeling a bit "why ever for?"

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Gotta take encouragement wherever we find it.

((hugs))

[wuweibaby.livejournal.com]

<3

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

:-)