Friday Cat Blogging – 18 June 2010

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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Hey, you know those coffee table books that specialize in aerial views? Above London, Above New York, Above the Oil Spill, etc.? Well, I’m creating a new one: Above Lakeside. (Yes, that’s the faux name of the development I live in.) Today we start with aerial views of Inkblot and Domino. Next week, it’ll probably be Inkblot and Domino again. And the week after? I’m thinking maybe Inkblot and Domino. What do you guys think of my plan?

For more feline goodness, check out the LOLcat Bible here, and a MoJo interview with Ben Huh, the man behind the LOLcat empire. Interesting factoid: he’s allergic to cats. Another interesting factoid: so am I. But only slightly.