it was friday, i had a crappy long day at work, i was going to go directly to the liquor store and buy some beer [for myself] and do some christmas shopping while i was there. i had to drop a package off at fedex for work before i could go to the liquor store, but it was my second stop….
since the liquor store can not sell cold beer, i had to come home and put a couple of bottles in the freezer and [you guessed it!] beer slushies again!
i know, i know, i got several suggestions on how to quickly cool beer without putting it in the freezer, but it was [not necessarily the quickest] definitely the easiest.
so, i had a couple of beers and was sitting on the couch watching ghost whisperer when my [giant] cat james jumped up and laid down …. jumped is not exactly what he did, but he did manage to get his body on to the couch and flopped down in his spot. now james [as some of you may know] is a large cat, and being a large cat he has [some] difficulty [no way!] in reaching his nether regions for personal hygiene. the parts of his body he can reach are quite clean, soft and shiny, but the parts he can’t are taken care of by me using a baby wipe. which he absolutely hates, by the way.
so, i glance at him and think [out loud] ‘you are a scum and you need a bath’. well before i can talk my self out of it [come to my senses], i hit pause on the DVR, i put water in the tub, get an old water pitcher, some old towels and herd him into the bathroom.
this is not his first bath and he actually doesn’t mind the water, shampooing and scrubbing part. what he does hate is the drying off part, but when a 35 pound cat flops out of the bathtub soaking wet he takes a lot of water with him. so in order not to completely flood the bathroom i have to have old towels ready to soak up the water, in no way can i try to dry him off, because [as some of you may also know] he is mean.
ok, so [check title of this post] i think ‘i should take a photo’, well this is the best i could do with one hand.
he doesn’t exactly look like this is the worst thing that has ever happened to him… although he does look a little unhappy.
it only took him about 5 hours to finally get dry and i did chase him around with a towel to soak up some of the excess. he was pretty good about the whole situation and [allen, this one's for you] he is now shiny and soft and smells good too!
ain’t he cute?!
believe me, my friends, when i say pictures of this cat do NOT do him justice. he’s adorable…he really is, but he is about THREE TIMES AS FAT in person. i’m not joking.
Jess is so right. These pictures do not do James’ hugeness justice. Friyet, I think we need a comparison next to Kita kitty, just for comparison (although she is on the small side).
I love how in the fat cat sit you can tell his fur is still wet in places, he he…
He looks like a stuffed animal–I can’t get over how he’s sitting. THIRTY-FIVE POUNDS?????????????????? Christ–we need to see more. Please. PLEASE. James is my new hero. Like MD&MS suggested, we need a comparison photo. Maybe James next to Kate Moss?
I am totally in love with him… you should have a James photo of the week! He has the SWEETEST face! Love the story! Next time you get to drinking on a friday nite call me and I’ll send over a pet or two!!
Holy Sheet!
ohmygod, that is adorable.