Back in Lock-purr-t!

Meow!

Hippo here, re-purr-ting on my trip back to the apartment that I rule in Lockport, NY. I haven't updated in quite some time, and I am very sorry for the omission, but I've been busy napping and purring, and rolling around on the new rug that Baxter and Katie bought for me. I had a purr-fect time staying at Baxter's Dad's appartment in Rosemount, and I absolutely adore the staircase that he has. I became a master at running up and down, up and down, and turning corners right into the kitchen to slide right up to my food dish. I spent one evening up in Saint Paul with Katie's debaters, and while I had a meow-riffic time meeting Natalie and company, I think there were too many kids for my liking. I am more of a two person cat.

Speaking of which, Katie is out of town. This depresses me, since she is not there to lay on top of while she sleeps, and Baxter is NOT up to snuff when it comes to brushing. However, I thought that people would like to see how awesome my naps were on the way home. I got a little antsy on the second day of driving, so I found the purr-fect place to nap!















Cutest Kitty in the Universe signing off,
Hippo

New Hippo Cover Tune!!

If you feel that it's real I'm on purrs
And I'm here in your kitchen
Like a cat in your lap
I am purrbox and I'm spent with meow effort

Through a Precious Cat your throne
Is the one Hippo zone
Take me to the Hippo for control
Take me to the Hippo of your soul

Take me to the Hippo
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the Hippo
I am but a stranger

Take me to the Hippo
Lead me through the chamber
Take me to the Hippo
I am but a stranger

Meow Meow Meow
Meow Meow Meow
Meow Meow Meow Meow-Meow Meow Meow Meow

Take me to the Hippo!!

Disgruntled Hippo

Katie and Baxter decided that today would be a good day to give me a bath. Needless to say, I disagreed heartily, but was outvoted. I got through it with minimal dis-purr-bance by humming my cover of "Meow Meow Purr" repeatedly. I thought everyone would like to see photos of my beautiful self, even though it has been subjected to de-fur-rifying because I am all wet.







In other news, Katie and Baxter have been cleaning the apartment incredibly throroughly, which I have enjoyed meow-tastically. I love having clean spaces upon which to jump and dive, and Baxter plays a mean game of hide and seek. My favorite part was changing the sheets on the bed, since I hid under each of the layers as it was put on and then jumped around at various items being batted above the sheets. Baxter is so cunning! Anyways, since the photos I posted above were not my most flattering shots, I thought I'd give you a glimpse into the world of sheet hide and seek.







and finally, me and Baxter kissing

AWWW.

Purr,
Hippo

Morning for the Hippobear

Me-ow Me-ow!

I know that it has been forever since I updated my loyal fans with fur-tographs of my glorious self, but I have been very busy. I got my sutures out at the vetrinarian (I really like the vet tech, even though she always tries to clip my nails) on Wednesday, and my pretty tummy has been healing meow-tastically. I am enjoying myself wonderfully, especially since Baxter and I have resumed our play-heavy schedule, and I have been able to use all of my toys and climb in and out of my condo without any pain. Since it's been quite hot here in Meow-alo, I've also found a perch on the coffee table that is fur more than satis-fur-ctory. I lay there almost all day, except when Katie picks me up to pet me and scratch my tummy, but usually she sets me back on the cool cool table when she's done and my nap is unchanged.

this is my perch on the table:


this is the face I make while napping:


I had heard rumors that Katie and Baxter would be leaving me to go on a trip, and then they DID up and leave me for two days, but it seems that they won't be gone for too long. This is purr-ific, as I like having them around to wash my face and brush my hair and give me deep tissue kitty massages. They serve these functions quite admirably, I must say.

So, a few more photos of my lovely self.

This one is actually from BEFORE I got stitches on my tummy, but I am so darned adorable that I can't help but share it:


This is my perch on the Hippo couch, since I am the only one who sits there on a regular basis:


This is me napping on the shelf of the wine rack that is mine. I like to spin around and look outside occasionally as well:


A couple of hilarious pictures of me playing in a stool, though not my most graceful:



And finally, a closeup of my fur-ocious and purr-fect puss. I am SO gorgeous!


PS. A Final Kitty Thought. I know that going several days without new pictures of my fantastic fur can be traumatizing, so I thought I'd let you know that if you want to see all of my photos, you can go to Baxter's photo site, http://www.zorpia.com/pyampya . Most of the photos are devoted to me, although there are a few boring ones of Katie and Baxter on vacation and in random places about. I choose to ignore those because they don't involve me and I am obviously the most interesting of the three of us.

Meow Meow Purr!!!!

This Cat is
Automatic, su-purr-sonic, hypnotic, frisky fresh
Work my body, so furr-odic, this purr rolls right through my chest
Everybody, cat and kitty, came to party
Grab somebody,work ya body, work ya body
Let me see you meow meow purr.

Rock it, Don't Stop it
Everybody play on the floor
Bat the fuzzy ball
We about to chase the bell
Let me see you meow meow purr
I love it when you meow meow purr
Everybody meow meow purr
We just love to purr

Catnip is
Outrageous, so contagious, make you crave it
kittens made it
My furr's been parted since the day I started
Strut my stuff and yes I flaunt it
Little mousies I pounce on em
No I can't control myself
Now let me do my meow meow purr

There you have my long awaited cover, which I have been dancing to on a pretty regular basis everyday except the ones I spent sidelined after surgery. Its the first time in my young kittenish life that I have ever really felt that Barry Bonds was anything but a boldfaced liar. I mean, I still don't get how the man can be layed up for a year after knee surgery, but I understand how hard that recovery period can be. Today was the first time I really scampered along the kitchen floor and pounced on the rug sending both this fluffers and aforementioned rug skittering into the cabinets.

Anyway, just wanted to share the tune for the moment. You can imagine how addictive it is, I may have to make a music video so I can show off my meowy purry goodness to the world. When I execute the back paw front paw crossover shuffle change, you would swear I am like Mikcat Barishnakov or something.

Purr,

Hippo

Pretty Kitty Back in Business!

So as a cat who cares whole-purr-edly about her fans, I thought it would be-paw me to let everyone know that I have survived the past few days and the surgery they have entailed. I'm a little tired, and a little more hesitant to purr, and Is seem to have four stitches on my pretty kitty tummy that are blue and I would really like to lick every second that I am not cat napping, but Baxter and Katie are just not allowing that to happen. Sad, really, since I do enjoy cleaning myself so much. The only thing that really irks me at this point is that I have this baby outfit that Baxter and Katie make me wear when I get to licking my tummy too much in earnest, and I look absolutely ridiculous in it. I managed to get it off one time while Katie and Baxter were at the mall, but then they put it back on.

But since I care more about attention than much of anything else, I figured I would post a couple of the best photos of me in my new outfit.









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and, since I haven't posted in a while, I thought I would include a couple of photos that were from before my surgery, but show my near-purrfect beauty in its full form.


me napping.


me and Katie kissing.


i like laying under the covers.


ready for my closeup!

Sunday Morning for the Hippo-Bear

Meow!

I know that it has been forever since this pretty kitty updated, but I have been both busy and seething in anger at the unfairness of www.kittenwar.com! I recognize that this site is awesome and addicting; who wouldn't like looking at kittens all day long? But from my time spent meowing and clicking on their website, I have noticed a pernicious problem of rampant discrimination against persian kitties. As a persian afficionado, I obviously noted the beautiful flat faced cats available for my purr-usal, and voted for them as often as possible. However, when I did, I would note that even the most fur-ocious and purr-fect of Persians would fall victim to fat cats, ugly cats, hiding cats, as long as they were not Persian! How can we live in the twenty-first century and still allow this travesty to purr-petuate itself? I declare, affirmative action for Persians!

Luckily for my adoring fans out there, I have a few new photos of my meow-tiful self to share. I have an online photo album somewhere; maybe Katie or Baxter will share it at some point. I would also like to note that I was subjected to the ridiculousness of a bath yesterday, which was purr-fectly AWFUL, but now my fur is lush and soft. At least there was only one casualty - I got a good scratch in on Katie's face. Baxter escaped unharmed.

Onto the photos!


this is me in a bag in Baxter's office, chilling while he worked on his orals. Luckily he passed or I might still be there for moral support.


This is how I look after attacking the canopy. It is not one of my better facial pictures, but it gives you a sense of my fur-ocious nature.


This is me on top of my new cat condo! It is very fun, and I especially enjoy convincing Katie and Baxter that I scratch it and not the couch when it is clear that the couch is very dear to my claws.


Inside the cat condo. I love the view.


I am posing here on my favorite bedspread, the quilt Katie and Baxter got as a wedding present. It is on the bed all of the time and I enjoy posing with such bright colors.


this is me on my stool. Katie sometimes uses it to reach things up high in the kitchen, but obviously it belongs to me. I was stretched out here between it and the laundry basket.


and finally, me taking a nap in the laundry. Obviously BEFORE I had the bath that left me soft and sparkling. But I am purr-fect all the same.

Hippo Rox!

so since i figured that i have some fans out here in the Hippoverse, I am making my first fur-ray intp fashion modelling. Persian cats, as you know, are by far the most beautiful specimens of kittens available, so I thought i would enter myself into a little contest to verify this truth. So Vote For ME!!!!! http://kittenwar.com/kittens/3045/ - it has to be approved by a moderator, so if you go tonight, you might not get to see my kitty beautifulness, but you should check back until it's possible!

Pretty kitty signing out!

Purr, Hippo

congrat-purr-lations! (or, an email sent to Baxter upon completion of his Master's Degree)

Meow,
Katie just purred that you had passed your orals, so I wanted to send
a hearty meow-ra! I'm purr-sitive that it was my cat-like brilliance
in napping on your books that helped you to vict-meow-ry, so I will
expect payment in those delectable xs and os as soon as you get home.
I heard you might be taking a va-cat-ion soon, so I thought perhaps we
could catnap together while watching Desperate Housecats - it' a new
favorite of mine.

Purrs and Kisses,
Your Baby Cat Hippo

PS - I was so happy I even snorted once or twice!

Meow for Fighting

I can’t stand to purr
I’m not that naive
I’m just out to meow
The fluffy part of me

I’m more than a tabby...i’m more than a Maine
More than some pretty pouf beside a train
It’s not meow-y to be me

Wish that I could meow
Fall upon my paws
Find a way to fluff
About a windowledge I’ll never see

It may sound absurd...but don’t be naive
Even Persians have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me

I can’t stand to purr
I’m not that naive
Cats weren’t meant to meow
With chow between their paws

I’m only a cat
In a funny red sheet
And it’s not easy, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm...

Its not easy to be me

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The hippoverse has been busy the last couple of days, what with Katie cleaning all the time and a constant feeling that I might be about to get a bath, not to mention the foreboding that comes from knowing a vet visit is imminent. But I promised to update with new pictures for my devoted fans, and this pretty kitty tries not to dissapoint. I'm feeling a little stuffy, but these photos are purr-ific, if I do say so myself. Some of them were taken in the effort to get the perfect Easter shot, which many of you received in your meow-mail a few weeks ago. For those of you who missed out, this is a purr-fect chance to fix your gaze on a beautiful Persian.