Purrthday Photoshoot

Yesterday was my lovely friend Jen's 28th birthday.  I love birthdays and want everyone's to be chock full of awesomeness. Thus, when I saw her status message yesterday, I took it as a personal challenge**.

 I would get her a picture of real live kittens in bow ties or die trying! If you haven't seen the movie Aristocats, here is a visual:

I was immediately faced with a setback: Chris doesn't own any bow ties. On any other day, this would not be a disappointing discovery. In fact, I am suspicious of any straight man who owns more than one bow tie. But or the first time ever, I briefly considered the benefits of dating a "metro"sexual.

I compromised by tying strips of fabric into loose bows around their necks. They were willing, if confused subjects at first.

Uncanny, no?

That didn't last long. In a month they have transformed from screeching, helpless lumps of fur into one- pound balls of running, leaping, exploring energy. If I open a door, they will try to run out of it, on principle alone. I soon discovered that their kitten principles extend to any attempts to make them sit still and pose angelically on a chair. They immediately began sprinting around the room, dive bombing under the couch and tackling each other. 

I should have known it wouldn't be easy. Even cartoon cats are hard to wrangle.

Eventually, one kitten (Yogi) passed out, as they always do after an hour of cardio. (They take after me). The other two kittens resisted settling down at first. 

But eventually, they began to lose ground. I choose to believe that they finally realized their principles were weak, at best. 

And finally, "success"! Hey, It's the best I could do.

 

Perhaps we can derive a life lesson from this. Artificial principles are weakened by exhaustion. We mustn't try to force others to do what we want. We just have to wait until they're running out of steam.

Now if we can just figure out how to get certain people on a treadmill.

Meow

**If you've ever been unemployed, you understand.