I have gone all retro! This shot was taken on 11th April 2008 at 09:17:34! I had been living at Caer Twr exactly 5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 19 hours, 43 minutes and 31:29 seconds. You can see that I am super slim and sleek (try saying that with a mouth full of tuna!). You will also note that unlike the elephant on the shelf above I am not being used as a bookend! It appears I am being used as a dust trap and paperweight.
If I had known the reason for my incarceration at Caer Twr I would have at the very least negotiated more appropriate terms and conditions! i.e.:
1) Paperweight and dust trap duties will take place between the hours of 12.01 and 12.03 only
2) During the 23 hour 58 minute rest period between 12.03 and 12.01 Whiskas chicken and cheese treats will be freely available
c) During working
iv) No leaky printer ink shall touch my delicate furs at any time
£) If I should choose to sleep on the
Sicks) The Staff will not complain when I unintentionally click "Buy Now" in Amazon and fifteen pantechnicons full of the best Colombian nip is delivered to the front door
L) Paperweight services will be withdrawn if the imprint "Court Summons" is accidentally branded on my chest from the Council notice lying on top of the pile of final demands
Ate) I will not collect any dust on my white bits
nein) Or my black bits
dix) Or my whiskers!
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terms and conditions - rules made by cat to which the human adheres at all times.
In exchange the cat will whap, thwack, claw and "put the bitey on" whenever they feel it necessary to keep order and the status quo
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That is a great photo Austin,xx SPeedy
ReplyDeleteYou sure are looking mighty fine and I sure hope your conditions are met!
ReplyDeleteAustin you are still sleek and shiny and we just love your Tuxie good looks. Great Selfie.
ReplyDeleteOh, Austin, I do love your demands. Keep those humans in line.
ReplyDeleteThose terms and conditions look very reasonable to me and I think you should implement them without further delay.I would hope they will be followed to the letter.
ReplyDeleteLooking good kid
ReplyDeleteSnorts,
Lily & Edward
Those are good terms and conditions as well as a pawsome selfies!!
ReplyDeleteThe Florida Furkids
These are all very reasonable terms and conditions.
ReplyDeleteMOL, luv your shelfie!
ReplyDeleteBwa!!! Haa!! Haaa!!!
ReplyDeleteYous makes mes laughs Austin and my goodness yous was handsome - er yous still is!!!
And Austin, yous made coffee runs out Mommy's nose when she was laughing at your demands!!!
Kisses
Nellie
Totally do agree Mr Poo,
ReplyDeleteAnd you do a great job buddy :)
xox
We laughed at your terms and conditions and the lady LOL'd at L.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really great picture of you!
Now those are some fantastic terms and conditions. We are going to implement here too. You all have a great Sunday evening.
ReplyDeleteLol hope she sticks to your T&Cs!
ReplyDeletehaha hopefully your grievances are heard. Yuck to the dust and the ink, I'd call the union
ReplyDeleteMOL you haven't changed a bit ever since, Austin :D Pawkisses for an Easy Sunday :) <3
ReplyDeleteAaaaaw Austin even then yous wuz gaawjus. Be blest.
ReplyDeleteLuv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
Austin, your ability to type your conditions in numerical order is truly giggle worthy...um...inspiring! You're a cat who knew how to lead the household beautifully by laying down the law immediately! :p
ReplyDeletethe critters in the cottage xo
We hope all those conditions are met, Austin. But you were the best looking dust trap and paperweight.
ReplyDeleteOh we love your post today! MOL MOL MOL!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly were a little guy and should not have been expected to know what to ask for or demand then. We suspect that even if you did not negotiate for all those items on your list that you do exactly as you want at all times. Mom had to look up pantechnicon. We are sort of surprised you did not come up with a good definition for that one. A salesman who tries to "con"vince a shopper that the pants he is about to buy are worn by all the most accomplished and successful techies. We're sure your definition would have been better. Anywho...thanks so much for joining and supporting our blog hop, dear furiend. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteI am indeed grateful to you, Kitties Blue, for your very helpful and indeed correct definition of pantechnicon. :)
DeleteI say it's never too late to make new demands! It's in Sparkle's rule book!
ReplyDeleteSicks is a good one!
ReplyDeleteYou are so cute!
ReplyDeletePurrs xx
Athena and Marie
Well Austin, I've made a copy of that list of demands you SHOULD have presented when you came to live there because in my NEXT life I intend to present a similar list to my human.....I've run this household now for 15 years with no written rules - it's worked for me rather well but I feel in my next life, I want something in writing to hold over the head of my human in case she/he/it begins to become lax in keeping me in the custom to which I want to be accustomed. (huh?) Well you know what I mean!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sammy
I like the way you count, Austin. You were and are a very clever and handsome cat.
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Maggie
We like the way you negotiate Austin! Beautiful photo. BTW, we fancy the proddy rug course too.
ReplyDeleteDip and Elliot x
You sure knows how to count , Austin *mol*
ReplyDeleteXOXO
Excellent contract-drafting skills, Austin. You could hire yourself out.
ReplyDeleteooooh we LURVE your numbering SKILLZ!
ReplyDeleteOH! Your numbering system ROCKS!
ReplyDeleteAlso, how in the world do you pronounce "TWR"??? Where are the VOWELS???
Love those terms and conditions as well as the definition.
ReplyDeleteAll seems very reasonable to me!!
ReplyDeleteLive and learn, huh Austin? It would have been great to know then what you know now. Love your numbering system.
ReplyDeleteWow, demands! We'd like to dish out some of those, especially about the dust bits.
ReplyDeleteMee-you mee hass SO-O much to leern Unccle Austin.
ReplyDeleteWee are usin Aunty's PC butt it will bee 2 weekss befur wee are back online :(
Wee missess you both loadss.
Yur selfie iss cool...
Much luv Siddhartha an LadyMum x0x0x0x0
Austin mom says you can sit on her head any day
ReplyDeleteHugs madi your bfff
You drive a hard bargain, Austin, but we think your human should be able to live up to those terms. If not, we know you will whack and put the bitey on anyway! MOL! ;)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, you are a kitty who ponders lots of topics. I just enjoy my good food, beds, toys, love. Maybe I should give my living conditions more thought.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Hard bargain, Austin. Can your Mom keep up?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan!
ReplyDeleteNoodle and crew
U is a handsome kity. :)
ReplyDeleteWe sure hope all of your conditions were met.
ReplyDeleteSadly you missed that opportunity by a few years. Do you think you could negotiate a new contract?
ReplyDeleteSo terms and conditions??? You mean like the conditions you put in your hairs to make them soft?
ReplyDeleteLove,
Waffles
Excellent Terms and Conditions and we love your purr-fectly proper numbering system! Purrs from Deb and the Zee/Zoey kitties!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! Buddy, how old were you then?? Clearly you had been STARVED--why, you're so thin I can hardly see you! I do perform anything that could remotely be called a "duty" for the Human, no matter what kind of payment she offers. Who knows where it could lead???
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing this blast from the past! You've come a long way in seven years in smarts and sophistication.
ReplyDeleteYOU are absolutely a stunner in Tuxie handsomeness darling.
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