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Operation Wizard Storm: Part 2 . . .
It's time to re-group our onslaught on Wizard Magazine. I've got two things that you crazy cats can do to help get YHT in the pages of Wizard.
First, you can send another e-mail to this address:
secretstash@wizarduniverse.com
Secret Stash is a section in Wizard that features indie comic books. Write an e-mail to that address and tell 'em to feature YHT Vol. 1!
Also, you can jump on this message board thread over at Wizard Universe.com and tell 'em to feature YHT in the Secret Stash. This thread was created specifically for Secret Stash requests, so request away!
Thanks, peeps!
Chicks Love YHT . . .
I received this comment on my blog yesterday from a lovely young lady named Dettie:
Fellas, chicks are diggin' YHT. If you're trying to get a girl to like you, buy her my book and she will fall in love with you immediately!
Comic Prints . . .
Just a reminder that comic prints are available for fifteen bucks! Just send me an e-mail with a description of the strip you'd like, and I'll send thee a bill from PayPal for fifteen dollars. Once I receive your payment I'll race down to the copy center as soon as I can to get the print, and then rush to the post office to ship the print to you! It's as easy as that!
Of Wives and Cats . . .
My wife considers our cats to be "people". This is apparent because it's not uncommon to hear her refer to our two cats as "the kids" or "our daughters". When she makes these references I cringe inside. Not because I hate cats or anything - quite the opposite. But our cats are "cats". Not "people".
Another thing that my wife does (that I don't understand) is she talks to the cats. She talks to them as though they are listening. On top of that, she'll call for the cats. If you own cats you know you can't "call" for them. You can call for dogs and they'll come running. A cat, however, will come and see you on her own time. Cats have things to do; people to see. They don't have time to rush to you everytime you call for them.
I don't know if it's the fact that I've been living with my wife for close to three years, now, or what. But some of her "cat habits" are rubbing off on me. I still don't refer to the cats as "people", but lately I've noticed that I've been talking to them the same way my wife does.
A few weeks back, our youngest cat, Stella, had to go to the doctor for an annual checkup and to get her shots. The next day she was kinda weird acting, and I couldn't find her when I got up in the morning. I looked all over the house for that cat, and I found myself calling out Stella's name during my search. I knew full well that cat wasn't going to jump out and reveal herself the second she heard her name. Even if she did hear it, she was going to come out when she was good and ready. And that's exactly what happened. She appeared of her own volition, seemingly out of midair.
I've also been making weird sounds with my mouth when I pet the cats. For instance, if I'm giving the cat a quick back scratch as I walk up the stairs, I'll pucker my lips and make a sound something like, "chooka-chooka-chooka". Weird, I know.
Lately, I've even noticed that I've been talking to the cats like they understand English on a fifth grade level. I won't reveal the things I discuss with my cat, but I can assure you that they are all one-sided conversations.
So there you have it. The magic of marriage. The changes we make that we don't even see until the change has actually been made, and then we're like, "Oh, wow! I'm a cat-talker."
I guess it's official. It took her three years, but my wife successfully turned me into a "cat-talker". But I'll be damned if I ever refer to those cats as "children"!
. . . .
Hope everyone is having a fun week. Stop by the message board if you get a chance!
- Wes
Operation Wizard Storm: Part 2 . . .
It's time to re-group our onslaught on Wizard Magazine. I've got two things that you crazy cats can do to help get YHT in the pages of Wizard.
First, you can send another e-mail to this address:
secretstash@wizarduniverse.com
Secret Stash is a section in Wizard that features indie comic books. Write an e-mail to that address and tell 'em to feature YHT Vol. 1!
Also, you can jump on this message board thread over at Wizard Universe.com and tell 'em to feature YHT in the Secret Stash. This thread was created specifically for Secret Stash requests, so request away!
Thanks, peeps!
Chicks Love YHT . . .
I received this comment on my blog yesterday from a lovely young lady named Dettie:
oh btw, i totally didn't know that my boyfriend ordered me a copy of your book. i got home today and it was just there sitting on my bed! xD it's just so cute and awesome~ XDI've been getting a lot of awesome messages from ladies who enjoy my comic, which is totally awesome. Not only for me, but for the guys out there who want to get their girlfriends and spouses into comics.
Fellas, chicks are diggin' YHT. If you're trying to get a girl to like you, buy her my book and she will fall in love with you immediately!
Comic Prints . . .
Just a reminder that comic prints are available for fifteen bucks! Just send me an e-mail with a description of the strip you'd like, and I'll send thee a bill from PayPal for fifteen dollars. Once I receive your payment I'll race down to the copy center as soon as I can to get the print, and then rush to the post office to ship the print to you! It's as easy as that!
Of Wives and Cats . . .
My wife considers our cats to be "people". This is apparent because it's not uncommon to hear her refer to our two cats as "the kids" or "our daughters". When she makes these references I cringe inside. Not because I hate cats or anything - quite the opposite. But our cats are "cats". Not "people".
Another thing that my wife does (that I don't understand) is she talks to the cats. She talks to them as though they are listening. On top of that, she'll call for the cats. If you own cats you know you can't "call" for them. You can call for dogs and they'll come running. A cat, however, will come and see you on her own time. Cats have things to do; people to see. They don't have time to rush to you everytime you call for them.
I don't know if it's the fact that I've been living with my wife for close to three years, now, or what. But some of her "cat habits" are rubbing off on me. I still don't refer to the cats as "people", but lately I've noticed that I've been talking to them the same way my wife does.
A few weeks back, our youngest cat, Stella, had to go to the doctor for an annual checkup and to get her shots. The next day she was kinda weird acting, and I couldn't find her when I got up in the morning. I looked all over the house for that cat, and I found myself calling out Stella's name during my search. I knew full well that cat wasn't going to jump out and reveal herself the second she heard her name. Even if she did hear it, she was going to come out when she was good and ready. And that's exactly what happened. She appeared of her own volition, seemingly out of midair.
I've also been making weird sounds with my mouth when I pet the cats. For instance, if I'm giving the cat a quick back scratch as I walk up the stairs, I'll pucker my lips and make a sound something like, "chooka-chooka-chooka". Weird, I know.
Lately, I've even noticed that I've been talking to the cats like they understand English on a fifth grade level. I won't reveal the things I discuss with my cat, but I can assure you that they are all one-sided conversations.
So there you have it. The magic of marriage. The changes we make that we don't even see until the change has actually been made, and then we're like, "Oh, wow! I'm a cat-talker."
I guess it's official. It took her three years, but my wife successfully turned me into a "cat-talker". But I'll be damned if I ever refer to those cats as "children"!
. . . .
Hope everyone is having a fun week. Stop by the message board if you get a chance!
- Wes
posted by Wes at 8:09 AM
15 Comments:
Wes my friend it was inevitable that you would become a cat talker. I was against cats prior to Allison. I didn't hate them but I was firmly a dog person. Now our "boys" are the greatest and I love em to death. I talk all sorts of sillyness to them but figure that they are at a baby level but as intelligent as fifth grade. I talk nonsense to them because they can't understand the words just the tone. At least I figure they understand the tone.
10:27 AMWow. You poor schmucks really went and lost your manhood when you got married, huh? I bet you have over a dozen little pillows on your beds that you have to take off before you go to sleep. Suckers.
12:21 PMI worked with a guy at the public library who I thought had kids for about a year. Then I found out he and his wife also referred to their cats as their children. Weird.
12:22 PMI grew up with cats and I love the things, but that still just seems odd to me. Oh, and we did have a couple over the years that would respond when you called them. Not a common thing for cats to do, but it is possible. Although, now that I think about it, it’s much more likely they respond to their owners voice than the actual name. Plus, I’m sure in their little cat brain they were thinking “that guy’s voice = food time”. :D
I always wondered how to spell "loogee" but nobody could ever help me out. Thanks for finally answering one of my lifes little questions!
9:11 PMwhoa, whats with the little things under the comic! I've never seen those before!
9:47 PMScott,
11:23 PMThere are 25 assorted pillows, some hand stiched by your truly that I need to take off the bed, and then fix the dust ruffle and properly fold the duvet before getting into bed.
And you say I've lost my manhood. Sheesh.
Street car named desire moment? Wes out on the street yelling "Stella!"...
12:29 AMheh
JD
I love cats... they taste like chicken!
1:57 AMJust kidding.
They don't really.
:D
Oh, Wes I have a refining suggestion for you about the RSS feed and your weblog posts. Instead of linking to the main page in your weblog when you link to the current comic, you might want to link to the archive for the comic instead.
I often read via RSS and if it has been a couple of days the link doesn't point to the comic that is referenced in the web log.
Just a thought. Thanks!
There are NOT 25 pillows on the bed. You brat! There are no decorative pillows on our bed. Yet....
8:51 AMChris - Good suggestion about the RSS feed. The problem with linking to the archive is this: at the time I write my blog entries, that day's comic hasn't generated an archive URL, yet.
11:15 AMFor instance, today's comic is number 454. If I go back one day in the archives and change the 453 in the URL to a 454, I get an error.
For now (until the comic is available in RSS), you'll have to hit the main site and then go back in the archives to see what you missed. :(
Allison - We have eight pillows on our bed, four of which we are not allowed to sleep on.
- Wes
Whoa, dude, I've seriously been hooked on your comics, and sort of keeping up with the blog, but I read the one about your cats... Do you read toothpaste for dinner? That exact story reminded me of the author's style of reading. Anyway, I love your work, and yeah, keep it up, eh?
11:21 AMI beg to differ. I have three cats of my own and they respond when you say their names. They can be just like dogs in that respect! =)
12:00 AMI love your comic, there have been times where there are strips that are EXACTLY like my boyfriend and I! (The long toenails especially!)
When you have your pet(s) long enough you will become more and more aware of the personalities they have, wether you have a cat, dog, rat, snake or even a duck...
4:11 AM(yes i've had all of them, not at the same time mind you, i dont want to live in a warzone)
for example, my uncle has a cat that replies when you talk to her, and by the way she meows, you can actually have a bit of a conversation with her.
yes - straight forward meow
no - somewhat muffled meow
if you mock her, she'll either give a loud, angry meow. but if you upset her, she'll give a soft quiet meow.
i could go on and on but this covers the basics.
I've owned a Palm 505, absolutely useless! get a fullfledged PDA, i suggest using ebay or an equivalent.
i bought a used PDA, bought a fairly good GPS reciever, installed navigation software on the PDA and now i've got a decent yet really cheap navigation system!
which also plays music and little PDA games, browse the internet and write Word or Excel on it.
so much more then a Palm!
From Holland with love,
-Wilco
no way, not all cats are the same. my cat knows my voice and when i call for her she comes. just about everytime. of course there are the ew times when people are over and shes scared outta her mind and wouldnt come out if i held wet cat food out for her, which she loves, but usually she comes running when i call her name. or i get out a bag of chips and she comes. she likes chips. i talk to mine too, and one night i swear she knew what i was saying. but im turning into an insane cat lady which im pretty sure im just destined to be. and im okay with that.
2:42 PM-stephanie
w00t~ i'm all quoted and such. xD
2:13 AMyeah. he ordered it online and had it sent to me cause i currently live in calgary,alberta and he's studying in burnaby,bc [yeah... were in canada. xD]
aw~ that's so cute! my boyfriend has a fat little calico kittie. she's 11 now and has always been with him basically. she doesn't like anybody but him though. save for me and we only met earlier this year. stephen really loves her. in some cases she'd even pick me over her dad, which is kinda funny. i amuse myself with rubbing it in my boyfriend's face that his own cat loves me more. xD
for some reason.
we talk to her too. stephen talks to her like she's a baby and i talk to her like i would a very wise friend.
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