Jack and Sophie-Ann, Hangin' Out

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There have been few photo-ops lately (mainly because Sophie and Jack are too energetic to sit still for pictures!), but I have a few items to share.


Sophie's TCS picture (note the computer screen in the background!). Believe it or not, this was not planned - if it had been, I would've cleaned up my desk first!



Jack wondering why on earth there's a drooling 100-lb furball in his personal space?!


And, Jack and Sophie-Ann having some together time.





And finally.......

I have some video showcasing each kitty, but I will forewarn you before you view these...they are LONG. A friend who lives out of state and hasn't met my kitties, asked me to make some videos so she could see them in action. The resulting videos - one for each cat - are significantly longer than the typical "cute kitty" video snips. There are lots of pauses while waiting for uncooperative kitties to come out from under beds/behind corners, lots of me talking to them in a silly voice, and lots of Sophie-Ann appearing as a black silhouette with no discernable features because there was not enough light. That said, I still wanted to share for anyone who wants to watch a min or two and see these two crazy babies on the move!

WARNING: I would recommend lowering your sound when these start - they were taken with a digital camera meant mainly to take still photos, so the sound quality is overly-loud and not great.

Jack's video (about 5 mins): In which Jack shows off his self-taught fetching skills, capers about like a madman, talks to the camera, and then commandeers the top of my desk for use as a bed. [That's right - smart boy taught himself to play fetch!]

Sophie's video (about 8 mins): You can probably skip the first 4 mins altogether...while she does jump around a bit, most of the beginning consists of Soph hiding under the bed while "tracking" the laser pointer. [Note - it's really hard to aim a camera and a laser pointer at the same time!] She's really difficult to see - as a black cat she doesn't show up well - but I caught some cute faces, airplane ears, and laser-chase spaz sessions in the second half of the video.
 

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great pics! i just love sophie shes gorgeous but im bias coz i love black kitties

jack looks amazing to hes shot up in size

 

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The pictures are wonderful, I love seeing them lying face to face and
holding paws.


My desk is about the same maybe a bit messier as mine contains paper piles too, but the ubiquitous laser pen is right there handy, just like yours.


I'll check the vids out later, got to get to work now.
 

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Your babies are too too gorgeous, especially Sophie. LOVE the black cats. I'm watching the vids now, and I am cracking up. Nothing is more fun to see than cats at play.
 
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Thank you all, I love them too much!! They are both such characters. Jack is the hyper little brother, Sophie-Ann is the big sister trying to be "mature" (but not always succeeding, of course!). And they fight like siblings - fur flying and all - stomp to opposite sides of the house to pout for awhile - and then one or the other will tentatively approach the other to "kiss and make up," and there is much cuddling and grooming, which leads to the "arm in arm cuteness photos" that have happily become very common in this house.


They both love that Nika-dog an awful lot, too - some of my favorite TCS pictures are the ones with dogs and cats cuddling together, and while they haven't made it that far yet, I'm sure it'll happen eventually!

Originally Posted by zohdee

She has taste. Laying near a wind rider cub.
Oh, Sophie-Ann is 100% a Horde gal like her mama!
 

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These are great pictures! I love Sophie taking over your desk space!

(Ah, another Charlaine Harris fan!)
 

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I keep coming back to look at those pics of Jack & Soph. I can't help but be jealous - such a handsome red boy and a gorgeous black girl... how lucky are you???

PS - I told Holland you wanted to kidnap her, and she was not amused...
I hope I'm not the only one here who talks to their kitties about what the TCS folks are saying about them. I tell Holland all the time how popular she is here.
 
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Originally Posted by Mystik Spiral

I keep coming back to look at those pics of Jack & Soph. I can't help but be jealous - such a handsome red boy and a gorgeous black girl... how lucky are you???

PS - I told Holland you wanted to kidnap her, and she was not amused...
I hope I'm not the only one here who talks to their kitties about what the TCS folks are saying about them. I tell Holland all the time how popular she is here.
Well, you've already got one half of the equation - you just need a buddy for your own gorgeous black girl! I definitely feel very lucky, every single day. I still drop what I'm doing to just watch them when they start cuddling up together.


And you are definitely not the only one who talks to your kitties about TCS. Sophie, in particular, likes to lie on my desk (the picture above is a very common sight in my house) while I'm on the computer, so we have whole "discussions" about the comments and pictures we see! As a matter of fact, while I was replying to Holland's latest pic thread, I was narrating the entire thing for her with "Wook at dat kitty, she lay with her little feetses in d' air just like yooooo!"
 

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Originally Posted by at129

And you are definitely not the only one who talks to your kitties about TCS. Sophie, in particular, likes to lie on my desk (the picture above is a very common sight in my house) while I'm on the computer, so we have whole "discussions" about the comments and pictures we see! As a matter of fact, while I was replying to Holland's latest pic thread, I was narrating the entire thing for her with "Wook at dat kitty, she lay with her little feetses in d' air just like yooooo!"
That makes me smile. Holland LOVES to sit on my laptop when she feels I am ignoring her... if I happen to be on TCS, I tell her "I'm trying to see everyone talking about how CUTE you are!"...
When I pull up pics of other TCS kitties I tell her "look, it's your friend _______". Then she looks at me like I'm crazy.
 
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