a day in the life of otis

happy belated birthday!

2009-03-16T11:25:00.009-04:00

i am just a cat who likes to nap and "take it easy" with his sister. so it's only natural that i have not posted in a while. however, given that it was a very special day on saturday i thought i would dust off my computer and post a little something.

i wanted to wish my grandpa, eric, a very happy belated birthday. my parents tell me that they had a wonderful time with you on saturday and hope to have a "lady of leisure with you again soon". i don't know what that is, but i think the blonde lady fits that description on sunday mornings!

xoxo, otis

happy birthday el jefe

2008-08-31T00:11:00.004-04:00

happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear el jefeeeeeeee, happy birthday to you, cha cha cha!

today is el jefe's 35th birthday. wow, that's 12,775 days of taking naps, 12,775 days of eating turkey, 12,775 days of being the best cat in the world... oh wait, this is supposed to be about el jefe. well, while he's out celebrating his birthday on shelter island with the blonde lady and my grandparents i think i will honor him the best way i know how... by taking a nap on his favorite shirt! maddie can't wait for el jefe to come home so she can sing him happy birthday in person. did i mention she likes to sing?

el jefe, i hope your birthday is filled with long naps, yummy turkey, great beer and beautiful babes... well maybe not the babes part if it will get you in trouble with the blonde lady (we are pretty fond of her around here). you can save the babes for my birthday which just so happens to be coming up very soon. for my birthday i would like a big cake made of turkey and teats. i would also like for all of the faucets to be on at the same time in the apartment so i can run from faucet to faucet and drink as much water as i possibly can. then, i would like for the second bedroom (the one that the blonde lady insists is for guests, but we all know it's for me) to be filled with nothing but t-shirts, fleeces and cashmere blankets so i can take the best nap ever! maddie would like a vacation.

we love you elfe... happy happy birthday!

xoxo,

otis & maddie (the blonde lady too)

ps- i hope the blonde lady remembers your birthday croissants!

tough life...

2008-08-28T11:19:00.003-04:00

as many of you know i have been a tad lazy lately. what can i say, i'm otis! besides, the blonde lady is trying to take a vacation this week (which is hard to do when you are on your email constantly). so i apologize if i have been MIA. more to come after labor day...

in the meantime, this is a picture that explains pretty much everything. this is all my sister and i do when the blonde lady is out of town or even when she is in town. i miss her so much, maddie doesn't. i heard that el jefe is going tout to join the blonde lady tomorrow on shelter island. i think it's his birthday on sunday... he's old, like me.

xoxo,

otis

finally...

2008-08-20T23:08:00.007-04:00

the new sofa has arrived! the blonde lady has been waiting for this sofa for 6 weeks and it arrived last night after 2 full days waiting for the delivery guys to drop it off. now, i am not one who cares about "the finer things" but i do have to give credit to the blonde lady for choosing a sofa that maddie and i fell in love with the second we jumped on it. we both usually sleep with the humans but last night maddie and i slept on the new sofa- and we may or may not have stayed there all day. i sure am glad that the blonde lady decided to redecorate the apartment- she has gotten a few new really great things that i have had some really great naps on!

what new piece of furniture looks the most comfortable to you? i still have a few more spots to test out so i will let you know how it goes.

looks like the humans are heading back out to shelter island. the blonde lady is doing her annual show out there- lots of new fun shelter island designs and products... i think they will sell out fast! my grandmother sent them a link to a new taco place in southampton that they can't stop talking about.... "do you think it will be better than la fondita"... "there's nothing better than la fondita"... and on & on it goes. really, i don't know what's so great about tacos. talk to me when they come up with the turkey taco, then i may be interested in what you have to say.

i'm off to test out the new pillows on the bed...

xoxo, otis

ok, ok...

2008-08-18T14:30:00.007-04:00

i know! i haven't posted in a while. in my defense i am a very lazy cat. those of you who have had the absolute pleasure of meeting me can attest to this. when given the choice of napping or posting i choose napping, always napping! besides, the blonde lady keeps taking her laptop with her to shelter island so i have no way of posting.

back to napping... i enjoy napping pretty much anywhere i can, boxes are especially nice to nap in, the smaller the box the better. i have been known to nap in sock drawers, boxer drawers, on cable boxes, in shoe boxes, under the bathroom sink in baskets, on laundry, under the couch, on chairs, on chairs that are occupied, on desks, on coffee tables, on rugs, in sunbeams, on the kitchen counter, on humans you name it i've napped there!

not much has happened since my last post. i probably slept all but 10 hours since the last entry- that's a typical week for me. i sleep, eat, sleep, eat, and sleep some more. i must admit i love my life! occasionally i will play or try to escape into the hallway (sneaking out is my new favorite trick that el jefe loves, but the blonde lady gets mad- she says it will become a bad habit and if we ever move out of the city that i will run out the front door and never come back... she worries too much! i know there are no cashmere blankets on the "outside").

i guess this past weekend was my human's wedding anniversary. i heard them say something about 4 years of marriage and then nine years of being together. i guess that it took el jefe a while to propose- he moves like i do, ssslllllooooowwww. they spent the weekend out on shelter island and ate tacos... seriously, they eat a lot of tacos! next year i hear they may go away on a "real vacation" so i am starting the party planning process now... any suggestions? turkey is must along with babes and beers but i am open to new ideas.

all this posting has made me sleepy... i think i'll take a nap.

xoxo,

otis

karaoke a-go-go!

2008-08-11T22:22:00.003-04:00

remember how i said my sister makes a face like cj? well over the weekend things got a little wild around here and let's just say maddie was a karaoke kitty. i was able to catch her on camera, which is a very difficult thing to do b/c she moves much faster than i do. here's a picture of her singing these boots are made for walking, which just so happens to be her "grandparents song"... she really brought down the house.

i am still recovering from the weekends festivities... i feel like uncle david does after an all-nighter and visit to the majestic. only, i prefer my pattymelt made with a turkey burger.

xoxo,

otis

not too bad, for a dog

2008-08-08T08:05:00.011-04:00

my cousin, kasey mo, lives in kansas city with his humans (they happen to be el jefe's brother and sister in law). my cousin is a dog and as far as dogs go, she is pretty cool. i wouldn't normally say that about a dog, but she's pretty mellow and she seems ok, for a girl.

i guess her humans just had a baby, so i guess that makes chris my cousin (i think i will call him CJ since his name is christopher joseph). i think i will probably be scared of chris, just like i was scared of my godbrother, HBW. he scared the bejesus out of me back in april. but as scared as i was, maddie was even more scared of the little guy. i am a pretty lucky cat that i have these little people in my life, at least that's what the blonde lady says- she seems to be obsessed with all of the new additions to her friends and family! i am not sure what vineyard vines is, but i think a lot of really preppy clothes are going to be given out this year!

that's CJ above, he's pretty cute for a very scary baby. my sister makes a similar face when she is singing.

el jefe and the blonde lady are heading to shelter island (it's a place they really love where they go to this "taco joint", i can't figure out why my humans are obsessed with tacos) so i need to take off now so i can prepare for the rager i am throwing tonight... turkey, beers and babes!

xoxo, otis

who is otis?

2008-08-07T23:00:00.007-04:00

i am otis macgilicutty. i'm your average american short hair (amazingly handsome) cat. i am grey and white with the best white dot on my nose (it's why the ladies love me). i am almost 8 years old and i live in brooklyn, new york with my two humans (peter and dabney, although around here peter is known as "el jefe" and dabney is "the blonde lady") and my sister, maddie. i am the best cat in the world, although i am sure my sister would probably disagree, but she's a girl so what could she possibly know.

i can't give it all away on my first post so i will be in touch soon... plus i need to go see if there is a cashmere blanket or sock drawer i can take a nap in, it's been about 30 minutes since my last nap. so good night for now.

xoxo, otis