The tuxedo kitten is officially Baby Godzilla.
Not only is she the world’s tiniest threat of attacking and destroying… Baby Godzilla DOES NOT SLEEP.
Exhibit A:
I lack the words to convey to you the ENERGY that Baby Godzilla brings to her attacking and destroying… she moves 78.2% faster than other kittens.
I TRIED to video her so that you could SEE THE ZOOM.
But literally, I CANNOT FOLLOW HER WITH THE CAMERA.
All it shows is a blur, a streak, and then nothing.
BABY GODZILLA WILL NOT BE SEEN ON FILM.
Also:
I just googled “Godzilla” to see what I could learn about my baby monster, and to see if I should be concerned about radioactive exposure… I’m fine with tiny fiends, but carcinogens really frighten me!
And Google suggested this search:
Is Godzilla based on a true story?
Before now, my assumption would have been: anyone who has that question is an idiot.
But now I know better.
Also:
I learned, and am compelled to tell you –incase you are ever in some kind of trivia war involving Japanese cult films– did you know that Godzilla has adopted children?
Surprising, right?
Please share any prize money you win from knowing this informtaion.
Thanks for all the game recommendations!! (if you are a game person, recommendations are in the comments of this post!)
I chose a few— including Telestrations, which was (by my tally, conducted in five seconds of the first 10 comments) the most-recommended.
What I’m reading: American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers, by Nancy Jo Sales
I’m only about a quarter into this book, but I like it… I wasn’t sure if it was going to be actual research and insight; or just someone banging the panic gong.
To be clear, I totally GET the panic gong… I am thankful ALL OF THE TIME that I did not have social media when I was a teen. I cannot imagine what that does to your brain.
Just thinking about all the opportunities to make an ass of myself, fills me with terror!
The part I’m at right now– she is writing about how the adoption of internet into American (and everyone’s) lives is inextricably linked to pornography… and how that, combined with the culture of silicon valley’s boy’s club; means that the technology we use/the structure of social media is all built on the original concept of “hot or not.”
Basically the kind of stuff that sets my hair on fire with rage; and makes me wonder, WHY ARE WE STILL PARTICIPATING IN THIS NONSENSE.
But also– HOW do you communicate to a CHILD, that the thing they look at all day, every day, is NOT REAL LIFE?
SWIPE BELOW TO SEE KITTEN VIDEO!
Anyway. This post is over now because HOLIDAY!!
My brother Chris is home, Matty comes in a few days… and I am going to pack up the hooligans and go to my parents… and also give Paul his gift of 24 hours of peace and quiet until he has to come and join the madness.
This is going to be the BEST HOLIDAY EVER… all along we have been doing Christmas wrong!
CHRISTMAS IS BETTER WITH KITTENS
#OBVS
We had a trial run, the day Chris got in– I took the kittens WITHOUT asking permission… They were on their best behavior! Everyone loved them!
Probably because it took them a full afternoon to discover the Christmas tree.
AND THEN HOLY MOLY.
I was like— okay! Time to go! Say goodbye! Don’t wear out your welcome YET! You can destroy the tree in three days! #sorrymom
Also— as you may (or may not) have noticed, I did no holiday posts this year… life has been extra crazy in the last two months; and I feel like December just flew by!! Also, FYI: kittens eat your interest in doing other things.
I COULD:
Drag out boxes of decorations.
Make a mess.
Walk away from the mess.
Leave the mess until guests.
Regret making a mess in the first place.
Wait until greenery is as dry as humanly possible until taking it down so that it explodes everywhere.
Get the boxes back out.
Leave them in the middle of the foyer for three weeks.
OR:
KITTENS
I chose kittens… so if you want to see what Christmas usually looks like at my house, here is my holiday house tour.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, MERRY SOLSTICE,
HAPPY NEW YEAR, MERRY BOXING DAY, HAPPY KWANZAA
•••
WHATEVER HOLIDAYS YOU CELEBRATE,
I HOPE YOU GET TO SPEND THEM WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
JAZZ HANDS, VEB
December 23, 2017 @ 8:36 am
That trackball thing is The Best Kitteh Toy EVAR. It’s thrilled 3 of ours and even attracted and amused our most recent rescue pup. Then he pooped in it. *eyeroll*
December 23, 2017 @ 3:54 pm
I’m thinking next year I’d rather pick kittens over decorations too! So much better for my overall happiness! Thank you for you posts full of kitten pics, the more the better.
December 23, 2017 @ 6:38 pm
#1. Charlee totally made me snicker! #*pooped in it* !!!
#2. This post – I’m snickering!
#3. JAZZ HANDS – awesomesign off!
#4. Happy Holidays to you and your famliy!
December 24, 2017 @ 12:36 am
Merry Christmas! Have an amazing time with kittens and family!!
December 25, 2017 @ 11:02 am
Love the photos! Especially the one midstream where Godzilla has the teeny, tiny paw of death raised midair. What a cute little monster.
December 25, 2017 @ 11:16 pm
Minya.
Baby Godzilla is Minya. That’s what we dubbed #1 don in utero.
Did you know they never stopped making Godzilla movies? They just didn’t make it to the US. My husband was never thwarted though. Once he even ordered a DVD that was only subtitled in Thai and Mandarin. But we got to see it!
Happy holidays!
December 26, 2017 @ 3:03 pm
Victoria, I just love your blog! I just now am catching up and I read your December 19 post about ranges and bacon…OMG! Pretty scary stuff. I would like to go vegan beginning 2018, but not being much of a cook, I don’t know quite where to start. Any advice that you or your readers might have for a beginner, which be much appreciated. Happy New Year!
December 27, 2017 @ 8:53 am
Wonderful! The internet is FULL of help! (Although like anything else, you’ll want to poke around a bit and play with what works for you!) If you have meals you love, you can google it and add “vegan” and you will (probably) come across nine million versions… although like everything else on the internet, not all nine-million will be good, but usually reading and comparing will give you a tasty meal! (although with baking, I don’t play too much!)
I’m not much of a “recipe” person, and on top of that I can really be boring— making the same things over and over, so Pinterest is great, just for ideas/jumping off points… or if you just have a weird group of ingredients in the fridge… here’s my board of vegan recipes… I rarely actually “follow” the instructions, so can’t vouch for them all, but I like it just to remind myself of combinations, or stuff I’ve made in the past that has sort of fallen off my rotation! https://www.pinterest.com/barnesvictoria/plant-based-meals-recipe-ideas/
Vegan cooking blogs, if you haven’t visited these, I always recommend:
http://www.theppk.com/recipes/
http://ohsheglows.com/categories/recipes-2/
http://yumuniverse.com/topics/blog/recipes/
I’m not much of a cookbook person, but my mom is… especially for deserts (we are practical people!) Her favorite is The Vegan Baker… http://amzn.to/2n2vkOj she’s been really happy with everything she’s made from there. (and my brothers and I endorse it too! my baby brother’s wedding cake was from there, and it was amazing!)
And this one http://amzn.to/2nn7Jv9 Isa’s cookbook— she writes the ppk website I listed above, not sure if her recipes are repeats, or new… but she has really good meals.
Another of the blogs I listed above has a multi-part blog series on her transition to being vegan… I have not read it, but it might be interesting to you in your journey! http://ohsheglows.com/2012/12/31/vegan-how-to-series-introduction-why-this-series/
If you are interested in watching some documentaries that are both well-researched and eye-opening:
Forks over knives
Cowspiracy
Vegucated
Earthlings https://www.facebook.com/EarthlingsFilmOfficial
Reading:
The China Study: http://amzn.to/2BJtwBE
Whatever animal product you can think of, we now live in a world where there is a readily-available plant-based option at a regular old grocery store! BUT just like everything else, you won’t like all of them, and you’ll have personal preferences and likes and dislikes… it’s also a bit like learning a new skill or language! You have to give yourself time to get up to speed!!
Fun social media accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/vegansidekick/
https://www.facebook.com/vegansidekick
https://www.facebook.com/veganoutreach
https://www.instagram.com/veganoutreach/
Let me know how it goes!! And if you find any resources you think are great for newcomers, let me know!!
xoxo, VEB
January 8, 2018 @ 2:33 pm
There’s also a vegan meal delivery option: https://www.purplecarrot.com/ Might help to get you started since they walk you through the recipes, and you don’t have to shop.
January 11, 2018 @ 11:44 pm
The second photo is hilarious!
January 16, 2018 @ 7:38 pm
Heads up that one of the ads on the site is for a dog breeder. Google can be really bad at matching ads to ideology sometimes. Love your site and LOVE Godzilla kitty!!
January 29, 2018 @ 6:16 pm
Love your blog! Just a thought though; have you revisited the idea of an “unfitted kitchen” now that you have solved the “hide the fridge” dilemma? With the fridge hidden behind an awesome facade, the rest of the kitchen could become an awesome assemblage of furniture pieces re imagined into your dream kitchen.
May 6, 2018 @ 10:04 am
“Aunt Barbie is like the California of games: years ahead ahead of the rest of us;”
I laughed when I read this line, because, when I was 13, we moved from North Carolina to California. Took us hillbillies a while to get over culture shock! Then, when we moved back to North Carolina 3 years later, we felt (as only teenagers can do) like we were superior to our peers! Lol. Not so much! To our peers, we were “those fast girls from California”, a term not associated with sexual prowess, but CULTURALLY fast, but they didn’t mean it as a compliment, either! But, it is what it is. California does, in fact, seem to be the ONLY state I’ve ever heard of being referred to as culturally above and beyond the other 49!