Source: https://www.kittyblog.net/2016/05/cinco-de-mayo-estilo-gatito-y-el-dia-de.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 08:47:10+00:00

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Yes, that is one very long title, and yes, I think I am clever. Probably because it is late and I am tired. Last year I found a tiny piñata at Target and I thought it would make an awesome photo prop. It might have made a better one if I wasn't dealing with kittens behind the couch.
Yes, hanging the piñata made Art3mis hiss. No, she was not amused by my shenanigans, as you can plainly see. The kittens were happy to see me, though, they came out once they realized I was there. I had kittens investigating behind me and around me. I even had one climb up on my leg all on her own.
I have decided to have naming day as well. I was sorely tempted to give them Prince names, but I think I will save that theme for another litter. If I hadn't already named Art3mis I would have. Because I really enjoyed the Ready Player One book, I am going to stick with the theme for names.
First up is our little intrepid explorer. She is fearless. She is the first one to explore, first one up on Happy Bear and the first one to climb up on me. I am naming her Aech, pronounced "Aitch" (how you pronounce the letter H), the online alias of a young woman in the book who is African-American, female, and lesbian. I absolutely adore this kitten's attitude..
The pair of house panthers has been named "Samantha" and "Evelyn" which is the 'real life' name of Art3mis. Samantha is going to the fluffier of the two and Evelyn to the one that has the white patch like her mother. Samantha is absolutely killer in that she is long haired and feels quite a bit like a little black cloud in your hands. I had to take her upstairs to wash off a poop ball on her behind and she didn't fight me at all, just laid in my hand like a little rag doll. Evelyn and Samantha always seem to be hanging out together, which made the name choice kinda easy.
Everybody's favorite kitten is going to have the name of the hero in the book Parzival. Parzival has an incredibly soft coat like his sister Samantha.. they are a pair of little clouds. He is a bit bolder than some of the other kitties, but not nearly as bold as Aech.
My other 'bonded' kittens are the two remaining boys, Shoto and Diato. These two are also often found together, or looking for the other one if his brother has wandered off. They aren't hard for me to tell apart in person but these photos.. can you tell the kittens did not want to sit still. I am choosing to call the shyer of the two kittens Shoto, he is also the bigger one with the 'frosting' on his behind (his photo is actually the second of the two). It is not really frosting, but his tabby stripes just seem to fade, very much like someone had run out of ink when printing them. Diato is going to be the smaller of the two. He is very petite and I keep thinking of him as the runt of the litter, but he feels like he weighs about the same as the others when I hold him. It will be interesting to see how he grows up. Sadly my camera battery died before I could get Shoto's photo, which is why his was taken with my phone, which is far less forgiving for kittens on the move.
I do say, I totally see an 80s themed photo shoot in their future... but, what to put in it.
as for Art3mis, that cat.. last night after I ticked her off with my shenanigans, I sat down and called to her and she came closer to me. I patted her for a bit and then picked her up again and put her on my leg. She actually laid down and took her weight off her feet. I patted her and thanked her and told her she was free to go anytime she wanted. I continued to pat her and call her a good girl. After a good solid minute or two, she decided she had to get up, but she got up and turned around and walked toward me and then gave me a full body rub as if to say "thank you".
And yes, she hissed at me again a few minutes later..
Wow, so much progress with this family!
It's impressive how fast she has gone from growly/hissy to being willing to accept your touching. You are more than the kitten whisperer!
Those are some beautiful kittens.
¡Felicidades, gatitos! ¡Me encantan sus nombres!
those are great names.....sounds like mom would like to like you...but has to think about it.
They are growing so fast, and that's a lot of food!
Interesting that Art3mis lets you pick her up and pat her, but then hisses later...maybe just a little more time for her to finally relax. Don't know the book you've mentioned, but I like the kitten names!
So that's how you spell "H" — I needed to know! Great names!
So much progress already. The pinata is so cute, didn't know they have one in that size. Happy Cinco de Meow and love the names, very unique.
Why is it spelled Art3mis with a 3 instead of an e?
because that is what the character in the book is called..
Ah okay. I never read the book.
How sweet of Art3mis to spend time with you! The piñata is awesome! I love all these pictures! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Squeee...I just want to gather them all up in my arms and kiss them all over, especially Shoto!
Art3mis is doing well! Maybe she wasn't totally feral, maybe once she had humans but so long ago that she forgot? And the kittens are nice and bold.
I'd never heard of the book Ready Player One, so I did some research about it. Right now I'm in the middle of another series of books, but I've put RPO on my reading list, so I hope to read it eventually. (I'll probably borrow the audiobook from the library before actually reading the text.) I did find out that there is a movie in the works, with Steven Spielberg directing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720). The fact that it has all those 80's references has me excited about it! Love the naming scheme, btw.

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