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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 11:05 am
Now, howdja get the photos to come across so nice and large, Bonza? I saved the photos I posted to my computer, took 'em into photoshop, converted to .jpg and resized to be less than 65K. You can see what I came up with... If Petco has the Boogie Mats on sale, I'll post here tonight to let everyone know!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 11:12 am
Nancy - they are still the actual pixel size that my screen capture program produces, so actual size as shown in the gallery, minus small cropping I did. When I bring an image into Photoshop, sometimes I use "Image Size..." to size to 450 pixel width for TVCH (it wasn't necessary for these pics). Then I use "Save For Web..." at a JPEG image quality of 39. That makes a small "k size" photo but leaves the actual pixel dimension the same, so it does not reduce the physical size of the image. Carry on, everyone! 
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 11:21 am
Ah. Screen capture. THAT makes sense. I was being too fancy Thanks for the spec info! That will help for future pic posting!! Especially when I upload mat-frenzy shots.
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 11:23 am
Boogie Mat Madness! 
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 2:05 pm
Thanks Bonza and Nancy for posting those great photos! OMG - the official Meow Mix House chariot - can you imagine seeing that driving around in person? I would freak out if I saw that staring back at me in the rear view mirror. LOL Thanks, Nancy! I am glad you enjoyed the photos. I am looking forward to seeing Chip & Marble's version of Boogie Mat Madness! Bonza - you are so right about age not being a factor with the Kitty Hoots mats - 12 year old DC was acting just as frantic as in his kitten days! 
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 3:54 pm
OK - thanks to Bonza's instructions, I think I can post my Kitty Hoots Kronicles. I was able to procure a second mat at Petco (not on sale, but worth every one of the 10 bucks). As soon as I got home I untethered it from its packaging and set it near the one that Marble has probably been on all day (she was on when I left and still when I got home). Of course, as soon as Chip jumped on it, Marble wanted THAT one. The have currently reach detente. But in the fracas, the mats are now on opposite sides of the room. Anyhow, here are a couple of shots of Marble on the first mat last night:
While she was enjoying the mat, Chip was making do with his new toy and glaring:
That led to arguments and fights and convinced me that a second mat was needed to restore harmony. Here's Chip investigating the new mat:
And Smackdown III, as Marble decided SHE wanted the new mat:
And finally, unlike last night, Chip won this round and Marble returned to HER mat, leaving him feeling smug:
So there you go! The nice thing about the mats is as I settle in to watch the Bunky chat, I don't have to keep removing Chip from in front of the keyboard. He may not move all night!
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 5:32 pm
Nancy - a classic series, to say the least! Chip & Marble are adorable and it's great to see how much they love their Boogie Mats! Thanks for posting those! 
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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 5:32 pm
Oopsies - hit "enter" twice - too much caffeine! 
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:01 pm
Thanks Bonza I realized when I looked at the shots again that Chip has the same P.O.ed expression in both the one with the toy and the last one. I realized that the last one was right after their tiff and he was glaring at Marble They are both downstairs on the mats right now(Marble on the new one, Chip on the "old" one).
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Biscottiii
Member
05-30-2004
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:02 pm
Nancy - Oh how funny! LOL at the pics and your captions of Chip & Marble! Julip - THANK YOU for the links to Ep 1 and 2. #1 is loading (hopefully) now over my dial up (slowly) as we speak. I don't have the fancy cable TV which gives Animal Planet, and was sadly missing the show (as well as Meerkat Manor darn!) - but NOW maybe I will get to see the kitties in action! Folks, I am SO GLAD you explored that website link I posted. It was late last night & I had not even checked it out myself - just laughed at the pic of Gervase w/Bambi and ran to post it here (assumed that you all had already maybe seen it). NOW I'm going to check it out to see what all I missed! Willsfan, do you mind if I resubmit your story here for Julip? Such a heartwarming story, it bears repeating for anyone who might have missed it before: Willsfan post of Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - 4:48 pm @ Meow Hse Thread Here's a rare shot of her with her eyes open." LOL You won't believe it but I once had a dog that slept as much as Bambi. My little Pomeranian was so lazy I had to carry her outside to do her business & carry her back in and put her on her dog bed. After she got old I had to put her food & water next to her bed. Despite this the vet said she was in good shape. She lived to be 18 years old. It was a lot like owning a living stuffed animal. If I put her on the sofa she stayed until I put her some where else. It was wierd. I think I only heard her bark maybe three times in her life and once was because the house next door was on fire and the fire truck sirens and commontion made her stay awake.
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:21 pm
LOL - thanks for the story repost, Biscottiii! Great story, Willsfan I'm just glad Chip can't read. He's a lazy guy and would get all kinds of ideas. Except I suspect he would make me carry him around on his new Boogie Mat 
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 10:09 pm
OMG that story is HILARIOUS Willsfan!! I wonder if it had doggy Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Or anemia. LOL Nancy I love the pics!! And Bonza, I like the pics in your folder too. Oh how I love big Bonza! *swoon*
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 2:58 am
Nancy - I love your Kitty Hoots Kitty Kronicles! That is just too funny, how much Chip and Marble have completely fallen in love with the mats. I have to say my favorite photo is the first one, of Marble and her flexing paws - 'air knitting' lol. Your furbabies are just gorgeous and adorable. Thanks so much for sharing. Biscottiii - glad you could finally enjoy the MM episodes. Also, thanks so much for re-posting Willsfan's story for me. Willsfan - that is so funny how your Pom was so docile and dependent on you! It sounds like she had a wonderful long life with you, and from the sound of it, she was born to a life of entitlement, and seemed to know it. lol Nancy - I would close out the browser when Chip is around until that story archives if I were you ... you just can't be too careful lol.
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Nabbycat
Member
06-19-2006
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 3:36 am
For a good chuckle, check out Ellis' MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/ellismeowmix His picture today is pure Ellis; asleep flat on his back. Also Belle now has a MySpace account as well as Opry (in her blog Belle says that the other two cats wouldn't stop talking about it so she decided to sign up too). Sounds like all the kitties are now settling into their new homes. Good for them!
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 6:07 am
LOL Julip - 'air knitting' I got the email about Ellis' blog this a.m. Glad to hear he is settling in with his new family. I need to check out Belle's page. Opry never added me as a friend, so pthhthhh (sp?).
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 9:47 am
Ellis' MySpace is hilarious, Nancy! LOL Love the write-up. LOL about Opry - maybe he is still out of sorts from his feud with Sam. 
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Willsfan
Member
09-04-2000
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 1:19 pm
Julip said, "she was born to a life of entitlement, and seemed to know it." Very true. JoJo was pure diva. Nancypj - I love your cat photos! 
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 7:12 am
So, I went to Ellis' MySpace page just now because I wanted to see Belle's page (and because I am obviously a big dork), and you know how you can arrange your Friends list to show your "top friends"? Well, my name with Chip's picture is now in the first space! Guess "he" likes the pic of Chip I use for my profile pic (same as the one I use here, actually). Ahh...It's the little things that make my day P.S. - thanks Willsfan!
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 2:28 am
Willsfan, what a hoot! I forwarded that story to my parents to read to my grandmother and great aunt, who are somewhat housebound. I am sure that it will make them laugh!
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Julip
Member
09-28-2005
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 9:11 am
How cool is that, that you are one of Ellis' top friends, Nancy! That just goes to show you how irresistible Chip is lol.
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Nancypj
Member
08-17-2001
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 10:01 am
My thoughts exactly, Julip! 
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Biscottiii
Member
05-30-2004
| Friday, June 30, 2006 - 6:26 pm
I'm not a member of Myspace, don't particularly want to register. But, can anyone give a link for Belle's and Opry's pages - like you did for Ellis? REALLY enjoyed Ellis' page. After that, I confess I went in and gave a bunch of votes to Ellis, then a bunch to Molly (cause she looks like a mouse and always seemed to fly under the radar). Then, what the hooey, I gave a bunch of votes to Belle so that she doesn't look like an under-doggette. I seriously liked that MM wasn't so rigid that they were able to change their plans in midstream. Like leaving Belle in the house after being voted off first for not having as many votes - Belle supplied some good comedy doing HER under the radar routine. This whole show was a LOTTTT more fun for leaving all the kitties in place!!! Sure wish they would make a Myspace page for Bambi. Would really like to know what was happening behind the scenes, like details about the delayed adoption and how many siblings she now has. Truth is, I liked ALL the kitties! There wasn't one that I didn't like. It sounds like (from somewhere I read on Ellis' page) this was the first of an annual event. Sure hope so! Mission accomplished. MM got massive advertising and 10 shelters raised whole lot of publicity luring lots of people to come in to adopt older furbabies. Win, Win situation.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 12:56 pm
Biscotti.. if yougo to Ellis' page click on the pictures of Ellis and Opry in the friends' area and you will find their pages. Well episode three was a real snoozefest. Supposed to be a purring contest but they just used human voices instead of the real purrs (ande we know from promos there were purrs). We don't know who won, either. LOVE your pics, Nancy I got a 10% off entire order coupon in the mail from Petco PALS. Too bad I didn't have that when I bought the two carriers there. However.. I think I'll make a big food buy and inlude a boogie mat or two.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-30-2004
| Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 6:54 pm
Thanks Seamonkey! Checked them out on myspace. Duh, who would have guessed it was THAT simple. Cute, but Belle/Opry didn't tell as much about the how/when/where they ended up at the pet shelter. Frankly, now I understand all the hubbub on the news recently about pervs hasseling teen girls and getting scads of info on them at myspace, if it's that easy w/o even reqd to have an acct. Yikes! I'll be going home to Phx in a few weeks and will darn well be checking with my nieces to see if they also have accts. Thx again!
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 12:12 pm
Thought I would share my Phoebe's first encounter with her Kitty Hoots Mat.
Sniffing it out.
Giving it the old bunny kick.
Loving it!!!
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