HOW CUTE!!!! I Love a snuggle cat picture!! :)

So cute!

I got my CAP tee today and if the weather would warm up here in Ohio, I could wear it. Brrr!

*snuggles*!

Doesn't the furball know stayin' in bed all day don't pay the bills?

TOO CUTE! That reminds me so much of my kitty Simon. He sleeps with me all night, and then in the morning, he snuggles in the covers and hides from the light. If you touch him he makes that annoyed half-purr sound. Then, just as we are about to leave, he gets up, s t r e t c h e s, and yawns. he looks most pissed off at us for being so loud.
Of course I immediately give him treats. I am a sucker.

Roy looks happier - I hope he's feeling okay?

Great picture. Cozy kitty.

Great picture. Cozy kitty.

He's got the "royal kitty 'tude" down pat doesn't he? Hope he's feeling better! QueenCat, Bladie Mae sends whiskers tipped with sweetness & good health vibes for all!

I guess Roy never heard the story of when Al Green's woman served him breakfast in bed. Nothing like a pot of hot grits...

Oh, and today I carried my stuff to work in my lovely new CAP messenger bag. It fit my lunch, my knitting, and the next novel I plan to read plus all the other usual necessities of life.

Woo hoo, I received my CAP mugs!! Thank you!!! :)

PS: Roy looks so happy!

He looks so content all nessled up in the covers. Let's here a big "AWWWWWW!"
=:8

The title reminds of the day after the Oscars when my 12 year old and her best friend started singing variations like "It's hard out here for a shrimp." They also used "Chimp," "Blimp," and "Gimp." Good times.

Obviously it's not true. You CAN get by on looks alone.

What are you all talking about CAP mugs and shirts? where do you get that stuff?

Oh my goodness that is very dear...I believe my girls have those pillow cases on the right. Part of a set from Tarjay, Yes?

Awww. He's definitely related to my Ed. ("What do you mean, I'm lying in your spot? This is MY bed. While you're up, go get me a chicken.")

Roy, honey, you just stay where you are. No need moving if you're comfy and you look so handsome.

CAP t-shirt must wait for the weekend for wearing as it has that 'lil "f" word on it (which so delights me, why?)

Lynn, click on the Cafepress button.

His Royal Highness looks mighty comfortable.

Well, le Roy does mean 'the king'.....

At least he's not biting/scratching/fighting/hiding under the couch. Maybe medicine in bed would do the trick!

One of my cats lays like this in the bed in the morning. I never get tired of it!

Erm... yeah. That looks familiar. Add a poodle and two more cats to it though.

If you look off to the side and click on the green lined button for CafePress.com you will go directly to the CAP merchandise. I personally received my freakin' fabulous messenger tote in my mailbox yesterday and giggled with delight.

mwah

What a bum! My cat ate a knitting pattern today. I even posted a video. She says she needed some fiber in her diet?

Yes, the mug with "Everyone thinks there's coffee in this mug" was a big hit in our staff meeting today. I wish I could get away with the shirt on casual Friday, but I think they would frown upon the F bomb part. You gonna hook us up with some g-rated gear?

Please, Laurie...I would love to have some G-rated or PG-rated CAP loot. I click over every day to see if you've added anything new.

You're cats are so cute. They make me almost want one, then I remember I have dogs. LOL

Laurie, you left out the last line: "and hurry it up already....can't you see I'm starving here?"

I also second the motion for G rated gear! I'd love to sport some around my kids. ;-) (NOt that they haven't heard it before, really.)

How in the world can you get out of bed with something THAT cute in there?

Awesome stuff! You think that messenger bag would be completely inappropriate as a diaper bag? Just sayin'.

Hey, I'll take a side of bacon too, if you're makin' it!

Bacon - our cats' favorite food. Salt and fat - they're no fools!

I hope the Insane Kitty Posse is all recovering nicely, especially the very handsome Roy. :)

Insane Kitty Posse. now that's a good name for a t-shirt with roy doodles on it. or maybe the uni-soba (hint, hint).

:)

The Feline Liberation Army is doing OK, Bob & Franks & Roy still getting medicated, Soba has finished her required poisoning though I live in fear of hearing her start to sneeze again. Thank ya'll for asking!

I will definitely work up some less vulgar gear for the store, anyone have any special requests?? And let me know how the quality of the cafepress stuff is, since I haven't seen any of the printed pieces.

That Roy is something else.

work is insane today.

AWWWW - my little boy will burrow too, but my girl would rather freeze than be cover-up lookin cute!

XL t's, please.

Poor Roy, he does suffer.... Almost as much as my kitties...NOT! Cute pic!

They don't have XL??? That is WRONGNESS. I am all about the XL.

Roy is so darn cute I can't stand it sometimes.

I have found that Cafepress shirts show up way lighter than I expected, so keep the graphics dark. The babydoll t-shirt is all I've ever ordered, and it's kinda thin material, but I still love it. It fits really nice. The mug is actually really nice. The picture on it came out very clear and the colors were exactly like the website.

If you're taking requests..........
How about "Crazy Aunt Purl" in dark purple letters with the 3 pics of that chick underneath? Or just CAP and no chicks. I'll buy either. :)

smokeyJoe, they all come in XL. You just have to click inside the size box & select it.

I am indeed taking requests! I will keep in mind that the colors fade out in the process, thank you so much. I'll have to get to work on some graphic goodness...

Ideas for CAP loot:
1. Excerpt from Sobakowa's manifesto (draft version okay).
2. One of your lists...about what I dunno...but you're so good with the lists!
3. Insane Kitty Posse pics with captions - one of my favorites is the series of three featuring Soba with the captions (paraphrasing here) "What are you looking at? It's not like I'm over here plotting your death...much." We want to see Roy, Frankie, and Bob, too!
4. The line about where are we going and why are we in this handbasket with the picture of the kitschy woman.

Cutest cat picture EVER!!

My kitty woke me up at 5:00 a.m. climbing on stuff. As soon as I gave up trying to go back to sleep and vacated the bed he crawled under the quilt and went to sleep.

Cafepress idea- Maybe one of those journals with a CAP list on the cover?

I think if you're going to do a Sobakawa shirt, it should be a hoodie.

"The line about where are we going and why are we in this handbasket with the picture of the kitschy woman."

I second this!

The CafePress shirts run a bit small, so check their size charts before ordering. I normally wear a small (size 6) but bought their Jr. Raglan and Jr. Ringer in large and they fit perfectly. Just so you know.

Awwwwww!!

*small voice*

I really liked the fact the cafepress stuff isn't PG - but a bigger range of goodies?? Excellent!

And I love Natasha's idea - number 2, especially. I NEED one of those to take to staff meetings.

Aw, snuggly Roy! I'm having bacon for dinner, and you're welcome to share.

As far as CAP swag goes, what about a mouse pad with the kitties pictures on it?

What a sweet little face! It just doesn't matter that we inhale and get cat hair in our eyes all night, who can resist their funny little faces when they're asleep! Or any time for that matter!

I'd love to see a journal too, and I second Angela - a kitty mouse pad with kitty pics and captions!

A jumbo coffee mug with any of what you already have developed. (Both me and dh drink tea out of enormous mugs, this is a highly personal request!)

I LOVE the pic/caption of "Roy casts on." I'd buy it for dh in a heartbeat. And one for me too.

Possibly something with a gnome and knitting? :-)

I just want to pick up the cat and kiss its little cat nose.

another cafepress idea...lurve the tee you have now, but how about replacing f*&# with 'mess' so that is might be a tad more acceptable in front of the little monsters?

Glad to hear the posse is recovering!

Awww. Roy le roi looks very comfy.

I think t-shirts with any of the banners from your knitting recipes would be great! And also the one you used when you had your addy up there (without the addy of course). I also love the banner you used on your CafePress page. That would be great as a t-shirt too!!

Hmm...I'm leaning towards a Mary Poppins Gang graphic...small blond woman weilding an umbrella and yelling the signature line. "I'm from LA m--f--!" Um, only I couldn't take that to staff meetings. Other caption for that though - "Don't make me pop a CAP in ya!"

The XL that I ordered in the women's t-shirts is miiiiiighty small, girls. The model they have on the sizing chart is like -- 5'5" 112 lbs, wears size small.

I am 5'5" also but haven't seen 112 in 20 years. And after the recent and most excellent Oma's chocolate cake binge, I'll be lucky to see 170 again before the 4th of July. Heh!

Oh, oh, how about:

"Where are we going Aunt Purl? And why are we in this handbasket?" with pictures of the insane kitty posse all smooshed in the kitty pi. Do you still have the kitty pi?

You guys have the best ideas, thank you!

I heart you all. I will get to work on these things asap :)

Oooh - speaking of the kitty pi - I was thinking of crocheting one for Gracie, because I am REALLY not ready for dpns...barely able to use two regular knitting needles. Does anyone have any idea how many stitches I'd need to start in the round to make it lay flat? (Sorry - I know it's a knitting blog here, but you reach such a large audience Laurie.)

I love it.

I love the shirts, but at 6 feet tall and 200.. well 2Much pounds! even an XL would have to be made into a pillow. I work in an elementary school so the f%^* is definately out. 'Where are we going would be great", if I have to applique it to a larger T that would be ok *sigh*.

Second the Cafepress banner with the woman saying "It's good. It's not coffee. But it's good."

Second the Mary Poppins Gang t-shirt, I'm from LA and I'm going to bust your ass.

Since Roy is a Pimp-cat, I envision his water dish to be a crunk goblet. Does he have teeny tiny gold chains to wear around his neck? ;)

Bonnie - the baseball jerseys come in men's sizes and they go up to 2XL, so one of those would fit you fine.

Someone tell me to get back to work -- I'm blogsessing...

Tami, one of my readers posted directions on how she made a crocheted kitty pi on this thread, I hope it helps:
http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/archives/2006/02/do_you_think_th.php

I love all the art suggestions, thank you all so much!!

ya'll. Is it 5 o'clock yet? This has been the. longest. day.

Catherine, somebody, please help me. Is "crunk" the past tense of "crank"??? I am so behind on my ghetto slang. I need advisin' ... and fast. I have been saying "crunk" but have no idea what it is. heh heh.

Yay! Thanks Laurie! For once, I may be able to use some of my stash yarn...(if I can find all that old Brown Sheep Wool I've got hanging around from my old felting days).

And yes, please do a MPG something. :) And only 18 more minutes to 5!

I am making a wish list right now from all the suggestions for CAP swag!

I second everyone's ideas!

Go CAP!!

Hee. My first memory of it is when Conan O'Brien used the term "krunk" as an expletive. I now recognize it as a hybrid of "crazy and drunk." I don't think it's the past tense of "crank," although who knows nowadays?

Wikipedia explains "crunk" better than I can:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk

Urban Dictionary offers up some colorful suggestions as well:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crunk

Oh, yes--a Mary Poppins Gang Shirt! R-rated would be just fine (and in "luxuriously relaxed*" sizes.)
*This was actually how the women's sizes were described in an online catalog! Somehow it sounds better than my usual term for my size--hippobottomass or rhinocerass... ;o)

lol. Thought that everyone by now knew the word "crunk." I guess I listen to too much Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. For example, here is a part of Lil Jon's "In Da Club."

"When the bull pimp come man I'm sloppy drunk
I done broke in the club it's the king of crunk
Let the 8-0-8 bang , and the woofers blow
Throw some ass in my lap and I'm good to go"

Awww... that's awesome!

roy is only asking you to plump up that pillow.

cat's are so hard to understand....

Oh my gosh, classic picture!

Another swag suggestion (or two):

How 'bout a travel mug? I love the mug you've designed but I'm always drinking my "coffee" on the go.

I second the G-rated t-shirt -- not that I'm suggesting you should replace what you have, just give those of us with kids learning to sound out words an option.

Purl, please give us something involving the ever endearing psycho-gardener. Maybe there's some way to work together knitting and bush-whacking in a pithy philosophical motto.

Roy is so cute I just want to hug and kiss him!

Well then. I hope to be crunk one day soon LOL.

Can you be crunked out?
Crunkified?
Crunkalicious?
Crunkomatic?

Ha! Yes - you can be crunked out, crunkified, crunkalicious AND crunkomatic.

No word on whether you can be Cronkite-ified, though.

I now feel compelled to Bedazzle a water dish for Roy so that it is properly crunked out.

Awww, Roy is so cute!! Glad at least Soba is done with her meds!

For the T-shirt suggestions, Cafe Press has Woman's Cap Sleeve T, a Woman's T-Shirt, and a Fitted
T-Shirt that all go up to size 2X or XXL. Would
you ever consider offering one of those with either
one of the patterns you have now or whatever
you decide, for those of us who are ample but
don't like the way we look in guys' tees?

Awwww...

Awww. I'd keep you in bacon, honey. Well, what I didn't eat myself.

I need a pimp hat for MY pimp cat! He keeps asking me for one and I can't find one anywhere! Anybody?