the evening's deep contemplations
2 Feb 2011 10:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kaigouDiscussing the newest member of the horde, Zaizai, a 7mos old orange tabby.
Me: I think Zaizai's going to end up like the Monster. Low, and round.
CP: I suspect he's going to end up like Balto. Low, and dense.
Me: Balto is dense in more ways than one.
CP: Balto, does your head have a low specific gravity?
I wanted to name him Zai-Tian [在甜] as a play on honey/sweet, being an orange-tabby, but CP thought that sounded too much like zai-jian -- "goodbye" or "see you later". Desperation made me remember the nickname Zaizai, which means "little child" ... but first tone means "calamity" -- as in the kind created by mudslides, tornadoes, and small rampaging kittens. Naturally, the name's already been mangled by CP, into Zoomzoom. Pictures forthcoming.
ETA: I don't know why I bother naming animals, actually. Odetta became Bonehead, and Saimhain became Pigtail, Kiku became Squeaky (and sometimes, Squeaky Monster, and sometimes, just plain Monster), Sachiko became Flake (and sometimes, Coyote Girl), Balto became Little Red Nutball (and sometimes Goofball), and Baccano became Bakabaka. Now Zaizai is already Zoomzoom, but with a meow that sounds like an engine cranked against its bearings, he's rapidly becoming Creaky. Soon, I'm sure, to be Little Monster. Why do I even bother?
Me: I think Zaizai's going to end up like the Monster. Low, and round.
CP: I suspect he's going to end up like Balto. Low, and dense.
Me: Balto is dense in more ways than one.
CP: Balto, does your head have a low specific gravity?
I wanted to name him Zai-Tian [在甜] as a play on honey/sweet, being an orange-tabby, but CP thought that sounded too much like zai-jian -- "goodbye" or "see you later". Desperation made me remember the nickname Zaizai, which means "little child" ... but first tone means "calamity" -- as in the kind created by mudslides, tornadoes, and small rampaging kittens. Naturally, the name's already been mangled by CP, into Zoomzoom. Pictures forthcoming.
ETA: I don't know why I bother naming animals, actually. Odetta became Bonehead, and Saimhain became Pigtail, Kiku became Squeaky (and sometimes, Squeaky Monster, and sometimes, just plain Monster), Sachiko became Flake (and sometimes, Coyote Girl), Balto became Little Red Nutball (and sometimes Goofball), and Baccano became Bakabaka. Now Zaizai is already Zoomzoom, but with a meow that sounds like an engine cranked against its bearings, he's rapidly becoming Creaky. Soon, I'm sure, to be Little Monster. Why do I even bother?
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Date: 3 Feb 2011 06:29 am (UTC)Zaizai is pretty awesome. Is the Monster a fellow cat as well? It's alarming how quickly they become low and round.
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Date: 3 Feb 2011 06:41 am (UTC)As for low and round... Baccano is about a 1 & 1/2 yrs old now, and he's still lean and slinky, but he weighs only a little less than Kiku the Monster. He's just pure muscle, but he's not stocky at all. Based on the way the newest addition is built -- with majorly short legs, bwahaha -- Zaizai looks like he's going to be a stocky little guy.
What's hysterical is that Zaizai keeps lying on the sofa and swatting at the dogs as they go past -- except with such short legs, he can't swat very far. So he has to lean into it, and as a result, keeps over-balancing and falling off the sofa.
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Date: 4 Feb 2011 01:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 4 Feb 2011 05:54 am (UTC)(Not that Zai-zai is perturbed; his idea of fun is running around behind Baka, and if he can get close enough, LEAPING with front legs outstretched like he's heading in for a flying tackle-hug. Baka evades at the last second, but Zaizai continues to chase! Damn kid ain't got no nerve endings, I swear. If it moves, he'll demand love from it.)