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Jun. 20th, 2025 09:35 pmsnopes_feed20 Purrfectly Silly Cat Plants Freshly Sprouted from the Feline Garden of Wholesome Goodness
Jun. 20th, 2025 02:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedHey, friends! Cats and plants go together like peanut butter and jelly, or maybe even like catnip and zoomies. But have you ever stopped to wonder why our feline friends are so drawn to potted plants? As it turns out, there are a few pretty purr-suasive reasons. For one, the soil inside a plant pot makes for a cozy little bed, soaking up warmth and creating the perfect nap nook. The rounded shape of many pots seems practically designed for a cat to curl up in, paws tucked and tail wrapped just right.
And then there's the endless world of curious scents that plants offer, from the rich earthy soil to the leafy green stems. With their super-powered sniffers, cats simply cannot resist investigating all those delightful aromas. And of course, we humans are but loyal subjects in their royal feline courts, happy to let them sniff, snooze, and supervise as they please. So come along and explore this delightful collection of purrfectly silly cat plants that have just sprouted up from the magical feline garden of wholesome goodness.
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21 Memes of Cats Purrfectly Ready for Snacking, Sleeping, and Summer Vacation
Jun. 20th, 2025 01:00 pmicanhascheezburger_feedSummer vacation is here, and cats everywhere are packing their imaginary suitcases for a season of pawsitively purrfect relaxation. No flight delays, no stressful travel plans. Just a one-way ticket to the sunny spot on the windowsill. Who needs a beach when you've got a litter box and a patch of sunlight?
These furry vacationers are living their best lives: stretching out like fluffy beach towels, knocking over water bowls like they're testing pool temps, and demanding room service (aka treats on demand) at all hours. Their idea of sightseeing? Staring at birds for hours like feathery little tour guides.
And forget souvenirs. Your cat will bring you the finest gift of all: a hairball thoughtfully placed in your flip-flop. Consider it a token of their summer love.
Whether they're snoozing through the heat or sprinting around the house at 2 a.m. like it's spring break, cats are truly experts at making the most of vacation vibes. Just don't expect them to chip in for gas money on your road trip. They're staying home… where the real party is.
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icanhascheezburger_feedThis neighborhood drama is truly a catastrophe. After a saga involving rescuing a kitten, vet bills, and tense adoption talks, you'd think things would calm down. Instead, the drama shifted to a new level of petty. The neighbor's cat is curious and friendly and likes to visit the rescuer's yard, lured by fresh catnip and kind words. But every time the cat so much as pauses near the fence, the cat's pawrent rushes outside in a panic, calling him back like he's being cat-napped.
The situation boiled over when the cat stopped for a sniff of catnip and ignored his pawrent's call. Furious, she marched over, shouted saying the cat isn't hers and accused the rescuer of being psycho. All for offering a little greenery and a hello. She even phoned her husband mid-meltdown, as if tattling would solve it. Somehow, the neighbor twisted this into a personal attack, convinced she's been wronged because her cat wanted to say hello and get some pets. And now, the rescuer is stuck living next door to a pawrent who turns every friendly meow into a full-blown catastrophe.
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20 Cat Memes That Speak to Your Introvert Soul
Jun. 20th, 2025 11:00 amicanhascheezburger_feedIntrovert cats are the real masters of meow time. These shy floofs would rather curl up in a cozy box than mingle with the whole clowder at a pawty. You won't catch them causing a cattastrophe in the middle of the room. They're the ones observing quietly from the windowsill, judging everyone's life choices with a slow blink.
These kitties are the kings and queens of purrsonal space. Try to get too close, and you might get a polite tail flick or a strategic retreat under the bed. It's not that they don't love their humans. They just prefer affection on their terms, thank you very much. When they do grace you with their presence, it feels like you've won a prize at the catnip carnival.
Introvert cats are also expert nappers. Nothing recharges social batteries like 18 hours of sleep. So if your feline friend likes to sneak away for some alone time, just know they're living their best low-key life. Sometimes, the quietest cats have the loudest purrs… when they finally decide to share them!
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in the heat of the summer better call out a plumber
Jun. 20th, 2025 07:12 pmwwdn_feedBack in the old days, the good old days, when it was generally accepted that Fascism and Nazis were bad, bloggers would write these posts that were sort of recaps of what we were doing, what we’d been doing, with some links to stuff we liked. This is one of those posts.
Good morning. I’m in Jackson, Mississippi, for the Mississippi Comi Con. Come see me if you’re local! I’m here all day today and tomorrow.
My travel yesterday was basically uneventful, once I was actually on a plane and in the sky. My connection in Dallas was delayed three different times, and each time the airline told me that my gate had been changed from where I was, to the gate that was farthest away in the terminal. So I spent a couple hours walking back and forth, which honestly wasn’t bad at all. I probably got in more steps walking in that terminal than I get on a typical Thursday.
The invention of noise canceling earbuds has made all the difference for me, with travel. I can wrap myself in a bit of a cocoon, and just get where I am going without a lot of sensory overload and overwhelm. Usually, I just listen to one of my playlists, but I have a mountain of Audible credits that I’ve been turning into books. For the last week or so, I’ve been going back and forth between Rip It Up And Start Again, by Simon Reynolds, and Peter Hook’s book about Joy Division1. They are both oral histories of the post-punk movement from around 1976 to 1990, from different points of view. The parts where they overlap are just fascinating. Hookie has his memories of specific events, and Reynolds collects memories from other people who were at the same event. I’m sure there are other books, from other members of other bands, that would fill in even more details. This is one of the reasons I just love history so much, and why it’s so satisfying to track down primary sources.
When I wasn’t listening to those books, I read a short story that’s one of the Hugo finalists2, Marginalia, by Mary Robinette Kowal. It’s featured in Uncanny Magazine, which is where a TON of finalists were published this year.3
I usually arrive hungry (thanks, Anthony Bourdain4) but I did some math in Dallas and realized I wouldn’t be landing until almost 11, and I didn’t want to eat at midnight, even if my body insisted it was only 9pm. So I looked around the terminal and my choices were Starbucks and Whataburger, or some combination of granola bars, a dodgy-looking apple, and a sad Wil. So I chose Whataburger and OMG it was perfect. I don’t usually eat stuff like that, and it was like BOOM COMFORT FOOD from the first bite. It reminded me of the little burger shacks that were in parking lots in the Valley when I was a kid, with those perfect drive-thru fries that you’d eat half of before you got home. My body wasn’t thrilled that I put a burger and fries into it so late in my day, but my body’s been kind of a dick lately, so it can just deal with it.
ANYWAY. I finally got to my hotel. Finally got checked in. Got to my room just around 1130pm, not hungry, but wide awake. Neat.
I watched some YouTube, read some blogs, and finally fell asleep around 1am local time. I slept shockingly well, woke up feeling fully rested, and now I’m trying to find things to do until it’s time to go to work. I’ve actually run out of brain cycles for reading, or even listening to someone else read — does that happen to other people? You really want to keep going because you’re so interested or enthralled or whatever, but your brain is just like, “dude I can’t. I’ve run out of focus and I don’t know what to tell you.” It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem. It’s me.
While I was trying to wind my brain down, I watched this video about merch5, and now I want to record myself narrating a very short …. something … that’s up to about 5 minutes, and release it on extremely indie, extremely DIY, cassettes and vinyl. When Sean Bonner and I did Saturday Night Massacre back in 20176, as part of the Kickstarter one week project thingy, we wanted to do something like this, and I can’t remember if we actually made physical media or not. I don’t think we did, but just because we ran out of time. It looks like it isn’t too difficult to get the things made, though. It’s just the fulfillment that would take some meaningful time.
If I created some bespoke physical media that cost around $30 all-in after shipping, would you be into that? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll prioritize accordingly.
Oh! Speaking of physical things … we have a new enamel Good Morning Nerds pin for you at Stands! Check it out!
And I brought Trek Side of the Moon back at Cottonbureau.
This con marks the official beginning of my 2025 Summer Convention Season. Over the next month or so, here’s where I’m scheduled:
- July 4-5 I will be in Montreal for Montreal Comic Con
- July 11-13 I will be in Knoxville for Fanboy Expo
- July 20-22 I will be in Atlanta for ATL Comic Convention
I think there are one or two others that I’m not remembering, but that’s July. I really should have a page with this information that I can link to, rather than relying on my memory, but I’ve never done more than five shows in a calendar year before now, and my memory has been more than enough to keep them all straight. This year, I’m doing more than I have in a long time because I feel like we need to get out and do the fun things, get together with our fellow nerds in a safe place to express ourselves and see each other, now more than ever. Everything is terrible, but at least we can have a few hours, a couple days, of peace and respite, surrounded by people who love the things we love, the same way we love them.
Community is important in the best of times. It’s VITAL when we have thugs brutalizing, terrorizing, and kidnapping our friends and neighbors, under orders from a wannabe despot who seeks to use the power of the State — power that belongs to the people — to wage war against citizens who won’t accept him as our king. Going to conventions, game days at your local game shop, Neighborhood Nights Out in your community, and gently interacting with other people is a massive bulwark against tyranny7, according to professor Timothy Snyder, one of the leading experts in the world on the subject.
So do your patriotic duty and go to a convention this summer! It’ll be fun! Joy is resistance!
I’m so blessed and so grateful that I attract kind, creative, enthusiastic people when I am at a show. I always get the most surprising and beautiful things, and I love to share them. As always, I’ll be posting to my Instagram stories from the con. Clever is my Kryptonite, and there are always clever people at these things.
Okay, that’s all for today. I hope everyone has the most wonderful weekend possible. Take care of yourselves, and take care of each other.
- He has the most soothing voice, ever. I feel like I’m sitting in a cafe with him while he tells me all about this time in his life. The way he makes me feel as I’m listening to him is what I hoped to give to people who listen to Still Just A Geek.
︎ - I have this idea to narrate all the finalists in the short story category for my podcast. I don’t think we’ll be back in production in time to do this before the awards are handed out, but it’s something I’d love to do next year, and every year after that, if they’ll let me. ︎
- Have I mentioned that Lynne and Michael Thomas, who edit Uncanny, found all the stories I read in the first season of It’s Storytime? If I can afford it, I’m hoping to work with them again. They are amazing. ︎
- May his memory be a blessing. ︎
- As it relates to DIY and indie creators. This guy is as enthusiastic about this kind of thing as I am, and loves to make fun stuff just because it’s fun to make. There are a lot of ancillary benefits, as he observes, but even if you’re not someone who would enjoy (or is looking for) those particular benefits, his excitement, enthusiasm, and creativity shine though. I can see how just making this thing he thought was silly and fun affected not only his creativity, but the whole band’s creativity. ︎
- GodDAMN was this project fun. The history, the Kickstarter, all of it. It’s one of those things we did because we wanted it to exist, and we didn’t care if a hundred people or zero people liked it. As it turned out, 138 people liked it. That’s a nice, even, 140 when you count both of us. ︎
- 12. Make eye contact and small talk. This is not just polite. It is part of being a citizen and a responsible member of society. It is also a way to stay in touch with your surroundings, break down social barriers, and understand whom you should and should not trust. If we enter a culture of denunciation, you will want to know the psychological landscape of your daily life. ︎
29 Fabulous Felines Fetching Fresh Funnies for Your Furiday
Jun. 20th, 2025 09:00 amicanhascheezburger_feedCongratulations, you've made it to Furiday, the purrfect moment of the week where responsibilities start to loosen their grip, and feline funnies take the wheel. Whether you're clawing you way to the finish line or strutting into the weekend like a meowjestic house tiger, these fabulous felines are here to help you cross that final stretch with a smile.
Cats have mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing while still being the center of attention. They're silly, stylish, dramatic, mysterious, and somehow always fabulous. And today, they've shown up in full fluff force to deliver a fresh batch of funnies for this Furiday. From endless nap times to chaotic cutie patooties with no regard for gravity or your personal space, these cute chaotic cats are bringing the purrfect blend of chaos and charm to power up your end-of-week vibe.
So grab yourself a snack, flop down like your favorite loafy cat, and scroll your way into a better mood. The workweek may have been long, but these cats are here to tell you: Furiday is for fabulousness, and you've earned every second of it.
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icanhascheezburger_feedEvery once in a while, especially on weeks like this, when it feels like something big happens practically every five seconds, we found ourselves reminiscing. We find ourselves thinking about the days when everything that we cared to look at on the internet was the new cat that went viral, the new and hilarious cat memes that people came up with. We think about those times, and in some ways, it feels like those days are very far away, but in other ways… we remember that cat memes are still being made and loved every single day.
In fact, our very own audience keeps - every single week - making new and hissterical LOLcat memes, using our very own, state of the art, very nostalic-feeling meme builder. Yes, LOLcat memes, you remember those. You remember how much you loved them, how iconic they were. You remember because every once in a while, you still see them going viral on the internet, inserting some purity and goodness into the madness. And today, you're going to see the newest and bestest ones.
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