I needed a kitten interlude from the recent internet stupidity, so here you go. She likes to look over my shoulder as I do my research.
“Another bar graph, really? Those colors? Hey, did you correct for multiple testing?”
Maybe I should just let her take my general exam.
45 comments
Skip to comment form ↓
Blueaussi
May 25, 2012 at 10:14 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow, she’s gotten big! So nice to have all that fluffy love when you’re feeling stressed and stretched, too.
Aratina Cage
May 25, 2012 at 10:28 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
There is such a look of contentment in Pixel’s face that I just have to SQUEEE! over it.
Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort
May 25, 2012 at 10:31 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She’s even bigger than MY kitty (and they were born around the same time I think! Of course, Snip is a runt)
Jen
May 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She’s huge. I think I accidentally adopted a lynx.
Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort
May 25, 2012 at 10:43 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Are you feeding her a moose for breakfast or something? :p
Irene Delse
May 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I think she’s saying: “Hmm. I’ll consider this blogmaster job if I get double helpings of food.”;-)
Stuart Taylor
May 25, 2012 at 10:50 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She’s so lovely! She’s the same size and has the same markings as my cat, Goldblum, except Pixel has the tabby stripes. Beauty!
How much does she weight now?
Kels
May 25, 2012 at 11:01 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Look forward to an ERV article about how you want to kill all dog owners.
Also, my boy Momo is about that size, maybe a bit bigger. Big cats can be pretty awesome.
Parse
May 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I also recently adopted a cat (well, more like the cat adopted me, but that’s a long story), and I also named her Pixel. (Heinlein fans of the world unite!) Nothing chases away the stress of the world like a social, purring kitty.
Though I don’t know about your Pixel, if mine got into research, she’d probably try sequencing the DNA of the Common Cardboard Box.
dianne
May 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Cute picture!
Improbable Joe
May 25, 2012 at 11:27 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pixel!
cycleninja
May 25, 2012 at 11:27 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pixel’s actual thought balloon: “Feed me, plz.”
cycleninja
May 25, 2012 at 11:33 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Maybe she’s part Maine Coon.
Marcie
May 25, 2012 at 11:40 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You look very beautiful! The cat is cute too.
Rrr
May 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
“The Jen Genie!” /obtuse/obscure_Bowei_ref
Kels
May 25, 2012 at 12:37 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
An old roommate’s cat was part bobcat. It treed a doberman once.
HumanisticJones
May 25, 2012 at 1:32 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Had several confirmed part Maine Coon cats… I’d say that Pixel definitely has a bit in there. Maine Coon mixes are such sweet cats too. Very big, snuggley, and affectionate… like cat versions of Teddy Bears.
jenea
May 25, 2012 at 1:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
hate to say it, but that’s a cat, not a kitten. :)
a beautiful cat!
JustKat
May 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
But can she haz a cheezburger?
Utakata
May 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pixel is not huge, she just has high resolution. >.>
Stephanie Zvan
May 25, 2012 at 3:00 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
All scientists need pets that will remind them to correct for multiple testing. Go, Pixel!
SpitefulFox
May 25, 2012 at 3:23 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
D’AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Lofty
May 25, 2012 at 3:29 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pixel: Mmmm, just protecting my human against stray moths and other crunchy stuff….
bengilder
May 25, 2012 at 4:07 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Looks like she already haz :-)
Georgia Sam
May 25, 2012 at 4:56 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yeah, my cat give me unsolicited critiques of my work, too. Cats are such know-it-alls.
Georgia Sam
May 25, 2012 at 4:58 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
gives
kyoungers
May 25, 2012 at 5:06 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
such adorable big paws!
R Johnston
May 25, 2012 at 6:14 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Nah, but next time consider a kitten preemption of the internet stupidity rather than a kitten interlude.
And if a preemption doesn’t quite work, maybe let Pixel type out any responses you feel the need to make. The discussion at ERV and the like could use the elevation that Pixel would bring.
Prof. Bleen
May 25, 2012 at 6:41 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She looks like she’s riding a Tron lightcycle.
Phledge
May 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She definitely looks like she’s got some Maine Coon in her. Also, she wants to make sure your shit is right so you can keep affording the metric fuckton of kibble she needs on a daily basis. She’s got her priorities.
beardofpants
May 25, 2012 at 7:45 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
She looks like a lynx seal point ragdoll. Ragdolls are huge.
Jadehawk, chef d’orchestre féministe
May 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
that’s not contentment. that’s judgment
Ex Patriot
May 26, 2012 at 5:48 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I love your cat, I have 2 myself and they are some of the best people I know
Improbable Joe
May 26, 2012 at 9:41 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What sort of food are you feeding that monster anyways?
Aratina Cage
May 26, 2012 at 10:43 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
XD
left0ver1under
May 26, 2012 at 10:51 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Now there is the face of a troublemaker.
The cat, I mean. ^_^
aurophobia
May 26, 2012 at 11:23 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I am strongly in favor of more kitteh pictures. :)
Sandiseattle
May 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I agree, we are talking about a cat after all. :-)
Sandiseattle
May 26, 2012 at 11:35 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
AWESOME! love the image.
Sandiseattle
May 26, 2012 at 11:38 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I once started reading a book about Cats and Calculus, seems cats rule the world bcuz they kno calculus. Can’t remember the title.
Alexa
May 27, 2012 at 5:03 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I see the Maine Coon! Look at the tufts of fur between the paws. And the size! Cute!
Alexa
May 27, 2012 at 5:05 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pixel is so cute! You should post more pictures. (Or do you have a gallery somewhere?) Also, you have fantastic lips, Jen. I’m jealous!
Fiona
May 28, 2012 at 4:05 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
kitties rule!
Mike
May 29, 2012 at 1:12 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Those paws are huge. She looks at least part Maine Coon with a dash of bobcat for good measure.
Mike
May 29, 2012 at 1:20 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
My ex had a Maine Coon for years named Sugar. Every morning it was kitty shiatsu. Deep tissue massage with scars for free, alarm clock, and fuzzzzzzzy footwarmer, all for the price of dry cat food, and chicken livers.