The die is cast, the votes counted and the blind cat UNLEASHED!
‘The die is cast’ were the fateful words spoken by Julius Caesar as he crossed the Rubicon — the singular act that would set in motion the eventual overthrow, downfall and destruction of the Roman republic, the repercussions of which are still felt today.
After a truly dismal beginning of the week, England finally warmed up again — just in time, too! The competition closed last Monday, and I really didn’t want it to drag on another week. I woke up on Sunday morning to be greeted by lovely, spring sunshine; it was TIME! Time to get Eric out of the box. I quickly ran downstairs and let Eric out of the rather cosy box that had been his home for the last week. Isn’t there a phrase about cats being out of boxes? Bags?
There was a bounce in his step. His face was upturned, absorbing the sun’s warm rays. He prowled around randomly, ping-ponging like Brownian motion and sniffing his surroundings, re-attuning his sense of smell and touch.
‘Today is a good day to choose a winner, Sebastian.’ I looked at Eric, shocked that he’d developed the ability to talk while caged up in his temporary, cardboard prison. The last week of solitude had obviously been quite a journey.
‘Indeed it is, Eric. Indeed it is.’
If you can’t see the following video, you’ll have to view it on my blog. The winner is shown at the end of the video. Later today I will post substantiating and ratifying proof that Eric did indeed choose the winner fairly, and justly.
I’m aware that the video’s pretty rough around the edges, but I only spent an hour filming and hacking it together! Thanks to everyone for taking part, a warm thank you to Eric for being such a good sport and congratulations to the winner!
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- If looks could kill. Or induce tears, in Eric’s case.
Eric is such a darling! He has the loveliest eyes despite his inability to see.
What a fun competition. At one point, I thought Eric was about to urinate on one of the slips that were on the grass patch.
May 4th, 2009 at 7:45 amThis is the longest effing video of my life!
And yes, you are allowed to swear…
May 4th, 2009 at 7:50 amLOL this was hysterical!!!
i love that you got your whole family involved..
and i love that Eric is partaking in performance art.
incredibly silly and ridiculous!!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:53 ambut cute.
I want that kitty. Congrats to the lucky winner!
May 4th, 2009 at 8:06 amWooHoo! congrats to the winner
I heart Eric. He’s adorable.
May 4th, 2009 at 8:55 amSome classic moments there. I especially enjoyed the urging of Eric to walk into something which later cuts to a desperate plea to “NOT THE POOL”.
The suppressed laughter of assembled family is also good. And I now know what you sound like!.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:02 amLol…soooo funny! I could hear your desperation!! I also think I’m going to cat-nap Eric!! He’s so cute!! Congrats to the winner!!
May 4th, 2009 at 11:17 amThat was ridiculously cute. And your accent (I have a major thing for good British accents) made the length of the video entirely worth it. Um yum yum
May 4th, 2009 at 11:51 amAw, come on… 4 1/2 minutes is hardly ‘long’ when you consider the time you spend watching shitty American TV, or English commercial TV. 4 1/2 minutes of comedy GOLD!
I’m glad you all enjoyed it. I’m sad he didn’t actually sit down on a piece of damn paper. After all the time we spent together, training him to sit… (’Sit, Eric. Stop. Sit. ERIC… Sit.’)
I guess this just lays to rest the idea that cats can be anything like dogs…
May 4th, 2009 at 12:29 pmHahaha! I LOVE YOU ERIC!!!!!!
I have to say, in keeping with the theme… Veni, Vidi, Vici!
YAY!!!!!!!!! I never win anything! That was awesome!!!!
May 4th, 2009 at 12:57 pmi told you to smear my paper with marmalade!!
am sure eric would have chosen it in seconds!!
*still planning to kidnap eric*
May 4th, 2009 at 1:14 pmI think I could withstand the Planet Earth accent. You’d have to say everything with baited breath though, I think.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:18 pmThere may have been a fatal flaw in your plan all along…didn’t you say early on in the video that Eric is ALSO deaf?
And I loved that Eric just ran out of the circle as soon as his paws touched the ground!
I cried with laughter SO much!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:29 pmI was just kidding about the deaf bit
I would never have attempted this if he was also deaf… cripples should be left alone! I think I was still laughing the third time through…
Attenborough, Eric, Sir David Attenborough, my idol! I spent most of my school drama classes impersonating him — I’m pretty good at it. I’ll do it again soon, just for you.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:35 pmI know – otherwise the cat sounds wouldn’t have worked! That was great as well – he’d hear the ‘miaow’, excitedly pad towards it and then it would start coming from somewhere else and he’d just stop, deflated and confused, then head off again!
I love The Attenborough.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:42 pmI could definitely stand to watch a few more Eric films…. I still think you should bring him to the Meet Up.
May 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pmI’m not sure if Handbag Cats are allowed through customs? Not to mention, that’s still an incredibly American thing… taking pets wherever you go…
I have a lovely story to tell about my sister’s miaowing, and his following of it… I’ll get working on that now.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:09 pmoh man. this was…. priceless. just priceless.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:49 pmhahahaha definitely silly, definitely hilarious. good job, eric. good job.
May 4th, 2009 at 5:22 pmeric & his own mine. muahahaha. i’m sure he could smell “sexy” on hezabelle’s name
congrats hezabelle! and seb, dont be so mean to that poor eric.
ngah ha ha.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:10 pmi mean to say: his own mind. sorry typo. gloomy day makes me drowsy. @,@
May 4th, 2009 at 6:10 pmIf Eric walked just to the right I would have won… sigh. Ah well.
Congrats Hezabell!
May 4th, 2009 at 6:48 pmLOL that was too funny and amusing!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:43 pmHilarious. I want my cat (Miss Ponita Kitty) and blind Eric to mate and have perfect kitty babies…
I was really hoping at the end I would hear you say my name. Not as a winner, just in general.
Nom nom nom.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:11 pmMiss Ponita Kitty…?
Eric is asking me for pics, of the cute mistress.
We don’t say Lindsay very exciting over here — just ‘Lindsee’… but if that does it for you, I’ll see what can be done.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:50 pmI loved that everyone got involved and the bit with you telling your dad that he was fucking it up made me laugh out loud…if possible you sound even better when cursing. Congrats to the winner
May 5th, 2009 at 4:43 amI was sure I was going to cut that segment out, but it went so well with the frustration I was feeling… so I just had to leave it in. The whole pool bit was far funnier than I thought it would be, too.
And my level of excitement at the end… *grins* Oops… breathless and all…
If only there’d been a camera on me, I could’ve cut in some shots of me too. Next time…
May 5th, 2009 at 12:31 pmI’m a little weirded out that from your general excitedness and breathlessness in that video… I possibly have a fair idea of how sex sounds with you….
May 5th, 2009 at 5:36 pmI’m actually a really quiet breather — like, I always marvel at how loud everyone ELSE sounds when they breathe. It was heavily amplified in that movie, for whatever reason — the camera was right in front of my mouth, I guess.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:46 pmOkay, so I confess that I didn’t watch that video in its entirety or with sound before; I was at work, so I read the post and then decided I’d get back to the video then promptly forgot about it, until now. “I said that a bit lustfully.” Hahaha, a bit. I’m blushing.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:37 am