Thought ya'll'd appreciate today's Natalie Dee: I'm Gonna Vote for McCain Cuz He's a White Dude.

"This is why we can't have nice things!"

Haha, Monty reminds me of myself as a child - ink everywhere whenever I took up writing.

You know what'll learn him? Shave the spots where he's got ink on his fur, and he'll walk around with embarrassing patches - then he'll understand not to mess with inkpens anymore.

Except ...I don't think it quite works that way with four-legged creatures.

At least he looks happy with himself. Now that I have two cats, I realize I will never have nice, grownup things. As soon as I find something I love, I come home to hairballs, weird stains, and dead animal carcasses all over it. This is probably the same realization my mother came to when she had my sisters, and twenty years later, me.

Aww. And I imagine it must be very difficult to be angry at a cute face like that.

I have long, platinum blonde hair and one time, when I was giving a rather enthusiastic blowjob, it kept getting in the way. Because I was, for some reason, missing the rubber bands that I usually keep around my wrist, I opted to use what I thought was a broken blue pen to whip it up into a rather sassy French twist. I was quite proud and felt like a stylish McGyver. The next morning I woke up with my hair in tangles from a mysterious glob of goo I mistakenly identified as come. Turns out, the pen was not broken, but rather the opposite of broken and full of ink. I walked around for weeks with a GIANT patch of bright ass blue in my usually pristine hair, having to explain to people how it got there.

The moral of the story? That shit don't wash out - not even with all the innovative solutions you'll find from Googling "pen ink out of hair." You're going to have to bleach Monty.

Did you watch the Puppy Bowl yesterday? There was a puppy that looked just like Monty. It was pretty cute.

Thought I'd share my own destructo-dog story for your amusement. When Zoe was a puppy she ate three different tubes of a MAC lip color I liked at the time. I think it was called "Craving". Every time I replaced it, she ate it. I had bright fuscia stains in my new car, on my new down comforter, on my rug and of course on her paws and mouth. I told her it was too garish for her and wasn't her color. LOL. Finally, I stopped buying that color! That is just one fond memory I have of her puppyhood...there are many similar! Hang in there.

I figured I could post this link in this post about Monty... http://nataliedee.com/020408/im-gonna-vote-for-mccain-cause-hes-a-white-dude.jpg

omg folks! don't worry, we have a post on that cartoon coming up. if you want us to link to something, the best way is to email us about it--or wait for a WFR thread. :)

Speaking of animals and pens, check this out:

http://www.fritzhaeg.com/webpic/4N1M4-pic/animals/birds/bower04.jpg

:)

Perhaps he was helping you decorate? Or ushering in the new world of snazzy sofa drapes that you never knew you needed?

Sorry about your couch, Jessica -- but not too sorry, because what's a couch compared to an adorable little guy like Monty?

My kitties ruined my favorite couch, but I salvaged it with a cheap, nice-looking slip cover. If you get one in navy blue, it won't matter how many pens Monty demolishes on it!

Monty is adorable! I know the pen thing is annoying (my cat destroyed a rug in a similar fashion) but that sweet little face means no harm. I second the slipcover idea - it's worked out for my furniture.

Aww, Monty is just so naughty! Heee. You're going to have to put up very high shelves and store all your little bits and pieces up on those shelves so he cannot get to them. Aww.

Haven't been to Feministing in a while...and after reading the articles, that face Monty is making (and the picture in general) is pretty much the only thing keeping me from throwing the computer from the window.