insert gloating here

[rivendellrose]

I have a kitty! He's staying with my mom until Friday, but I'm so happy and proud. He's two or three years old, and a whopping 13 pounds of creamy-orange ("buff," I guess is the technical term) medium-length fur and elegant boy-kitty.

And, because I am gloating,





Officially, his name is Jupiter. I like that name okay, but I'm leaning toward changing it... the current possibilities that have been suggested/I've thought of are Pumpkin, Eomer, Remus, Boromir, and Leo. Any other suggestions would be happily considered!

Comments

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

You know my vote is for Remus, because of his eyes and personality. It says right on his little blurb that he's a lover, not a fighter. ;-)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yup! Yeah, he's quite a Remus-y boy, isn't he? That's toward the top of my list, too, I just don't want to name him too quickly.

[ex-olivehorn645.livejournal.com]

Awww! What a pretty cat!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I suppose I should pimp a bit - he's from the Seattle Animal Control - http://www.cityofseattle.net/animalshelter/ They're not the most well-run shelter in the world (in general, I like the King County Humane Society a lot better), but I just couldn't resist him!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Blargh. That was kind of stupid to put in a comment, and I apologize for spamming you with it. *Headdesk* I'm a spaz tonight.

[cirakaite.livejournal.com]

omg, he's so GORGEOUS. I'm jealous. And my vote is for Remus, based simply on those wonderful eyes.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! He totally knows how handsome he is, too - when he was at the shelter, he had this cute habit of lounging with his front paws hung out of the cage. Even the lady at the front desk commented on it.

That's theladyfeylene's thought, too. And my mom says she'll always think of him as Remus, no matter what I decide, so the votes are stacking up... ;)

[shoeless-girl.livejournal.com]

He looks more like a Faramir than a Boromir or Eomer I think...
He also looks like a big softy, and I just want to cuddle him *grins*
Perhaps Remus would be good then :)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Oh, good point - Faramir might be more appropriate. Hmm....

He's extremely soft, yup - nice, thick fur. For the cuddly-ness, Remus definitely seems to suit his personality best, I agree. Although Faramir could be pretty cuddly, I'd imagine..........

[shoeless-girl.livejournal.com]

Faramir is cuddly :)
Well, I'd cuddle him anyway

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

This is true. On the other hand, I'm insane enough to regard Eomer and Aragorn as cuddly, too, so perhaps I'm not a good judge. ;)

[zhapper.livejournal.com]

I like Jupiter. Though Zeus would be good too.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Jupiter is definitely still on the possibilities - I feel like Zeus isn't quite the right sound for a kitty name.

The main problem with Jupiter is that it's kind of a hassle to call. I always think of cat or dog names in terms of "if I have to call for it, how is that going to sound?" Weird habit left over from having indoor/outdoor cats when I was younger.

[zhapper.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know that naming scheme exactly. The name has to fit with the Hi-low, two syllable pet call. Zeus was was snarky suggestion. Never send a Greek to do a Roman's job.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I figured you'd be familiar with that. Country boy. ;)

I don't know, one could argue that all the Romans did was build on what the Greeks had already created... I don't think they'd have amounted to much of anything without piggy-backing on the Greek's ideas and foundations.

[nekokoban]

OMG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I'm so glad you were able to get him! :D :D :D :D :D ♥♥

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

*SQUEEEE* And we will set out right away to finding that nice shampoo or food additive stuff so hopefully you can actually see him and he won't make you sneeze!! ♥♥♥

[harukami]

What a beautiful cat! And such intelligent eyes! <33 Congratulations on the new addition to your family!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you! He really does have a very intelligent look to him. The first time I met him (last Saturday), he just kind of looked up at me, lounging in his cage, and grabbed my sleeve like "hey... where d'you think you're going, babe?" ♥

[harukami]

OH, DUDE. XD Your cat claimed you too? (Mine did the same thing, but with my pant leg, 'cause he was in the bottom cage). You can't resist a cat who's picked YOU, you really can't. XD

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Exactly! It was a totally messed up day, because we were going to get him and one of the other cats there, and the lady at the desk was a total freak, and was trying to force us into this *other* cat who supposedly went along with the other cat we were looking at, and we ended up getting all frustrated and wibbly and leaving. But then I couldn't get Jupiter out of my mind... so we ended up having to go back for him. XD

[schnurble.livejournal.com]

Awww, what a cutie! *envies*
Remus fits him, I think, and it's easy to call out loud...

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

Exactly, it's a very easy-to-call name. Although he'll be indoor-only, so that's not as huge a factor as it might be otherwise...

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

Awwww....

Sebastion is going to have competition.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe - battle of the lazy lion-type boy kitties! We have yet to see if he's as pervy as Sebastian, though....

[ophidiae.livejournal.com]

Oh, what a sweet face! His eyes are especially lovely.

Both my lads came from a no-kill cat shelter back in Tucson. Spooky is solid black and of the same size and plushtoyitude as your new addition. Ezra is a sleek, grey tabby. I wish you as much joy with Currently Nameless as my lads have brought me. :-)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

He's definitely a heart-breaker - he had me wrapped around his paw inside of two minutes. ;)

*Laughs* Plushtoyitude really is the word for it, isn't it? I looove the gigantic pillow-cats. And shelter/rescue animals are always the best!

[otterknit.livejournal.com]

He's soooo cute!!one I Just want to pick him up and cuddle him and never put him down! It's totally making me cry just looking at how cute he is. ...probably a good argument for why not to read lj at 5am when I can't sleep. Yeah.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I hope you managed to get some sleep! He's a total sweetie-pie, too, at least so far. We're crossing our fingers that no really bad habits turn up!

[storydivagirl.livejournal.com]

He's adorable!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[tiffangelwings.livejournal.com]

You relaize that I'm going try to find you a little black dog now. >.>

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

No doggies for me! I'm a cat girl. ;) Besides, Fey's the one who's looking for a dog.