Thursday, November 18, 2010

I Love Hobbes Thursday---Wee me

Guess who got her Christmas present early? Yep, I bought me a brand new, spiffy flip video camera! Oooooh, how I love that nifty little toy! (Thank you, Jodi, for clueing me in once again.)

Okay, so the best part of my new videoing capabilities is that Hobbes is now in action here at the Duck and Wheel. And what is better than that?? Nu. thing.

So, here you go, pallies--here's Hobbes and his wee voice. Now you can experience the big guy like he was in your own home.




And if you are wondering about the rug, go here.

22 comments:

Daisy said...

Hobbes I love your wee voice and squinchy eyes!

Karen and Gerard said...

Congratulations on your FLIP camera! They are so handy, dandy! I look forward to more videos of Hobbes. I want to pet him up!

I am off to YouTube to subscribe to your videos. Hope you will subscribe to mine too: http://www.youtube.com/user/kzemek

Helene said...

OMG I'm more in love than before. I'll be there when he gets his star on the walk of fame in Hollywood.

Nancy said...

Hobbes! It's nice to see him in action. Somehow I expected a different sound...not deeper exactly, just, idonno what. Isn't it always that way though? Whatever sound they make just doesn't compare to their size.

vanilla said...

New toy and old Cat. Life's good.

JODI said...

Watch out Steven Spielberg, Lin is making movies now. :-)

Grace said...

I've seen that rug video before and I think it's hilarious, like the talking cats and the translation - too, too funny.

And yes, we always think our cats should have a particular voice based on their personalities and then a squeak comes out. My orange boy rarely talks and then it comes out all high-pitched.

Whereas Frankie Lulu Belle, a brown stripped tabby, has a deeper voice - sounds just like the kitties in the cat translation video, and they are also brown stripped tabbies. Maybe they all sound the same? Zeke the hulk, well I don't think I have ever heard him say one word!

Rebecca said...

Hobbes has such a cute voice for such a big guy!!! He is ADORABLE!!!!!!

But OMG forget the cat-- LOOK at those gorgeous FLOORS!!!! OMGOMG, they are beautiful.

Pricilla said...

Sherpa had to come check it out....he says meow right back.

ps - you know you can shrink your videos to fit your blog by changing the size of them within the code. I change mine to a width of 400. If you care....

BeadedTail said...

Oh Hobbes is SO cute! I didn't think I could fall in love with him any more but I was wrong! Can't wait to see more videos of him!

That rug video was hilarious! My husband doesn't think the cat was talking but I know better. :D

Ann said...

Whooo Hooo and early Christmas present, how fun. And what fun to see Hobbes in action. He even sounds cute

peewee said...

LOVE live action hobbes!!!

Sharkbytes said...

OK, that's funny! He sounds like a tiny dog.

LJ said...

If cocktails are involved (bag or no bag, tent or no tent) I'm all IN!! And I love that video of Hobbes, and I'd seen the other on as well. Hobbes is a very inspiring cat.

And I kinda wrote about 'inspiration' and mentioned you on my blog today.

Lin said...

Daisy--Isn't it funny??! It's so....so....tiny!

Karen--I'm going to check yours out too! I didn't realize how hard it is to make videos interesting.

Helene--I thought you might enjoy his squeaky voice, Helene. More adventures with Hobbes await!

Nancy--I call it his "pet shop voice". You know--it's all pathetic so someone will take him home. I guess it worked!

Vanilla--Just another thing to master, Vanilla. Ugh.

Jodi--Criminy. It's a lot of work trying to figure all of this out, Jodi. Thanks a LOT. (I DO love the camera though)

Grace--Anyone who comes here and hears him meow just laughs. It's soooo not a voice for a big kitty.

Rebecca--Joe and I laid those floors by ourselves, Rebecca! Only you would appreciate that. :)

Pricilla--Oh, did Sherpa hear him? I love when my two come running to see where the "new cat" is! They are sooo silly. Thanks for the suggestion on changing the video!!!

Beaded Tail--I say "nope" like that guy all the time now. It just cracks me up too.

Ann--I can't wait to get him out in the snow or chasing the frogs! Oh, we are gonna have some fun!

peewee--He is not so happy about another camera in his face.

Sharky--It is pathetic, isn't it???! And of course, we don't egg him on, do we??

LJ--I think that sometimes the better party is on the outside of the tent. So far, there is just you and me, but if we laugh really hard, I'm sure others will join us. :) Saw your post and commented--I think it was CardioGirl who wants to see felted orange stripes.

Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

oh my gosh, he is yawning cuteness! lol Mine are all loudmouths - care to trade? :)

cardiogirl said...

Oh. Sweet. Jesus.

How did I miss this, Lin?! How?!?

It *is* the rug and I love when the cat says, "Grrr; alright. Let's do this."

Now you're going to post videos every Thursday, right? And, is this the MinoHD flip video camera? I'm thinking about getting that for my kid for Christmas.

Lin said...

Storm--This is Hobbes demanding to go outside--when it is dark, which is not allowed. While this gets on my nerves, I realize this is nothing, right??

CG--It is the Mino and yep, everyone is getting one in my family for Christmas. Well, except for Joe because, well,....uh, he doesn't need one--he has nothing to video. It is VERY cool and small. Glad you stopped in to see the big guy--isn't his voice hilarious???! It's so tiny!

Petula said...

First of all, I was just telling my mom today that I need a video camera. I'm jealous - let me have yours! LOL.

Secondly, OM freaking Gosh, how oh so cute. I have never heard a kitty voice like that. He actually answers, talks... does he always do that? Does he meow like "normal?" Fascinating and how cool to see him in action. Now I'm totally in love. :-)

Jean said...

Awww...Hobbes is adorable. There is something special about an orange tabby cat (I still miss mine). What a talker!

Lin said...

Petula--That IS his "normal" voice, Petula! Isn't it pathetic?? He does talk to us most times and if you play "where's the kitty?", he'll answer you from wherever he is hiding. It's hilarious! I got my 8G Mino flip video at Best Buy last week for $159.99--which was $70 off the list price. I thought that was pretty cheap for a video camera. And it works great!

Jean--There is no cat like an male orange tabby. They are the BEST kitties ever! (Don't tell Grace or Daisy that I said that) We've even started "Red Cat Society" (see the sidebar) to honor red/orange kitties.

Jen Chandler said...

Oh that is too cute!! And here I thought i was the only person out there with a HUGE cat with a tiny, wee voice. Hooray for Hobbes in action.

And congrats on the new camera. Very awesome indeed :)

Jen