elaine ho & her roadkill blogs…

…since i so luckily tripped and fell into elaine ho's blog, I have become enamored with her.  besides the fact that she is a fellow canadian & kitty freak, super witty and funny, she makes the most insanely cool silver handmade jewellery, leather works & clothing.

I’ll be 100% honest, I am not the hugest jewellery wearer. I really want to be though, but most of it just doesn’t speak to me. elaine’s totally does, and makes me WANT SOME NOW!  i promise i will as soon as i can. and I will don it proudly.

…here is a sampling of some of the radtastical pieces she has created…check her out and if you need some jewellery, support the coolness that is she. much more to see at her Store found here and her wicked blog found there.

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(kitty heads!!!)

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(fish jaw necklace, love eet!!)

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(tentacle necklace, so coo)

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(i am so in love with this purse)

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(big antlers me up, please)

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(i was brought up on my boxing by my dad, so i have a soft spot for these boxing gloves)

Raccoon Rascals

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…And now back to our regular scheduled programming…

It seems most people think of raccoons as pests but when I seen one, I melt. I think they are one of the cutest animals ever. I think I might say that too much though…^-^

I know they can be scoundrels and get into our garbage cans etc, but its only because construction more than likely has invaded their homes or they just decide to venture into the city when all is sleeping. They are smart little rascals. and realize where we the humans are, there will be food. So in the wee hours of the night the nocturnal cuties like to dumpster dive, make messes and get into all sorts of trouble. I love how they are literally masked like the little criminals they are.

My sister in law Lisa has a little family living in a tree right outside her deck. I can’t wait to check them out hopefully get a few pictures of some myself!

Have any of you had any encounters with the cute little bad asses?

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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…What a Weekend! I wasn’t there, but the G8/G20 summits happened a few hours from me in Toronto, as most of you probably know. The big hyped up meeting with all the top world leaders making financial decisions, yada yada.

From what we were shown on TV, the protesting was totally sensationalized and demonized. There was a small group of people that were destructive and that is only what the media covered. Totally overshadowing the messages that the peaceful protestors were trying to get across. It’s rather infuriating to me. There are HUGE issues going on in the world today and it seems that nobody cares anymore, we are all too busy with our latest electronics, celebrities, movies, fashion, tv series etc. Not that there is anything wrong with enjoying the great things in life, but sometimes we get far too caught up in material things.

I applaud people who stand up for the rest of humanity!! Here is a great video of what the media wouldn’t show us…

…Check out this video of peaceful protestors being charged by cops after singing “Oh Canada”… the horrors.

…I don’t like to get too political, but I don’t think the governments of the world have the people’s best interest in mind, ever. There is so much conflict of interest from the pharmaceutical industry to the food industry and beyond. The news and education system is majorly censored and we are told what to think. I don’t mean to be negative but sometimes you just have to face the facts.

I promise I will never get political like this on Kitty Stampede ever again…hehehe…I know, it doesn’t really go well with all the cute.

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If any of you are at all interested in learning more of the major issues at hand, (I don’t want to get into them here, I’ve said enough lol) Check out these sites and videos:

-Loose Change (documentary)…this is the first movie I seen that set me on my path of truth.

-We Are Change (website, showcasing a lot of information on major issues including 911 truth etc)

-Natural News (website on health, etc)

…There are a wealth of other books, documentaries and websites out there on these issues. I realize it’s heavy stuff, but it all comes down to the protection our freedom.

TGIF Kitties

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(My Turtles)

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(I got some hips...what, what?!?)

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…It`s that blessed time again! The weekend….ahhhhh….I wish everyone an excellent one! Let`s ENJOY!!!

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…Sometimes cats look more owly than owls do.  I often find my cats resemble the wise birds.  Owls are super cute, and baby owls are possibly the most adorable bird ever.  I think the similarity lies in the eyes, the funny faces they make, and sometimes the shape of the body when the owl or cat is perched.  I know it’s not anything new of the similarity between the two, but it makes for a fun post.  And for the record, there is no method to this madness of a post,  I was going to start off with matching owls and cats that look similar but it would of taken forever.

Almost Friday….yay!

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…We had a small earthquake here this morning.  I was putting on my makeup when it started just quaking.  At first I thought there was some construction going on, on top of our apartment causing the building to shake, but then it got a little out of control.  I was so disoriented for quite a while after it.  The kitties were freaking scared, they were both wide eyed and creeping along low to the ground, poor things.    It was a little freaky as earthquakes are extremely rare here in Canada.  There is a school across the street and all the kids started majorly screaming …it was wild.  I along with quite a few people thought the world was coming to an end. Phew, not today.

Have any of you had earthquake experiences??  I know they are a lot more common in the certain parts of the world.  But they are new to me…and, yikes….

Fur Friends

…Last week while my best friend was down, I got to get out and enjoy nature a few times, which was wonderful.  One of the times, we ran into a family of groundhogs.  I am still not 100% certain if they are groundhogs or not, I thought they were muskrats at first.  I am not too good with telling the difference between large rodents.  If you know what they in fact are, let me know.  There was a family with little guys and I swear they were playing and wrestling like kittens and making the cutest squeaky sounds I’ve ever heard, it was sooo cute.  And they kept coming real close to me.  I was in wildlife animal cuteness heaven.

Here are a few shots I took…

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(See ma teef)

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(here is Queen Mama Blob…I couldn’t tell if she was mad or just had that facial expression at all times…she cracked me up with her cranky face)

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(there’s the cranky queen again…haha, i love that mug)

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