A Quick One While She's Away

I knew this was sponsored by Purina...it has come to this!

Sent by Luis | 10:18 PM | 11-29-2007

I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Thanks for that almost Friday pick me up. :)

Sent by Kirie | 10:34 PM | 11-29-2007

I thought it was difficult to get into shows when I was under 21, but I bet it's even tougher if you're a dog. Until just now, I never realized how totally unfair that is.

Sent by Larry Hosken | 10:47 PM | 11-29-2007

wow.

Sent by Breanna D. | 10:56 PM | 11-29-2007

haha, this b-l-o-g was brought to you by purina. i love that you, carrie brownstein, blog more than my teenage friends. admirable.

Sent by Joe Gallagher | 11:05 PM | 11-29-2007

This was hilarious, thank you Carrie! I especially liked the cat lying on the boxes.

Sent by Genevieve | 11:35 PM | 11-29-2007

Thank You for the personal touch, and curve. That really was cute, and funny. Hector is just all around suave isn't he? I can picture Tobey becoming immortalized as a Disney character. Better than the Fox & the Hound, but not having that total street edge that the Tramp so easily exuded. He may not be a Dalmation but I'd keep him away from Cruella DeVille, just for the mere fact of who she is. I'll second Kirie's 2nd sentence too. Speaking of Joe Walsh. Isn't it strange when you hit one particular note off the bat, (yes a guitar is on lap at the computer tonight) and it immediately registers as a familiar sound. Pick a few notes following it and you've got a line from a song that you know you've heard but can't pin-point the name of. Now how a Joe Walsh lick just crept & lept up off of the High E tuned to E flat is totally beyond me, but it was there nonetheless. You still mentioned music, but I'm dropping the GH, or RB. The animals definitely got the best of me hook, line, and sinker...

Sent by |3rian | 12:32 AM | 11-30-2007

Oh, the animals! Hector looks like he's saying, "You woke me up for this?"

By the way, the new Prime Minister of Australia announced his cabinet. Australia's new environment minister is Peter Garrett from Midnight Oil. It belongs to us all, man. Let's give it back!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7118265.stm

Sent by Nick L. | 12:53 AM | 11-30-2007

Best. Blog. Post. Ever.

Sent by Rich I. | 12:59 AM | 11-30-2007

That fourth cat is impressive. Dylan does make a good pillow.

Sent by Yossarian | 1:27 AM | 11-30-2007

oh frick. i'm so out of the loop- what's wrong with purina? i just bought a ton of it for my cat! guess i have some googling to do..

p.s. i wanna make one of those talking pet things for my cat lucy, but i always get the feeling that rather than the gift of speech, she would want to roll her eyes at me.

Sent by Lauren | 1:31 AM | 11-30-2007

Clearly a subtle hint [[subliminal message/free advertisement]] that Purina is Carrie's new favorite holiday commodity. I knew that once Oprah entered the browser frame it would be all downhill from there.

Sent by Zia | 2:01 AM | 11-30-2007

Toby, can't wait to rock the 70's with you this x-mas. Willow, we miss you. Hector - not so much.

Sent by Cupid & Biscuit | 2:59 AM | 11-30-2007

There is nothing wrong with Joe Walsh you dumb cat.

Sent by Patrick | 4:36 AM | 11-30-2007

This is absolutely fantastic!

Sent by Richard | 7:58 AM | 11-30-2007

I wrote a poem using this device:

http://www.petcentric.com/doggiemail/?id=24722024

Now, just how good is it?

Sent by Sister Jack | 8:40 AM | 11-30-2007

I've always thought my dog liked Jackson Browne. This confirms my suspicions.

Sent by bonita sarita | 8:48 AM | 11-30-2007

wow. this is one of the funniest things i've seen on the internet in a while. and one of the best subversive uses of a corporate marketing tool! thank you for making friday morning so much better, i really needed a good laugh!

Sent by nikki | 9:05 AM | 11-30-2007

Very interesting post. Hope to hear more from your pets...how do you deal with an animal that that likes Jackson Browne?

And definitely no Purina!

Sent by MC | 9:05 AM | 11-30-2007

Music, talking animals, Carrie Brownstein - this is hands down the best blog ever! And here I was thinking I was the only one with with a cat named Hector. Did your Hector come with his name? My guy often gets told he has a very strange name for cat.

Sent by sjmplath | 9:13 AM | 11-30-2007

Sent by Diego | 9:53 AM | 11-30-2007

... HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Wow. What do i have to do now? Make one of those. Holy pogosticking 8lb 14oz baby jesus.

Sent by brandi | 10:33 AM | 11-30-2007

That was both disturbing *and* hilarious. Can one do a parakeet message? Let's find out!

Sent by RainaB | 11:14 AM | 11-30-2007

"Please do not feed me Purina." Good god, of course not. So what to feed the animals? I've been feeding my cats this Trader Joe's holistic stuff. Any pet food suggestions? Is there a pet food that will enable my cats to speak English and/or sing Tom Waits?

Sent by Jim Brucker | 11:19 AM | 11-30-2007

I can't figure out if I'm frightened or amused, especially by the mouth in the wall.

Sent by JJ Hellgate | 11:58 AM | 11-30-2007

I concur with the kitty whose head is resting peacefully on the Pylon album. If the kitty could let me know where I can find a copy of Pylon: Hits (that won???t involve taking out an additional mortgage) that would be most helpful.

Sent by East Coast Terry | 12:09 PM | 11-30-2007

What the hell was that all about? More importantly, who am I going to send one of these to?

Sent by Jeef | 12:41 PM | 11-30-2007

Wouldn't dogs be able to get into clubs when they're 3 years old? That is 21 in dog years.

Sent by Laura E. | 1:47 PM | 11-30-2007

I agree with the disturbed/amused comments. I don't know how I feel about this. Is it Dylan or Pylon? I think it's Pylon.

Sent by Jaime | 4:51 PM | 11-30-2007

this was absolutely beautiful.
kudos.

Sent by alex leger | 5:25 PM | 11-30-2007

thanks, from an athens, georgia expat, for affirming the love of pylon.

Sent by erin r. white | 4:05 PM | 12-7-2007

the cover of running on empty is one of my all-time favorite album covers

Sent by lea | 2:52 PM | 12-15-2007

this is so damn adorable.. I already sent like 3 emails due to this.. too cute

Sent by Marissa Dailey | 6:32 AM | 12-18-2007

Sorry to comment on a comment (everyone else's said what I felt re: talkin' pets), but OMG! Peter Garrett's linked pic. (scroll down...) looks like he was cut from the sandstone of Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and...Bill Clinton's face.

What a startling image. A Mapplethorpe.

Sent by NSF | 1:59 PM | 12-21-2007