Card 4. Kitten Series Special Edition: Magellan and Columbus. This card is dedicated with love to Tim and Allison, who will be happy to learn that only one kitten of their munchkins remains to be adopted, but sadden to find that it is Columbus, the lazy, happy, awesome one. Take that kid home and love him to pieces...now! 

Card 2B, Cat Series: Gatsby, AKA Gatz, Jay, Catsby, Cuddle-face, Curiousity Killed the Catsby, The Great, and Green-Eyes. Loves the sink and playing with dental floss containers. He, like 'Sho, has not yet been heard to emit a meow but instead communicates through a variety of squeaks. When running from room to room he will vocalize a trill, or bird call, and when seeking attention sounds like a rusty wheel. Gatsby is part of a home and intends to stay that way. 

Card 2A, Cat Series: Gatsby the Great. Gatsby is the resident lover, explorer, and recepient of the all-around awesome catness award. He loves: tummy rubs, kittens playing with his tail, the feather thing, mirrors, jumping up on counters where he doesn't belong, and vacuum cleaners. It is widely believed he is actually made of rubber.  

Card 1B, Cat Series: Horatio. 'Ratio has yet to be heard uttering a full-fledged meow, but instead includes in his repetoire of noises chirps, squeaks, and whines. When certain of the arrival of delicious wet food, he will yell at the top of his lungs until properly satiated.  

Card 1A, Cat Series: Horatio Hornblower. Horatio, or 'Ratio, or 'Sho, is a tripod, missing his left rear leg. He makes up for this by being incredibly mean to kittens but more than cute and affectionate enough to humans. More an observer than an adventurer, he takes stock of every situation before examining. Moves incredibly quickly for a three-legged cat, and frequently gets the better of Gatsby. He is a permanent fixture of a loving home. 

Card 3B, Kitten Series: Sergei. Sergei is either of the belief that he is Nanuk's personal masseuse, or that the later is desperately in need of constant humping. This behavior is usually accompanied by purring and mewing. Take this kitten home, because he is the coolest thing on four legs. 

Card 3A, Kitten Series: Sergei Rachmoninov. Sergei is the boss of the litter, the smartest, strongest, and fastest. He is also the nicest when it comes to humans, and has recently initiated an interest in being loved up on frequent occasions. This behavior, as with Nicolai's, is suspected of being an indirect result of being bathed by foster owners. He is up for adoption.  

Card 2B, Kitten Series: Nicolai. Yes, this kitten received a bath, after an onset of ringworm. While the bath itself did not please our dear R-K, afterward he became increasingly loving and enjoyable company. Roundness of tummy in proporation to his head and shoulders has earned him the nickname of Hungry Ghost. 

Card 2A, Kitten Series: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Nicolai is the fattest and most content of his litter, and the most likely to complain, and loudly when: losing a fight, trapped in cage, hungry, etc. He is affectionate and adorable. Also available for adoption. 

Card 1B, Kitten Series: Dmitri. Dmitri in recent days has become the lazy one, the retiring loner that seeks the attention of his brothers only when desiring a good ass-kicking. 

Card 1A, Kitten Series: Dmitri Shostakovich. Dmitri takes his rightful place as official coward and crabby-pants of his particular litter. He is beautiful but unfriendly-- a stand-offishness we attribute to his fear of being seen as weak. He will accept no loving or scratching without the maximum in kitty distaste. He is currently available for adoption. 

Delfayo and the Mahogany Brass Band 

Chuck pouring beer into our cups outside of the dorm on Loyola. This was when we still were trying to follow the rules and just use plastic containers. 

The Jedi Drinking Team shows off its impressive three-way drinking style. 

They said, "go climb a tree!" so we did. 

I'm in a tree! In New Orleans! Drinking beer outside! In a park! 

The Fountain, a beautiful work of New Orleans heritage that has no idea the debauchery which will soon befall it's noble pathways. 

Returning from our beer run, we discovered that Jason and Gabe were nowhere to be found. A cellular call revealed they were near a fountain, with a baby carriage. This is the scene upon curtain's rise. 

Gabe drinks a beer using only her boobs for stabilization.  

My camera was doing weird tricks with light all night, but I think this one is just really, wickedly, amazingly cool. The spirits of New Orleans! 

Jason and Chuck went for a joy ride and came back with a new toy: 200 feet of paper in a cardboard box. Hailing from Neenah, WI, this paper proved to be the crowning acheivement of our evening. 

We discovered the paper was pink only after I took this picture. 

Jason is master of the paper roll. Deny him and be doomed to a life of colorless construction projects. 

We put Gabe on a trolley bound for the French Quarter, so she could meet some ITF friends. 

Chuck proves he is still a young padwan with much to learn after throwing up. Jason and I decided we are Yoda and Obi Wan, respectively, in the field of Jedi drinking.