Hamlet's Ghost-Father Speaks

Ghost of King Hamlet: 

"But that I am forbid
To tell the secrets of my prison-house,
I could a tale unfold whose lightest word
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres,
Thy knotted and combined locks to part
And each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quills upon the fretful porpentine:"

Hamlet: 

"OMGWTF!!!"

Want to adopt the beautiful Hamlet/Spook?  Go visit him at Toronto Cat Rescue! 

Best shocked cat video of 2011!

 This is one of the best cat videos i've seen in a really long time.  Something about the grainy footage and that face that looks like it could have been drawn by Henry Darger makes me feel like it's a cat owned by a British school girl in the 60s. Kitty's face is so cartoonish but also somehow so human when he gets surprised.  I love the intensity of the grass eating, and then also the SHOCK reaction, to what was probably just a squirrel or a bird.  It's a must-see.

the kitten face syndrome / shock and awe phenomenon.

I love cats of all ages, but one thing that I find exquisitely cute about kittens is how they often look so shocked, worried and concerned.  They're just in awe of everything because it is so new and they are so little, and it shows on their beautiful tiny faces!

Check out some examples of the kitten face phenomenon, lifted from the lovely kitten collection, available for adoption at Toronto Cat Rescue:

"Bed Head" after Rob Ford was elected. So not impressed.

Coco after she saw those Nazi pin-ups of Jesse James' mistress.

Edward when Larry King announced his retirement. Where will Dad get his political opinions?

Fergie when Justin Beiber said that he's his generation's Kurt Cobain.  Notice that she's surprised but considering his statement.

Hannah and Her Sisters after Woody Allen married his Azn daughter.

Jammies reacts to the BP oil spill. :(

Jammies (middle) is diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. :(

Pansy reeling from the news that Tony Parker cheated on Eva Longoria. whaaaaaaaat!!