A fluffy black cat sits on the desk between my laptop keyboard and me, staring into my soul in a bid for pets
Ladies and germs, Dr. Sweatpants (Tablo) has awakened from his mid-mid-late-morning nap to tell me I’m doing it wrong and I missed the scritches part of the effort #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat, Tablo, stares at the bathroom wall as I use the restroom
He turns to look at me over his shoulder like "done yet?"
Politely waiting #TabloBei
The best ear-circles are Sunday morning ear-circles #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat looks super annoyed as he lays on the floral and white duvet. He has little white cis that weren't there a year ago - he’s now my oldest little man 🥺
The same scene but now the annoyed catto is looking off to the right instead of the left. Anyone wanna guess where Hilo is? 🤣
Tabs has a habit of greeting me with a brrrrt! noise when he hops up to see me. He also makes a plop! Sound when he jumps down so I always know when it's him 🥹 he looks pissed because the big annoying little bro has the zoomies and Tabs is here to CHILL, dammit. #TabloBei ✈️👂🐈⬛
A photo of a fluffy black cat looking stressed out as he stands on a bath mat in a very dimly lit bathroom
Taking a mid morning epsom salt bath because everything hurts and I don’t know why. I submerged my head and heard cat-stomping, chattering... the guy who saved my life in this bathtub a few years ago is VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A REPEAT DO I HAVE TO JUMP IN THERE WITH YOU AGAIN FOR FUCKS SAKE #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat takes his spot in front of the monitor with a suspicious clump of light grey Siamese fur in his mouth. He and Hilo have this ongoing brotherly power struggle over who's the favorite son. Hilo (grey-baby) pounces on Tablo (void floof) when he’s asleep, and Tablo gets his revenge with daily power moves like climbing on Hilo's back and scruffing him like a bitch. It's not been easy to dissuade either of them from this ridiculous rivalry.
Closeup of the mouf floof that's funnier every time I look at it. He clearly can’t tell it's there, but he has the demeanor of a regal prince
Why would you think I've been bad? I resent the assertion that I "can’t behave myself for two minutes".
#TabloBei
A fluffy black cat sleeps on the desk between my arms as I work, leaning against my left arm, eyes blissfully closed, one ear pointing back at me to hear me tell him what a beautiful kitty he is and now much I love him 🥹
Tablo (off down the hall somewhere): rao? aaaaaaaaaaaaaow?
Me: 波霸呀！媽媽這裡！
Tablo (trotting into the room at speed, his fuzzy little legs a blur, seeking eyes wide suddenly trained on me): Ma-a-a-a-oooooou???
This cat is so doglike 🥹 #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat loafs on my thighs under the top of the desk while I work. He’s tolerating the medical smell from the balm with his eyes closed because he's just here to sleep anyway, but his body language reads "ready to leap away"
The trials he endures for his love 🥹 #TabloBei
View from above of my fluffy black cat curled in my lap under the desk as I work.
Side view of the same floofy cat loaf, adorably peet-tucked and tail-wrapped in a neat little package of love.
I love this boba so much. Tablo is the best baby #TabloBei
A fluffy black kitty rests on my denim-covered thighs under my desk while I work. He’s tucked into a tight hover loaf, face turned to the side as he purrs himself to sleep. There's a piece of white lint on his ruff on the right side - black cats are as hard to keep clean as black cars, and with the amount of adjustment phone cameras do to light nowadays, they stand out way more than they do IRL. My little licorice swiffer.
Loafed fluffy black hovercat beneath the desk, viewed from the side. One eye is barely open as he assesses whether this phone means mama is going to hassle him (under the desk where the thought he'd hidden himself well) ... or can he sleep peacefully? 😂
Daily TabLoaf #TabloBei
When I described Pig, my cocoa-footed Siamese (Miss you, my goodest old man catto), I talked about his "chocolate" peets. I can’t think of a good comparison for a black cat besides licorice.
Is licorice the only yummy/sweet/cute/unserious charcoal-colored metaphor?
Unloading my little ceramic future magnets as soon as I get home and he's THERE, my fluffy black cat is squeezed between a box, a lamp, a bowl of water, and (not pictured) a bag of clay. He barely fits but he sits there all bored like he’s waiting for the bus.
A fluffy black cat in a big round loaf on my lap almost immediately after I sat on the couch upon returning home.
The same round Tablo loaf (one of his nicknames is Tab-loaf) in his near-perfect circle on my lap yesterday when I took a break from housekeeping
During the work week Tabs in my lap yet again, his sweet little face all blissed out as he leans against me during a nap.
He loafs me so much #TabloBei
My fluffy black cat Tablo ensconced on my thighs, half-asleep, half tucked under the desk, curled into a cinnamon roll shape, catching Zs as his back side slowly slides down my shins. I am resting my feet on a mini ottoman beneath the desk to help him stay on. When he stretches, he comes frighteningly close to falling off backwards, ask me how I know.
A view from under the desk, poorly framed, of his back side sliding down my legs. I folded my legs so I could kinda catch him, but he kept slipping. It's hard to tell what's his head and what's his bottlebrush tail, but I’m pretty sure that black ball of fur is only one cat. You can’t always tell. If I had to guess, his head is to the far left of the photo, face buried in his luxuriant tailfurs.
My fluffy black cat Tablo ensconced on my thighs, face up, top half now out from under the desk after his near miss with gravity. He's half-asleep, stinky end tucked under the desk, on his way to dreamland after getting up to adjust his position. His eyes are closed in blissful repose after a few minutes of staring up at me in adoration.
My adorable ball of midnight now with his front peets all curled up, trusting little face tucked against my tummy, croissant pose with his tail tucked tight against himself, ears relaxed and deeply trusting, unconcerned that I’ll dump him on the ground.
Working late with the cutest, laziest, smelliest, fluffiest junior IxD in the world. He *does* approve of LITERALLY everything I do, so I keep him around. His adoration is good for my ego #TabloBei
A selection of underglaze and celadon combos that were kinda meh - 8 textured pieces of that process, as well as different numbers of layers for Amaco's Flux Blossom or Amaco's Honey Flux with Mayco's Rose Quartz. At the bottom of the photo is my selection of my favorite "rainbow" of the underglazes I have at hand.
My usual view of the table when he’s especially needy - I was taking the other picture in this post, but the fluffy black cat decided he’s gotta investigate and play along...he’s blurry with movement because he was coming into frame as I took the shot 🤣 hi Tablo lol
Some tests are disasters and I’m glad I tested them before trying on a piece I've spent 10 hours on 🤣
#TabloBei
A fluffy black cat under the desk on my lap with very little room over his head. This is after I raised the desk top 🤣 Poor boba
My cat just lived through a version of the "cat sits on roomba and is flattened as it goes under a coffee table", but with my lap and the desk #TabloBei
My fluffy black cat is curled up tight on my thighs, his little face resting adorably against my knee as he sleeps. He looks like he’s expending effort because he’s also silently monitoring Hilo...
Restraining himself from harassing his sick brother, a giant grey Siamese cuddles with a big IKEA stuffed dog on the couch.
One working hard at recovering from a bladder infection and the other working hard not to be a dickface (it's hard to tell because he's super adorable, but he's plotting to sit on his sick brother as soon as I stop paying attention #TabloBei #ChurroBei
A fluffy black cat's head laying on my thigh as he naps, with his fluffy black cat sister slightly out of focus in the background.
Focus on Tesla, the second black cat lying curled in a ball on a small pink ottoman with a velveteen cover beneath the desk
A fluffy black cat sits in my lap at the desk, head back and enjoying chin skritches
Tabs says if Legal doesn't get back to me he's gonna take a swipe at the disclosure language for me. #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat on a granite countertop with white dishes piled up to dry to his right, and a hand-crocheted catnip dynamite toy that also resembles a tampon. He is staring at the floor to his right, below him, but there's absolutely nothing there.
This dip shit brought his dynamite toy onto the counter high off his ass, then he just stared at the floor but not the floor in front of him.
#TabloBei
A fluffy black cat lays on my thighs in a tight cinnamon roll formation, napping the day away while I work. Without the ears you wouldn't be able to tell he’s a cat and not an extravagant fur pillow.
He has adjusted his position and faced the other direction, and you can see his cat shape now, his little sleepy head about to be laid down again.
I just pulled some blueberry muffin crumbs from his fur and he didn't even move when I pulled them out, he trusts me so much 🥹 #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat looking mildly interested with half-attack-eyes as he sits curled up in my lap on a coral quilt
Big big ear-shaking yawn from the good baby as the squirrel sounds fade and he gets comfy again
Mama boop disallowed, he bends his little head down so I can pet his ears with the finger I extended to boop him with
ROOF SKWIRRILS?! 🏡🐿️ #TabloBei, under the weather, looks more alert than he has all week when he hears a scratchy mini stampede over the roof
I think all 5-cat families fit this exact pattern 🤣
I've got #PixelBei and #ChurroBei resident fake gangsters (both Siameses)
#TabloBei former stray, fast-bap king, dog stressor, regulator
#TeslaBei just livin life on autopilot
#AoifeBei who wouldn't piss on her siblings if they were on fire
In my lap right now, Tablo, a fluffy black cat, is in a crescent loaf shape on a coral colored quilt, watching TV with me
Tablo in my lap yesterday, loafed on my upper thighs at the desk while I work.
My lifeguard loaf tightly folded and watching out for me from the toilet seat the other day while I showered. He’s back to his shower guard duties thank goodness.
Tablo loafed on the coral blanket a few days ago, peets tucked under, looking like a sleeping hovercraft cat bus.
The fluffy Loaf (Tab-lo the Tab-loaf), Lifeguard and Lap Warmer Extraordinaire
#TabloBei
A fluffy black cat sits on my lap at my work desk first thing in the morning, cuddled into a loaf and resting quietly.
I'm sad that he’s feeling poorly but also selfishly loving the constant companionship, silver-lining style. Tablo is usually the life of the party in work meetings but he's taking a knee still this week. The cat pheromone refill is probably contributing to the cuddles too. #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat lays in my arms on the desk as I work. He’s looking at me with adoration, his front paws curling on my arm, his head resting in the crook of my elbow.
Tablo in the same spot, different day, this time with a paw draped over my "pillow" arm, staring up at me and purring.
A selfie of me with Tabs as he attempts to slide butt-first into my overalls. I’m laughing and holding his rear because this is the first time he tried climbing up to stand on my shoulder / chest but instead of just standing, he chose that moment to try to scoot down into the overalls and use them as a sling. He's always patiently tolerated overalls time but this was the first time he CHOSE it. I helped him settle in there because no way was I going to let him scrabble around on my chest looking for hand-holds to scale my clothing/skin... backwards. Cats do great going up trees, but down is usually controlled chaos.
This week, Tabs laying on the desk in the same cat nap spot, but now fully facing me, his nose right against my skin, breathing warm little breaths on me as he rested. His front paws are curled beneath him as I try to let my hips and back readjust from hours of holding still so he didn’t fall off my lap. He would only accept a non-lap spot if I let him lean against me on the desk.
going to get more frequent, and if our relationship keeps going on this trajectory, by the time I finally lose him for good, we will be the closest we've ever been.
I say it not with preemptive grief, but to make sure I appreciate what I have while I still have it, with gratitude. #TabloBei #最貴的寶貝
A fluffy black cat curled up tight, sleeping, in a watercolor floral duvet
The boba is under the weather so it's taking a while to get out of bed. I don’t want him to get up, so I pulled my knees up, a few minutes later I moved one leg out of the covers. One leg left till I can get off the bed (I also don’t want to get out of bed, he’s so poor baby) #TabloBei
A fluffy black cat perches precariously on my crossed legs as I sit at my desk to work. He’s a big round blob curled up tight so he doesn't fall off (he falls off regularly anyway)
A view of the loaf in my lap from the front, his face tucked tight into his paws and tail to sleep.
Makes me wonder now if he's always desperate to cuddle me at work because *I’m in his chair*, and not because he loves me 🤔 There's a super soft blankie in this chair (protection for the chair, and gives him winter warms), and he allows no other occupants. #TabloBei
Satisfied with my attention, Hilo's stopped bothering the other cats. My arm rests across his upper back and he's settled into a comfortable position. Hilo also feels like he's closest to me, and therefore won the Mama Attention Game. Everyone else was happy with their original positions, and they aren't going to bother to correct him.
The final positions: Tablo is a fluffy black loaf on the left, laying slightly elevated on the bolster pillow beneath the covers, his hind end near Hilo. Hilo is cuddled against my ribs, fully relaxed under my forearm, his subtly striped grey left paw fully-extended with a relaxed paw, his right paw in a relaxed curl against the submerged pillow. To the far right of the photo, Pig and Tess haven't moved since Hilo came to sit by me. They remain in a cream and cocoa and black pile of fluff.
Now I can’t get out of bed, y'all, this is just too sweet. #TabloBei #ChurroBei #PixelBei #TeslaBei
Hilo and Tesla are cuddled to my left side, both clinging like barnacles to the edge of the bed. Tess is her super round fluffy void self, and Hilo looks confused (as usual), slightly further away.
Pig is under my knees in the tent I made for him under the covers so he stays warm and cozy
The reproach on the face of this fluffy black cat as he sits on the bed next to me 🤣 I told him he’s a beautiful baby and he said "yeah but Pig is still in my spot"
The empty spot on the bed where Tesla and Hilo just were
These 4 kitties are clinging close to me this evening, and it's not even cold, but moments later, everyone's gone 🤣 #TeslaBei #ChurroBei #PixelBei #TabloBei
Miss Tesla, my fluffy black cat, sits in front of a mirror in the line of a late afternoon sunbeam. She is lit from both sides and her black furs look cocoa brown in the bright light
Tablo is laying on the quilt and a pair of jeans on the bed, facing towards the open window, blanketed by the rays of the sun.
A black cat (close up) has a fierce look on his face, with the Epik High poster (the band his namesake leads) in the background
He wants you to think he’s a badass, but he’s just falling asleep #TabloBei
