Jun 28, 2020
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Wanted to try and pay homage to perhaps the best tweet in existence. Any and all credit goes to Patricia Lockwood for the original post and picture. And, of course, to darling, affronted Miette.
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Volume/headphone warning.
Wanted to try and pay homage to perhaps the best tweet in existence. Any and all credit goes to Patricia Lockwood for the original post and picture. And, of course, to darling, affronted Miette.
Got inspired by daughter-of-prospero's fantastic audio readings of Melodramaticats and remembered I too have a melodramaticat.
Me: *literally about to feed my cat*
My cat: You DARE make me WAIT? Can you not see the ribs on my body? How much I am STARVING? Should I wait a minute, nay, a SECOND longer, I will become nothing but a pile of dust!! You fiend, you cannot even comprehend the hunger I feel.
Well out of nowhere my Miette voice got a startling amount of notes and a couple of people mentioned this post, as well as others in the growing canon of melodramatic cats. Melodramaticats.
Original post by froody pictured below. Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. Overacting by me.
I don’t remember where I saw this comic but I am so very glad I did. I think it actually might be my favourite depiction of how cats talk - apart from Miette. Not sure why. Maybe its not an individual thing. It just all comes together in a way that really tickles me.
Original comic by eastcoastitnotes pictured below. I believe you can find their work here as well as Instagram and Facebook.
Truly, it’s a cruel world for the housecat.
Original, hilarious post by crimsonwastes pictured below. (I feel like there are a lot of playwrights who could learn from the spectacular use of punctuation and capitals here. Like, you know what it sounds like even without me swanning about in audio.)
I think what I love about this one is the first time I read it I could hear the stern parental “now you listen here” tone in the response to the cat’s indignancy.
Original tweet by Jason Miller (longwall26) pictured below. Arrangement of Jingle Bells by Scott Holmes Music.
Turns out channeling the raw dramatic power and confidence of cats is kind of therapeutic in these times.
Original post by lucentgallivanter pictured below.
Hi! I was wondering, could I use your audio for an animation of Miette? I would credit you, of course!
Oh my God, I would be DELIGHTED and HONOURED! I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, I haven't been on Tumblr for a while. I'd absolutely love to see it when you're done. :D
