Queen and Latifa

Seasons’ Greetings to all my friends and blog readers!

As I established on my previous blog (remember, it isn’t family friendly like Q&L), I’m not sending out paper greeting cards for a couple of significant reasons (beyond the fact that I would find writing out cards phenomenally dull!). Without wishing to sound like too much of a save the planet recycling loon, it is clearly better for the environment to send an electronic card rather than chopping down trees to say what can be said on my blog. Beyond this, as always, the money I save by not paying for paper cards is given to a charity. This year, unsurprisingly, I have decided to give a donation to the RSPCA Manchester and Salford branch. So you may not have a paper card from me that you’ll throw away in January, but you did get goodwill vibes and the satisfaction that some money went to a good cause instead!

Another thing that using this medium allows me is the opportunity to do something silly and ‘internety’. Please do click play on the video below if you fancy a chuckle at silliness, courtesy of Q&L.

So all that is left for me to say is that I hope that you have a relaxing and enjoyable seasonal break, and a prosperous and happy New Year.

Have fun,

Mark & ‘Tifa

x

That's 'Batchelor of Arts', not 'Bad Attitude' (although oftentimes she can be accused of the latter)...

I was recently made aware of a BBC documentary that managed to register a cat as hypnotherapist. This got me thinking deliciously childish thoughts: what could I register 'Tifa as or get her qualified in? What mailing lists could I get the diva kitty to join? A friend of mine went through a particularly fruity stage of joining as many mailing lists as humanly possibly and making up the most ridiculous names possible (I'm sure I remember Barbara Smellipoo being one of them) and seeing if bands/ cluns/ etc would notice or not and send information to his parents home.

So, if I actually get off my backside and bother to do this (a la wanting to make 'Tifa an official lolcat and/ or launch a Q&L webcomic), I shall post up what qualifications I've gained for the diva kitty or what associations I've managed to join on her behalf. Or, as I suspect is likely, it'll remain a mildy amusing, silly thought...

M x

In a similar vein to the last entry, this is related to my twenty eleventh birthday.

My friend Jamie paints as a hobby, and his artwork is a lot of fun. It's certainly a lot more enjoyable to look at than some modern pap in my opinion. As a birthday present, Jamie painted me a picture of 'Tifa, and I'm chuffed to bits with it: it makes me laugh every time I look at it.

I thought I'd share it with you:

Thanks Jamie! Big love!

M x

It was my 31st (or as I've been referring to it as, my twenty eleventh!) birthday last week. Hence why I've been a bit lax with blog entries. Apologies.

My mom makes handmade cards, and everyone she knows get one of her cards for their birthday. She's talented at making cards and is an incredibly caring and thoughtful lady: everyone gets a card that is just lovely and very much personalised. I was no different this year - see below:

I just love how she's gone to the trouble of ensuring that there is 'Tifa' written on the bowl, and actually getting the markings right on the diva kitty with the colouring right down to the black smudge under her nose. My mom is great! Love you, mom.

M x

I have mentioned before that I was asked to write a Queen and Latifa column for Zhoosh Magazine.

Well, today is the day, and issue 7 of Zhoosh is available to download for FREE from the Zhoosh website.

Remember, this is an EXCLUSIVE Q&L column that you won't find anywhere else, and I hope that it is something quite special as I attempted to make it an important article and something a little more meaty that the usual 'I love my kitty' vibe of Q&L.

Any feedback on the article, good or bad, would be gratefully appreciated.

M x

Yay!

Queen and Latifa have been featured in the latest RSPCA Manchester and Salford Newsletter. Hooray! Thanks to Susie for the electronic copy.

That's all for now... 

M x