Well, as I save for the digital camera I want (5 megapixel), I could not pass up the opportunity-deal to buy a new Hewlett-Packard 2.1 Megapixel for only $40.

So, I now have a quick and dirty little digital camera of my own...;o)

Surprisingly enough it takes better pictures than my brothers HP 3.1 Mp digital camera, weird but cool.

And, of course what it the first thing I am obligated to take pictures of?

Why, of course (grumble) my girlfriends 32 inch long, 20 pound black cat...

he is so adorable!!!!! Want to scushy him up, tickle his neck till he purrs in real bliss.. and have him sit on my lap when i bryce! How mean of you to grumble about shooting pix of such a gorgeous cat, AS. He is so SLEEK! pix clarity is pretty good for a 2.1..and a bargain at such a rate! I once bought a canon powershot G-1 for $1000.. (don't ask)damn good pix.. nephew took it from me... grumble..grumble. i shoot slides with a slr..

Nah, I jest about the cat, he's cool. It only took a FEW years for him to warm up to me, lol. Picture is pretty alright for 2.1Mp, indoors, with a flash, on dark objects, lol. The flash is a little TOO strong, imo. But, for $40, never opened/used, with warranty, etc. I won't complain. ;o) Now, if I can only get the cat to sleep on his "bed" (partially seen at upper right hand corner, in the background), and NOT on the coffe table... AS

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Olive juice?? That's one helluva sophisticated cat! you sure the stuffed caat isn't a taxidermy of Toby's twin??? Thae camera isn't so bad for what it is.. though dark colors together don't seem to come out really well... what's the light situation there?

lol, what is it with cats and coffee tables? Our next door neighbour's cat likes to sleep on our coffee table, rather than on our sofa (we have what we call a "time-share" cat arrangement - he eats there and visits and sleeps here).

No lights on at that time, other than flash. I was intentionally trying it out in darkened situation(there was some indirect sunlight through the closed curtains - top right in first photo) AS

x-post Flak. Yeah, Toby's faveorite thing to lay on is anything paper, especially if you are reading it.... AS

Not bad..no red eye either! Pretty cool for a 2.1.. We had two dogs and a cat when in the West indies.. idiotic cat wldn't sleep without the two dogs curled next to her..and THEN..the best place she found to take a cat nap in the afternoons was on the book i was reading. Me on a sofa. One massive dog half taking up the sofa from behind. The other..on my lap. The cat.. on the book..and if I managed to wrangle the book away..she'd curl up on the arm of the sofa. Me? You'd have to peer thru the mass of fur to find me.

My cousin gave a small party once, and happened to invite neighbours from two streets away. The neighbours did a double-take when they saw the cat, said "Why is our Timmy here?". Cousin said "That's not your Timmy, that's our Coco." Turned out they were both right :o| My cousin used to let the cat out at night, and it would go straight round to the neigbours and sleep there.

Toby specifically ignores anything that has had money spent on it to receive it. Will not touch it. BUT...the box the Digital Camera came in....forget about it, he's all over it, and mostly in it, can't get enough of the free box, lol. AS

Yeah, cats are cheap dates, lol, piece of foil rolled into a ball beats out fancy store bought balls everytime...:)

AgentSmith, He looks like our Fang, an ol' black longhaired Persian who came to stay with us for a while . . . 40 bucks?

What is it with cats and empty boxes, my tabby sometimes doesn't even wait for the box to be emptied before he is inside. And if its one with polystyrene packing, well that's a double bonus. He chews up polystyrene for fun and leaves little pieces everywhere. Doesn't eat it, just chews it into scraps.

Pretty sweet deal you got there AS.... I desperately need to bring myself out of the dark ages with my digital camera. Maybe this summer I will end up picking one up.

My cat is well behaved, she's become a mostly indoor cat since my husband left. We found her in the barn with kittens when we first moved in here. But for a toy she plays with a metal screw under the dining room table. I have no idea where she found it. She's real good about staying mostly on the floor and furniture you sit on. Have never caught her up anywhere she didn't belong, yet. And the best thing about her is she's a dog toy too. Her and our dog Kyla love playing together.

He hasn't warmed up because you haven't realized yet that he owns you. That's HIS coffie table and you can sleep in the cat box. You want him off the coffie table, get a big piece of tile or marble and put it on the floor in the corner. There's nothing like warm summer nights on the cold tile especially if you happen to be covered in fir.

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Also took a shot of me, check the link.

If you want Toby to spend any time in his bed and IF he likes cat nip ... I suggest some cat nip spray. My cats (all nine of them) love the stuff. They roll around in their freshly sprayed beds and then crash. I also put cat beds up on the desk and counters (where they are going to sleep anyway). It keeps the counters a little less furry. As for coffee tables, I got rid of mine in favor of two large ottomans with a wooden tray on one. Much more comfy for putting ones feet up, and the cats like lying on them, so it's a win-win situation. As for the handsome Toby ... he reminds me of my Newton, now gone almost four years.

I swear, every Brycer seems to have a cat or two!

I usually have two but now I'm more restrained and only have one. Mind you if a little tiddles happened along, who maybe didn't have a home, then I would just have to rescue it. Anyway cats are the bestest fun outside of computers and are so warm and cuddly. Mine comes to bed with me at night and she will sit up with me until I hit the hay. I sometimes wonder though if she isn't hearding me to bed the way she runs around my feet making sure I keep going in the right direction. 80 Catlin

Doug - Sam looks a little upset with you for taking that black marker and making those funny dots on his face, LOL> Dan - I can see why you'd miss Gracie, she looks like a sweetie. My daughter had a cat once that loved to curl up around her neck. Unfortunately he died within two months of our getting him. Broke our hearts.

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Bryster...You certainly are a talented writer as well.

Man that cat looks like he has one badass attitude. I'd be scared to mess with him. And if he weighs 20 lbs then he's bigger than my dog!

I think danamo's lap cat is HUGE! AS

Finally got around to checking this thread. AS, your cat looks incredibly like my did before it disappeared! Mine just had a little white patch beneath the neck. Danamo, what's that? She was Maine Coon? And Dewey is Russian Blue? Nice!

Damn you I paid three hundred dollars for mine. You may want to go to their website and download the latest firmware updates for it.

Zhann, Nemo looks just like my cat, Sam :-)

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DBGrafix: Thank you!

I think that is just the funniest story Bryster. It is great that you get the best of the cat in the end. lol 8)

ROFLMAO @Brysters cat story!!! Good God Bryster, what an incredibly wonderfully delightful and hilarious story, I just loved it. Thanks for the laughs! :)