My name is Rachel and Wicket Treebeard is my cat. She has more adventures than I could ever hope to have. I think there are a lot of people out there who may be as inspired by Wicket as I am, and I can’t keep that kind of thing from the rest of the willing world.Tumblr (3.0; @wtschlow)http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/<p>Dear Stanley,</p> <p>Seeds get stuck in Wicket’s teeth; she’s picky about that.  Apples might be a good idea, but right now she’s too busy eating Julia’s peanut butter and jelly sandwich.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/5145760779http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/5145760779Mon, 02 May 2011 19:57:18 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/wtschlow/5145720917/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_5145720917" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wicket likes potato chips.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/5145720917http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/5145720917Mon, 02 May 2011 19:55:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljtxlu5MxN1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Can you read my mind?  You know what it is that you do to me?  I don’t know who you are.  Just a friend from another star.  Here I am like a kid out of school, holding hands with a god: I’m a fool.  Will you look at me: quivering, like a little girl; shivering.  You can see right through me.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4710142193http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4710142193Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:56:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljtwmnVJEI1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket’s BFFL, Ripley, is a fucking cat supermodel.  Wicket wishes she could be like her.  </p> <p>Ripley, unlike some cats and most people, is amused by anything she can bat around on the floor.  While most animals expect entertainment, Ripley creates her own.  In this picture, she’s lying in the basket where we keep the cat toys.  Ripley often takes toys out of the basket, and, more often than not, returns them.  A very special cat.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4709642963http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4709642963Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:35:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljtwewp59K1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We have fun.  Wicket: the Catloaf.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4709525118http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4709525118Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:30:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljt837xw281qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spooning.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4695040852http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4695040852Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:45:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljh8wmFMKY1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket cuddles with my roommate’s rescued cat, Ripley (named after the famous Siguourney-Weaver-portrayed character).  Wicket is alert because directly in front of her my computer is playing Home Movies (my favorite show in the world- available for free on YouTube, believe it or not).  Wicket is particularly attentive to H. Jon Benjamin’s voice (as Coach McGuirk, not Jason).  She even wandered into my room during his cameo on Parks and Recreation.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4518157320http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4518157320Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:31:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljh786r1Rx1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket enjoying the spring sunshine.  Never have legs been splayed so gracefully.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4517762940http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4517762940Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:55:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj7sgzR3tk1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket watches Angel with us while we drink whiskey.  Fine art by Julia in the background.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4384267123http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4384267123Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:58:11 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/wtschlow/4384234149/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_4384234149" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Wicket cleans herself and stares at me a little.  Trust me: it’s fucking adorable.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4384234149http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4384234149Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:56:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj7rf9fjFp1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More of Wicket’s Sweet America Photoshoot.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4383882249http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4383882249Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:35:32 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj7r9bbDBb1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One night, Wicket ate a lot of banana.</p> <p>My friend and co-worker, Charlotte, hates bananas.  Unfortunately, she is the only person I know who actually reads this blog.  Charlotte: I hope you can forgive Wicket her taste in fruit.  She is but a kitty.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4383819174http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4383819174Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:31:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5tboznHX1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket as a baby.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4357351901http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4357351901Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:21:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5t8jJrGW1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A friend of ours needed photos for a school project, so my roommate and I participated.  Wicket wanted in on the action.  Here’s Julia pulling Wicket off my belly.  Excuse the mostly-nakedness.  </p> <p>See Julia’s tumblr at <a href="http://pro-create.tumblr.com">http://pro-create.tumblr.com</a>.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4357309896http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4357309896Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:19:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lisqrtt8SJ1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wicket will often jump into the pink bucket chair and forget that it is shaped differently than most solid surfaces.  She’ll lie down on her side, and end up like this before long.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4174558084http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4174558084Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:57:00 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/wtschlow/4154344378/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_4154344378" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>While listening to her favorite song, Wicket takes abuse from a cripple (but only for so long).</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4154344378http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4154344378Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:04:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lir6vsYUzQ1qivxego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hello friends.  This is Wicket in her natural, relaxed state: a chin or two under the jaw, feets askew, hands draped lovingly over my wrist and thumb.  If you let her, she will bring you into a world of indescribable beauty.</p>http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4154140350http://wtschlow.tumblr.com/post/4154140350Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:50:00 -0400