Why kittens & grits?

The short version:

I’m from the south, live in the south, and have two orange cats, Doug and George.

The funner version:

So when I was brainstorming blog names, I had some thoughts: 

a) It should not be a line from The Big Lebowski (this was a challenging obstacle for me).

b) It should not contain any combination of the words “asian” and “spicy.” (I want y’all to be able to safely search for me at work), and

3) Since I’ll probably mostly blog about stuff I like, maybe the name should indicate some stuff I like.

Hence, Kittens & Grits.*

Interesting...

I mean, I don’t need to tell you how awesome kittens are. They’re squirmy and mew-y and then they grow up to be 16 lb. furry things that warm their butts on your computer while you’re trying to type lesson plans and then they somehow manage to delete your very important work files with their enormous cat butts and then you have to spend all day recovering files while they put in a full afternoon of snoozing and looking cute and innocent. What’s not to love?

And grits—well, as a South Carolinian, I never met a grit I didn’t like. I mean, who doesn't love a grit?! They’re delicious! And I just love the way the word “grits” feels in the mouth the exact same creamy kernally way grits actually taste...

Ok, so, in general, I guess I like making things. Other than grits, here’s what else I make:

poems

knitted things

cookies

messes in the kitchen

puns of all skill levels (mostly low to intermediate)

my family smile

my students do the reading

mosquitoes not be alive anymore

vegetable plants do their vegetabling

margarita glasses become empty

fun of those girls who wear opaque leggings with nothing over or under them

fun of my cats

love, not war

Things you will probably won't read about me making include:

the bed

the matheletes team

dairy products (I’m sorry but I think you “homemade yogurt makers” foodie types are a little nuts)

So, if you’re really into those last few things, well, you still should keep coming to my blog, but, you know, just change your interests so they're better.

Finally, I’d like to add that the most important thing I learned when naming this blog today is that there are NO GOOGLE IMAGES OF KITTENS AND GRITS TOGETHER! I take the fact that I have stumbled upon the ONE THING the internet DOES NOT HAVE to be a sign of huge success. Huge. 

 *My cats don’t actually eat grits, and I don’t actually eat cat… although I do often day dream of delicious ways of making Doug’s life serve a greater purpose, especially when I’m trying to ignore those 5:30 am “WAKE UP I CAN SEE THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOD BOWL!!!” meows.