Bob | Ogdimora (Metal, cats, merch)

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Maker of epic heavy metal, creator of awesome cat-themed t-shirts, engineer, gearhead, cat lover, weirdo, badass guitarist. Yay! Where to listen, merch & socials at... https://ogdimora.com

Photo of a 5 week old ginger female kitten named Frankie. She's inside her own personal enclosure that we made for her, full of toys, plushies and stimulating things, until such time that she's old enough to integrate with the other cats in the house. She's climbing the side of her enclosure in the photo, looking straight up at the camera, with her perfect sad kitten eyes that haven't gotten their adult color yet. It's a face of pure joy, and endless curiosity.
Photo of a tiny orange one week old kitten that I'm holding in my hand. He's got fuzzy fur, tiny ears, and eyes that are just barely starting to open. We tried to find a rescue that could take him in, but none could respond immediately, so he's with us now. He's doing great though, and has had zero problems with bottle feeding.
Photo of our mama cat named Prudence, inside a holiday cabin playhouse we got her, looking absolutely peaceful.
Our Abyssinian cat named D'Argo, getting a very unhappy bath when he was a kitten.
Photo of our tortie cat Gracie, one of Prudence's kids, when she was still a kitten. She's sitting inside a red mixing bowl... yeah I know, weird, but it's what we would put them in when we were still weighing them, after they got too big to fit on the scale. She's in a sitting position, but sprung up, and her left paw is fully extended, like she's about to whack the camera... or perhaps the photographer. She's a feisty little diva, after all.
Photo of ginger brothers Thor and Loki. Thor is long hair and Loki is short hair. When we first met them, they were about to be adopted separately, and we were the only ones who saw Loki's face when they took his brother away. He was devastated. At that moment, we told the rescue place that we want them both, and please try to get that other person interested in another cat besides Thor. And they did. The brothers have been part of our lives since before they were even a year old, and even after all these years, they show us regularly that we did right by them. I couldn't imagine our house without them.
Photo of Beezle the very first time I met her. She's lying down under a bush, stretched out on her side, eyes partially closed, trying to find some escape from the brutal August Texas heat.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug, laying on her back on a comfy blanket on our couch. She's got her front paws dangling in front of her, and she's looking off the side, eyes a bit glossed over, like she's in deep thought contemplating her very existence.
A selfie of me and our cat named Bug. She's the feistiest, craziest, most lovable demon child I've ever known. She has total control over us. For example... we can pet her, and she'll grab our hand, claws out, chomp down and bite us, and we'll be like... "OMG Bug I love you too!" I think it's safe to say that she owns us. Or... maybe she just likes the taste of our blood? Hmmmm....
A combined image, showing a photo our black cat named Jack, and the t-shirt design I created from the photo. The photo is a silhouette of Jack - he's chilling on a brown poof, with sun coming in from the giant window behind him, creating a perfect silhouette. Jack was an amazing Jack. Honestly, more "best bud" than cat, always just hanging out with us, and wanting to be wherever we were. His life was long, and full of joy. I'm so happy to finally have a shirt to commemorate his wonderful existence.
A combination photo of our cat named Loki; the shirt I created from the image, titled "Please Do Not The Cat" next to the original photo that the shirt came from. In the photo of Loki, he's sitting on a couch, on his butt, sort of like a human. His belly is facing the camera, back legs sticking out weirdly, front paws propped up, supporting his "sitting up" position. I think he was actually grooming at the time, but I had the camera, saw this pose, and went "LOKI!", and he looked up at me (because he knows his name), thus I snapped this glorious photo. This was taken several years ago, when he was still overweight, making his proportions look even more ridiculous. Since this photo, he's lost about 5 lbs! Though an old man now, and he's been fighting intestinal lymphoma for nearly 2 years now, but regardless, he's still our most perfect, silly ginger, forever blessed with the heart of a kitten. Our lives are truly better with him in it.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug, sprawled out on our kitchen counter. While some counters are not used for food, so the cats can be on them no problem, this is not one of those counters, and I'm sure she knows it. By the look in her eyes though, you can tell that she doesn't really care about our silly human rules.
Photo of our long haired ginger cat named Thor, curled up sleeping in a cat food box that's slightly too small for him. He's sleeping facing the opposite way of the photo, so all you can see in the box is his back side, which is all ginger colored fluff that's sort of overflowing past the edges of the box.
Photo of a very tiny baby cotton tail bunny, out in our back yard. We've had bunnies making their home under our back patio for many years now, and I've done everything I can to make sure our back yard is a safe space for them. This baby bunnies' sighting has helped me feel like I've maybe done a decent job.
Photo of Audrey, one Prudence's kids. I think she was actually in the process of meowing in this picture, because she loves her humans something fierce, and our presence is often met with a glorious meow. But I managed to snap this photo at the perfect point where she was in the middle of her first meow, so her face is one of surprise, wonder, and "where the heck are my treats?"
Image of one of the cotton tail rabbits that lives in our back yard. Based on my research, it's the Mama. She's chilling out in front of our big tree, laying down, ears back, eyes partially closed, looking like a really happy, chill rabbit. And she should be - she lives with her family under our patio. I don't know for sure, but given the time that has passed, I'm pretty sure multiple generations have called the safety of our back yard "home". And as long as I live here, they will always and forever be welcome and protected.
Dual image of our diluted calico cat named Bug. The left image is of her shortly after we took her in, at just a few weeks old - we took her to her first vet appointment in a picnic basket! The right image is adult Bug being held by her mother (my wife) while wearing a cute frilly blue dress. Bug is looking straight at the camera, belly also towards the camera, and she kind of looks like a tiny human in a cat costume instead of an actual cat.
Photo of a can of lump crab meat... with the post done in the style of Mystery Science Theater 3000, heard in my head as "LUMP CRABMEAT". This is an blatant reference to the MST3k episode of the movie "Space Mutiny". Making the post even better is Gracie the cat right behind the can, looking at it like she REALLY wants to know what's inside that can. FYI, she didn't get to eat what's in the can, because it's not good for her, but she did get some really tasty cat treats as a "thank you" for posing for my photo.
Photo of our tortie cat Gracie when she was just 2 weeks old. She's peeking out over the edge of the box that we kept all of Prudence's kittens in, until they were old enough to explore beyond that. Prudie was a great mama, and spent most of the time in the box with her babies, doing what all good mamas do. Gracie's eyes had just recently opened, a mere days before this photo, so she's just discovering the amazing universe around her. We kept her of course, as well as Mama Prudence and all the rest of her kids, so we've had the most amazing privilege of watching them go from their very first breath to the wonderful, crazy characters they've become today. They have all truly blessed us.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug, sprawled out on the couch. Her back feet are stretched out towards the camera on the couch itself, while her front half is stretched out to the left across a toppled pillow. The claw of one of her front paws appears to be stuck into the arm of the couch, stretching that particular leg out to full length. Somehow though, this is comfortable for her, as she's sound asleep.
Image of our cat Bug next to the t-shirt I created from the image. It was during her 2nd birthday party that I managed to capture the image. She was mid-play, laying on her side with her legs flailing wildly as she chased after a toy just outside the photo. When I rotated the image vertically, it suddenly looked like she was balancing on one of her back feet, mid jump as she traveled through the air. It instantly reminded me of parkour, so I added a cityscape behind her, and drew in some steps beneath her, as if she was parkouring through the city streets.
Still image of Gort, from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951), where the famous line "Klaatu barada nikto" comes from.
Photo of our plump black cat named Boris. He's on his back, on the floor, with a heart shaped catnip toy on his belly. All four paws are holding on to the toy, as he kicks it frantically, and the expression on his face, as shown via a closeup image in the photo, is of absolute otherworldly happiness.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug, sitting on the couch belly up, with her shoulders and head propped up on the back of the couch, front paws at her side, back paws sticking out in front with curled toes. It looks like she's sitting on the couch like a human would. She's got a grumpy look on her face, like she's feeling kind of fed up with the world right now.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug. She's in the top of a round cat perch, and she's grooming herself. Well, grooming her foot, specifically. And that foot must be really dirty. Or really tasty. Or maybe a combination of the two? Because she's got a ridiculous derpy expression on her face, and looks like she's trying to eat her foot rather than simply grooming it.
Collage of my new shirt design and the photos it came from. The shirt says "Stay back! I'm hangry!" and features a cat standing with front arms out, claws showing, kind of like a bear attack pose. The cat has a crazy expression on its face, wild eyed with open mouth, and in front of the cat is the target for the crazy attack pose - a giant taco. The other photos in the collage are the photos of Prudence I used to create the crazy pose on the shirt. The head came from one photo, most of the body from a second photo, and the upper body and outstretched paws from a third photo.
The best photo I've ever taken of Prudence's kids. They are maybe 8 weeks old in this photo, and all six of them are piled into a window perch, all intermingled and laying on top of each other. It looks like a staged photo, but it's not. All six babies absolutely loved hanging out together when they were kittens. They could often be seen piling on top of each other in small spaces. This photo of one of the rare moments I managed to capture it.
A rare photo of Mama Prudence with all of her kids, taken a couple years ago. The picture is labeled, showing all of their names - Ingrid, Vincent, Boris, Humphrey, Gracie and Audrey, all surrounding their mama Prudence.
Photo of all six of Mama Prudence's kids when they were just a few months old (almost 9 years ago). They're all piled up together on a cat perch, intertwined and snuggling. When they were young, they were inseparable, always doing things like this. This was one of the rare moments I managed to capture a photo of it.
Photo of our Mama Prudence, about 9 years ago. She's laying on her side on the bed, all squinty eyed, like she was trying to relax and get some sleep. She was barely out of kitten-hood herself, and was already pregnant when we rescued her. Her belly is enormous, especially given her small size, as she's only weeks away from giving birth to 6 kittens in this photo.
Screenshot from the beginning of MST3k season 8 episode 16, where Crow and Servo are playing "dog and bear" and wearing the appropriate costumes for their roles.
Photo of our diluted calico cat named Bug, laying on her side in a plush cat bed, eyes only slightly open as she drifts off to sleep.
A very confusing photo of our cat Prudence. When I walked into the room and saw this, I was like... what the heck am I looking at??? Prudence is laying inside a fleece lined cat playhouse with her head and front legs sticking out the front opening. The confusing part is that there are FOUR legs sticking out. So either she's folded herself in half somehow, or something else is going on. Well, upon further investigation, it turns out that Prudence's daughter, Ingrid, was actually in the playhouse first, sitting back a bit further so her head wasn't sticking out, but her longer front legs were still sticking out. Then, her mama climbed in there on top of her, assuming the exact same position. Ingrid has exactly the same coloring as her mama, and her head is inside the playhouse off to the side so you can't see it, so it ends up looking like all four front paws belong to the same cat.
Photo of our fondue dinner from last night, all laid out on a large cookie sheet. In the center is a giant bowl of fondue. Around the fondue are perfect dipping-sized morsels of various things, clockwise from the upper left: steak, toasted pumpernickel bread, broccoli, cauliflower, pieces of a giant German pretzel, and turkey tenderloin.
Photo of three of our cats, tabby Prudence, tortie Gracie (Prudence's daughter), and calico Bug. They are sitting side by side on the kitchen island, which is reserved for the cats, as we don't use it for making food. All three are staring intensely, mesmerized by what I'm doing on the kitchen counter - grating cheese for our fondue dinner.
Selfie photo of me, my wife, and our cat Jack. My wife and I are smiling like crazy, but Jack wasn't exactly a fan of selfies. He always put up with them though, because he knew a yummy treat would soon follow.
Photo of our cat named Bug. Her real name is actually Dot, but when she was a kitten, "Dot" became "Dottie", which then became "Dottie Bug", which ultimately turned into "Bug". Today, she only recognizes the name "Bug"... or "Buggie". In this photo, she's on top of a cat playhouse, on her back, looking at the camera with her front paws stretched out in front of her. The cat playhouse is pride themed, with a giant rainbow across the back, and below the rainbow it says "love is love". We all deserve to be as happy as Bug here. Life's hard enough as it is.
Photo of two of Prudence's kids, Vincent and Ingrid, sharing a cat playhouse basket. Vincent, the ginger, is on the bottom, and shortly before I snapped this photo, his tabby sister Ingrid climbed into the basket with him, essentially blanketing him with her body. Vincent absolutely loves his sister, but it's clear from the expression on his face that he's not exactly thrilled that she's crushing him in his happy nap basket, with his face basically saying... "Really? Seriously???"
Image of a new shirt of mine called "CHARLE ALFA TANGO", featuring a cat with a serious expression on its face wearing a fighter pilot helmet, next to the original photo that the shirt design was born from.
Image of a new shirt of mine called "CHARLE ALFA TANGO" (the "alpha" error in the image was corrected to the proper "alfa" for final release), featuring a cat with a serious expression on its face wearing a fighter pilot helmet.
Screenshot from the movie "PumaMan", the scene where Vadinho tries to give the magical belt to Tony that will allow him to transform into the Puma Man. This is from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of the movie - MST3k season 9 episode 3.
Photo of our tabby cat Prudence, sitting on a table, looking up at the camera with her giant eyes and tiny mouth that looks like she just sucked on a lemon. We call her munchkin because she's a tiny thing, with chubby body and short legs.
Photo of our gray cat Arthur, who was the model for the shirt described in the original post.
Images of my new cat themed t-shirt "SLAVA UKRAINI". It features a gray cat in the center, with a serious look on his face. He's wearing a black shirt that has the Ukraine coat of arms on the upper left. The background is the Ukraine flag colors, with silhouettes of important Ukraine monuments in the background. On the bottom of the image is says "SLAVE UKRAINI" and on the very top of the image is the same saying in Ukrainian.
Photo of our tortie cat named Gracie, who stuck her head in a bag of treats and then lifted her head up, so now she has a treat bag completely covering her head. I pulled the bag off quickly after snapping this photo, while she rewarded her actions with a mouth full of treats. I have no doubt she'll try it again, if given the chance.
Photo of Gracie, one of Prudence's kids. She's not quite a month old in this photo. Sitting there, looking at the camera, with her tiny ears and still-blue eyes, looking like a baby werewolf, still trying to figure out the universe she now lives in.
Our cat Bug, finally relaxing after a difficult weekend filled with vet visits and drugs to try to calm her calico butt down. The vet visits happened, but the "calm her down" part didn't exactly work out.
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One of the most perfect pictures I've ever taken of our cat named Bug. She's laying in a plush bed, sound asleep, fully on her back, belly up, with front paws curled up over her belly, and back paws snuggled firmly into the plush bed. The look on her face is one of pure bliss. She looks so happy and content. Total Zen.
Image of Devin Townsend's "Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall" album cover, where Devin's face has been replaced by a hissing black cat, and Ziltoid's face has been replaced by puppet Ziltoid.
Photo of a black cat named Jack, face to face with a Ziltoid puppet (of the Devin Townsend fame). Jack's mouth is slightly open, like he's mid-hiss, as he doesn't seem to like his new puppet friend.
Image of the Satellite of Love from Mystery Science 3000, taken from the 1996 movie.
Photo of an 8 string guitar that's laying on top of a paw-themed blanket which is covering a couch. There's a diluted calico cat on top of the guitar - her name is Bug. She's swatting at the guitar pick that's sitting on top of the guitar between the bridge and neck pickups. One can only assume she's trying to improve on the terrible track I just recorded.
Photo of me wearing my "Become Chaos" cat t-shirt, doing the pose of the cat that's featured on the shirt, while the graphic of the shirt displays on the TV in the background.
Photo of Prudence's daughter Gracie with her stepdad Oz. We call him stepdad because he's treated Prudence's kids as his own ever since he met them. They're both laying in a cat bed that's on a green chair, a common spot for cats to relax and chill. Oz is in back, curled around Gracie, with his long back leg strung over her body (a very common thing for him to do). Oz's head is down, tucked into Gracie, probably sound asleep. Gracie, however, is looking straight at the camera, with a look that implies I've offended her by interrupting their special moment together with my picture taking.
My wife's meatless spaghetti pasta dish that seriously makes me not even miss or realize that there's no meat in it.
Photo of our cat Loki laying on a couch, somewhat on his side, with his belly facing the camera, one paw resting on his side, looking like a very happy little man.
Photo of our ginger boy cat Loki from a few years ago, when he was still overweight. He's laying in a box, and is sort of propped up on the side of it, with front paws hanging over the box's top edge. The important bit is his facial expression - he's got his head pulled back, and it appears as if he's exposing fat rolls underneath this chin. His eyes are squinty, and he's looking off behind the camera. His expression and pose instantly remind me of Jabba the Hut, from Star Wars. The text of the post says something like "Greetings from Jabba the kitty"... or something approximate to that.
Photo of our cat named Bug. Her real name is actually Dot, but when she was a kitten, "Dot" became "Dottie", which then became "Dottie Bug", which ultimately turned into "Bug". Today, she only recognizes the name "Bug"... or "Buggie". In this photo, she's on top of a cat playhouse, on her back, looking at the camera with her front paws stretched out in front of her. The cat playhouse is pride themed, with a giant rainbow across the back, and below the rainbow it says "love is love". Fun fact - this is also the photo of Bug that I used to create Ogdimora's "Heat Beam Eye Blast" t-shirt design.
Photo of a joke about a box of cat fountain filters, which, on the bottom, have a big green sticker that says "CASE PACK - SHIP AS ONE UNIT". The photo shows my hand holding the box in front, and on the opposite side is a gray cat (her name is Willow) examining the box, seemingly to ensure the filters inside meet her strict diva requirements.