Natasha just nailed it. Time for Sophie to paint the scariest image of her life.
In this corner……hailing from the depths of your own despair, where all your nightmares go for their summer holidays…..The one that scares even the things that go bump in the night. The one. The only…. THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD !
Exactly, this is what conceptual art is! It’s not what you are or what you do, it’s what your audience perceives! She will know about this from her many abstract installations.
“If there were no eternal consciousness in a cat, if at the bottom of everything there were only a wild ferment, a power that twisting in dark passions produced everything great or inconsequential; if an unfathomable, insatiable emptiness lay hid beneath everything, what would life be but despair?”
And when they have absorbed that, follow up with
“What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means first of all, cat exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself. If cat, as the existentialist conceives her, is indefinable, it is because at first she is nothing. Only afterward will she be something, and she herself will have made what she will be.”
And then
“Dasein is a being that does not simply occur among other beings. Rather it is ontically distinguished by the fact that in its being this being is concerned about its very being. Thus it is constitutive of the being of Dasein to have, in its very being, a relation of being to this being. “
Hello!! Enough talking here. GUTTER IS IN THE CUPBOARD!! Tidy Woman could come back at any second and you’re both debating philosophy??? Sophie! Pick yourself up, Be The CAT! You can do this! Time to give Tidy Woman a what for and get Gutter out of that cupboard and everyone out of that house.
Finally, panel 4, Natasha hits on it: Sophie, the artist, is a blank canvas to those people. That’s something she can channel to create the most existentialist of dread!
Pink Lupinium: Welcome, kitties, to Vacation Scroll School. We’re going to learn all about how Cat loves us. And have lots of fun as well.
Iggy: First of all, we’re going to pretend sail on the Good Ship Treasure. I’m Captain Iggy, and this is my good friend Captain Elvis.
Elvis: Hello, kitties! First we’ll get in line and march on board the ship. Ready? Hup two, three four….
Kitten Isis: Are we really gonna sail on the Nile.
Iggy: Well, yes and no. The ship is on the Nile, but we’re going to stay anchored. But we’ll still learn a lot about sailing. And how Cat takes care of us.
Sometime Later
Elvis: Great job doing the Sailor Dance. Now let’s all head back to the Auditorium for songs and games with Pink Lupinium.
To all my Orb Friends of all faiths or no faiths: Cat bless you all, sending all the best.
Remember Sophie, All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players, and there’s a lot of grubby people out there trying to hog the spotlight. It’s time for YOU to shine Sophie.
You can see the wheels of Sophie’s imagination starting to turn. Remember back to the 8th when she was wondering “What fresh heck…?” Well, now it’s time to unleash the fresh heck!
Dear Sophie, you’ve already shown us all that “pretend” is your hidden super power. An Oscar-worthy theatrical performance is exactly what’s needed here. Time to instill some EXISTENTIAL DREAD into Those Tidy People’s complacent lives!
FYI: I just clicked on the t-shirt link to threadless below. They’ve got a sale going on right now where the shirts are $12.00 front printing ($18.00 for a t-shirt with crest and back printing.)
Sophie, listen to Natasha – you are the mistress of your destiny here and can create the image you need to scare the bejeebers out of these fiends. Channel all that dread they are making you feel and spew it right back out at them!
Can someone give me the dates of the Existential Dread wrestling story. I think it might have been after they moved in to the BPH? (Which was January 2023, I believe). But maybe I’m remembering wrong (not out of the question!).
Ricky Bennett 4 months ago
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s SUPER SOPHIE!!!
Olive O'Sudden 4 months ago
I hope Sophie becomes those people’s worst nightmare cat!♥
Le'letha Premium Member 4 months ago
YES! THEATER!
Also, I notice that these are lowercase “people”. No title! No respect!
uncle snipe 4 months ago
Natasha just nailed it. Time for Sophie to paint the scariest image of her life.
In this corner……hailing from the depths of your own despair, where all your nightmares go for their summer holidays…..The one that scares even the things that go bump in the night. The one. The only…. THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD !
WelshRat Premium Member 4 months ago
That last panel. “Ooooohhhhh!!!”
kgornick Premium Member 4 months ago
Natasha is an outstanding motivational speaker!
uncle snipe 4 months ago
Natasha, the World’s Greatest Mouse Motivational Speaker!
Aspen_Bell 4 months ago
Exactly, this is what conceptual art is! It’s not what you are or what you do, it’s what your audience perceives! She will know about this from her many abstract installations.
McColl34 Premium Member 4 months ago
“Anything?”
“Anything!”
“Stand back, I’ve got an idea!”
azkfwecho Premium Member 4 months ago
And, to those who were saying to remind her of the Existential Dread? Yeah! You win!
thelsrc 4 months ago
Once again, though. “A little less talk, a lot more action”.
Robin Harwood 4 months ago
OK, Sophie, start with
“If there were no eternal consciousness in a cat, if at the bottom of everything there were only a wild ferment, a power that twisting in dark passions produced everything great or inconsequential; if an unfathomable, insatiable emptiness lay hid beneath everything, what would life be but despair?”
And when they have absorbed that, follow up with
“What is meant here by saying that existence precedes essence? It means first of all, cat exists, turns up, appears on the scene, and, only afterwards, defines himself. If cat, as the existentialist conceives her, is indefinable, it is because at first she is nothing. Only afterward will she be something, and she herself will have made what she will be.”
And then
“Dasein is a being that does not simply occur among other beings. Rather it is ontically distinguished by the fact that in its being this being is concerned about its very being. Thus it is constitutive of the being of Dasein to have, in its very being, a relation of being to this being. “
That should finish them off.
cb8ty 4 months ago
And the artist has been awakened!!!
ikini Premium Member 4 months ago
The ears! Oh, the emotions shown by the ears!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member 4 months ago
Those people have no idea. No idea at all. I guarantee that they will never hold a cat hostage ever again. GO SOPHIE!
Liz the Lucky Premium Member 4 months ago
Is anyone else seeing a light bulb over Sophie’s head in the last panel? I swear, it’s there.
cwesling 4 months ago
Look out, Little Old Ladies! It’s time to play… “Let’s Pretend”! Mwa-ha-ha-haaa!
Sue Ellen 4 months ago
“The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities, my capacities.”
—Jose Ortega y Gasset
I AM CARTOON LADY! 4 months ago
I don’t, Dread, what’s coming next! (I was hoping Rickey, would say that! ; )
Tigrisan Premium Member 4 months ago
Hello!! Enough talking here. GUTTER IS IN THE CUPBOARD!! Tidy Woman could come back at any second and you’re both debating philosophy??? Sophie! Pick yourself up, Be The CAT! You can do this! Time to give Tidy Woman a what for and get Gutter out of that cupboard and everyone out of that house.
cat19632001 4 months ago
Sophie Paw Pads!
win.45mag 4 months ago
If she can be anything, can she be mine ? My other 2 would just LOOOOOOOVVe her !
ekw555 4 months ago
it’s time to be The Cat They Never Wanted!
cb8ty 4 months ago
I think we’re headed towards another cliffhanger – maybe a good one – for the weekend.
artchick530 4 months ago
Finally, panel 4, Natasha hits on it: Sophie, the artist, is a blank canvas to those people. That’s something she can channel to create the most existentialist of dread!
Kitty Katz 4 months ago
Stevie Nicks: Rhiannon
Sophie waits with her friends in the night
She knows that we all love her
Chitter, Chatter, and Jules in flight
Outside we know they hover
All her life she’s never seen
How much she’s needed them
Can she help with Gutter’s rescue now?
Are they gonna win?
Are they gonna win?
Go Sophie!
Yay Sophie!
…….
Sophie is a cat in the dark
Natasha in the darkness
Giving Soph encouragement
Creating on blank canvas
All her life she’s never seen
How much she has to offer
Can she help with Gutter’s rescue now?
Are they gonna win?
Are they gonna win?
Go Sophie!
Yay Sophie!
bryan42 4 months ago
Thank you, Agnes, I couldn’t remember Sophie’s wrestling persona name. Time for the Existential Dread to strike again, for the first time!
Katzen1415 4 months ago
I enjoy Natasha encouraging Sophie here, and she definitely found the right words. This is going to be fun.
sisterea 4 months ago
Remember Sophie you are an artist and a performer, play the part.
sisterea 4 months ago
She doesn’t give you a movie, she gives you a well crafted story. That takes longer.
grocks 4 months ago
Yes! Appeal to the artist in Sophie! Very smart.
Null Island 4 months ago
To quote Tuco (from TGTBaTU) “If you want to rescue a cat, rescue a cat. Don’t talk.”
Alicelth Premium Member 4 months ago
OT a bit.
Kitty Katz 4 months ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
At the Happy Healthy Hospital Pyramid Auditorium
Pink Lupinium: Welcome, kitties, to Vacation Scroll School. We’re going to learn all about how Cat loves us. And have lots of fun as well.
Iggy: First of all, we’re going to pretend sail on the Good Ship Treasure. I’m Captain Iggy, and this is my good friend Captain Elvis.
Elvis: Hello, kitties! First we’ll get in line and march on board the ship. Ready? Hup two, three four….
Kitten Isis: Are we really gonna sail on the Nile.
Iggy: Well, yes and no. The ship is on the Nile, but we’re going to stay anchored. But we’ll still learn a lot about sailing. And how Cat takes care of us.
Sometime Later
Elvis: Great job doing the Sailor Dance. Now let’s all head back to the Auditorium for songs and games with Pink Lupinium.
To all my Orb Friends of all faiths or no faiths: Cat bless you all, sending all the best.
diskus Premium Member 4 months ago
Poor people, dont know what they are in for. Im sure Georgia will let them save face in the end though
Daltongang Premium Member 4 months ago
Remember Sophie, All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players, and there’s a lot of grubby people out there trying to hog the spotlight. It’s time for YOU to shine Sophie.
scaeva Premium Member 4 months ago
Sophie, a great deal of courage is the ability to act as if you are not terrified.
ladykat 4 months ago
Go Sophie! Show these people your dark side!
bonita.eley 4 months ago
you can dp this!!!
T_Lexi 4 months ago
You can see the wheels of Sophie’s imagination starting to turn. Remember back to the 8th when she was wondering “What fresh heck…?” Well, now it’s time to unleash the fresh heck!
Solarbear Premium Member 4 months ago
Go Sophie! Summon all your creative powers, and save Gutter, and yourself! You may not have claws, but you have fangs!
anomalous4 4 months ago
Dear Sophie, you’ve already shown us all that “pretend” is your hidden super power. An Oscar-worthy theatrical performance is exactly what’s needed here. Time to instill some EXISTENTIAL DREAD into Those Tidy People’s complacent lives!
Catmom 4 months ago
When this is all over, I think Sophie will deserve an honorary Oscar for what I’m sure will be the performance of her life!
Miss Mina 4 months ago
Oh boy, do I identify with Sophie.
Felicity-the-cat 4 months ago
Natasha makes a GREAT motivational coach!
farnhazenbrep 4 months ago
Oh, this is getting good! I didn’t expect The Existential Dread! But, to borrow from Monty Python, “No one expects The Existential Dread”!
LoveBritTV Premium Member 4 months ago
FYI: I just clicked on the t-shirt link to threadless below. They’ve got a sale going on right now where the shirts are $12.00 front printing ($18.00 for a t-shirt with crest and back printing.)
Sale ends 7/23/24 at 5:00 PM CT.
mistercatworks 4 months ago
Feel the psycho-cat within.
Le'letha Premium Member 4 months ago
“when we all wrestle” raises an interesting question:
What are the Robber Mice’s wrestling personas?! Do they wrestle the cats? Or do they have their own allied/rival league?
cb8ty 4 months ago
Can’t wait til Gutter sees EXISTENTIAL DREAD.
Red Bird 4 months ago
Don’t let others define who you are, Sophie. Your imagination is what makes you powerful.
GSD Mom Premium Member 4 months ago
Sophie, listen to Natasha – you are the mistress of your destiny here and can create the image you need to scare the bejeebers out of these fiends. Channel all that dread they are making you feel and spew it right back out at them!
azkfwecho Premium Member 4 months ago
Can someone give me the dates of the Existential Dread wrestling story. I think it might have been after they moved in to the BPH? (Which was January 2023, I believe). But maybe I’m remembering wrong (not out of the question!).
Granny Roberta 4 months ago
Until this story arc, I may have been under-appreciating Natasha. She is a great character.
leftbehind004 4 months ago
Sorry I deleted my post by accident. Just remember Gutter still has his grappling hook in that pantry.
fuzzybritches 4 months ago
Hmm, do I also see that bit of a rip or tear in the screen, in panels 2 and 5? Or am I crazy?
daswaff 4 months ago
Sophie! Be the uncarved block… The feline tabula rasa… The thing that goes ‘bump’ in the night.
Fennec! at the Disco 4 months ago
Great pep talk!
But time’s a-wastin’!
ikini Premium Member 4 months ago
Hey! Isn’t it still the same night? That means it is July 4th or early July 5th. Liberation day coming!
Zoomer&Yeti 4 months ago
Lately, seeing the phrase “Tidy Couple” I can’t help but hear Don Ho:
Tidy Couple
In the dark
Catnapped dear Sophie
Deserve to be horked.
daleandkristen 4 months ago
Please give that very same pep talk to The Born Loser today. Cross over can be arranged! Urgently needed!!!!
willie_mctell 4 months ago
The mice understand Sophie. She needs an abstraction as a theme for a work of art. The last panel looks like the muse is at the door.
Ravenclaw kitten 4 months ago
Georgia, how do I get a fanart on the bcn website? I’ve emailed the images multiple times without a response, can you please help?
anneffa 4 months ago
Time to grow some claws and CAT UP!
Groundhog 4 months ago
Time for the July Bug to come rescue Sophie?
kangtourcat Premium Member 4 months ago
OT Bob Newhart passed away today.I
erinurse2000 4 months ago
Unleashing Sophie!