{"id":126,"date":"2016-12-19T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstblog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2016-12-20T12:29:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:29:50","slug":"2016s-top-ten-duarte-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstblog\/2016\/12\/19\/2016s-top-ten-duarte-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"2016’s Top Ten Duarte Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi all! Our Bests & Worsts of 2016s episodes are delayed, due to a number of factors, but mainly I got pneumonia and was too sick to do anything for a long time. Thanks, 2016, for this lovely parting gift. To help fill the gap in Worst Bestsellers land, Kait said she was going to write a blog post about the top 10 best moments of 2016, and I said, good for you but that sounds too exhausting for me to do. (Pneumonia sucks, y’all!)<\/p>\n

But I didn’t want to show up to the blog empty-handed, and I figured even in my extremely diminished capacity I could handle a photo roundup of my favorite subject. Here are my top 10 photos of my cat Duarte from 2016. I hope you like them, too. (If not: leave me alone, I’m sick.)<\/p>\n

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HONORABLE MENTION:<\/p>\n

\"Fat<\/p>\n

This is NOT DUARTE. This summer I had the pleasure of visiting the Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe<\/a> and met Duarte’s Doppelganger, aka Fat Duarte. (Fat Duarte is really named Nova but I prefer not to call her that<\/a>.) Fat Duarte was very pleasing to behold and she alone was well worth the price of admission to the cat cafe.<\/p>\n

10)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

This is a diptych of Duarte preferring not to be photographed. I find it very relatable.<\/p>\n

9)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

I took this photo on a recent sick day (did I mention I have pneumonia). I originally instagrammed it with the caption “Blair Witch Project 7” because that’s the vibe I got from it. I did not google how many Blair Witch movies there have been and I won’t do it now. Thanks for keeping me company, witch cat.<\/p>\n

8)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

Duarte why won’t you wear a party hat. Duarte it’s a party. DUARTE.<\/p>\n

7)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

This is mainly a picture of me but I like that Duarte is hanging out in the background, aloofly supervising the podcast. This was right after we moved to Boston but before our furniture arrived. Podcat’s gotta podcat.<\/p>\n

6)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

I was trying out different interview outfits and I draped this blazer over Duarte. I don’t think he liked it but probably just because it wasn’t tailored to his size. Plus it’s overkill since he’s already wearing a tuxedo.<\/p>\n

5)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

This is a picture of Duarte and my mom sharing a chair, although Duarte is not very good at sharing. My mom is a very good grandmother to Duarte.<\/p>\n

4)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

Oh my gosh his little toes. His little white chin. Oh my gosh. He’s so sleepy. Oh my gosh.<\/p>\n

3)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

Duarte bit me like 2 seconds after this photo was taken. You can see it in his eyes. And his tongue.<\/p>\n

2)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte\"<\/p>\n

When it’s cold out Duarte likes to sleep on my face for warmth. He is yawning in this photo because he is a sleepy kitty who would like to sleep on my face for 18 hours a day if possible. Sadly for both of us, it is not usually possible.<\/p>\n

1)<\/p>\n

\"Duarte<\/p>\n

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Since we moved to Boston (or thereabouts) this year, I got Duarte a lobster costume for annual holiday card. (Naturally.) This isn’t the picture I chose for the final card, but it’s maybe my favorite of the set. Fight the power, Duarte.<\/p>\n

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