Nipclub May 14, 2026: Sekurity Update

Nipclub May 14 2026

Nipclub May 14, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

The theme was Bridgerton, which is an American TV romance series set in the English Regency period of high society.

I had never heard of it, and had yet to watch it, but Regency-era speech? Let’s do this!

Mr. Gator procured elegant dress uniforms for us, and they called the security “The Bow Street Runners.” I employed the Regency period dialect, circa England 1811-1820, for the duration of the Nipclub soiree.

Upon my arrival, Mr. Gator was discoursing on the hiring of goats to consume invasive flora on his acreage. Mr. Gator remarked sekurity had a calm time of it, as there was a distinct lack of activity this evening, to which I replied, “I am quite relieved to learn of the area’s freedom from criminal activity.”

We partook of delectable victuals such as one might find at a high English tea: Comté cheese tartlets, raspberry charlotte cake, cucumber finger sandwiches, Pimm’s cup, and the like.

The fare was most agreeable.

Mr. Gator mentioned goat cheese, chèvre, and we engaged in conversation regarding cheeses, and even a fetching Pinot noir with a chev upon the label.

Mizz Bassie confessed she had to consult the records on Bridgerton, whilst I admitted I did not consult the records; I simply embraced the Regency style with abandon. It proves a tad tedious employing the translator, but it was such a delight to surprise one’s companions with high-society Regency parlance.

Mr. Gator’s wine was exceptional, and we sipped wine whilst conversing about fine cheeses and fruit pairings.

Crime was virtually nonexistent, even when sharing our charity of the week link. Slow and steady, as my iPaw met an ill fate by crashing, even after the latest update.

TJS made a brief appearance, as is they were wont, and Mr. Louis inquired after Mr. Angus, to determine if he might play music; alas, technological difficulties beset him as well, and he could not grace the party in person.

Mr. Louis was holding forth on his new Android tablet, avowing it to be the most superlative device imaginable! He inquired what I employed; I possess an iPaw, which has functioned admirably until this evening, of course.

Mr. Louis chattered on, oblivious of the Regency theme.

Mr. Louis determined to partake of refreshments, and sampled the stuffed chicken, gin fizz, and delightful cake. Tonight’s repast was refined, visually pleasing, and delicious.

Raven graced us with her presence and was greatly impressed by my Regency-era English. Miss Pearl DM’d me, relating that she had been shadow banned, thus I assumed responsibility for the bar for the last three quarters of an hour.

Mr. Louis, Miss Raven, and I remained; Miss Raven departed after a time, and Mr. Louis and I partook of after-dinner drinks. Mr. Louis expressed a desire to sample the beef Wellington, thus I obliged him with a delectable repast.

We chatted, sipped our beverages, and I tidied up and departed in my awaiting carriage.

It was a lovely evening!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub April 30, 2026: Sekurity Update

Nipclub April 30, 2026

Nipclub April 30th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It is staff appreciation night again; this time for the team at Snick’s Sekurity! I finally got my appreciation night! Does that mean I have the night off? A sekurity officer’s work is never done! It means I can relax, have fun, and not worry about interlopers tonight.

Alfie was setting up in the DJ booth when I walked in, and he announced I was on duty. I wore a tuxedo tonight; a tuxie cat in a tux. It seemed like the party called for something extra!

Angus and Pearl were already there; Pearl was behind the bar and always liked to start with the sweets first, so she put out a tray of cookies shaped like badges, squad cars, donuts and handcuffs! They were amazingly cute. Plus, there were sweet and colorful cocktails!

Harvey was there, and he mentioned his mum was tired. He’d been experimenting with editing software called Canva, and it piqued my interest. He’s working on logo design for the C.W.A., the Cat Writers Association. I wasn’t familiar with the group, but it sounded interesting. The logo design example he showed looked nice.

Mizz Bassie arrived when Angus and I were talking about tequila, specifically Patron tequila. His new, stylish haircut drew attention, making his short, curly tail appear more attractive. Most of his floof was gone!

Pearl and Harvey were talking about sci movies and books while we were sitting at the bar, having drinks. The discussion was about a book that was hard science fiction as opposed to fantasy Sci-Fi; the book was called Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. It sounded great, so I added it to my Kindle queue.

TJS appeared, and I asked if he was staying, as it was our party! TJS stayed this time, which was very unusual! Pearl made espresso niptinis, and we danced all over the place.

LATE NITE started, and Moo showed up for it and wanted to have a drink with me! She was mostly incognito earlier, so this was a pleasant surprise! Angus and Raven tag-teamed the music, and Pearl made gigantic blue margaritas.

Pearl mentioned a swarm of honeybees at her house, and we all talked about different bees like the Africanized bees, native bees, and the friendly black carpenter bees, etc.

Harvey showed us a photo of the cutest black bird called a black robin. It’s so cute it looks like a cartoon bird.

No one was in the DJ booth, so I snuck in and played a couple of classic ‘70s rock and roll songs: Aerosmith’s “Last Child” and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”.

It was late and time for Pearl to head out, so I went behind the bar and made some Thai-spiced fresh oysters and more drinks. Then I made some B-52 shot cocktails and served them with matching music- “Love Shack” by the B-52s!

Time to make dessert as Angus jumped into the DJ booth and played a yacht rock set, including the classic one-hit wonder by Looking Glass, “Brandy”. I mentioned that there is a brilliant cover of that song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their Live in Hyde Park album from several years ago.

It was time to wind it down, since it was just the two of us left. I set out a couple of to-go bags with leftover pizza and cookies, locked up the bar, and we both headed out.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

OTLFP April 2026 Wrap-Up

April 4

It was our 10th Anniversary Show! Friends crowded the studio. We reminisced about our very first episode, about the parties we used to throw instead of having an interview guest. So many audience members came up to the microphone to tell us their favorite memories or their favorite Special Guests. The love we received made our team feel immense gratitude. Millie and Pixie promised to keep going with the #OTLFP show.

April 11

Wilbur Wonkey McDonkey @WilburWonkey, who was unknown to most of our audience, undoubtedly made many new friends during the show. He posted great pics of his adventures with his mum and his adventure friend Dee Dee. He was such a delightful guest that are sure we will invite him back some day for another fun interview.

April 25

Cooper @CoopersCornerTD provided us with a wealth of information on dog therapy work and agility training. Cooper started out with nursing home residents, but then started helping children read and even helped high school kids with stress related to tests and homework. It was such a rewarding career! But he also learned ability training and became superb at that too! Isn’t Cooper amazing?

Hedgewatch Cafe on April 18, 2026

This past Saturday was another amazing time at the Hedgewatch cafe as Lil Bit was back with her best buds, serving up noms and drinks!

This past weekend’s theme was skateboarding!

While everyone was shredding and ripping, the foods and noms being served included sossidge and chips, tuna heaven, lasagna with nip bread, pawlissere slice, ginger cat lattes, nip tea and biccy, nip juice with bubbles, and, as always, Brock’s world famous gin!

It was another exceptional Saturday morning (or afternoon for everyone in the UK) at the cafe!

Lil Bit will be back again this Saturday, so come see us!

Nipclub April 16, 2026: Sekurity Update

April 16 2026 Nipclub

Nipclub April 16, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s Music Night, DJ’s Choice at Nipclub! Sekurity could wear whatever, so I looked in my extensive uniform wardrobe for just the right look and I chose something simple and casual.

When I arrived, we were trending on X! Alfie the #FurryTails barktender (@TheHugHouse) was there and played music in the DJ booth. He jumped in just as I arrived; K-Boi had been playing music for the prior hour.

What a great surprise!

TJS greeted everyone enthusiastically while I tried to find out how to get a drink. Mizz Bassie arrived and was feeling fabulous, which was great because we missed her last week.

Gator had been here for a while, as usual. 

The dance floor was full. Alfie played some fun music, like songs from The Beastie Boys, Bowling for Soup, Jack White, and Cake….

I listened to the splendid music while I checked the sekurity cameras and video feed from the last hour to see if anything interesting showed up. 

Moo served cheeseburger sliders with spicy pickles, and they were delicious, along with Aperol Spritzers.

Angus was present but unseen because he apparently had his cloak of invisibility on. Or maybe it was his dark glasses? He couldn’t see us, but we could see him!

Mizz Bassie displayed a photo depicting her fully blossomed, yellow tabebuia tree. She mentioned they are a riot of color when they are blooming next to jacaranda trees where she lives. 

Many saw Angus in the bar, seemingly resolving his affliction. He then declared his intention to perform some music.

George the duck showed up! He’s a rare bird once the sun goes down, and it’s always fun when he shows up.

Pearl served guitar-shaped cookies and bacon beer, and Louis showed up just in time for LATE NITE. Moo and I sat next to each other at the bar, catching up.

Angus was in the DJ booth, starting off with 1980s hair metal. Such fun music to dance to and listen to, especially when accompanied by an enormous plate of deluxe nachos! We enjoyed nachos and listened to Quiet Riot, Def Leppard, and Poison, and talked about boom boxes and cassette tapes. Angus didn’t know that the Quiet Riot classic “Cum on Feel the Noize” was a cover of an original song by Slade, which was an English glam rock group!

Then Gator played the Gloria Jones original version of Tainted Love… more minds blown! We listened to more music, and there was a discussion about cover songs and perpetually covered songs like “Jolene” and some of Johnny Cash’s excellent covers.

Pearl left at her usual time, and K-Boi came back to join us for a bit until closing; Gator and I tag-teamed and played a few more songs. I dipped into Delta Blues with Son House and a cover of a Blind Willie Johnson song by Tom Waits. Gator and I talked about music, and I played one more song in the same vein: a Robert Johnson tune.

I served up night caps and buttery popcorn while Gator and I schemed about a future cover music Nipclub party.

Gator and I closed the bar, and Gator spotted a spammer zombie on the way out. I give him credit for nabbing the sekurity risk! 

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat, LATE NITE Nipclub Sekurity

Nipclub April 9, 2026 Sekurity Update

Nipclub April 9 2026

Nipclub April 9th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s Thursday, April 9th at Nipclub, and we’re having a Color Party!

Moo was enticing everyone with glorious pizza with fresh tomato and basil when I arrived in my special colorful Sekurity uniform. We all have colored paint all over u, like the Holi festival in India!

Pearl showed up at the shift change and took over for Moo at the bar, where she served colorful pancakes with whipped cream and sprinkles, plus pink and purple layered cocktails. All the food was colorful tonight!

The usual crowd was already there. I checked the Sekurity cameras between sips of my pink and purple drink. It was so quiet that there were no zombie bots anywhere.

We talked about spring weather, flowers, trees blooming, spring rains, and happy bees. Spooky, Soya, and Miso showed up as a collective trio, all dressed in colorful clothing. Even Spooky wore a sky-blue floral three-piece suit and tassel loafers.

The arrival of Angus the Bold prompted my question about him DJing. I also asked if he was the new DJ and if he’d interviewed with K-Boi yet?

Apparently not. Maybe Louis is the new DJ?

Or it’s an open mic, at least for now; we’ll make it work.

Between Louis, Raven, Angus, and me, we made quite a scene near the DJ booth, as we are all black cats. I invented the term for a group of black cats on the fly; I dubbed us a “darkening”.

We discussed this over an unusual drink Pearl served called “Thandai.” People serve it in India at a few festivals, and they often spike it with cannabis, but our version has catnip. It’s kind of like a nutty chai with rose petals, pistachios, and saffron. Sweet and exotic.

The DJ duties became a group effort as Louis, Angus, Raven, and I all played some of our favorite songs within the theme of the color party.

I played “Blue Motel” by Chris Issak.

Pearl left at her usual time, and I stayed late to close the bar.

The color theme inspired Raven to wear a stunning pink gown, straight from the Wizard of Oz. It was a costume from a previous themed party. She swapped the large, soft gown for one Gator crafted, choosing deep pink because of its spatial efficiency.

With the music, food, and drinks, we kept the colorful vibe alive, and I served up some more cocktails and lobster mac and cheese.

We enjoyed listening to diverse music.

I concluded the festivities with a last drink and containers for guests to carry home delicious leftovers.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub April 2, 2026: Sekurity Update

Nipclub April 2, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Nipclub go fly a kite day! We all have kites to fly on a glorious spring evening.

I arrived at the bar filled with lively conversation about blue jets and red sprites; apparently, these are both upper atmospheric electrical discharge phenomena that occur during storms. Pearl was talking about it, and Gator had a video to share with everyone in the bar. The images were so beautiful, like the Northern Lights!

Apparently, all the pals were talking about big thunderstorms and different lightning types right before I arrived. Harvey, Miss Moo, Pearl, Gator, DC Kitty, Kim Colon, Lily, Louis, and even P and Jeego were there for the early party!

Moo served up some delicious satay chicken skewers, and Angus flew a spectacular rainbow kite. Pearl started barktending after Moo’s shift, and was serving freshly baked calzones and “Black Kite” wine, which was a nice play on words as it had a bird on the label. It was delicious wine!

Someone mentioned Holy Week. I said it was Maundy Thursday (commemorating the Last Supper); Harvey said it was already Good Friday in New Zealand. Raven said her human didn’t understand why the store ran out of eggs…duh, it’s Easter week!

The Artimis rocket was a topic as well, along with light rain during spring weather. TJS showed up with the usual energy and greeted everyone by name.

After more food and conversation, LATE NITE fun started with Angus in the DJ booth, spinning the tunes, and we lit up the night sky with LED kites.

Pearl was serving up righteous noms and cocktails for the LATE NITE diehards. Angus found a fun song for April Fool’s Day, something funny by the great Ray Stevens. We had forgotten how funny he was! That led to Weird Al, so we amped up the fun!

We stayed up late and talked about the lack of humor nowadays and how human children have cushy playgrounds, nothing dangerous. Gen X drank from the hose and ran around until dark!

Pearl retired for the evening, so I stayed for another 30 minutes to barktend and close the bar.

I love staying late for the Nipclub pals!

I found out that Louis and Angus’ humans are both Gen X, just like mine, so we continued the conversation about dangerous playgrounds, not having cell phones, Blockbuster Video stores, and what it was like to roam free outside without supervision.

I served up a nightcap with some deviled eggs while the conversation flowed into Good Friday.

Louis, Angus, and I closed it down; it’s almost Easter!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Animal Holidays and Observations, March 29 – April 4

April pet holidays

The April Monthly Observations are:

Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Canine Fitness Month
Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
National Adopt a Greyhound Month

The daily Holidays/Observations during the week of March 29 – April 4 are:

• April 1-7: International Pooper Scooper Week
• April 1: International Bull Terrier Day
• April 2: National Ferret Day
• April 4: World Stray Animals Day
• April 4: World Rat Day

Nipclub March 26, 2026: Sekurity Update

Nipclub March 26, 2026 Sekurity

Nipclub March 26, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Hello Spring! Sekurity had nifty uniforms this week that were gardening overalls with trowels and pots of catnip!

I arrived late because I was out gallivanting around the multiverse and lost track of time. I checked the sekurity cameras and the video shortly after I arrived.

With our gardening theme in full swing, everyone was talking about catnip: growing it (Pearl is the expert at farming catnip), eating it, getting crazy, catnip toys, etc.  

Various pals watched sports because of March Madness and baseball.

Angus celebrated his 7th gotcha day and brought cake and champagne to share with everyone. It was epic!

Angus and Louis were trying to decide who should play music for LATE NITE; looks like they will share DJ duties.

Pearl made shrimp dishes left and right, and P and Jeego posted a crazy photo of Jeego in a shrimp sushi costume. It is so difficult to describe, but hilarious!

Angus played fun music such as Def Leppard, The Divinyls, and George Michael. After I reviewed the sekurity footage once more, I stepped outside. Music played loudly, and animals danced joyfully throughout the night.

Everyone had a great time dancing, talking about old rock stars, and eating delicious noms and cocktails while the music continued. The dance floor was open and Nipclub trended on X!

Louis played Usher and Juice Newton’s cover version of the song “Angel of the Morning”, so we discussed who originally sang it.

Pearl left the bar to me to close down as usual. Louis wound down with Nine Inch Nails, catnip, and a last call cocktail as Angus and I wrapped up the LATE NITE Nipclub party bar.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat