Cat Photo Update -- because this is the internet

Kitten has been growing wonderfully, and is now five months old. He is going to be superbig, as 7 pounds is where he is sitting now, still growing.

That said, being much bigger now, it's become much more important that his shinannigans don't get out of hand and wreck my apartment. Two of the worst right now are his darting through the door when I get home from work and then making me play Donkey Kong throughout my building( up each flight of stairs, to the other end of the building, then up more stairs, back to the first side of the building, repeat, to catch him), and trying to claw climb up the screen windows. I can put up with the first, but the second could cause damage and must be contained. Thus, the kittycrate was born. Yes, I am a dog person, can't you tell?

And it's working. Both problems have stopped entirely, and kitten is happy in crate.... but having the crate caused another problem... The crate is UGLY. Super, duper, ugly. It's an assault to my senses, and thus....

Being a geek, especially a crafty, theme loving geek? PROJECT TIME.

Prototype idea: Designing a smaller, separate area for the mini litterbox to prevent odour/kicking of litter into the main play space. I also want to make at least one multilevel shelf for lounging, and add some type of geeky theme (I decided on PORTAL 2). DIY Project notes below the cut.

Before Picture: Crate: 36x23x25 dimensions,

Materials:

Two orange bathtowels, one purple, one old ratty blue towel.
Cardboard from the box we got the cage in. Thick.
Rope
London Drugs Decorative Storage box
Litter Liner
Wire to make second story
1/2 set of Portal 2 themed cork coasters to use as signs

Here is a picture of current kitty (Atticus, at six months); next post will show the finished cat condo.