Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1071

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1070

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1070, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Following up on previously mentioned matters

Happy Kitteh, originally uploaded by sandrino.

The previously hidden twitter account of Aloysius G. Koford can be found here: http://twitter.com/veryoldman (as previously noted here).
Also: thank you to everyone who has sent a SASE for a free bookplate. So far I've been able to get them back in the mail the very next day. The P.O. Box to which you can send a SASE now appears on the right side of this blog.
Furthermore: I'll be signing books in LA in a few weeks. More on that as things develop.
Too: welcome visitors from BoingBoing!
Finally: Sandrino is a dandy photographer, and I always like seeing his close-ups of the things I send him.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1069

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1069, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1068

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1068, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1067

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1067, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Laissez les bon temps rouler!, originally uploaded by Photo Mojo.

Tonight's upcoming comic comes from an almost true story. I merely chipped my tooth on a king cake baby in 2002.
Also: my great-grandfather's twitter updates appear to the right.
Also also: thanks to everyone who has sent a SASE (see also the right side of this blog). They are heading back to you as I type this.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Here's a song by my favorite New Orleans native.

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---Begin translation [with minor corrections]---

An important message from Aloysius.

Greetings from Pitcairn Island.
In order to combat the loneliness inherent to manning this desolate numbers station, I've started using twitter.com, as I'm sure many of you have (though I hope for better reasons than mine).
If you would like to find and follow me on Twitter, please refer to the first video featuring me on BoingBoing tv.
My Fark handle is the same as my Twitter handle, with no spaces.
Be the first to find me on Twitter and my no good great-grandson will send you something. [Congratulations @sgnp]
But wait, there's more: from time to time, I will post updates on Twitter that will begin and end with 3 stars. Like so: ***blah blah blah***
Be the very first to properly translate these starred tweets and you will receive one of many possible surprises:
Original art from "the laugh-out-loud cats sell out", signed postcards, or something else.
In order to win, simply be the first to reply with an "at" symbol, followed by my Twitter name, then the decoded message.
If you are the first, I will contact you in due time: there's no need to pester me. I am very old.
You will need to sign up with Twitter in order to win (you were going to anyway), and you can only win something once.

Good night. May the calming hiss of the ocean be your lullaby.

Also: would the first person kind enough to properly this screed please post the proper translate in the comments? [thank you, az and Evil Nickname, et al]

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1066

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1066, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1065

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1065, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1064

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1064, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1063

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1063, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Thank you, Иван Хорошев

Иван Хорошев emailed this wonderful creation.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1062

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1062, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Updated SASE details

SASE, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Here are the long-awaited answers to questions asked in the comments and elsewhere:
If you live outside the US, and your country no longer uses IRCs (I'm looking at you, Netherlands), just send a self-addressed envelope.
Also: if you are a member of the fan club, put your member number on the envelope somewhere.
Finally: regular sized envelopes are fine.
Thank you.

P.O. Box 218

Post Office Letter Box (Fisheye), originally uploaded by MacJewell.

Would you like a signed bookplate to paste snugly in your copy of The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out? Here's how to get one:

Step 1. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to this address:

Adam Koford
P.O. Box 218
Farmington, UT 84025

Step 2. Wait patiently (don't worry, I sign my name pretty fast).

Step 3. Enjoy!

Thank you.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1061

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1061, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1060

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1060, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1059

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1059, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Happy Valentine's Day

Stubbe Truffles say "Happy Valentine's Day", originally uploaded by designwallah.

I hope your day is lovely.
By the way, designwallah has the kind of photostream on flickr you could wander through all day.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1058

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1058, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Hopefully you've seen this by now.

This is what makes the internet great.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1057

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1057, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Happy Birthday Charles Darwin.
It's been a while since I've posted a monkey.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1056

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1056, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Now available in wallpaper size

Wallpaper size, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Click on the picture, then "all sizes".

Charlie finds an appropriate pillow

Charlie finds an appropriate pillow, originally uploaded by schmuela.

I cannot guarantee the efficacy of using this book as a pillow, but who am I to tell a cat what to do?

Thanks schmuela!!!

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1055

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1054

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1054, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

NYCC

Here's a picture of me signing books at Comic Con in New York this weekend. Thanks to everyone who showed up and said hi and/or bought a book. It will be available to non-Comic Con attendees on March 1st and you can preorder it now on Amazon.
There will likely be other signings in LA, possibly San Diego, and maybe Salt Lake. I'll post more info as things develop.
If you don't get a chance to meet me in person (and who can blame you), I'll be sending out free signed bookplates via self-addressed stamped envelope once the book is out. More on that later as well.
I have some fun stuff planned for the coming weeks, so watch this space.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1053

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1053, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

1825

John Quincy Adams, Sixth President (1825-1829), originally uploaded by cliff1066.

(This image is what comes up when you search for "1825" in the creative commons pool on flickr (thanks cliff1066!).)
1825 also happens to be the booth number for Abrams at New York ComicCon, which I will be attending this weekend. I'll be signing my as-yet-to-be-released book there on Friday from 3 to 4, and Saturday from 11 to Noon.

CORN!

Jumbo Corn Holders, originally uploaded by mrbill.

There's a new button near the bottom of this blog. It says "CORNIFY". Click at your peril.

This is not a winner

Eustace Tilley, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

...because it's from last year. It didn't win then either. It's still my favorite though. He's got a tiny head! I should have made the butterfly gigantic.
But! One of my Tilley's did win and is on the New Yorker site this week: NYer.
There were many many excellent entries, though no one has yet gone to the extreme of getting Eustace Tilley tattooed on their noggin. There's always next year, someone.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1052

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1052, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1051

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1051, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.

As mentioned previously, I'll be attending ComicCon in NYC this weekend. There won't be a comic posted on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday as a result. I'll try to make it up to you all somehow.
Thank you.

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1050

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #1050, originally uploaded by Ape Lad.