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Squishy’s slow ascent to fame – Squishy Cow in a book!

by Eva Amsen

“Squishy! Squishy Cow!”
“Zzzz….”
“SQUISHY!!”
“Zzzz…WHAT? What’s going on? Where’s all the furniture?”


minimal furniture, yesterday

“We’re moving… How long were you asleep?”
“I was hibernating. It’s cold outside.”


Cold outside, last week

“Look, you’re famous on the internet!”
“What’s this then?”
“Your post was runner-up for best Nature Network blog post of 2009.”

Squishy Cow had a popular blog post

“I’m special!”
“You’re even more special, because you’re also going to be in a book.”

Squishy Cow will be in a book

“Yay! I read a book once, but it wasn’t about me.”
“This one is not entirely about you either. There are 49 other blog posts in it, and none of them are about squishy cows.”
“Any other kind of cows maybe?”
“No. But there are entries about lots of other kinds of animals, and also another one about animal research, so you’ll feel right at home.”
“Good. Because I don’t really feel at home here after what you did with the place. Everything is in boxes or gone altogether…”

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12 comments

Erika Cule January 17, 2010 - 7:12 AM

Good luck with the move, Squishy!
Congratulations on getting into Open Lab – you must be delighted.
(And, shouldn’t it be slow ascenT ? [/pedant])

Eva Amsen January 17, 2010 - 7:24 AM

Oops, it should… Fixing now.

Jennifer Rohn January 17, 2010 - 9:21 AM

When squishy cows hibernate to they go all deflated?

Kristi Vogel January 17, 2010 - 12:34 PM

Congrats on getting into Open Lab, Squishy Cow!
After your move, you’ll be just across the North Sea from the land of your -squishy- Friesian ancestors.

Stephen Curry January 17, 2010 - 1:13 PM

I trust Squishy Cow is up to date with her vaccinations (no pun intended or delivered) so as to avoid any embarrassment at UK border control…

Alyssa Gilbert January 17, 2010 - 1:56 PM

Congrats, and good luck with the move, Squishy (and Eva)!

Erika Cule January 17, 2010 - 5:29 PM

bq. _I trust Squishy Cow is up to date with her vaccinations (no pun intended or delivered) so as to avoid any embarrassment at UK border control…_
Surely the problem will be more significant when she wants to leave the UK?

Cath Ennis January 18, 2010 - 10:20 PM

Slow ascent to fame?! My impression was that Squishy Cow had exploded onto the scene like, well, an exploding cow.

Richard Wintle January 18, 2010 - 10:25 PM

All of the squishy cows, horses and other members of the squishy menagerie where I work are applauding.
Good luck with the move Squishy – make sure you keep Eva organized, ‘kay?

Eva Amsen January 18, 2010 - 10:30 PM

What does it sound like when squishy animals applaud? Doofdoofdoofdoof?

Richard Wintle January 18, 2010 - 10:41 PM

squelchysquelchysquelchysqueak
[more or less]

Åsa Karlström January 19, 2010 - 2:23 AM

How cute 🙂 A hibernating squishy cow… at least there will be less hibernating in the future since the UK is less cold than Toronto. Wetter maybe, but surely cows like rain?! Even squishy ones? 😉

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