Kettering, Ohio, 2021
King Boreekee
I am usually very good at naming pets and finding names and nicknames for people, companies, and things.
When we adopted Boreekee eight years ago, he was a very large 8-month-old kitten. In his case, choosing a good name that suited our new family member was a real struggle, and it took weeks. My wife and I finally decided on Boris, which we thought was a good enough name for a large orange tiger.
A few days later, I was off from work and my wife was out. Bored, I decided that I would train him to recognize his name. "Boris!" I called out. "Boris! Boris! Boris!" This went on for a while to no avail. He didn't even turn around and look at me, but continued to look calmly out the window.
About fifteen minutes into this fool's game, he calmly turned around, looked me in the eye, and said "Bohhreeekeh!" and then turned around to look out the window again.
"Hmm," I thought. "Maybe he just told me what his name actually is."
"Boreekee," I called.
"Boreekeh!" he said, and calmly walked over and sat next to me on the sofa, purring.
Technical data:
Camera: Canon EOS 5 film SLR
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L
Film: Ilford Delta 100
Developer: Ilfosol 3 1+9
Developed for 6:30 minutes at 69.5 degrees F (~21C). Agitated 10 seconds per minute
Scan: Canon EOS R mirrorless + Sigma 105mm macro lens
Kettering, Ohio, 2021
King Boreekee
I am usually very good at naming pets and finding names and nicknames for people, companies, and things.
When we adopted Boreekee eight years ago, he was a very large 8-month-old kitten. In his case, choosing a good name that suited our new family member was a real struggle, and it took weeks. My wife and I finally decided on Boris, which we thought was a good enough name for a large orange tiger.
A few days later, I was off from work and my wife was out. Bored, I decided that I would train him to recognize his name. "Boris!" I called out. "Boris! Boris! Boris!" This went on for a while to no avail. He didn't even turn around and look at me, but continued to look calmly out the window.
About fifteen minutes into this fool's game, he calmly turned around, looked me in the eye, and said "Bohhreeekeh!" and then turned around to look out the window again.
"Hmm," I thought. "Maybe he just told me what his name actually is."
"Boreekee," I called.
"Boreekeh!" he said, and calmly walked over and sat next to me on the sofa, purring.
Technical data:
Camera: Canon EOS 5 film SLR
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L
Film: Ilford Delta 100
Developer: Ilfosol 3 1+9
Developed for 6:30 minutes at 69.5 degrees F (~21C). Agitated 10 seconds per minute
Scan: Canon EOS R mirrorless + Sigma 105mm macro lens