Maru, a Scottish Fold cat, is one of the Internet’s leading feline celebrities, rivaled only by Happy Cat and Keyboard Cat in terms of popularity. Maru turned three years old this past Monday, as mentioned by Miss Cellania in Neatorama, whose writers documented the rising star’s humble beginnings in 2008. A quick look at his owner’s YouTube page shows the little kitty’s popularity: it seems as though none of Maru’s videos has fewer than thousands and thousands of views, with the more popular ones soaring into the millions of hits. He’s been mentioned in Entertainment Weekly and even in xkcd. He even has a book and a DVD available on his blog, run by his owner, and through the Amazon.jp.
However silly it may seem, there is a certain feeling of zen watching this large cat scale various object unsuccessfully or parade a paper bag over its head: after a hard day’s work, the sight of a cat doing something silly soothes the mind into a feeling of relaxation and calm. And the cat’s cute too!
The following video is one of Maru’s more popular ones:
About the Author
After finding out that the school's library was a welcome respite from the heat of the tropical island he inhabited, Paolo Jasa found out that books were a whole lot better than being a constant target during P.E. class; so much so that he developed a love for them that would last him a life time. His first forays in Science Fiction were in the novels of the esteemed I. Asimov, R. Bradbury, and D. Adams, while his adventures in Fantasy took him to the realms of Discworld, Hogwarts, and a Chicago that houses the only Wizard-For-Hire found in the local Yellow Pages, Harry Dresden.
Then he found out about Gaiman's Sandman comics, Miyazaki's animé, Pixar's movies, and (almost) every single web-comic on the Internet.
This changed things a little bit. A lot, in fact.
Regardless, Paolo's currently enrolled in the College of William and Mary to get a Bachelor's Degree in ... something. Hopefully in English or in Education in order to become a teacher, and to bend the minds of the next generation towards all things nerdy. While not studying or reading, he enjoys playing the alto saxophone and singing unabashedly around campus when no one’s looking.