Lasagna, anyone?

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Recently I realized I had collected several things related to Garfield and it got me curious enough to check for how long the, um, happy cat has been around. Did you know he’s been gracing our lives since June 19, 1978?

I didn’t. Wow. I knew I’d loved that cantankerous cat for along time but, still, wow.  So, what do I have in my personal Garfield stash?

• Metallic picture that looks more like it belongs in a tavern than anywhere else – I’m honestly not sure how long I’ve had this one. Or where exactly I got it. But I love it and it’s been hanging over my desk for years. He has such a satisfied expression on his face that you just know he has to have been up to something. Or into some lasagna.
• A “Some people have no respect for slow risers” poster with the perpetually perky Odie giving grumpy Garfield a big slurpy wake-up call that only a dog can do while the big orange furball is still half asleep in his bed, which doesn’t make for a happy cat (what does with Garfield?) – that poster struck a cord with me for some odd reason ;), which is why I’ve hung onto it all these years. I think I got it when we were in college. (I’d scan it but it’s way too big for my scanner)
• “I’m roadkill on the information superhighway” bookmark
• “Don’t Ask” bookmark (Both gotten in the obvious way, i.e, book shopping, naturally.)
• Garfield head eraser, still in the package – I suspect this one was a stocking stuffer or a gift from one of my kids at one point
• Garfield at large: His first book – a graphic novel collection from the early years of Garfield comics and well worth the read, if just to put everything into perspective
• Garfield bigger than life: His third book – more of the same and reminds me that I need to get more of these because there’s a whole bunch of them out now
• “Use your friends wisely” mug – picked this one up just a couple of months ago at yard sale or some such, which is what got me started wondering what all I had

And the circle is complete. Well, not quite. I did find one other thing while scrounging around, The Official Website of Garfield & Friends, a pretty neat site but a little warning here that it’s graphic intensive and has a loud music score that plays the second you arrive. Otherwise, have fun. 😉