Where's Kitty?

I’ve been involved in a funny prank that has been going on for the last couple of weeks. As a gift, James got one of those Chinese cats that has the arm that continually waves. He gave it to Kathy temporarily to put in her Kitchen window so it could be waving to her and the rest of the people in the galley. He calls it Kitty mostly, but also sometimes Mitsy. And he claims its real name is Yoshimi.

Well Kathy took it and hid it at some point, unbeknownst to James. James didn’t know where it had run off to and was devastated by the loss. He put up lost cat signs all around station and on milk cartons. People told him he should call out her name as he walks around. And Kathy gave him some tuna to put out to try and attract Kitty back. None of this worked. James eventually came to the realization that Kitty had been kidnapped. At every meal there was much talk of Kitty and speculation about what happened.

Well, I decided to add some extra intrigue into it. On the day of the ozone balloon launch, I asked Kathy where she was hiding Kitty and took some photos of Kitty inside the ozone sonde and then parachuting down with the sonde. I then added a journal entry of Kitty with some pictures.

***Newsflash***

The royal Danish air force recovered part of a journal entry yesterday, 27 June at 1422 while performing routine helo ops over the Greenland ice sheet. Recovered along with the journal was a camera with the following "selfie" style photos. The air force has determined that the author of the journal entry was most likely aboard an Ozone Sonde from the American research base, Summit Station. General Bendt Førslev contacted the Summit Station Science Technicians and was informed that the balloon crash landed on the ice sheet at location 72.495, -38.263. If North Winds allow, a search will be initiated, if for no other reason than to get the 50 USD reward for sonde recovery from NOAA.

Dear Journal,

I have become increasingly despondent in the past several days. If being held in captivity didn't cause enough suffering, I have had to endure too great a period apart from my sweet, beloved James, son of Richard, and his cuddly bagel. Oh journal, how I do miss catnapping on that wonderful bagel! Thus, I have decided to take events into my own hands. Right meow! I still have four of my nine lives remaining, so I figure the risk is worth it. I am going to attempt to sneak aboard one of those goofy orange-taped balloons they launch here in the hopes that I will be carried to my homeland of China. It pains me deeply that this means I may never see dear, dear James again. But this may be my only possible escape. My only hope is that James' love for chow mein will bring him on vacation to China where I will be waiting for him. I can't fathom the sorrow James must be feeling in my absence. It pains me deeply. If by chance this journal goes public, my last request is that K-dub frequently rests his face on that wonderful Bagel, if only to provide some semblance of feline comfort to it. Purring would also help.

I fear this may be my last entry, but jet-stream willing, I will be feasting on Peking Duck by week's end

If you're not first you're last,

Kitty

PS: If I successfully make it to China, please send all correspondence (and hopefully some bagel lint) to 

Yoshimi

Jiuzhaigou Orphanage for Cats that would otherwise be eaten

General Mao Alley

Songpan, People's Republic of China  z10528t

At our party on Saturday night (7/30) , for some reason James didn’t come out. So we grabbed Kitty and took some photos. We took photos of kitty helping us mop and then hanging out with us with a bottle of whiskey. But then things took an interesting turn. We took a photo of Kitty inside one of the blenders. Hannah sent the picture to James’ facebook and wrote “James, help me” Then we took the leftovers from Thano’s cake (which is white, the color the kitty with red berries, the color of blood) and put it in the blender and took a picture of it as an after picture. Hannah again sent this to James and said “maybe you’re too late”  Then they took pictures of Kathy, who ironically is a vegetarian, eating the blended Kitty.


After the party, we left kitty inside of a coffee pot, but a couple of days later, Kitty went missing again. Kitty was the talk of the station for weeks, but no one knew who had kitty

As of 8/17 with the leaving of the last flight, we still don't know where Kitty is. People are hoping she will show up in Kanger or Scotia...

The night started out innocent enough. Kitty was watching us do dishes

Then kitty wanted to help me mop

Then kitty joined Thano and K-dub (behind the powder mag) for some Saturday night chill time

With Elissa and me as well

Then kitty got into some whiskey.  Bad Kitty!

Then kitty ended up in a blender somehow

And was blended

Then vegetarian Kathy, the cook, enjoyed some Kitty

After the party, we left kitty inside of a coffee pot, but a couple of days later, Kitty went missing again. Kitty was the talk of the station for weeks, but no one knew who had kitty.  Kathy put up some signs looking for Kitty.  I found some cat tracks while on a long ski out on the clean air line

sign put up by Kathy

tracks I "found" while out on a ski

As of 8/17 with the leaving of the last flight, we still don't know where Kitty is. People are hoping she will show up in Kanger or Scotia...

8/20

The group arrived to Scotia yesterday and still the thief of Kitty has not exposed himself. We are all surprised! We figured that by now Kitty would have made an appearance at either Summit, Kanger, or Scotia. It is a huge mystery with much chatter about it. We are so intrigued to know who has Kitty and who has been able to keep quiet. I know if I had kitty I would have been taking random funny pictures with it.  Hmmm, will we ever know?

8/23
Still no kitty. The case might have to be closed as one of Greenland's greatest unsolved mysteries