Big world, small paws!

I think I am getting the winter blues. Lately, I have been sitting in front of a pile of toys feeling very uninspired. In addition, all the birds that used to sing in front of the kitchen window have vanished, the bugs that sometimes crawled in from the outside garden are gone into hiding, the squirrels have left and my friend Toby has not visited me in forever. It is cold outside and sitting in the window is giving me the shivers. Our neighbors upstairs are moving out and their kitten is leaving. I just hope a new couple will move in soon.

Does anyone know if kitten can get manic depressions? I wonder, because sometimes when B comes home at night, I get all freaky and run up and down the hallway as fast as I can. Then, I jump up on the curtains and hide at the top of the shades. Unfortunately, I can never get down by myself and B has to get me. She gets so mad at me and holds long lectures on respecting other people’s space and posessions. I have to listen to what it costs to buy new curtains and how I don’t contribute to household expenses or even help to clean and keep things tidy. Sigh! Humans are so difficult sometimes. I try to make it up to her by warming her feet at night and purring when she is sad, but she seems to forget these little favors.

Maybe I need a break and go on vacation. I wish they had a ClubMed for kittens. On the brighter side, my new water fountain will be here soon. Until then, I will just stay in bed and sleep.

I like to keep up with technology, because I believe that one day it will help me tell B that she squeezes me too hard or that I really do not enjoy being thrown around in the air and fall on a blanket. So, today I came across this article -> http://www.dehavilland.co.uk/webhost.asp?wci=default&wcp=NationalNewsStoryPage&ItemID=15100620&ServiceID=8&filterid=10&searchid=8

Now, I don’t think chicken like to be hugged and/or petted, but I certainly can see some usage in this vest. I could certainly get one for all of my friends and hug them whenever I want. Or, if I don’t like someone, I could squeeze really hard and they would pass out. Well, maybe that would get me in trouble. I wonder how the law would categorize such an offense. Maybe “cyber assault” or “intention to harm via cyber technology.”

Hah, I know that most of you don’t like my off on the tangents opinion posts and thus, I will be quiet now and sign off. Just remember, kitten hugs are the best. Right Rany?

Every once in a while, every kitten needs to have her female humans over for a good chat. Today, we had five of those wonderful, sexy and good smelling females of the human race visit B and I for the 1st advent. We baked all morning, while Mama Schellenberg called every half hour to make sure that we did not screw up this wonderful German tradition. And, let me just tell you - and I am in all honesty am not showing off (even though I am often pereceived as doing so) - it all came out so wonderfully. It was like Martha Stewart had a kitten that could bake and entertain at the same time.

When the girls arrived, we had coffee, tea, mulled wine, stollen, hazelnut cookies and a dutch apple pie. We even made our own whip cream. So yummy! I spent most of the visit in Rany’s lap, who, if I may say so, has the softest hands ever. Plus, she also has a kitten, who, unfortunately, is not yet on Friendster. I tried to respect that not all the girls like kittens and did not rub myself all over everyone, but I think by the end of the evening even Sneha and Irene were convinced that there are no better animals on this earth than us cuddly little things.

Well, we chatted a lot and talked about boyzzz. But I cannot talk about it much, because what is said amongst girls, stays amongst girls. Well, OK, Kara told us all one big secret. But that is it! No more. It was HUGE, though. Ha! Before everyone left, I made Renee (and yes, that is a girl’s name!) promise me that she will come and visit when B goes on an upcoming business trip. I do like that girl a lot. Partly because she found me before B adopted me and partly because I have a little crush on her Maximus (as I like to call him). Sigh, there sure is something special about boys, no matter if they are human or feline.

I had a wild 24 hours… Sigh! We went over to stay at Kip’s house yesterday. We packed all of my food, an extra litter box, snacks, kitter litter, a water bowl and my favorite blue blankie and then drove over to his house. I was feeling a bit sick on the way over there and I think Kip was concerned for my health. But he does not know what a trooper I am. I LOVED his place. There are so many hiding places and so many rooms. I got to run around and jump on things. So cool! Kip is really my favorite boy human in the whole world. I am going to keep some of my things over there and if B goes away on business, he promised me that I could stay with him. And he has a king size cover for his bed. How can I say no to that!

Well, I should get some rest on the radiator. It is so warm and I love laying on it. Tomorrow is another big day as the girls are coming over for the 1st Advent. We are going to make a dutch apple pie and some hazelnut cookies. There will be egg nog and mulled wine. Yeah… more later, gators!

Short blog today:

1. I have a smaaaaart boyfriend - Kip scored 760 on both the verbal and the math section. I knew he would do well after all my vocab help.

2. Female humans tend to imitate my style. I know of one girl who cut all her hair off just to look like me. No names mentioned, but be assured she has nothing on me.

I am off to yoga now. Baron is teaching today in Cambridge and it will be a crowded house. Hope you all have a fun Thanksgiving. Make sure you feed your pets. My mommy says it helps to have a shot of Jaegermeister between courses… Ah, those Germans! Don’t you just love them.

It is really not easy to be a kitten. You constantly have to look good, make sure your fur is shiny, keep you paws clean from the kitten litter, make sure you purrrr, play with your toys, be cuddly, etc. If you are not that way, the human who takes care of you starts to worry about you.

Take this morning as an example. It is raining outside, cold and yucky and I am tired, still under the blankets and snoring away with a fabulous kitten dream (I stayed up till almost midnight to watch my favorite TV show, which happens to be Law and Order). My favorite human - B - gets up and makes herself some coffee. I can hear her call my name from the kitchen, but since I am neither hungry nor thirsty, I don’t want to leave the warmth of the cover. After two calls, B comes running into the bedroom, looking under the cover. I feel the cold air rushing in and make a sound. She immediately grabs me, cuddles me, squeezes me, blows hot air on me and rubs my belly. Gezzz, I mean, come on… I just want to sleep a little longer. So, I jump from her arms and run into the bathroom. She follows, thinking that I am sick. What is it with these humans? I am fine, I am fine. I jump into the tub just to show her that I am ok, not sick, just sleepy. She finally lays off me and I run back into the bedroom to lay under the covers.

What is the moral of this story, you may ask? There is no moral, but some advise. Always, and I mean always, make sure that you are there for your human. Make them feel good, assure them that you love them, let them cuddle you and rub your belly, try not to use your claws when you play with them and be a little wild sometimes. This will allow them to think you are healthy and cute and well. And remember, as soon as they have left for work, you can crawl under the covers again and sleep the day away. It’s all in a kitten day’s work…

We are getting new neighbors upstairs. This is exciting and sad at the same time. The couple that is leaving had a cute little female kitten, who I never met in person, but who I heard many times meowing. She sounded like a lot of fun. I wonder what they will do with her? The couple is moving to Amsterdam - for work, not smoking. Tsk! I am not sure they can take her with them. So sad! When B thought we were moving back to Germany, she looked online to see how much it would cost her to take me with her. It was really expensive - over USD1,200. I would have flown first class in an air conditioned carriage and would have been picked up and carried to my connection flight. It would have been fun. But, I am glad we did not have to leave. My German is still lacking and I am not sure I would have liked to live in a big house, rather than our cozy apartment.

Well, I am hoping our new neighbors will be nice. The place is huge and maybe they bring some kittens with them. Or even a dog. I do like dogs, which, as I have been told, is unusual for kittens. But then again, I am a very special kitten. Big smile and kitten out for the day!

I am back on track with my fresh water fountain. Yippeee! This time, it will not slip through my paws. I am a determined kitten. I am also looking for a comfortable carrying case for myself. So, if you have any suggestions for something stylish, modern and comfortable, please send them to me. Any recommendations for labels would also be appreciated. I like Kate Spade handbags and wish she would make kitten carriers. That would be such an amazing new market for her. And she could hire me as an an consultant… sigh…

B says that I am such a dreamer sometimes and that my blogs go on tangents, but I don’t care. At least I have a blog. Kitten power to the world. (Did you know that they make little shoes for kittens?)

Ok, so it only took me a day, but I finally got over the loss of my ebay auction. I already started to scan for more cool kitten stuff on ebay. Did you know that they even have kitten costumes? How cool!

Today in one week is Thanksgiving. This is going to be my 2nd Thanksgiving and I am very excited. Last year, we had dinner at my house in Cambridge. It was a lot of fun, even though, I initially was scared of all the people who came over. There was also a bunch of smells that I was not familiar with, like turkey and gravy and green beans. I sniffed a couple turkey pieces, but decided to stick with my vegetarian diet (fish included). This year we are going over to Kip’s house. I have never been there, but B tells me that there is a fireplace and lots of room to run around. There may even be a couple of bugs to chase in the storage room, as I heard rumors of ants invading that area. Oh, it will be fun. I think my friend Anshul, Eric and Nick will come over for dinner. I like having boy humans around. They are nice and usually play with me, while girl humans just want to hug and hold me. Tsk, girls!

So, I will spend today thinking about the dishes we will have. I am thinking we should not get a turkey this year, but make something more Deutsch (well, I am a bit German myself). Maybe we will have duck and cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes and German chocolate pie. Yum!

I am not a happy kitten today. I lost my ebay auction yesterday. The lovely water fountain went for $14 to someone else. And all this happened because B took the ‘puter to work with her. Who does she think she is? Now, I am hoping Kip will come through for me and reward his little girlfriend at christmas. [insert cute kitten smile here!]

Thank you all for your nice emails and comments. I really like being told that I am an “astute observer”, “intelligent writer” and “good ol’ plain butte kicker.” Smooches!