Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Apparently I was wrong



Namerovsky may in fact be magic.

He got put outside this morning at 5 AM for tearing up the house. About 8 AM, B.B. Av is up and getting ready for work, and I hear Namerovsky start his usual wailing at the front window to come in. I didn't want to get up yet (after all, my big day consists of going to sign in at the unemployment office, and I don't want to get up too early for that). Then the wailing stopped.

B.B. Av wandered into my bedroom looking perplexed. "Did you let the cat in?"

"No, I was yelling at you to do it but you didn't hear me."

"Well, he's in here eating breakfast. The front door is locked. He was wailing at the window, but I didn't let him in. Then, he was just in."

What the hell? I got up and did a complete survey. There are no missing screens. The door was closed. I cannot find a cat-shaped hole in the wall that would indicate a Hulk-like entrance.

So I'm left with the following possibilities: ability to walk through walls, to disapparate and reapparate a la Harry Potter, or a Star Trek-like beaming device discovered by what appeared to be a totally normal house cat. Any ideas?
I asked him how he did it, but he wasn't talking. Normally I'd say that's because he's a cat, but now I'm not so sure. Namerovsky, how did you get in the house?

13 comments:

tracy said...

I t o l d you, like i tell everyone...cats are Changelings...they can become any creature...or being...that they like.......

tracy said...

B.B. Av let him in...

XE said...

The chimney perhaps? If you have one...

XE said...

The chimney perhaps? If you have one...

Sara said...

It wasn't B.B. Av. He was in the bathroom the whole time. I kept yelling at him to open the door and he didn't hear.

And we don't have a chimney.

Dragonfly said...

In a feline way, he expected the wall to stand aside. And it did.

S. said...

That is awesome. Next step: installing video surveillance. WE. MUST. KNOW!

Sara said...

He did it again. Was forcibly put out at five this morning, was back in (and in bed with me) before I got up again.

We wanted to get a pet cam - it goes on the collar and takes a picture every five or fifteen minutes...to see what he does all day. People do it and they get hilarious stuff - like, they see their cat in other people's houses, scenery that they have no idea where it is...one saw his cat chasing a snake. There was one on ebay at a decent price but I didn't win.

Sara said...

And yes, I broke down and he sneaks into bed...I never in a million years would have believed I'd let an animal in bed.

XE said...

Sometimes cats can sneak under doors, I've seen it on Youtube. They somehow manage to squish their ribs sideways to fit through that 2-inch slot. No clue how they manage it, but maybe Namerovsky has this talent?

Sara said...

I went and looked, we have a metal door that has about an inch I guess, maybe a little less under it. Thanks for this idea because honestly, this was starting to creep me out. I thought I was home alone today - I had let him out to go do some errands, got home to no sign of him, and all the sudden I'm taking a piss in the bathroom and someone's on my feet.

I think he might be able to squish some ribs, but questionable about his fat ass. LOL.

gabbiana said...

Tesseracting, obviously.

I sort-of wanted a cat, but then I spent all of today (and will spend much of tomorrow) cleaning up after the cat who previously lived in this apartment. There is cat hair *everywhere* (okay, dog hair too, but the stuff coating the curtains? dogs don't climb). I think I'll hold off on pets 'til I can afford a cleaning service.

Anonymous said...

Dragonfly has the answer, for sure