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bio: ZIPPY! the pinhead

birthday: 4/19/1985

recruitment: the bad pirate monkey was walking past a dumpster one night and heard very loud cat screams coming from within. climbing into the dumpster she discovered a cardboard box duct taped closed and these extremely loud screams were broadcasting from said box. quickly the monkey got the box out of the dumpster and ripped off the tape expecting to find a huge monstrous cat by the volume of the screams. ARGH! the monkey cursed the inhuman human who did not just dump the cat in a dumpster but taped the box shut so there would be no chance of escape. as she got the last piece of tape off and looked in side the box there were two tiny 6 week old black kittens, one of which was still screaming as loud as the coast guards siren. a home was found for one of the ebony balls of fluff but the screamer seemed destined to join the bad monkey pirate's mighty crew o' cats. ZIPPY! the pinhead still screams like that to this day, it is her sound for everything from pleasure to pain.

some habits: ZIPPY! the pinhead has habits that make her very hard to love and yet you can not help but love her. starting with the scream that as stated is her expression for every emotion. the scream is blood curdling, you can hear from 10 blocks away, and it seems if you are a pinhead the best time to scream is 1 AM. the scream would be enough but ZIPPY! maybe should have been called DRIPPY!, she drools buckets full of drool. the drooling and the screaming she has done since day one. ZIPPY! also has a thing for dark closed spaces such as closets. you would think she would have a phobia of being closed up in things since the box-in-dumpster ordeal but instead she has a fetish for them. you can not close a closet, cupboard, or drawer on this ship without first making sure has not snuck in.

favorite toy: ZIPPY! still plays from time to time to this day. her all time favorite toy is a red felt mouse. she will bat at the mouse then kill it. after it is "dead" she will hold it in her mouth and let out a deep guttural mournful howl.

pastime: ZIPPY! enjoys watching television with mamavitz. her favorite show is murder she wrote. everyday at 4 PM whether mamavitz is home or not ZIPPY! will sit in front of the TV in mamavitz's room and scream until the monkey turns jessica on. also to this day ZIPPY! still loves the rush she gets from catnip.

favorite food: fresh cooked salmon and chicken

pet peeve: the existence of phuzz

etc: april/2004 ZIPPY! was diagnosed with terminal cancer. she has oral squamous cell carcinoma. the vet gave her a month to live as of this posting it has been 4 months and despite the growing tumor she does not show any signs she plans on taking leave of this ship. for 19 years ZIPPY! has tormented the monkey, that's half the monkey's life, and without hesitation the monkey would sign on for another 19 years of screams and drool. the bad monkey pirate is simply not ready to say good-bye.

update: on september 14, 2004 ZIPPY! the pinhead had to be put to sleep.

the bald spot on her cheek where the tumor was coming through opened into a hole. that morning i woke up and she had ripped the hole wide open, almost ripping off her upper lip on that side. it looked very painful but ZIPPY! still fought, she still managed to ask for food and eat that morning.

midmorning while i was laying on the futon with phuzz and baQuer, zippy came to join us and laid purring at my feet. i could tell she was very uncomfortable

i brought her into doctor lee at 4pm. dr lee is extremely compassionate man. he took my hand and held it tight as he told me it was time. the open wound was an invitation for severe infection that would just cause zippy terrible agony. we knew 5 months ago the cancer was terminal, we knew 5 months ago all that could be done was to keep zippy happy and comfortable during the time she had left. with this open gapping wound there was no way to keep her comfortable. dr lee said it was going to get infected and give her nothing but pain, and that he really felt now was the time to let her rest. i stayed with her through the procedure so she could hear my voice telling her i loved her til the end. she went very peacefully.

zippy was 19 years old. they say that is a long life for a cat. my heart is broken, it was not long enough for me. i am trapped in the land of grief. i think i see her out of he corner of my eye. there are moments i catch myself going to check on her in the cupboard. no one can ever replace ZIPPY! she was one of a kind. i am blessed to have known her and been driven crazy by her all 19 years of her precious life. i hope in heaven she is being cared for by my dad. as mari says g-d is probably going nutz with all her screaming trying to find a can of food to please her. rest well my pinhead, i love you.