On a somewhat related note, I went to the shelter today to scope out my future LOLcat (moving in a week and a half), and I found the sweetest cat. He/she was up on the shelves, saying hello, purring, giving me kisses and enjoying being petted. I asked the volunteer what the cat's name was, she thought it was Samantha but got the scanner out to double check. My kitty was not a fan of the scanner, and skedaddled before we could get her name. We looked all over and found a cat that looked like her (she was a tabby and there were quite a few of those in there), but she was nervous and didn't let me pet her, so I'm not sure. Now I've just checked the website, and the cat named Samantha looks nothing like her.
I'm hoping next time I go back I'll recognize her. We had a good connection, another guy there said he thought I found my friend
If not, I found a couple other good friends too.