What do you see when you look at this face?

A curious kitten? Sweetness and light?? I'll tell you what I see-a suicidal basketcase just barely hanging on to this mortal coil!!! Why the hysterics, you ask? Well, just the other day as I was sitting at the computer, ol' Brick here pushed her way through the mini-blinds to sniff at the open (but screened) window. After a minute or so, I noticed my little pumpkinhead, who is usually distracted from the object of her attention by something as inconspicuous as a mouse click, was still on the other side of the blinds. When I finally pulled myself away from www.televisionwithoutpity.com, I saw that the little troublemaker had pushed herself through the screen and out onto the ledge, which is about a foot wide. As soon as I pulled the blinds up, it's like I was in a John Woo movie and time went all slo-mo as I grabbed for her. I think I actually heard myself say "Nooooooooo!" And the dummy actually fought me as I pulled her back in! I should have told her "ok, fine: drop down two stories if you want but you'll have to take yourself to the vet," but then I would have been someone who talks to her cat and expects a response and I think that point in my life isn't supposed to happen for another twenty years.

She must be some super-clever, super-strength cat seeing as how she successfully maneuvered the screen out of her way, because certainly her owner wouldn't have been so negligent as to not adequately check the screen's position. (This should in no way affect my future babysitting responsibilities) Maybe the producers of Heroes would be interested in her? I'm still trying to find out why she did it. Was it pure curiosity? Did she see an interesting birdie? Or does it run deeper? Was she trying to protest the lack of a father figure in the household? We may never know.

Just as exciting, I got a haircut on Saturday. And I got bangs!! Long, sideswept bangs, but bangs nonetheless. I went to a new place and the guy did a lovely job but about a quarter of a way through my blow-dry, he pawned me off on the shampoo girl to do a quick trim on a guy. She must be going through cosmetology school as we speak, because in the time it took him to cut some guy's hair, she had only dried about half my hair. And she was holding the hairdryer all awkward-like, not fancy like the pros do. Luckily he came back and knocked out the rest of the job in about 3 minutes.

Speaking of hair, has anyone heard from Shannon? Other than on this blog? Because I certainly haven't, despite SEVERAL voicemail messages. Does she even exist anymore? Is it some massive conspiracy in Georgia to cover up her demise and all the posts have just been from Brian as a way to throw me off track???