You better leave my kitten all alone

So we almost had another fifth cat last night: Our 1st floor neighbors knocked on our door because they found a cat outside at the outer front door (!!!) with a collar but no tag (!!!) and thought it might be ours. I guess when they opened the door and let her in, she ran right to the 2nd floor apt door and started scratching and mewing to be let in, so everyone figured out pretty quickly that she belonged there. Being the soft touches that we are, and having demonstrated skill at taking in strays in the past, we offered to lodge her til the 2nd floor neighbors got home.

Of course after doing this, it occurs to us: What if this cat isn't theirs? About the point that I start really sweating that concept (Rhonda Byrne would be displeased with me), the phone rings. It's one of the girls from downstairs -- she thinks it may be her roommate's cat, so we have her come up to get it. Of course the cat, who does not want to be here, does not want to be 'gotten' either, and won't come out for the girl. The alleged owner is at her boyfriend's, and won't be home til tomorrow morning at 8am. [side note: if you're a big enough girl to stay at your boyfriend's place, bring a change of clothes]

So it is agreed: We will keep the cat locked up in our spare room til tomorrow at 8am, and then the roomie will hopefully lay claim to her. The poor cat doesn't want to be petted, but doesn't want to be left alone -- she doesn't know if this is a temporary thing or a permanent thing, and she's not happy. She cries most of the night. I am torn between hoping the cat room is over the missing roomie's bedroom VS hoping that it's over the room of whichever one let her out.

When the call comes in this morning (we're up early so as not to be nekkid), I wait with baited breath. The cat, of course is hers -- apparently she had been an outside cat (!!!) until recently, and has been trying to make a break for it. Mystery solved, good deed done. Can I nap now?

Highlights of the day:

• Balance is restored to the cat room... Next?!
• Three words: Beefy. Cheesy. Melt.
• The two girls kicked ass tonight on Biggest Loser.

Okay, I know 2 & 3 are slightly contradictory, but suck it, America. With love, that is. Suck it with love.