The Animation Show rolled into Athens on Monday night and when I found out about it I actually left work early to see it. Honestly, though, how often does this opportunity come up? They had a big variety of shorts-- one by Tim Burton, the original low-budget short that inspired Office Space (featuring Milton), a few new things from Don Hertzfeldt himself and several works from other countries. The ones by Hertzfeldt were the shortest and simplest and by far the funniest; he just has a gift for this stuff. It was all well worth the $1 admission.

Abby (the neighbor's cat) has been spending more time hanging out in the house, reminding me of all the reasons why I desperately want a cat but at the same time am happy that I don't have one. I know if I owned a cat I would take great care of her but right now I have the rare ability to enjoy one without any responcibility. I've already learned several important precautions with Abby, though, in case I ever do get one myself. Like that glasses of water on the desk are quite happily knocked over. And that in Catspeak, "Aaron's dried Relay for Life survivor bouquet" translates to "salad." Good to know but not fun to learn.