Aren't they so cool? How they can curl up like that and fit together so well. I love that these two get along--Vanilla is a loner, and she used to hate Angel, but they've bonded together in solidarity against the dog and the dog-wannabe. I'm really glad because otherwise Vanilla would be so lonely--when we first got the dog (Darth), she spent three years refusing to come down to the main level of the house because she hated/feared him. At least now she has someone to cuddle with.

The colloquium will be on April 6, I think. I really really need to spend time re-reading all these books very soon. It's interactive--they question you about the books and the ideas and stuff. (I'm glad it's interactive, because if I panic and freeze hopefully one of them can change the topic and give me something to say again.)