an update on what's happening: sadly nothing's happened yet. I had my mom's cat last week which meant I had 3 cats in a 800 sq ft condo. He's going to be a fairly regular visitor when my mother goes back to Japan for extended periods now that my father's gone. I'm still determining whether having a dog now is the best thing for all concerned, or if I'm just being selfish and wanting a canine companion.

I suppose there's no harm in meeting her, but then if I fell in love I'll have to bring her home