CATMAN 20/20 FLASH

Voting has closed. The Catman is now officially "out there" on the internet dating scene, and he's been flooded with responses. Because of his early success there; the quasi-celebrity status he's attained through YDG (Olá Brazil!); and a computer program that he completed last night, he's grown more confident and comfortable with himself. To be honest, it's been a real joy to watch. So the question remains - why does the lonely cat have a lonely?

Because he's a greedy little bastard who always needs attention.

After I hadn't responded to his 10 minute summary of every nuance of one of the hundreds of dates he's going on this weekend, he sent me this:

Catman: JABER

Catman: FLYING PEEPER

Catman: CHECK IT TO THE NORTH

Catman: COMING IN HOT

I humored him with a "haha" because, believe it or not, this is actually a relatively common exchange to indicate that he feels overlooked (although this is the first time the flying peepers have come from the North). The "haha" was apparently all he needed.

Catman: gotta go on a diet i think

Catman: is because i ate that stupid pastry thing

Catman: so feeling bulky now

Catman: that's one of the steps to getting it back

Catman: gotta clean my room

Catman: buy some more pants

Keep in mind that he bought a new pair of pants last weekend, and that because of a still undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder his room is always completely spotless. Still, he's got a date this weekend, so things are looking up.