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She was supposed to go in to get chipped and vaccinated at 11:00.

At 10:10 I got the cage out. I stupidly did this while I was downstairs printing out the instructions for the vet, before I got dressed. Cage + woman getting shoes on = suspicious cat. I managed to find her and went for the cage. She struggled. A lot. And remember, she's a 15-lb ball of fur. She escaped.

This started off a half hour person-and-cat game, during which she hid under beds. Big beds. She was immune to bribery, too. I got a yoghurt and tried to coax her out. When she got towards the edge, she realized what was up and went back.

I managed to get her out twice, once through moving furniture and once by simply grabbing her by the scruff of her neck, but she successfully resisted the cage both times.

I have rescheduled the vet's appointment for 10:30 tomorrow. Perhaps I should have scheduled it for 8:30; then my mother could have helped with the caging. :-)

I asked for ½-1" off. Naturally the stylist took more :-( It's not too bad, just a bit shorter than I'd have liked. Somehow it feels like he took inches off but I saw the hair on the floor so I know he didn't--it's just the way it's curled up, and with curly hair the difference in length between wet and dry can be pretty substantial. On the other hand, he did get it to curl properly, and he didn't do fancy tricks with the styling either, so I have hopes that it will curl when I do it! (When he asked what I wanted, the first thing I said was "I want hair that will be curly all over, not half curly and half straight.")

Tonight I may make a second attempt at shopping. I need some decent T-shirts (but not too expensive--I ruin them too often) and it would be nice if I could find a couple of lightweight skirts. No luck yesterday, though I have to admit I didn't look very hard.

I also need to buy a new Pyrex measuring cup; Mom dropped ours this morning. (We have 2 other measuring cups but they're plastic--not as easy to read, or as good for boiling hot liquids.)

The cat has been hiding from me since this morning. 15 minutes ago she came into my room. We made eye contact and she immediately went under my bed.