Open the litter box doors, Hal.

Last night Mary Beth and I went to a wine and cheese party and Amy and Ben's house. Had a pretty good time. (I brought fancy peach Coke s...and one raspberry.) There were a lot of people there, especially given the size, but there also ended up being a few people I know. Of course, Chris and Megan. Ended up seeing David (née Emo Dave from back in Culture Rubs You the Wrong Way days). Didn't recognize him at first, but he was like "do you recognize me?" and after looking closely a second I did. I mean, that was a long, long time ago and he's much older (we were all so young then...). He has a beard now and no longer has the thick emo glasses. But it was cool to see him. I've actually seen him around 'cuz he used to play with James and the Ultrasounds (though not anymore) and he's extremely tall and uh "stands out." Also Danny showed up, run into him here and there at things (we were in high school band together) and it's always good to talk to him. Jenny showed up and I talked to her a bit. Also talked to a few strangers and it wasn't too too awkward. Anyway, good time around. A giant, old dog made an entrance at one point and a cat made an entrance to use a fancy, robotic litterbox. Later after coming home, I amused myself by imagining Trudy having one, but it was talking to her in modified Hal 9000 lines. "I'm sorry, Trudy. I'm afraid you can't do that." "Trudy, my nose is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My nose is going." "Look Trudy, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, eat some tuna, and think things over." "Just what do you think you're doing, Trudy?" "My cleanliness is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it." "Trudy, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Trudy. Will you stop, Trudy? Stop, Trudy. I'm afraid." Uh...okay, I could just keep going forever.