thank YOU. you know, i was rereading your stuff the other weekend, and it occurs to me that i'm just knocked out by how these are MY characters. not just because that's an amazing feeling- as i told you, reading this was like my childhood fantasies in which my toys came alive- but because it's a remarkable thing you did. this is not the kat in radio friendly or dream that could not last (though those kats, probably, are closer to the real one). i just love this so much and am so flattered and touched by it in every way.