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  *It might be because I hid catnip in an inside pocket, but that’s just a guess.

  *Like I said, I’m a noticer. I notice things.

  *Try saying that ten times fast.

  *But it really works better for her because I’m such an interesting patient.

  *Et cetera.

  *Maybe “borrow without permission” is a better term.

  *Or unicorns.

  *For legal reasons, this is what I’ll call him. You know the character I mean. I know you do.

  *It stands for the Diary Team. Or the Dump Team. I can’t decide.

  *Erica doesn’t know Simon exists, but I see no reason to bring that up to him right now.

  *I guess it’s now the Domino Team.

  *My art is so powerful, I must remember to use it for good, never evil.

  *My allowance is still paying for all that expensive fund-raiser candy.

  *Technically, afternoon.

  *Of course.

  *This kiss was way better than the time Dewey kissed me. And not just because Parker’s breath is significantly better than Dewey’s. Although that is a factor. After all, Dewey’s breath was pretty rank. I mean, nastier than Jerome’s breath after he’s eaten a can of Fisherman’s Catch cat food. So, although the breath remains a factor, it’s not the biggest factor in which kiss I enjoyed more. But I digress. Let’s get back to the part about me paying for Dewey’s surgery.

  *Or catsup.