Houdini cat

I took Marissa to the vet today for her annual check-up. It's very cold here, so I draped a shawl over her carrier. After we were through, I put her carrier on the back seat of the car, then got in the driver's seat and started the car. Suddenly, there was a racket in the back seat and the carrier tipped over onto the floor. I got out, opened the back door to see what was going on, and discovered that Marissa had managed to get out of the carrier and was now perched with her paws on the door looking out the window. The odd part of this is that the carrier doors were still latched shut! She's a sneaky one.

Earlier today, I braved the cold and went down to the Art Institute for a lecture on Arabic calligraphy by Fayeq Oweis. He talked about its history, the various styles, and showed some of his work. While I was there, I checked out the current exhibit of Japanese prints, which features representations of foreigners, primarily Chinese and Korean, but also westerners. Very interesting stuff.