Nice , where did you get it from ? <| sep |> This would be the most beautiful thing . Here ' s hoping Mitt has a real spine . We ' ll know soon enough . <| sep |> My best friend ' s cat is not very nice . She ' s neurotic and skittish and weird , but occasionally sweet and cuddly . A friend of ours committed suicide on Monday , and a few of us all left work early and met at her apartment to be together . I got there first , and since I have keys for catsittingplantwatering purposes , I went inside . Rather than freaking out and hissing and running away like she usually did when she doesn ' t expect my presence , she noticed that I was crying and jumped into my lap . She let me pet her and she patted my stomach her attempt at showing affection she pats us because we pet her and purred . It was the longest time she ' s been sweet since she was a kitten . People talk about animals understanding emotions , but I really didn ' t think this cat did . She learned emotional intelligence , and it was beautiful .