But her mind tended to wander in that direction, and she’d catch herself drawing cat ears and paw pads with the stylus of her graphics tablet. And she noticed cats everywhere: TV commercials, the Internet, cat-themed merchandise. She hadn’t realized how this world was so full of cats until now. Her cat obsession had even led her to confuse a plastic bag stuck in some bushes outside the office for a white cat just the other day.

