WHAT?! You mean I still haven’t gotten ONE application? No, that can’t be right. Check again. It would be under “Yasmine” with a “Y”. Nothing? Can you look in the “chocolate chip noses” file? The “Mamas who did an excellent job, but are done raising kids and are now ready to live their own spoiled princess lives” file? STILL no? Dang. … Well, how are we going to change that?  I mean, have you tried showing the world how cute I am? Do people know how outgoing I am and that I’m always ready to make friends with basically any human who comes my way? How I arch my back up when you pet me to lean into your touch? Have you mentioned that I’m cool with being held?  Do they know how my eyes light up when I see a toy I like and I’ll do flips to catch it? Do they know that I’m around four years old, so past the wild kitten stage, but still a young lass? Have you told them that I’m friendly with other cats? I mean, I do have my boundaries, but that’s just part of being a strong woman who knows her worth.  I just feel like if people knew who I am, they’d be lining up to meet me, right? So there must be some glitch in the system. It’s the only logical explanation.  Maybe they’re put off by the fact that I’m FIV positive. Don’t they know that FIV is no big deal? I’m not sick, I don’t have special medical needs, and I can live with other cats without transmitting it (except by deep bite wounds, like the type that would require a vet visit by itself). Or maybe it’s that I can get a little opinionated when I’m really wound up. What can I say? I’m not a stuffed animal. It’s called having a personality.  So let’s put our heads together and solve this problem. How can we get me out of here and into the home I deserve? I guess we just need to make sure everyone knows:  My name is Yasmine, I’m four years old, and I’m spayed, up to date on shots, and fully vetted.