Indeed, cats are fastidious bathers. They spend a significant portion of their day licking their fur clean, so they're always nice and fresh (and sometimes slightly wet).
Sad news, my oldest cat died on New Year's Day. He was two months short of 16. That morning, he got the strength to crawl under the Christmas tree, after which he entered his death throes and passed about 15 minutes later. It was very hard to watch, and I'll always have a hole in my heart as he's been my lifelong friend, but his suffering is over. His death will ensure that a future kitten that I adopt will have a life that it otherwise wouldn't have had.
My little fat cutie's name is Poppy. My sister has insisted on the past couple of cats having floral-themed names, though this one kind of works because she's a calico so she has the same orange and black coloration as the flower. I would have pics except I misplaced my camera for a week or so.
Glad to hear you're doing okay, I'm understandably not in the best emotional state right now but I'm managing. I'll want to continue on as long as there's some new game or anime that catches my eye, which there fortunately always is. About opening a business, it's always been a personal aspiration. My parents were antique dealers when they were younger and if nothing else passed the ability to buy low and sell high on to me. One of my favorite shows on TV is Pawn Stars, which airs on History here. Not sure if you get it up there. It follows a family of pawn brokers in Las Vegas who do millions in business each year because of their sharp acumen. I've always secretly dreamed of a life where I peddle treasures and oddities in a quaint little shop. Problem is most people I meet who are living that dream are independently wealthy and do it as a hobby in their declining years, not as a source of income.
I really don't know what kind of business I'd get into if I couldn't just be a buy/sell/trade guy.