"Eager pussycats have been throwing themselves at my paws for days now, and something tells me this insatiable urge to merge goes deeper than mere spring fever -- but who or what could be responsible?" (Photo by Stephanie J.)

"WHEW! My head is swimming! So far I've laid 100,000 eggs in Lincoln Park, and I haven't even had breakfast yet!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Here's hoping my beloved Captain Amoreda will approve of me in my new earthling form -- as a dashing, and conveniently unneutered, beagle-Chihuahua blend. It's been light years since we've so much as rubbed noses, and eons since we last assumed the Vulcarian lemur mating position." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"I remember when a wicked politician, who was really a space alien, turned me into a slimy amphibian!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Now, now, thoughts like that must be buried under the doghouse, my adored one -- right along with memories of my psychotic police dog ex-husband." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Wait a minute! Maybe I can broker a deal with the aliens as underhanded as a Wall Street bailout. I'll do anything to get Syd back!" (Photo by Beth Javens)

"I think it's time I started working on a doggie sweater that will make me invisible!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Hmmpf! Methinks this entire matter is much ado about nothing!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Ooooh! That lusty little behuahua mad-dogs my 'mones! All my former hound dogs are officially ghosts! Yum!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Beware the Kalends of April, and the Nones, and the Ides. A black cat yowled at midnight, and the Oracle of Lincoln Park has barked." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"I am a member of a special species from the former planet Reeses...which just got blown to pieces." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"The Snickers Galaxy? The planet Reeses? These creatures come across as real candy-asses to me!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"I have heard a howl of dire portent, witnessed strange foreshadowings in the heavens...and seen a yellow stain in the shape of Lassie's muzzle in a pile of melting snow." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Great tormented terriers! Space aliens! Shape shifting! See what happens when a woman runs for the presidency?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"In order to save Lincoln Park, I'm willing to offer myself as a love slave to the cute little pink one." (Photo by Craig S.)