My heart broke a little tonight

The title of this post pretty much sums it up.  To your left you will see a picture of Dan with two of my film heroes, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.  You will also notice that a poster is laid out in front of them, which Dan had them personalize to me as a gift.  It's been one of my prized possessions ever since....until about three hours ago...

Tired and weary from a long day and annoying commute home, I walked into to my apartment to find half of my signed Shaun of the Dead poster dangling to the floor.  Buttons (our cat for those who are new), at some point during the day, managed to slice right through the center of the poster, almost tearing it into two separate pieces.

As soon as I realized what had happened, all I could find the strength to do was stand there with my mouth agape....then tears started to roll down my cheeks.  After a few minutes of acting like an emotional nerd, I pulled myself together and inspected the damage closely - it wasn't looking good.  Carefully I removed the poster from the wall and began the process of taping it back together.  The poster, thankfully, wasn't destroyed, but there is a long tear that arcs across the entire length of the sheet - and it's completely visible. 

I think Buttons knew he'd done something wrong when he looked at me, as his eyes immediately fixed to the floor like a small child in trouble.  I can't blame him though, accidents happen....I just wish it hadn't been with this one poster.  This isn't exactly how I wanted to start the week.  >_<