Okeh, well Goggle-face, I'll answer your question:
I am taking a Homeschool Cartooning class every two weeks, and we get fun homework. This week's homework is create your own charcatar and bring it in to show the teacher.
How I got the idea of a cat/human charcatar was that I was sort of doodling in my sketchbook while the teacher was talking about cartoon faces, and I drew this really cute girl. then I absentmindingly sketched on ears and a tail.
Then, at the end of the class, I was passing through the hallway and I was showing my kewl drawing to my friends. Then I was just chatting a tiny bit, and walked away a teeny bit for something, and my friend's older sister asked if she could see my.... I forgot what she called it! First I didn't understand, but she explained that a cat/human was called a _____ (whatever she said, but now Neko sounds faintly familar)
And for some reason, she seems mostly like the girl to know these things.
-Okeh, I think I'll use Nekomimi. Sounds cool. (LOL)