Wasp (Not Wasp)

I was stung by a wasp for the first time ever yesterday. It gently landed on me, looked casually about, walked about five paces then stung the merry hell out of my forearm. Luckily, I had the speed of thought and presence of mind to let go of everything I was holding and attend immediately to this unprovoked attack. Regrettably, the thing I was holding was a pushchair with our daughter in it which, as we had been happily strolling around Greenwich Park, promptly accelerated down the hill away from the Royal Observatory. Oh how we laughed, as we chased frantically after her buggy, careering at high speed towards the carved stone pillars of the National Maritime Museum.

So anyway, I was stung by a wasp for the first time ever yesterday.
The absolute bastard.

Cat Sheet?

From the always intriguing strange maps comes:

Number 164 - A Cat’s Map of the Bed

(for Antonia, mostly)

It's A Moo Point

(from Inkling Magazine, via kottke)

An Intelligent Designer on the Cow

"Today, I feel like doing a plant – no, an animal. Yes, today, I am going to make an animal. And it will be a masterpiece. I shall call it the.... No wait! Maybe I should think of the name later. Yes, you should always name your pieces after you have completed them. Better that way. .."

Hamster, Elderberries, &c

Fire cows at the French. You know you want to. Knnnniggitts!

Monty Python's Spamalot

Leave your score in the comments, brave Sir Knight, if you dare.

(requires Flash - yes yes, I know, so sue me :)

How To Wash A Cat

We do not have a cat (we have Freyja to look impossibly cute and wake us up in the middle of the night). But for those of you who do (Antonia & Ian, Doug & Rowan, Chris & Helena amongst others) this may prove invaluable. And the pictures are downright hilarious:

Rippin Kitten

How to Wash A Cat

1. Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
3. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids. You may need to stand on the lid.
4. The cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power-wash and rinse".
6. Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
8. The cat will rocket out of the toilet, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
9. Both the commode and the cat will be sparkling clean.

Cat + Piano = YouTube

Another one for Antonia, perhaps:



*speechless*

(via BoingBoing)