: About Me

I'm an overgrown seven-year-old with a love for everything weird and funny. I was raised on British comedy and credit Monty Python for keeping me alive.

I love animals, to the point where I would gladly become the local crazy cat lady had I the space and funding. I currently live with two cats, one dog, and a couple of humans.

I started blogging nearly ten years ago, and since 2004 I've been responsible for the webcomic Monkey. I'll leave those, and any of my work here, for you to judge. Depending on the day of the week, I'll either love what I'm doing or wonder why I ever bothered, so I tend to leave projects hanging until I'm back in the right frame of mind.

I listen to music all day, every day, and find that I have a soundtrack to everything I've ever written. I make notes including the song that was playing, so I can go back and remember exactly what was going on. It's one of about ten mutant powers I have, and the only one I'll get into right now.

I also edit and retouch photos, and although some of my best stories come from my days converting film-to-video, many cannot be told. I once lost someone's face, and my first thought upon hearing his mother had passed on was, "Ah. Well, you know about the face now."

My passion is ...

weird things and cute furry animals.

I know too much about ...

Star Wars

My parents always told me ...

to stop yelling.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a computer-whiz private-eye ninja in SPACE.

My favorite memory ...

involves cats and/or dogs.

Why I write ...

to silence the demons.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Beck is singing The New Pollution in my ears, James Bond is blowing stuff up on TV, and I can't get back to Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix.

My first job ...

involved videotaping bowlers.

My best moment ...

probably also involves cats and/or dogs.

My inspiration ...

there are pretty cool people in my family. Also, cats! And dogs!

Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology & Training Tips for leash training your cat

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The ultimate indignity, taming the cat who walks through the wilds. Strapping a fruit-colored harness around the proud chest of your feline and expecting her to follow you may not exactly be the easiest thing in the world, but it can be done...if your cat deems it so. It is recommended that you use a harness rather than attaching a leash to your cat's collar, as many cat collars feature a breakaway clip for safety. Also, in the event that the cat is an escape artist, a trailing leash is not something you want attached to your cat's neck. Harnesses come in many fashionable colors and patter...

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