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| If you're thinking, Oh God, just what the world needs, another web page written by an animal, then you're probably my kind of person. You leave me alone, I'll scratch up your furniture, that's my motto. But because certain people decided it was time I pulled my own weight (all 17 pounds of it) around the apartment, I'm now being pressed into service as a web site critic. Why me? To quote those certain people : "Only a cat has enough time to sit around surfing the web all day." Granted, you don't really need opposable thumbs to push a mouse around and click that one button (thank you, Macintosh), and thanks to the Meow-to-Text software, I can write this column. But don't think for one minute that I'm happy about it.
Okay, enough yammering. On with the sites.
 It's only fair that I dedicate the first couple of site mentions to the one or two people who will actually read Clickerama more than once.The first person is Amy Morrison, the woman who drops by once a day to fling food in my bowl when my usual caretakers are away. Her Pointless Home Page is a chronicle of her existence, particularly the travails of her personal life and her job as an obituaries writer at the St. Petersburg Times here in Florida. She has promised some humorous tales of her rather grisly profession, but so far there are only a few blurbs about tv and some photos of her family. Oh yes, and there's this lovely picture of a gnome with an obscure reference to an episode of The Young Ones. Or so I'm told. Perhaps some actual exposure and repeated badgering will prompt her to get on the stick. The other person who will bother to revisit this site is Christina Holland, the human who feeds me on a more regular basis. Her home page, in addition to being a shrine to her cats, showcases her professional life as a physical oceanographer, her interests in science, her world travel to places like Russia and Christmas Island, and her devotion to the art of quilting. Do drop by to see more pictures of me, won't you?
As a cat, I get most of my entertainment from the windows and from the tv. On those days when the people leave the remote control lying in the right position, I spend a lot of time watching movies on cable. That's where a site like Tapehead comes in handy. Like my parent site, Stomp Tokyo, the guys at Tapehead get their
Speaking of people with no lives, David Thiel is one big geek -- but hey, he's a funny geek. Just the title of his Scooby Dooby Science Fiction and Action Figure page should give you some idea of what a fanboy he is, but oh! the entertainment to be found therein. Sure, you could peruse his guide to V: The Resistance or check out his toys currently for sale, but the real stars here are his action figures. Dave's other contribution to the surfing populace is his collection of Action Figure Funnies, most of which consist of single photos with captions. The masterpiece, though, is The Day of Aunt May, in which the most hideous toy ever created battles Gamera. If it has a Gamera battle, it has to be good. Of special interest to cats: the pictures of Dave's feline housemates, and an action shot of a cat in flight! Remember back a few years ago when some loonies campaigned for the addition of a Betty shape to the Flintstones vitamins? Well, it looks like they won out, as the Flintstones Vitamins web site will tell you. (Betty was added in 1995, and the Flintstones' car was discontinued.) Also in the Frequently Asked Questions file are the answers to such fascinating questions as "Are Flintstones vitamins kosher?" and "What is the myth behind chelated chemicals?" Burning questions in the minds of all vitamin consumers, to be sure. Fortunately, I get all the vitamins and minerals I need from Iam's. Be sure to return next week for more cat-approved sites, if I haven't figured a way out of it by then. Next update: 11/9/98 |
kicks by watching bad movies and then writing snide things about them. I was most excited (at least at first) by their review of Teenage Catgirls In Heat. Imagine my disappointment when I found that there are few actual cats in the movie, but rather people pretending to be possessed by cats. Another strike against Tapehead was their droolingly positive review of John Carpenter's Vampires, but these things can be forgiven in the face of their obvious enthusiasm for the subject matter, their slick site design, and some humorous writing. Once they get a few more reviews under their belt, this site will be an invaluable resource for vidiots.
In a section called Bevheads, Thiel takes obsession to new heights as he creates one custom Beverly Crusher action figure after another. Star Trek freaks will mess their shorts when they see "Beverly Crusher as Jabba the Hutt's prisoner," "Beverly Crusher as Green Lantern," and even "Lego Beverly Crusher." David, David... I'm glad to see you're married.