Cats are peculiar animals.  They have extremely sensitive stomachs, so slight changes in diet can cause big puking problems.  Also, they lick themselves, so they need to puke up hairballs on a regular basis.  And sometimes they just eat too fast or run around with a full stomach or simply think about something objectionable, so they puke.  While it's typically easy to train a cat to use a litter box for their "business," it's a different game when it comes to puke.  Here's what I believe goes through the mind of a cat when their stomach is acting up: 

1. Uh oh, I have a rumbly in my tumbly.  I'm gonna puke.
2. Is there a book or newspaper around?  If so, puke on it, because paper soaks up liquid.  If not, continue.
3. Is there anything made of a soft, absorbent material nearby?  Perhaps carpet, recently-washed laundry, or shoes?  If so, puke on them, because they'll soak up the moisture while leaving the solids intact.  If not, continue.
4. Am I on a couch or a bed?  If not, get on one.  Couches and beds are really great places to puke.  Also, the humans need to know that I puked.  Otherwise, continue.
5. If all else fails, where's the nearest high point?  The top of the stairs?  The bathroom sink?  The kitty tower?  Wherever it is, get there, and puke away from it, thus covering as much ground as possible.
6. Mission accomplished.  Man, I'm hungry.  Why don't I go eat, run around, then lick myself.

Here's some more info from a previous post. #nature

I went snowboarding in Vermont this past weekend, and it was kind of cold.  The high for Saturday was 13°F; the low was something like -5.  But when we were driving to the mountain in the morning, my car said -7, which was the first time I've seen a negative number on my car's thermometer.  The weather report also mentioned that the wind chill on the mountain made the temperature feel like -20 or -30, at which point it doesn't even seem worthwhile mentioning a number.  It's just really cold.  That's about it.  I was considering calling off the trip because I had never been in temperatures like that, but we went through with it, and it really wasn't that bad.  Like the cold weather people would suggest, we dressed in layers.  I had on three layers of pants and four layers of shirts.  And aside from my feet being cold early on, I was warm the whole day.  One thing that helped was to do dangerous things (like going fast and hitting jumps) to increase my adrenaline levels and heart rate.  One thing I did notice, however, was that if any skin was exposed to the air, it got cold quicker than normal.  I had to take my gloves off a few times, and each time my hands only lasted about 15 seconds before they started getting cold.  Another interesting thing about extreme cold is that frost forms in unusual settings.  We saw a woman running on the road on our way to the mountain, and her pants were covered with frost, making her look like she rolled around in the snow.  Weird stuff.  All in all, cold isn't that bad, as long as you're not too far from a warm place. #nature