Kitties!
There has been this Internet meme around for quite some time now: LOLcats (which has also been summarized on BoingBoing).
Freaky cat person that I am, I have been remiss in not participating. I seek to remedy that now.
A friend (Deepto Chakrabarty, former housemate, and as such one who would understand) pointed me to this comic.
To first order, that is a complete description of my behavior.