oh man, poor flying kitty! can't help sporfling a little at the mental image, since he wasn't hurt, but I feel for you both -- you for the mostly-asleep "omgI'mbeingjumped!FLAIL!" (I've been there with my cat too -- the wet nose in the ear trick is great for that; so is the whiskers on the back of the ankles, or the wet nose in the bend of the knee, or the sandpaper tongue on the toes...). And the cat for the "omgIwasbeingfriendly!AAAUGH!" sudden unexpected bout of hang time.