The Cat Who Stares At Stuff

Say hello to a new character, The Cat Who Stares At Stuff. He (or she - no-one is sure) is just that, a cat who stares at stuff. That's all he does.

Like most of the characters in this strip, The Cat Who Stares At Stuff has a real life counterpart. He (or she - no-one is quite sure) is a black and white cat, called The Cat Who Stares At Stuff. He may have a real name, but as he doesn't wear a collar, and I don't know who he belongs to, he's just The Cat Who Stares At Stuff to me. He can usually be seen in the communal garden to my block of flats, absolutely motionless, staring up with glazed eyes at something in one of the balconies. He can spend an entire afternoon just watching laundry flap about in the breeze. I've seen him stare transfixed at a dustbin lid for an hour. I've even opened my bedroom curtains first thing in the morning to see these intense green eyes staring up at me. It can be most unnerving.