Three times in my life
I have been woken up by having a cat land on my face - two of them in the last week.

As a method of waking up, it has its downsides.
( MatJ LOOK, Fri 24 Jun 2011, 23:09, 8 replies)

One of mine took to leaping onto my legs at precisely 6am every morning.
The bastard.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 24 Jun 2011, 23:22, closed)

my cat
like many others, including 'Simons Cat'
Would start the day by gently tapping my face to alert me she was awake and needed feeding.
The taps would get harder the longer I resisted, till finally the claws came out and a full facial swipe while she was sat on my neck would have the desired effect.
Cats, sneaky clever buggers they are
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Sat 25 Jun 2011, 1:32, closed)

Cats are utter
bastards. There is absofookinlutely no excuse for waking up because you can't breathe, as the bastard cat is sat on your chest.
(Cosa Nostril, Sat 25 Jun 2011, 2:23, closed)

This too
But it was only a kitten so I didn't notice it was there until I shifted position. The problem is that I toss and turn a lot (have done for years) and I was afraid of squashing one of them.
( MatJ LOOK, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 18:09, closed)

The upside is,
if you stick your tongue out, you might get some oral action.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Sat 25 Jun 2011, 4:34, closed)

I used to have a Maine Coon that
took to sleeping on my face. Anyone who has had a Maine coon cat will be aware of their considerable size, masses of fur and golden eagle sized talons. These and the panic felt when one wakes up and all is dark, warm and heavy are not a good mix. By some fluke I still have both my eyes.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Sat 25 Jun 2011, 14:45, closed)

Haha
Talons.
(Rainbow Meow, Mon 27 Jun 2011, 1:09, closed)

All cats
are bastards indeed. Mine used to dive-bomb me from the wardrobe the little bastard!
(bottle_cap, Sat 25 Jun 2011, 19:58, closed)