stupid microwave

So I usually only have time for one decent meal a day, which is usually breakfast if I am up in time since I usually start my mornings at home rather than at work or on the road. Oat meal has been posing a problem to me lately. It keeps exploding in my microwave. I even put a paper towl over it to catch the explosion, but it still doesn't help. Today I did four, one minute intervals and dammit during the last minute, there was a mess. Argh. Its still ok, but how do I not get soy milk all over my microwave!?