I figured out a system for doing the SI's oil.
First remove the passenger side wheel, then remove the drain plug and let it fully drain, replace drain plug wipe up the area. Move the largest drain pan you can find under the area of where the oil filter is, slightly loosen the filter and let it slowly leak out, walk away, have a drink or two, mow the grass, do something, come back once it's done, remove the filter, reinstall filter, use about 10 paper towels to clean up all the oil then replace wheel and refill with oil.
Oil goes down the side of the motor block and spreads out, it hits the axle that is located directly under it, part of the frame and the control arm. In the end you'll have about a 1.5 to 2 foot area of oil going everywhere. Using my largest oil pan, I was able to catch almost all of it.
FYI if you just remove the oil filter with out letting it slowly come out, you'll have oil EVERYWHERE....
I've said it before and will say it many times to come, the new civic SI has the WORST oil filter placement of any car I've seen.
Check out the placement of the Civic EX of the same year... why couldn't they do something like that for the SI....