Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

About Cath@VWXYNot?

"one of the sillier science bloggers [...] I thought I should give a warning to the more staid members of the community." - Bob O'Hara, December 2010

Hockey pool, week 22

Posted on 7 March 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, it was a week where the rich got richer and the poor got poorer… Lavaland’s 30 points saw her hold on to top spot, but it was The Week Of The Ricardipus, as he picked up an impressive 36 … Continue reading →

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Random sampling and ambush mentoring

Posted on 5 March 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The teacher I had when I was seven or eight had a great approach to teaching us our multiplication tables. Sure, we did some rote learning and some whole-class recitals of the tables, but her favourite method was to surprise … Continue reading →

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Project management: go with the flow

Posted on 3 March 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Both grants have been submitted, my desk and email inbox have been tidied, and sanity has been (partially) restored. That was one crazy round of CIHR grant applications, even more so than usual, but – as always – we pulled … Continue reading →

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Gaelic names are always the hardest to pronounce

Posted on 27 February 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m spending all weekend in the office, working on a couple of grants that are due tomorrow. Being even more in need of sanity breaks (such as this quick blogging break) than usual, I took a nice refreshing walk in … Continue reading →

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Soylent’s is Golden

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Like many of my friends, I’ve recently become a big fan of Groupon and all the other group buying sites. See a deal -> press a button on my phone -> take the phone to a restaurant -> half-price dinner … Continue reading →

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Normal service will be resumed in March

Posted on 23 February 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

CIHR grant deadline time is such fun! Especially when half the PIs on the two grants you’re working on are out of the country, in timezones that severely hamper communication, and half of the rest are freaking out because their … Continue reading →

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More on dating

Posted on 15 February 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Places where I used to write the date: On cheques At the top of letters Lesson / lecture notes Lab books

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Hockey pool, week 19

Posted on 14 February 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I don’t usually display a chart of each person’s weekly points tally, but I’ve decided to include it today because it looked so nice when Ricardipus did it I thought it might make Thomas feel better I KICKED ASS for … Continue reading →

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