Author Archives: Cath@VWXYNot?

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"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

Book reviews – The Kite Runner and archives

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve moved these from the sidebar into the main body of the blog after I realised that people are actually reading them. Here are the last few from the archives, plus a new one. Currently reading:“Angels and Demons” by Dan … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, meta | 7 Comments

IT’S KEEGAN!!!

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

And just like that, a chink of light appears at the end of the long dark tunnel. Wow. Now all we need is a role for Big Al. Oh, and for the team not to lose today’s FA Cup replay. … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, personal, sport | 2 Comments

Toon Toon

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Black and White Army But mostly just black. As in black clouds, black arm band in mourning for the mess my beloved club has turned into. The BBC’s Newcastle United page from the weekend: As a life-long, 4th-generation-on-both-sides-of-the-family toon fan … Continue reading →

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Etiquette question

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If a senior male colleague refers to me as “young lady”, is it acceptable for me to call him “old man” next time I see him? I’m not really offended or anything, but c’mon! Only my Dad gets to call … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal | 12 Comments

It’s embarrassing when…

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…your New Year’s Eve party was so successful that you filled your recycling bin with empties the first week and still have tons left. And now you have to put your bin out on January 11th full of empty vodka, … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, personal | 6 Comments

Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

While past Friday’s Primate Parties have included the occasional scientific article, I tend to find most of my stories via Google Alerts. This approach does bring up some good stuff, as well as an awful lot of quotes from athletes … Continue reading →

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Where did you say you’re from?

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

EcoGeoFemme has an interesting post this week about accents. Like some of the commenters over there, I tend to “hear” what I’m reading in my own accent. Which is a weird messed-up 57 varieties phenomenon. No-one can ever guess where … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, personal | 16 Comments

Friday’s Primate Party

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

ROFL. Good one, dude.I do hope that last week’s casualty was honoured like this anonymous monkey in India. (It seems cruel to stop the other monkeys from taking the body away though). On a much lighter note, the BBC reports … Continue reading →

Posted in apes, creationism, evolution, monkeys, nature, photos, Primate Party, science, silliness | 5 Comments

Procrastination Resolution Procrastination

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been reading a lot of the blogosphere’s current crop of resolution posts this week. I came across a comment in one thread (that of course I can’t find again to link to) saying that the darkest time of the … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, silliness | 5 Comments

Blegh

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Please don’t expect any coherent blogging for a while…

Posted in drunkenness, personal | 4 Comments