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

You have got to be kidding me

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Having survived my first ski day of the year with nothing worse to report than sore muscles and a bent credit card*, I limped from my office up to the nearby mall to forage for food today. They have Valentine’s … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Primate Non-Party

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oh no! Some sad news to end the year. The cheeky little chappy featured in my first proper Friday Primate Party has died in quarantine, just before he was due to be rehoused. Another excellent reason not to smuggle wildlife, … Continue reading →

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We need bike-activated stop lights at Ontario and 16th!

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Non-local readers can ignore this post, it’s mostly just a convenient place for me to display some photos that I want people to see… I just sent the email pasted in below to the City of Vancouver. If anyone else … Continue reading →

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End of the year meme

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came across a meme at Professorial Confessions and decided to tag myself ‘cos it’s a good one! 1. Will you be looking for a new job? I very much hope not, because I’ve enjoyed my new job so far. … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, drunkenness, meme, personal, snow, sport, Vancouver | 6 Comments

Christmas Science

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I bet you didn’t know that “the concept of Santa Claus’ features is an historical remnant from before the phylogenetic divergence between prokaryotes and eukaryotes“. The authors state that they “are further studying the Hoho2 transgenic Homo sapiens quadruplicates generated … Continue reading →

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Bah Humbug

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have to work today. I’m compensating by wearing jeans, a Canucks t-shirt and a Gomez t-shirt. That’ll teach ’em.

Posted in music, personal, sport | 4 Comments

Friday’s Primate Christmas Birthday Party

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I wanted to write a Primate Party post that would sum up all that is good about the holiday season. Instead, I found a story about a tourist who has filed a formal complaint against an Indian monkey that stole … Continue reading →

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Bringing out the atheist vote?

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m currently in voting limbo. I’m not a Canadian citizen yet, so I can’t vote in my country of residence. And while I am eligible to vote in the UK, I choose not to; I don’t think it’s fair for … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, personal, politics | 2 Comments

More drunk dancing scientists

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Ecogeofemme wrote a nice post this week that touched on the social aspects of conference attendance. I’ve always been pretty outgoing (well, since I left high school anyway) so I’ve always initiated lots of conversations, and I’ve had a grand … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, drunkenness, personal, silliness | 5 Comments

Bloody hell

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This might make me think twice before getting into any more arguments with creationists. I did once have an argument with a cancer research conspiracy theorist that almost became physical. He was verbally abusing me and someone alerted my hubby … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, creationism, evolution | 5 Comments