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 12

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The last update of 2010! Well, I originally thought I was having a cracking week… but then I looked at the standings this morning! This week’s top point setters were Ricardipus and Lavaland, who managed 42 and 40 points, respectively. … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, hockey pool, silliness | 10 Comments

SURPRISE!!!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Oatmeal had a wonderful comic this week called “How Different Age Groups Celebrate Christmas”. I can certainly relate to the “children” section – my parents always made a huge deal out of Christmas, and the Christmas Eve anticipation was … Continue reading →

Posted in current affairs, family, food glorious food, personal, shopping, silliness, sport, technology | 12 Comments

2010 Travel Meme

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Silver Fox’s excellent blog, here is a summary of all my 2010 trips (loosely defined!) All my travel was local, but wow, what an awesome year… January We spent Christmas and New Year at my sister-in-law’s up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, blog buddies, camping, Canada, cycling, drunkenness, family, kayaking, meme, meta, music, personal, photos, silliness, snow, sport, travel, Vancouver | 8 Comments

Dendrology

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My institute seems to be taking a “Less is definitely not more” approach to Christmas decorations. Oh well, at least there’s no mistletoe in the elevators this year… …yet. The silly season approacheth. The sight of all those trees reminded … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, photos, silliness | 16 Comments

“Oncogenesis; Her Majesty The Queen, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and The Ferromagnetic Theory of Cancer”

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Let me guess – the phrase “WTF?!” has crossed your mind recently. Very recently. Like, since you read the title of this post. I thought the same thing when I first read that unlikely combination of words, which arrived in … Continue reading →

Posted in pseudoscience | 20 Comments

Hockey Pool, Week 10

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Most of us chugged along as usual… with the exception of Chall, who reclaimed top spot with a sterling 34 point week, and Ricardipus, who managed the best weekly total – 35 points – and climbed from 7th place to … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool | 15 Comments

I don’t talk like this at all, eh?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Damnit, I can’t get the video to embed, despite following Richard’s instructions. Here’s the link to YouTube (and another one, because the first one got taken down)

Posted in Canada, English language, silliness, videos | 18 Comments

Second Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award!

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Explanation for new readers: every Friday, more or less, I choose my favourite comments from this blog (and my favourite posts I’ve read on other blogs), and list them in the sidebar … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 32 Comments

Not your average cell signalling talk

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Welcome, welcome, Old friends and new. I’m happy to be here, I hope you are too! (That started off as a normal sentence, but then I noticed that it would (kinda) work as a verse, too! Woohoo, I’m a poet … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, meta, photos, science, silliness | 22 Comments

Twelve Months of VWXYNot?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen everywhere, here are the first sentences of my first post of each month in 2010. Bragging Rights Central, hockey pools, grants, visitors, quizzes, and bears – sounds about right! (But no Winter Olympics posts? That’s hardly representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | 7 Comments