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

So apparently I suck at calligraphy

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

First of all, my sincerest apologies if I inadvertently wrote something offensive. If so, it was a result of incompetence, not malice. This was at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen classical Chinese garden, which was lovely (full post on my staycation … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Should I stay(cation), or should I go (to White Rock)?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is Day One of my staycation! I’ve been to the art gallery and am now poncing about in a cafe with my MacBook, pretending to be a writer. Too bad I forgot to clean the laptop screen and outer … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, personal, photos, sport, television, travel, Vancouver | 13 Comments

Nuclear fiction

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Conversation last night: Mr E Man: “I was really enjoying that show I was watching before we went out” Me: “Oh, it was a show? I thought it was a movie” Mr E Man: “Yeah, it was a movie” Me: … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, science | 12 Comments

Lest we forget

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?
Posted in photos | 5 Comments

Hockey pool, week 5

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I forgot to check who was going to post the update this week, so I guess that means it’s me! It was Chall’s week all the way: just look at the slope on her line as she took first place! … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool | 8 Comments

Cocktail sausage

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I've never before had a drink that came with meat in it. Mmmmmmmm. Meat.

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

QUIZ: Elementary, my dear readers!

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Ooh, this is gonna be a good one! Remember that this time I’ve activated comment moderation (for the first time EVAH), and you have 24(ish) hours to submit as many answers as you can before I open up the comments … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, English language, science | 20 Comments

Woohoo!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

  (posted from my iPhone) ETA: Wow, what a show! The best I’ve seen in years! More photos: I danced my ass off and sang and yelled until I was hoarse. Awesome stuff.

Posted in music, photos | 2 Comments

Fox hunt

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yesterday, while composing an email to our IT department trying to persuade them to let me install Firefox on my new computer*, I decided to quickly check that the new version of Internet Explorer doesn’t have any of the necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in technology | 9 Comments

The people have spoken!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Poll results The next quiz will be posted at 7am PST on Friday, November 5th. Comments will be closed for the first 24 hours (well, probably more like 26 or 27, because I’m not getting up early on a Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, competition, meta, sport | 15 Comments