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

Knowing me, knowing you

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“Breaking up is never easy, I know, but it’s time to go” – ABBA This will be my last post on Nature Network. I’ve been blogging here since January 2008, and I’ve greatly enjoyed being part of the community. I’ve … Continue reading →

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This is my dental floss

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

That is all. (See last post if confused!)

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Experiment

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Please can y’all do me a favour? If you usually read this blog, please click this link to my other blog (random post chosen because it’s old and has no comments on it) so I can get an idea of … Continue reading →

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Catho the Sane visits Canadian Tire

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, the fourth of five books in the Hitchhiker trilogy by Douglas Adams, our hero Arthur Dent travels to California to meet a man called Wonko the Sane. Wonko’s house is inside-out, … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, environment, freakishness, photos, rants, shopping, silliness | 39 Comments

That Round-Headed Kid-ding

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The movie industry is a harsh mistress, all boom and bust. When a big production comes to town, there’s plenty of work (and overtime) to go around – but the lean times can be very lean indeed for Mr E … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 9 Comments

Out of this world?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Before work this morning, I read part of an article in New Scientist[1] about the history and future of unmanned lunar exploration. The moon was referred to as “another world”, as in (and I paraphrase) “[some robot that landed on … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, things I'm not really qualified to write about | 12 Comments

SIR YES SIR!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Would it be wrong to interpret the first two words of this list as a direct order?

Posted in photos, silliness | 6 Comments

LMAO, eh?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

An article called Canadian Beacon jumped out at me from my Nature Medicine RSS feed yesterday. As a good bacon (and pun) loving syrup sucker ice hole Canadian, I clicked through to read the whole article, and almost immediately attracted … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 6 Comments

Friday quiz: science mnemonics

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From the same puzzle of the day desk calendar that gave us the science anagram puzzles post back in February, here’s an entry called “Abbreviated Science”! There are six science-related1 mnemonics listed below. The actual calendar page also listed the … Continue reading →

Posted in fun with language, science, silliness | 45 Comments

This rut is NOT the middle ground I’m looking for!

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m in a real exercise slump at the moment. After the exertion of the ride down to Seattle, and all the training I was doing before that, I thought “I’ve worked hard for a long time and I deserve a … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, food glorious food, personal, whining | 15 Comments