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

GRRRRR-ant

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Or should that be g-RANT? Today, at 4:15, I finally submitted the Grant With No Deadline. Or, more accurately, the grant that had no deadline… no deadline… no deadline… no deadline… for months, and then suddenly HAD to be submitted … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal, photos, science, silliness | 10 Comments

Help!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, I’m well and truly converted: I’ve had a MacBook at home for over a year now, and just got a MacBook Pro for work. Woo hoo! I still do most of my day-to-day work on a PC – the … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, the wonders of technology | 26 Comments

Silly moi!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a talent for making born-and-bred Canadians laugh at me, especially when it comes to my accent and pronunciation. I mean, it’s obviously just ridiculous to assume that French-looking names would be pronounced according to French pronunciation norms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, English language, family, sport | 14 Comments

Little things that make me happy

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The sun is finally shining in Vancouver! I’m not a sun worshipper by any stretch of the imagination; I burn really quickly, and find temperatures over 30C quite unpleasant (in the city, at least). But June-uary was too much even … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, freakishness, furry friends, monkeys, personal, sport, technology, the 2009 baby boom, Vancouver | 16 Comments

UPDATED World Cup Pool Update 3!!!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WOO HOO!!! Yay, Europe! It’s time to make the final three picks! We have to submit our choices for the semi-finals AND the final by the time the first of those games kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday). Semi-final picks are worth … Continue reading →

Posted in world cup pool 2010 | 27 Comments

Happy 4th of July to my American buddies!

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I hope you have a good one! I’ll be at Morgan’s first birthday party. I can’t believe it’s been a year already! Morgan and Lilah on their first ever Canada Day!

Posted in photos, the 2009 baby boom | 3 Comments

Springing back

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m getting my hair cut tomorrow! Really exciting news, eh? Well, it is to me! I haven’t had a hair cut for months, because I just haven’t had the time. Literally every weekend since the beginning of the Olympics has … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, family, fund raising, kayaking, music, personal, shopping | 7 Comments

Genius!

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My boss is a very busy man whose trainees sometimes have a hard time getting his attention. I’m constantly having to explain that I don’t know where he is, when he’ll be back, or if he’s read their draft yet. … Continue reading →

Posted in career, science | 8 Comments

Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(It’s actually tomorrow, but I’m posting now because I’m declaring a blog-free day tomorrow. I want to catch up with some of the real-life friends I neglected throughout the Ride training etc!).

Posted in Canada, politics, silliness | 7 Comments

UPDATED World Cup Pool Update 2!!!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

After the round of 16:  3 points were awarded for each correct pick in this round. Chall rocked in this round, getting 7 out of 8 picks correct! However, Thomas is still top, after calling 6 games correctly, as did … Continue reading →

Posted in world cup pool 2010 | 19 Comments