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

Equality gap

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was in the Gap yesterday (please don’t judge -their jeans are the only ones that fit me!) and noticed an interesting sign at the till: SALE!20% off all women’s summer dresses! I pointed it out to the sales clerk, … Continue reading →

Posted in shopping, technology | 5 Comments

iPhreaked

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been making good use of my ability to turn any song in my iTunes libarary into a free iPhone ringtone, and now have several custom tones set up to denote different callers. Sitting at my desk just now, finishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

It’s gonna be the best birthday EVAH!

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I finally got my grubby mitts on some Olympic tickets! And it only took 53 minutes of watching the browser refresh in the “virtual waiting room”! Feb 15th: Men’s snowboard cross finalsFeb 16th: Men’s hockey prelims, Canada-NorwayFeb 17th: Women’s hockey … Continue reading →

Posted in sport, Vancouver | 15 Comments

Cover me

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As soon as I saw the first cover meme post pop up, I thought of this song… but couldn’t use it. It’s not a good cover, because it’s horribly naff. But it’s not a bad cover, because it’s deliberately naff. … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, video | 11 Comments

Cover meme

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was tagged for the cover meme by Mrs Comet Hunter. Naturally I had to give the matter some serious consideration, at the risk of various other bloggers stealing choosing my picks, which they went ahead and did. So no … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, video | 9 Comments

Cats are so dumb

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s hot here right now – record-breaking hot, way too hot for fur coats. I’ve been feeling very sorry for Google and Saba, but unfortunately they’re just far too stupid to take advantage of any of my mitigating actions: They … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, silliness | 6 Comments

Another career change in the works

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I recently commented that I don’t think there’s any such thing as the perfect job. But I think I might have been wrong. A paper in today’s Current Biology[1] made me realise that my perfect job does exist:

Posted in Uncategorized | 18 Comments

Cookie politics

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Conversation with Mr E Man last night: Him: “I got some Girl Guide cookies” Me: “Oh, whatcha do that for? I’ll have to eat them now, and it’s too hot to exercise” Him: “I couldn’t help it! There were like … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, silliness | 15 Comments

Please define “other”

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I understand the need for the first “Other” option. But not the second. No wonder they need people to specify.

Posted in Uncategorized | 26 Comments

And here’s what awaited me at work this morning…

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do I have awesome colleagues or what?!

Posted in Canada, photos, silliness | 13 Comments