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

Ceremony photos

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Copied from my Nature Network blog. My apologies to any of you who read both, but dinner is almost ready… The ceremony was great. The participants came from 22 different countries, with every (inhabited) continent represented. There was talk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, photos | 15 Comments

Go Canada!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As many of you already know, I became a Canadian citizen yesterday. The ceremony was great. The participants came from 22 different countries, with every (inhabited) continent represented. There was talk of rights, freedoms, responsibilities, tolerance, and the Canadian family. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments

With glowing heart

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Warning: embarrassing sentimentality follows. But it’s OK, the second part will return you unscathed to the usual level of silliness. —————————– Here’s a journal entry that I wrote on a Pacific-bound train twelve years ago, somewhere amid the lakes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, personal, silliness, travel, Vancouver | 25 Comments

If it sounds too good to be true…

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A colleague just alerted me to a new initiative from Bayer Healthcare. From Targets to Novel Drugs offers up to €250,000 in exchange for a brief abstract. The stated objective: With this initiative, Bayer Schering Pharma aims to encourage research … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Busy bees and short CVs

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been very busy recently, but apparently not in the most constructive way. *I’ve been busy figuring out Twitter.* So far the only advantage I can see over Facebook is that I can access it at work without having to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Peerless

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I ran into my old boss last week. She was in a rush to get to an appointment, but stopped for a hug and a brief catch up. And then she asked the dreaded question: “So, do you miss us?” … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal | 17 Comments

On the pool

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Our local swimming pool seems to have a rule that it must contain at least one creepy old man at any given time. There’s a guy who hangs out in the shallow end, goggles on, but who only ever gets … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, freakishness, silliness | 21 Comments

Iz a hard life

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

O hai! We iz takin control of MacTavish. Iz better dan walkin onnit and bein yelled at by dat hoomin wiv funny axent. (MacTavish iz nice n warm on da feetsies though) We haz noticed dat u hoomins iz runnin … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

They’re not weeds

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

they’re carbon offsets destined for the municipal composting programme (Vancouver rocks) and (hopefully) soon to be replaced by something more useful Next job: pull an even bigger pile of weeds from the front garden…

Posted in environment, food glorious food, gardening, photos, Vancouver | 5 Comments

Moving from retrospective to prospective studies

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I feel awesome today! ………………….. Will Cath get sick this weekend? Stay tuned and find out…

Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments