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

Don’t panic!

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

After starting to recover from this week’s shenanigans, I spotted this sign on the BBC website and I knew what I had to do. Yup, it was promptly printed, cropped, and stuck on my wall, next to my calendar. I … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 7 Comments

Scientist in “I am not omniscient” claim shock

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Why, yes, I do get most of my news headlines from the BBC website. Why do you ask?) Returning to my building just now with my healthy balanced lunch1 in hand, I was stopped in the street by a younger … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Every breath you take

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

PhizzleDizzle, tragic Nickleback fan extraordinaire, tagged me for this meme. RULES: a) Put your MP3 player, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffleb) For each question (capitalised), press the next button to get your answer.c) YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness | 12 Comments

Cath’s Nine Stages of Fucking Up at Work

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is a faithful and accurate account of my internal monologue during the last 24 hours or so. It contains lots of foul language. All of it is justified.1) Pride (as in, before a fall) Tra la la, my boss … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal | 32 Comments

Cath’s shoe of the week

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

You can keep your Randy Macaques or whatever they’re called, this was the only shoe (or shoe combo, really) for me today: My trusty 11 year-old leather hiking boots, and rented snow shoes. Stylin’. In addition, you can keep your … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, snow, Vancouver | 20 Comments

The Five Question Interview

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Crystal from “Chances Are I’m Going To Hell For This” was recently interviewed by her friend – and posted the results on her blog. She also chose to perpetuate the meme by asking for willing interview victims subjects in the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, camping, drunkenness, education, embarrassing fan girl, family, kayaking, meme, nature, personal, science | 21 Comments

I sometimes wish

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

that my career aspirations hadn’t changed so much since I was eight. I suppose it’s possible that in a parallel universe somewhere, I have managed to publish a paper with a title as awesome as the one I just spotted … Continue reading →

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Press release approval system FAIL

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The email idiocy continues… For reasons relating to an announcement about a joint California-Canada cancer stem cell funding initiative, I subscribe to all email lists at the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Every mailing list will inevitably result in a … Continue reading →

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Retreat Part II: Welcome to America!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Miraculously enough, the morning after the night before dawned bright and hangover free. I was still unprepared for discussing my project with colleagues over breakfast though. Talking shop over coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks is perfectly acceptable, but brainstorming over … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, drunkenness, food glorious food, nature, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

Shipwrecked and Comatose

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am in retro geek heaven! The BBC website tells me that Red Dwarf is returning for a two-part special over Easter. Red Dwarf was the only programme that I absolutely HAD to watch (or video) every week. The neighbours’ … Continue reading →

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