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

Carbon offsets and other mind games

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is my entry to the January APLS carnival, which I will be hosting here on the 22nd. Still plenty of time to get your posts in!) ———————– Regular readers might remember that I like to play a bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, environment, food glorious food | 21 Comments

Puck off

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m not going to comment on the result of last night’s World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game*, for fear of a certain Swede coming up here and clobbering me. I wanted to focus instead on one particular aspect of … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, silliness, sport | 10 Comments

2009 sucks

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So far this year, and in no particular order: My mother-in-law slipped on some ice and broke her arm – both bones, just above the wrist. She didn’t need any surgery, and seems in good spirits, but 2 months in … Continue reading →

Posted in family, personal, rants, snow, Vancouver | 12 Comments

Snowed under…

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m back! Ever so slightly hungover, but the jet lag has gone. Staying out until after 2 am on our first full day back seemed to reset my system. This is what happens when you leave your car outside for … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, family, personal, photos, snow, Vancouver, virology | 21 Comments

Right, I’m off

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My chariot Nissan Maxima awaits… as do approximately 19 hours of planes, trains, automobiles, and hanging around at airports. It’ll be worth it for the two weeks of fun in the sun UK with friends and family. I probably won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, personal, photos, silliness | 15 Comments

Seasons greetings of your choice

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 106 Comments

Santa not so secret

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yesterday was Mr E Man’s family’s pre-Christmas party. Everyone tends to spread out for the day itself, so those of us in and around Vancouver always get together for an afternoon and evening of drinks and delicious food before the … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, furry friends, photos | 11 Comments

Updates…

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…in case anyone is remotely interested! The author of the intelligent design novel that I reviewed last month stopped by to offer comments. I shamefully didn’t respond to his rather lengthy comment until today, but hopefully he’ll come back, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Curious meme

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m having a really hard time coming up with original blog post ideas at the moment. I blame pre-Christmas burn-out, plus Mr E Man being off work, with the result that I spend my usual blogging time (6 – 8 … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, personal | 17 Comments

The Call

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Holy December Batman, this time next week I’ll be in England! Yup, a 10 hour flight, 3 hour layover, 1 hour flight and 1.5 hour train ride await, starting on Tuesday night. A total of ~7320 kilometres (~4550 miles) lie … Continue reading →

Posted in family, silliness | 22 Comments