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

5 Things Meme

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tagged by Dr. A 5 things I was doing 10 years ago: 1. Kicking off my PhD in Glasgow by learning l33t plasmid cloning skillz from Obiwan Kenobi my awesome PI. (Seriously. I’m good. Or rather, I was).2. Going drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, food glorious food, furry friends, meme, personal, science, silliness, technology | 17 Comments

RBO being proud of myself

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got up before my alarm. I made a super healthy lunch* for today and tomorrow. I went to the gym early enough that I had time to do 2 rounds of circuits rather than 1. I’m finally starting to … Continue reading →

Posted in career, cycling, exercise, food glorious food, personal | 11 Comments

So sad

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Snapped 15 minutes ago on my phone, right outside my office. I wonder what the story is? How angry or otherwise messed up does a person have to be to trash a musical instrument? Especially a child’s musical instrument? (For … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, music, photos | 5 Comments

Rhyme time

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Following Stephen’s excellent post about writing a “lay abstract” as a short story, I shall make a second attempt at blogging the day’s events in limerick form.

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Mr E Man’s greatest hits

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Previous descriptions of my husband’s smooth moves and smooth talk were received rather well, so here are a few more! In a taxi, heading home after I’d met his friends for the first time: Mr E Man: “Oh, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, family, personal, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

So confused…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

IT just upgraded me to Office 2007. I like the new Outlook email interface, but Word 2007 is confusing the hell out of me. It just took me ten minutes to find the Undo button. Oh, and IE7 did not … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, technology | 13 Comments

Does not compute…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The following is a true account of a conversation I had a few years ago. I was in the middle of writing my PhD thesis, and was procrastinating by having coffee with a postdoc from the neighbouring lab. I’d always … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, personal, politics, rants | 6 Comments

miTunes

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Now here’s an unbelievably ignorant comment for you: I don’t like most black people not because of their skin color, but because I don’t like hip-hop and dancing. I don’t like most women because I don’t like shopping and romantic … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, music, personal, silliness, videos | 13 Comments

Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Today is Remembrance Day. It is now 90 years since the end of World War I, and there are barely any veterans left who served in the trenches. It is almost 60 years since the beginning of World War II. … Continue reading →

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Style over substance?

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am in the market for a laptop and find myself leaning towards a Mac. I’ve never really used one before, and for some reason I feel the need to justify the switch to myself using something more than “because … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, personal, technology | 18 Comments