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

New feature

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Did you all see the new Bragging Rights Central feature in the sidebar? I’m planning to update it every week or so, and this post will serve as the archive. Past winners (dates indicate date of removal from the main … Continue reading →

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Recipe sniping: vegetable curry

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The latest set of recipes are up! Yum and yum. This was the toughest contest so far for me, but I eventually decided to vote for PhysioProf once again, despite the fried egg fiasco that I am going to pretend … Continue reading →

Posted in blog wars, food glorious food | 10 Comments

The Palin effect

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a sample screenshot from my StatCounter “Recent Keyword Activity” page.Hmmm, wonder what’s going on? Sarah Palin TERRIFIES me. “Drill, baby, drill”, “Alaska is near Russia”, and all that. The thought of a McCain-Palin victory… well, it’s like Margaret Thatcher … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, politics, silliness, videos | 6 Comments

A Thursday miracle

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have two bikes – a speedy one-year old hybrid, and a clunky old gear-slipping rust bucket of a mountain bike that serves as back-up. This morning however I was in the unfortunate situation of having left both bikes in … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, personal, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Reasons why today is better than yesterday

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

1) I didn’t go to the gym before work, so I was on the road later than yesterday and there were crossing guards outside the school. 2) It was raining ever so slightly, which as usual increased the average speed … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, silliness | 13 Comments

Is your UBI really a PGT?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The BBC website has a great article today about the dying art of medical slang. Apparently, increasing rates of litigation are inhibiting doctors from scribbling such gems in their patient notes as TEETH (Tried Everything Else, Try Homeopathy) and TTFO … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 25 Comments

Hell is bad days are other people

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I seem to be in a bad mood. Why? Well, here’s a list of things that annoyed me today. (WARNING: contains rants, whining and bad language). 1) Slow cyclists who insist on coming around me and stopping RIGHT IN FRONT … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, exercise, rants | 19 Comments

Recipe sniping: appetisers

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Two fish courses?! TWO FISH COURSES??!! Are you guys serious?! Seeing as I’m just playing spoiler anyway, I’m not gonna play by those rules. I am a relative beginner in the fish cooking department, and I follow recipes to the … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, blog wars, food glorious food | 8 Comments

OMG guys

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am sooooo hungover. It was a party of such awesomeness that we didn’t get home until 3, then crashed out on the sofa before waking up and going to bed at 6. I really am too old for such … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, food glorious food, music, photos, silliness, technology, Vancouver | 11 Comments

"I build spaceships"

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is how Mr E Man described his job when I had my first proper conversation with him. On closer interrogation he turned out to be a carpenter on movie sets, and had just finished building the X Jet and … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, movie review, personal, silliness, Vancouver | 16 Comments