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

It’s here!

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Although it might be a while before it’s my turn to read it I has a book and I WILL NOT SHARE I’m excited, this is the first time I’ve ever read a book written by someone I “know”.

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

We can has election too! Take that, Yanks

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, the rumours were true and the date is set. I was holding out hope that I would be able to vote in the next Canadian election, but it looks like I’m going to have to wait. Probably not for … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, environment, politics, rants, Vancouver | 13 Comments

Book Reviews

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A bumper crop, ‘cos I forgot that I was doing this! Luckily for you, the long gap between finishing the books and writing these reviews means that they will all be relatively brief. First up is Water For Elephants, by … Continue reading →

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Be my personal trainer!

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Ah, September. Back-to-school time. There’s a sense of purpose in the air, and I have chosen to harness it in my quest to regain my fitness. I’ve always been a reasonably active person, but there are degrees of reasonably active … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, exercise, food glorious food, personal, silliness | 25 Comments

Recipe wars – sniping from the sidelines

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am not a domestic goddess. I still cook like a student at least half the time – lots of pasta and stir fries. So here’s my quick’n’easy alternative to the lovely but fancy amuse bouche recipes from Dr. Isis … Continue reading →

Posted in blog wars, food glorious food | 10 Comments

Is it possible

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

that ten years of wearing a bike helmet twice a day, for 15-30 minutes at a time, has permanently deformed the bones in my skull? There seems to be a flat spot at the top of my forehead where no … Continue reading →

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Funnymoon

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It was Mr E Man’s birthday yesterday – he is now officially old (37). As part of the festivities (which also included me making the requested banana-chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, with bacon and plum syrup; Canadians are weird), we … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | 13 Comments

Official “I’m gonna be having waaaay more fun than those bar stewards who are attending SciBlog08” thread

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I didn’t want to go to your stupid conference anyway. The grant deadlines, lack of funds and holiday time were just excuses, really. (Although I probably would have missed it anyway, given that I usually fly Zoom). So. On Friday, … Continue reading →

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Olympics Pool Results

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Sorry for the delay – I spent an hour or two making a spreadsheet including ALL the countries that won medals, only to find that there was no easy way to display it here! The table of countries that were … Continue reading →

Posted in sport | 20 Comments

Come and work with me!

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Not really – for a start I don’t work at UBC, although I do occasionally get involved in collaborative grants with UBC researchers. And as usual in this field, the job description has some overlap with mine, but is essentially … Continue reading →

Posted in career, Vancouver | 6 Comments