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

A Peerless Typo

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was searching through some archived documents at work yesterday, and came across a gem of a typo from the “project organisation and communication plan” section of an old grant application. Apparently, the applicants are anticipating frequent pier-to-pier communication to … Continue reading →

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One year ago today…

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I can hardly believe a year has passed so quickly! As Mr E Man said on Friday night, as we had dinner on a patio next to the wedding venue, “it’s been a wonderful year, and may there be five … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, photos | 24 Comments

Random bullets of Calgary

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

You know your flight is ridiculously early when:The airport Starbucks isn’t open yetYou have to wait for the security line-up to openThe sight of the in-flight tea and cookies makes you feel nauseous You know you’re in Calgary when:Someone shows … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 6 Comments

First work trip

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m going to Calgary tomorrow. Well, technically, Calgary airport. Here’s my schedule: up at 3.30 am, leave for the airport at 4.30, flight leaves at 6. Flight arrives at 8.19 am Calgary time, meeting starts in an airport hotel at … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal, rants | 5 Comments

Now let’s get one thing straight

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am not a muppet hater. Yep, Mad Hatter has unleashed her minions on me. I think the muppets are Teh Awesome. I grew up watching the show, and then watched the new version when I was a student. I … Continue reading →

Posted in blog wars, silliness, videos | 12 Comments

Tribal Knowledge

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In my industry position I heard a lot about the dangers of “Tribal Knowledge”. This is a situation in which everyone in a group (or tribe) knows how to do a certain task, but it is not actually written down … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, rants | 6 Comments

More fun with dialogue boxes

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Continuing this week’s theme… Dear Microsoft, Please can you insert code into Outlook that scans all outgoing messages for phrases such as “here is” and “is attached”, and triggers the following dialogue box when I press Send? “There is text … Continue reading →

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Aw, you guys!

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Part of the reason I find blogging is so addictive is that the feedback is so fast. If only all my other written ramblings could come back with comments so quickly… So it is really, really lovely to have any … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, blog roll, meme | 6 Comments

Everyone needs furniture, right?

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve just been told that I’m “part of the furniture” here. This familiar phrase followed a very familiar conversation along the lines of “you’ve been here less than a YEAR??!! No way! It feels much longer than THAT!!” I seem … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal, silliness | 11 Comments

A Word Wish

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Would it be too much to ask for Microsoft to incorporate the following dialogue box into the next version of Word?

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