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

My first Nature paper

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Nature Gardening: Brief Communications The Darwinian Approach to Solanum lycopersicum cultivation: preliminary results Obligatory Cheesy Nature Paper Pun: No spray tom-ay-to, delay tom-ah-to by Ennis, MG and Ennis, CA^1^ Background: We investigated the effects of Darwinian gardening methods on the … Continue reading →

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Corporate creativity, or lack thereof

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From GraphJam, here’s a visual description of the Ugly side of my last job in marketing, as I described it on the Alternative Scientist blog: No further comment required!

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w00t! Part 2

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Remember my stressful February, in which I worked on five grants that were submitted to the same competition – writing large parts of two of them – and helped with another three grants for a second competition that closed a … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal | 10 Comments

All weekends should be long weekends

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Seriously, I think I need three days EVERY weekend. Here’s what we did this BC Day long weekend: Saturday: lazy day. Got up late after being out for dinner and drinks on Friday. Lounged on sofa. Drank tea, made simple … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, embarrassing fan girl, food glorious food, gardening, movie review, personal, Vancouver | 4 Comments

Is it really August?

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Conversation from lunch today: Friend 1: “I had to put the heating on today”Me: “I had to put the duvet back on the bed”Friend 2: “I had to put on a COAT!” Got back to work to find a third … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, rants, technology, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Rings Around The World

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m sure you’ve all noticed the new additions to my blog roll (because you all watch this page like a hawk, instantly noticing every minor alteration and waiting on the edge of your seats for an explanation, right?). Yep, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, embarrassing fan girl, personal, photos, politics, rants, sport, Vancouver | 11 Comments

No, I haven’t been mauled by a bear. But thanks for asking.

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Holy Snapping Duck Do! I just had a cup of tea and realised I have not updated this since they let me out!… You would not believe the amount of people that are totally stalking me. I hope they bring … Continue reading →

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More Facebook Questions

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I think it’s going to be OK. I’ve installed the official Scrabble application, which apparently will activate in a couple of weeks. The fact that the US and Canada are getting a different version to the rest of the world … Continue reading →

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What just happened??!!

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Scrabulous just went *poof*! Where did it go? And what am I going to do now? Help!!!!!!!!

Posted in personal, silliness | 5 Comments

Another book meme

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tagged by Mad Hatter! I’ll steal her colour scheme too: Books I’ve read are in bold, books I started but never quite finished are in blue, and books I have read multiple times are in red. I’ll also steal EcoGeoFemme’s … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, meme | 4 Comments