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

Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In truly appropriate fashion, I am spending today finalising and signing my citizenship application. I will blog about the whole immigration process AFTER I get the certificate and passport… Here’s the photo that will forever be associated with my Canadian … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

And this one is for Mermaid*

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The figs are coming along nicely, thank you! Ficus carica, aka Desert King Fig Tree, aka The Scrotum TreeRipening plum in background You can has figs! You will be notified when they are ready for om nom nom. Kyrsten, same … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, gardening, photos | 6 Comments

This post is for Arduous*

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

We’re going camping on Thursday! Until Monday! Woo hoo! The campsite was chosen by a group of friends who stayed there last year (we were too busy with wedding planning) and liked it so much they decided to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, drunkenness, environment, personal | 5 Comments

An unusual retirement plan…

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…becoming a professional footballer. So my entire family are massive Newcastle United fans. Both sides of my family are from the region, where football is THE thing, and have supported the team since they formed in 1892. My Dad, Tom … Continue reading →

Posted in family, sport | 2 Comments

Kudos

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So you’re compiling the weekly email alert for Nature’s Signaling Update, and you’re choosing a paper of the week. The paper involves a growth factor binding protein that promotes cardiac development. So what do you do?

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Protein-Protein (and Postdoc-Postdoc) Interactions

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Realising that the stacked papers behind my monitor were starting to pose a serious safety hazard, I decided to actually read a few of them today before they crush me to death in the next earthquake. Cup of tea in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Get up, Stand up,

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

That being the easy part. I have a problem. I am addicted to my snooze button. Things were so much simpler when I was a singleton. My stereo was always in my room, so I’d programme it to wake me … Continue reading →

Posted in personal | 16 Comments

RBO my lunch break

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just left my desk for 10 minutes to get some cash, a coffee (decaf), and a snack. It was quite eventful: There’s a couple having a very public (read: loud) argument / break up at one of the cafe’s … Continue reading →

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Books meme

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Unbalanced Reaction and elsewhere “What we have here is the top 106 books most often marked as “unread” by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, meme | 11 Comments

Submit your neologisms here

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My primary supervisor once introduced me to a colleague with the words “Cath has the ability to translate Science into English”. That’s actually not a bad description of parts of my job, which includes writing lay summaries of research projects … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 29 Comments