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

Touching the void

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do you ever feel like you’re just sending emails and leaving voicemails in a great big empty void? I’ve spent all week trying to contact four people (separately, but on the same very important and time-sensitive issue), with no response. … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, technology | 5 Comments

Put on a happy face

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I recently discovered PubMed Faceoff – an application that assigns something called Chernoff Faces to different publications. Euan Adie on the Nature Network provided the link, and a much better explanation than I’m capable of, so go and check out … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, blog roll, publishing, silliness, sport | 14 Comments

They found a left foot!

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The police are said to be hopping mad. But at least we can rule out an orca with a one-sided foot fetish as the suspect.

Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments

Trevor is a gentleman, part III

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I found this photo while uploading the image for the last post. Here’s Trevor Linden letting the tiniest tot in the kids’ race beat him at the finish line. Sorry ladies, I don’t have any photos of Linden taken from … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, photos | 2 Comments

Trage-tea

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

No Kitty That’s a Bad Kitty! We woke up on Saturday morning to find the following scene of destruction in our kitchen (slightly reorganised for photographic purposes). We had to make our morning (mourning?) tea in a cracked, leaky pot … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, furry friends, personal | 2 Comments

Nobody expects…

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…the Spanish Inquisition Science Police. My friends fall into several groups, with only minimal overlap. A couple of groups are almost exclusively scientists, but in another I am the only person with any science background at all. I tend not … Continue reading →

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Something cool from the BBC

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

No, it’s not football. Although I’m enjoying that too.

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Riding for the cure (and for the view)

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came across an old, old article from The Onion (6,000 Runners Fail to Discover Cure for Breast Cancer) this week. My first reaction was to giggle, and my second was to start this post about the 36 km bike … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, embarrassing fan girl, personal, Vancouver | 17 Comments

Best lunch EVER!

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am sooooo sick of sandwiches. I bring home-made sandwiches on at least 3 days of each week. Usually either an everything bagel or multigrain bread with lettuce, good cheese, tomatoes and sometimes Branston Pickle (depending on the type of … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food | 5 Comments

Hooray for sucking!

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Mad Hatter’s. -3 As a 1930s wife, I amVery Poor (Failure) Take the test! What a relief – I thought my answers to things like “Reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress” might have made me … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, politics, rants, silliness | 14 Comments