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

There’s something fishy afoot…

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Following on from the tale of British Columbia’s very own iceman, here’s another local story about the mysterious discovery of human remains and the use of genetic fingerprinting to establish kinship.

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Unnatural disaster

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen hidden away at the bottom of a post on Passive Aggressive Notes. Says it all really. I honestly don’t care much whether Clinton or Obama gets the nomination, although I have been edging towards Obama lately. Please, for … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, politics, silliness | 4 Comments

"Nazis. I hate these guys".

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was delighted to find my all-time favourite movie on TV last night. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is, in my opinion, the finest moment in cinematic history. Everything about it is pitch-perfect, and whoever cast Sean Connery as … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, movie review | 22 Comments

w00t!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The first proper grant application* I worked on after switching jobs just got recommended for funding! It’s excellent timing as last week’s submission went to the same funding body, who apparently have decided that they like us. Yes, even though … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling | 23 Comments

No more blobligations

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m free! Thanks for all the excellent advice on answering endless questions from creationists. I’ve now closed comments on the offending post with the following:

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

New kid on the blog

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My friend Kyrsten (of bot fly fame) has finally started her own blog. So head on over to Infinite Science for posts on, well, science, and a cat called Mr Obama. Welcome back to the blogosphere, Kyrsten! Look out, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, blog roll | 6 Comments

Happy birthday Vicky!

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So how bizarre is this? Monday is Victoria Day, a statutory holiday in Canada. I’d never heard of it before I moved here, and had no clue what it was all about. The capital of the province of British Columbia … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, personal, silliness | 6 Comments

Psssst!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Fellow science bloggers! Come over here! Make sure no-one follows you… Feel free to comment here if you don’t have a Nature account!

Posted in meta | 2 Comments

Blobligations

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do bloggers in general, and those of us who write about current scientific research in particular, have an obligation to our readers? The obligation to accurately describe and interpret the results at hand is a given. But do we also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments

Post-grant wind-down

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Aaaaahhhhh. That was me relaxing. I’m drinking a nice cuppa tea and everything. Due to technical problems with the funding body’s website, last week’s grant deadline got pushed back to today. This was a good thing, because it allowed us … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal | 7 Comments