Category Archives: blog buddies

Blogrolling: for the readers among my readers

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Judging by the comments on my book review posts, and the book reviews I’ve seen many of you write on your own blogs, there are lots of fiction fans here at Occam’s Typewriter! So I’d like to refer you to … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, blog roll, book review | 1 Comment

And the winner is…

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thanks to everyone who voted in the Second Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award! It was a close race between the top three contenders, but luckily for me we have a clear winner, and I don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, meta | 11 Comments

Book ’em!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, the bookcase Mr E Man got me for Christmas may not have been a surprise, but it sure is awesome! Before: + During: (She also hopped into the dresser while I was emptying it, but I didn’t manage to … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, book review, drunkenness, education, furry friends, photos | 22 Comments

2010 Travel Meme

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Silver Fox’s excellent blog, here is a summary of all my 2010 trips (loosely defined!) All my travel was local, but wow, what an awesome year… January We spent Christmas and New Year at my sister-in-law’s up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, blog buddies, camping, Canada, cycling, drunkenness, family, kayaking, meme, meta, music, personal, photos, silliness, snow, sport, travel, Vancouver | 8 Comments

Bragging Rights Central: stats and a reminder about the annual vote!

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s that time of year again! The shortlist of my favourite blog comments for the year is down to 33 entries, and as soon as I’ve managed to whittle it down to 12, we will be ready for a vote! … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, competition, meta | 28 Comments

Podcath Part II

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s been about 18 months since I made my first forays into the world of podcasts, and I am officially hooked! Thanks to some excellent suggestions in the comments of my last podcast post, some recommendations from my hilarious new … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, Canada, current affairs, cycling, embarrassing fan girl, music, technology | 11 Comments

Steepness in Seattle

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Treebeard was wrong: going South does NOT feel like going downhill. (Well, except for the bits that actually were downhill. But some of those bits were really hard, too). But let’s start at the beginning… (BTW this is a really … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, camping, cycling, drunkenness, exercise, family, fund raising, personal, science, TMI, travel, videos | 17 Comments

Dream trippin’

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When we bought our house (four years ago today!), one of the best things that Mr E Man and I did was to invest in a really good bed. We’d been sleeping on a queen-size futon, and although it was … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, family, freakishness, personal, silliness, TMI, travel | 9 Comments

Memes as mental fibre

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Right after EcoGeoFemme pointed out that there haven’t been many memes circulating recently, Amanda went and tagged me for one! The assignment is to write about seven things that I’ve never talked about in my blog. This is a tricky … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, family, freakishness, furry friends, medicine, meme, meta, personal, photos, silliness, the 2009 baby boom, TMI | 30 Comments

Good week

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I met Nina on Tuesday! She’s in town on a family trip, and took some time out to meet up with me for some yummy pasta, local wine, decadent chocolate cake, a jazz band playing just for us, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, music, photosos | 7 Comments