Category Archives: career

Canadian Immigration: Part I

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is a series of posts detailing my personal journey from work permit to Canadian citizenship. I’ve included as many details as I can remember. If you found this post using an internet search for Canadian immigration, or if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, personal | 12 Comments

Tuesday pet peeve

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I don’t know why everyone’s so negative about Mondays. I like Mondays. I come in all fresh and well rested, chat to various colleagues about their weekends, and settle into work full of enthusiasm and motivation. I spend my lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, plagues, rants | 14 Comments

Pros and cons of an itinerant lifestyle

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

ON TUESDAY I went for farewell drinks with a grad student friend who’s leaving Vancouver for an overseas postdoc position. It’s been a bad year for friends leaving town. This aspect of the academic lifestyle affects me more now that … Continue reading →

Posted in career, science, travel | 10 Comments

Resoluquinox: the summer solstice update

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Wow, has it been three months already?! I’ve had mixed success with my resolutions: A) CAREERi) do everything I can to make sure I get to stay on in my job after my original two year contract expires in November. … Continue reading →

Posted in career, exercise, personal | 9 Comments

Peerless

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I ran into my old boss last week. She was in a rush to get to an appointment, but stopped for a hug and a brief catch up. And then she asked the dreaded question: “So, do you miss us?” … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal | 17 Comments

If in doubt, PANIC!

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

email sent: 11.45 pm on Tuesday email read: 8.03 am on Wednesday email content*: “Cath, please make sure we have the project ready for the extremely important meeting with external collaborators at 8.30 am, thanks” my existing knowledge of said … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 9 Comments

How dumb am I?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Important things I forgot to mention in my last post: I’ve had a chat with my boss, and I’m now much more confident about keeping my job when my contract runs out in November! The exact source of my salary … Continue reading →

Posted in career, meta, personal | 16 Comments

Good week!

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In the last 7 days: I found out that I passed my citizenship test, and I have a date for my ceremony! I’ll become a Canadian citizen* on May 29th. This means that I’ll miss out on voting in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, freelancing, furry friends, personal, photos | 28 Comments

Tunnel lights

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

After almost three months, we are getting our place back to ourselves in one more week! Awesome Tenant is moving out of the basement suite for the summer (at the very least), and Mr E Man’s divorcing friend is moving … Continue reading →

Posted in career, furry friends, grant wrangling, personal, silliness | 4 Comments

Random career bullets

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Look what I got! And it only took a year and a half… The sign serves a very important purpose that has nothing little to do with massaging my ego. I sit at an open-plan desk right outside my supervisor’s … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal, photos | 22 Comments