Category Archives: career

You say you want a revolution…

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…well, you know, we all wanna change the world Act IA group of young(ish) female colleagues gathers in a pub on a Friday evening for a refreshing beverage or two. Grad students, postdocs, technicians, junior faculty, and grant writers are … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, science, silliness | 21 Comments

Resoluquinox

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A couple of years ago, on a BBC Magazine article about New Year’s resolutions, one commenter opined that New Year is the absolute worst time to make resolutions. He’s right – it’s an arbitrary date, it’s all dark and cold, … Continue reading →

Posted in career, exercise, food glorious food, personal | 26 Comments

Grant deadline craziness

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just can’t seem to help myself… after the dodgy limericks and Shakespeare adaptations of the last couple of big deadline weeks, I’ve found yet another outlet for my caffeine-fuelled craziness creativity. Here’s my Facebook status from Monday: (Please note … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, meta, personal, silliness | 7 Comments

e-Ps and Qs

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m a very polite person. As a Brit in Canada, I frequently apologise to people who stand on my foot on the bus; it’s a habit I just can’t seem to break. As everyone knows though, email etiquette is a … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, English language | 24 Comments

Very Important Submission update

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It has been submitted! This was a Very Important accomplishment. Luckily I don’t seem to be in any trouble (working until 8.30 pm on Monday to get the files uploaded seemed to help). Conversations with my boss went as follows … Continue reading →

Posted in career, photos, snow | 19 Comments

Don’t panic!

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

After starting to recover from this week’s shenanigans, I spotted this sign on the BBC website and I knew what I had to do. Yup, it was promptly printed, cropped, and stuck on my wall, next to my calendar. I … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 7 Comments

Cath’s Nine Stages of Fucking Up at Work

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is a faithful and accurate account of my internal monologue during the last 24 hours or so. It contains lots of foul language. All of it is justified.1) Pride (as in, before a fall) Tra la la, my boss … Continue reading →

Posted in career, personal | 32 Comments

Retreat Part II: Welcome to America!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Miraculously enough, the morning after the night before dawned bright and hangover free. I was still unprepared for discussing my project with colleagues over breakfast though. Talking shop over coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks is perfectly acceptable, but brainstorming over … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, drunkenness, food glorious food, nature, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

Retreat Part I: Speaking out – creakily.

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As regular readers may remember, I work with a group of scientists and clinicians from various departments of my institute. Their research encompasses everything from cell culture to clinical trials, and unless I’ve worked with them on a specific grant … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, nature, personal, photos, science | 15 Comments

5 Things Meme

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tagged by Dr. A 5 things I was doing 10 years ago: 1. Kicking off my PhD in Glasgow by learning l33t plasmid cloning skillz from Obiwan Kenobi my awesome PI. (Seriously. I’m good. Or rather, I was).2. Going drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, food glorious food, furry friends, meme, personal, science, silliness, technology | 17 Comments