Category Archives: food glorious food

Rib tickler

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I like food. And drinks. I like to try lots of different stuff. I’m reasonably adventurous. But I also like to make sure that when I order a meal in a restaurant, I’m going to enjoy it*. The obvious solution … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, drunkenness, food glorious food, personal, science, silliness | 13 Comments

Review of my coffee date with Mermaid

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Hey, she asked for it!) Mermaid and I try to go for coffee together at least once a week. Last minute meetings sometimes get in our way, but we generally manage to pull it off, usually by pretending we’re discussing … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, photos, silliness, sport, Vancouver | 12 Comments

While the cat’s away…

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man is working in Whistler at the moment, building wheelchair access ramps for some of the Olympic venues. The entire crew are movie set carpenters. I’ve reminded him that the ramps are not supposed to collapse, explode, or … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, personal, silliness, television | 18 Comments

I wish all meetings could be like my last one

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Purpose of meeting: to discuss the format and content of a progress report, due on December 30th. I arrived a few minutes late as the elevators were all messed up and I don’t have access to the stairs in that … Continue reading →

Posted in career, food glorious food | 2 Comments

Day tripper: El Nicho

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When we first started planning our trip, Mr E Man did a lot of online research, and picked Baracoa as his first choice destination. However, its location on the far Eastern tip of the island meant that we would have … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, furry friends, music, photos, travel | 7 Comments

Home is where the kettle is

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Cuba was awesome. I highly recommend it to those of you who are able to visit (sorry, American blog buddies!) I’m sure I’ll bore you all to tears with my planned series of upcoming posts and photos*, but I’ll try to intersperse … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, meta, music, technology, travel | 13 Comments

"Marriage is gay"

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Just a quickie: this week is going to be crazy busy with grant and progress report deadlines galore. But I just wanted to send a belated “Happy Thanksgiving!” to my Canadian readers! We spent the long weekend at my mother-in-law’s, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, politics, videos | 1 Comment

Supersize me!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s that time of year again. Mid-August to mid-October is Big Canadian Grants time and, as usual, I’m feeling the pressure of deadlines and red tape. I usually respond by increasing the number of cups of tea I drink each … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, grant wrangling, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

He’s a plum-berjack and he’s OK

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man harvests some slightly over-ripe plums. We can’t remember who borrowed our big ladder… The stereotypes are true, all BC boys are good in trees!

Posted in food glorious food, gardening, photos, video | 5 Comments

Cookie politics

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Conversation with Mr E Man last night: Him: “I got some Girl Guide cookies” Me: “Oh, whatcha do that for? I’ll have to eat them now, and it’s too hot to exercise” Him: “I couldn’t help it! There were like … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, silliness | 15 Comments