Category Archives: grant wrangling

Sugar high

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The PI of one of my recent grant submissions just brought me some thankyou presents from Paris. A L’Occitane scented candle Some all-natural, no-fat, fruit juice gummi bears Some Lindt chocolate carrots Sweet! I’ve always responded better to the carrot … Continue reading →

Posted in career, food glorious food, grant wrangling, silliness | 4 Comments

Signs of stress

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oof! I’m glad that’s over. My thoughts on the great Canadian research funding conspiracy are on my other blog. Here are some signs my brain was over-worked this week: – I wrote dodgy limericks – I made up new words … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, grant wrangling, meta, personal, silliness | 8 Comments

This is what too much caffeine and adrenaline does to me

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When working on multiple grants,I fly by the seat of my pants.When it comes to the budget,Please let me just fudge it,Or you’ll suffer from one of my rants. Apparently I look like someone who knows what tissue microarrays cost. … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, limericks, rants, science | 6 Comments

Crossposting due to image incompetence

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I originally created this post simply as a place to display an image for my Nature Blog, which has a very confusing link and upload process. It’s totally not working out so I’m just going to leave the image here, … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, grant wrangling | 12 Comments