Category Archives: meta

Sound as a pound

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Right, we’ve got charts, a compass, tide tables, two Swiss Army knives, bear spray, and an air horn*, and we’re off on an adventure! (Well, we’re actually off to my mother-in-law’s today, which isn’t all that adventurous, even when our … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, kayaking, meta, nature, travel | 11 Comments

Defeating perfect enemies

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here is the single most useful piece of writing advice I’ve ever heard, and I apologise for not thinking of posting it sooner. It came from my PhD supervisor, lo these many years ago, and it really helped me to … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, meta | 14 Comments

One week to go!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Excitement is building in the lead-up to the Olympics. I don’t want to bore those readers with no interest in winter sports, but inevitably I am going to be blogging about the Games a LOT. I’ll be focusing on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, competition, meta, sport, Vancouver | 23 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

Well, this is a good sign…

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From my stats page: Canadian flag? Check! Team Canada hockey jersey? Check! Stills camera? Check! Video camera? Check! iPhone (back-up camera and for organisation/meet-up purposes)? Check! Angry mob? Check! Wish us luck!

Posted in activism, bad people, Canada, current affairs, meta, politics, Vancouver | Comments Off on Well, this is a good sign…

Question for my readers

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I read a post on the Blogger Buzz last month about their new integration with Amazon Associates, and have been mulling it over ever since. The full post is here. When I first started this blog, I had a Google … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | 27 Comments

We have a winner!

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Congratulations to Massimo for winning the First Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award! Here’s your virtual trophy that you may display on your blog if you choose: and please let me know what you want from Amazon … Continue reading →

Posted in career, competition, meta, sport, the 2009 baby boom, travel | 8 Comments

Competition updates

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I can hardly believe this, but I won the Nature Network poll for best blog post in 2008! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Thank you to everyone who went over and voted for me! Since I’m so awesome, I’ve come up with the following … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, meta, silliness | 10 Comments

Rock the vote!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Just a reminder that votes in the competition only count if they’re entered via the actual poll, in the top right sidebar, just under the kayak photo. If you left a comment saying who you were voting for, but didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, meta | 5 Comments

First Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year* Award!

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s almost Christmas! I’m feeling much warmer and fuzzier than normal about the whole thing this year, possibly because I essentially missed Christmas Day last time around (stoopid norovirus). And what else makes me feel all warm and fuzzy? My … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, meta | 24 Comments