Category Archives: meta

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

Nightmare

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I had a bad dream last night. I dreamed that my Mum told me I was boring. And, what’s worse, my sister backed her up! That little traitor! This turned into a dream of me running away from home (i.e. … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, personal, silliness | 15 Comments

For EcoGeoFemme!

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Comment on my last post: “I’m really the first American commenter on this post? yikes! Maybe you should make another map with your regular commenters’ countries. :)” Well, I’m both cheap and lazy, so I haven’t switched from my free … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | 8 Comments

Bragging Rights Archive III

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Dates represent date of archiving – it’s just easier that way. VWXYNot? Comment(s) of the week: Oct 2 2009: Anonymous for “I currently live in Hawaii. Our street names alone can break anyone who hasn’t lived here for a while. … Continue reading →

Posted in meta | 4 Comments

Could I possibly trouble you…

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Erm, here’s a link for my readers. Especially those based in BC. if you wouldn’t mind… could you possibly… only if you want to… if it’s not too much trouble… Gaah, being British sucks sometimes! And Canadians are too polite … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, video | 11 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

–ra–le*

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Regular readers may have noticed a recent increase in the number of short and/or image-based posts. This is all because of Resolution A ii. I definitely don’t want to give up blogging, but I do need to reduce the amount … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, photos, silliness | 12 Comments

Search bots

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Anyone who follows the comments and posts of the week feature in the sidebar will have spotted that ScienceGirl was one of the winners this week, with a mention of “that worm-looking thingy that tried living in your friend“. She … Continue reading →

Posted in freakishness, meta, silliness | 12 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

Podcath

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thanks to a bit of a kick in the pants useful advice from Professor in Training, I’ve recently discovered the wonderful world of podcasting. (Late adopter, moi?). So I thought I’d share my discoveries, and open up the comments to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, exercise, meta, music, silliness, technology | 14 Comments