Category Archives: meta

Return to Wonderland?

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

ScienceGirl (from Curiosity Killed the Cat) was kind enough to give me an Inspiration Award. Thank you, ScienceGirl! I do have to say though, that I am increasingly unsure of what to do with these things. I hate to sound … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, meme, meta | 12 Comments

12 Months of VWXYNot?

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In the absence of any real blogging, here’s my version of DrugMonkey’s meme: the first sentence of the first post of each month in 2008. JanuaryPlease don’t expect any coherent blogging for a while… FebruaryLast week’s party featured two similar … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, meta | 4 Comments

Note to self: Real life is not like the blogosphere

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

1) Bathroom walls do not come with comment moderation Graffiti seen in a bar recently: “Ladies: is it OK to think that your guy is not The One, if you don’t believe in The One?” The replies indicate that the … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, silliness | 3 Comments

The election selection

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As one of them pesky foreigners, I don’t think I should say any more than I already have about the US election. Instead I’m going to link to a bunch of excellent posts from around the blogosphere*. (Edit: OK, and … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, bad people, blog buddies, blog roll, meta, politics, sport | 21 Comments

New feature

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Did you all see the new Bragging Rights Central feature in the sidebar? I’m planning to update it every week or so, and this post will serve as the archive. Past winners (dates indicate date of removal from the main … Continue reading →

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Dedicated arse kicking post

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Now you can give me a hard time about not exercising without having to scroll through the long post and comment thread on the original! p.s. please remember that I don’t log my regular bike ride to work and back … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, meta, silliness | 31 Comments

Psssst!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Fellow science bloggers! Come over here! Make sure no-one follows you… Feel free to comment here if you don’t have a Nature account!

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One and counting

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Today is a momentous occasion. I’m stunned and amazed that there’s no mention of it on the BBC, CBC or CNN. Maybe they’re going to run a special feature on tonight’s news instead. Yup, today marks one year since my … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, blog roll, career, meta, personal | 18 Comments

Best paper EVER!

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The most useful paper in the history of science was published this week, in a specialist journal that focuses on my department’s field of study. I really wish I could link to it, but that might give away too much … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, career, grant wrangling, meta, science | 4 Comments

Bragging Rights Archive II

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Dates represent date of archiving – it’s just easier that way.VWXYNot? Comment(s) of the week: Apr 03 2009: Mrs CH for “Ah yes, I’ve heard of this thing they call “running”” and Silver Fox for “I think the inclusion of … Continue reading →

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