Category Archives: music

Regrettapalooza

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I got to talking last night about bands and artists we really wish we could have seen in concert. After I started my list with the Beatles, we decided that this could go on all night … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, music | 21 Comments

VOTE, YOU BASTARDS!

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I only have 15 usable votes so far in the 2012 Comment of the Year award, despite the post having had more than 100 unique hits! Please follow the link to remedy this unacceptable situation, if you have not already … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, drunkenness, meta, music, photos, silliness, videos | 5 Comments

The joy(ride) of delayed gratification

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The first music I loved was my parents’ music – The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, all that. The first music I loved that was my own was, embarrassingly enough, Stock Aitken Waterman pap. In my late teens came Nirvana, Blur, … Continue reading →

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, family, music, personal, videos | 14 Comments

Expat: a musical in three acts

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Setting: Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom Act I: 54-40 (A whole room full of drunken Canadians is jumping up and down in ecstasy, singing along with every word of every song. Within the crowd is a group of friends, most of whom … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, music, personal, UK, Uncategorized, Vancouver, videos | 23 Comments

Somewhere there’s a village…

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Just in time for the playoffs, a song from CBC’s The Irrelevant Show for all the Canadian hockey fans out there – or indeed anyone whose team, in any sport, has lost any final game in any competition. Awesome.

Posted in Canada, music, silliness, sport, videos | 9 Comments

Because it’s been far too sciencey around here lately

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The best Rube Goldberg device I’ve ever seen on the Best of YouTube podcast (and there have been a few): and, inspired by a Twitter conversation with Richard Wintle yesterday about gnus (inspired in turn by someone at work asking … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, music, silliness, videos | 10 Comments

Signs of tampering

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In the internet age, anyone can have their say on anything; news articles, blog posts, YouTube videos, politicians’ Facebook pages and pretty much everything else you can find online all have comment sections. Last week, however, the most striking examples … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, current affairs, drunkenness, Instagram, music, photos, Vancouver | 5 Comments

Gratuitous Silly Video

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

‘cos it’s Friday. A friend emailed this to me during the hockey game last night, and even though the Canucks were losing 5-1 I spent the next few minutes LMAO. Happy weekend, everyone!

Posted in music, silliness, sport, video | 8 Comments

The Teacher Feature

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Writing my last (proper) post reminded me that way back in 2009 I started a series on my most influential teachers, and that I’d intended to include my PhD supervisor in the list. However, given that it’s World Teachers’ Day … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, music, personal, science | 6 Comments

Demons

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It has come to my attention that many people are not aware of this simply spectacular song by Fatboy Slim, featuring the substantial vocal talents of Marge Simpson Macy Gray*. This situation is, of course, unacceptable, so please watch this video … Continue reading →

Posted in music, videos | 10 Comments