Category Archives: music

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

Good week

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I met Nina on Tuesday! She’s in town on a family trip, and took some time out to meet up with me for some yummy pasta, local wine, decadent chocolate cake, a jazz band playing just for us, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, music, photosos | 7 Comments

Don’t stop till you get enough (bandwidth)

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This explains a lot! I had four applications going into the same competition yesterday, with a 4pm deadline. The funding agency’s website, and my internet access in general, slowed to a crawl and I barely got the last one submitted. … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson may be dead…?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The BBC is citing “unconfirmed reports” Not what I expected when my home page opened up… For people my age (32), he was The Guy when we were first getting into music. And Madonna was The Gal. Despite subsequent shenanigans … Continue reading →

Posted in music | 13 Comments

Cover me

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As soon as I saw the first cover meme post pop up, I thought of this song… but couldn’t use it. It’s not a good cover, because it’s horribly naff. But it’s not a bad cover, because it’s deliberately naff. … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, video | 11 Comments

Cover meme

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was tagged for the cover meme by Mrs Comet Hunter. Naturally I had to give the matter some serious consideration, at the risk of various other bloggers stealing choosing my picks, which they went ahead and did. So no … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness, video | 9 Comments

This just gave me chills

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

And it’s a commercial!

Posted in music, videos | 7 Comments

Pop quiz

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The person who patched this piece of road is: a) a musicianb) a cell cycle biologistc) a St Louis Blues fand) oblivious to the above connections that his/her handiwork forges in the brain of passing geeks cyclists (Sorry about the … Continue reading →

Posted in music, photos, science, silliness, sport | 5 Comments

For my Swedish friends

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This popped up on the Scotland Introducing podcast from the BBC…  I’m sorry, but I laughed.

Posted in music, silliness | 8 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