Category Archives: music

The most fun you’ll have with Excel today

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oh my goodness, are kittens ever fun! Don’t worry, I won’t turn this into a “look at my kitty OMG!!!!!” blog, but they’ll probably crop up every now and then. You know what else is fun? Silly graphs!(via Genomicron). Song … Continue reading →

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The lament of the classical guitarist

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I visited his mother on BC’s Sunshine Coast at the weekend. As usual, the days were filled with good food, wine, reading, crosswords, Scrabble, and the occasional short hike (the weather was not living up to … Continue reading →

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Bonus Friday Primate Party

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I wasn’t going to do one today, but I saw this at MissPrism’s place and I just had to post it. It might just have made my day (unless I get any news from my 9 month+1 day pregnant friend … Continue reading →

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Album cover meme

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a fun meme from Science Girl at Curiosity Killed the Cat: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RandomThe first article title on the page is the name of your band. 2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3The last four words of the very last quote is the title of … Continue reading →

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Bah Humbug

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have to work today. I’m compensating by wearing jeans, a Canucks t-shirt and a Gomez t-shirt. That’ll teach ’em.

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The PhD Blues

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m not a postdoc any more, and this ditty dates from my PhD days. But maybe the cool kids will let me play anyway! Here’s a song my friend and I wrote when we were deep into the final year … Continue reading →

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The singing cyclist

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s a beautiful day for bicycle commuting, you’ve crested the hill, and it’s downhill all the way to work. Traffic is light, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing.So what are some really unfortunate songs to get stuck … Continue reading →

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Science is a Symphony

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came into work this morning thinking that it was about time I found an interesting paper to summarise here. My inbox contained table of contents alerts from various journals, so I ignored the strictly work-related ones and went straight … Continue reading →

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