Category Archives: personal

Hockey is not the only sport

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As a few of you may already know, the NHL season that usually begins in October still hasn’t started. The players and owners/league haven’t managed to agree to terms on revenue sharing and other issues, and as a result there’s another lockout … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, current affairs, personal, rants, sport, television | 20 Comments

Retreat to the library

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(I’ve been back from Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks now, but for some reason I’d got it into my head that I had to write a “What I Did On My Vacation” post before I could write anything … Continue reading →

Posted in career, education, food glorious food, personal, silliness, Vancouver | 9 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

The timers they are a-changin’

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When my parents were visiting earlier this year, my Mum asked me why I don’t wear a watch any more. “I just use my iPhone”, I explained. “But don’t you miss having a watch?” “No. Strapping a device to your … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal, science, silliness, technology | 18 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

Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…because you might just get it. I wished for Mr E Man to get a job, after a couple of months in which the local movie industry was as quiet as Stephen Harper’s conscience and two non-movie job offers both … Continue reading →

Posted in first world problems, furry friends, personal, rants, whining | 14 Comments

New job update

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, that was a crazy few weeks! If anyone out there is thinking of starting a new job while their parents are visiting them, my primary advice would be DON’T DO IT. They will treat your first day at work … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, personal, sport, whining | 24 Comments

Blog Post

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Still Alive! Not Kidnapped. Quick Update; Boring Title. Prediction Accurate. New Job! Job Awesome. Constantly Challenged; Brain Full (Good Thing). Hosting Parents. Hubby Unemployed (Prospects Excellent). Routines Obliterated. Resolutions Abandoned. Sleep Deprived. Negligible Exercise. Zero Me-time. Craving Solitude. Hockey Pool! (Late – … Continue reading →

Posted in career, family, fun with language, hockey pool, personal, whining | 8 Comments

RBO “GAAH! There’s no TIME!”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One day when I was about 10 or 11, my Mum came home from the supermarket with, among other items, two big bottles of Schweppes Tonic Water. When I saw her putting them in a cupboard I said, “ooh, is … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, silliness, travel | 11 Comments

Victoria Secrets

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the things that makes you feel a long way from home when you move to a foreign country is that you have no idea when the long weekends fall. We get a pretty good deal here in British … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, English language, fun with language, grant wrangling, personal, silliness | 8 Comments