Category Archives: photos

Pacific surf, the coast by starlight, and the Cascades: San Diego to Vancouver by train

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

or: what you gain when you’re not too vain to deign to let the train take the main strain. As I said in my last post, a meeting with collaborators in La Jolla last week probably represented my last chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, food glorious food, fun with language, nature, personal, photos, snow, technology, travel, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Zen and the art of locomotive maintenance

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got home yesterday lunchtime after an epic West Coast rail journey from San Diego to Vancouver. I’ve been to La Jolla once every six months or so since July 2009 to meet with collaborators, and every time I’ve gone … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, current affairs, drunkenness, first world problems, food glorious food, idiocy, personal, photos, rants, snow, technology, travel, whining | 38 Comments

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“Thank you for your email. I am on vacation and will respond to your message as soon as possible when I return to the office on December 29th. Happy Holidays!” Are there any words in the English language sweeter (for … Continue reading →

Posted in family, furry friends, photos | 13 Comments

Dockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Upon hearing that Mr E Man and I will be heading to his sister’s house for Christmas and therefore don’t have a Christmas tree at home this year*, our friends invited us round to their place on Friday to help … Continue reading →

Posted in family, personal, photos, science, silliness, sport, television | 10 Comments

Occam’s Birthday!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Happy First Birthday to Occam’s Typewriter! And what a great first year it’s been! Having left Nature Network in July 2010, I was delighted when the December 9th, 2010 birth of our very own blogging network reunited me with my … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, meta, photos | 33 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

A handy topic for a rainy day

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes, this is a handwritten blog post, delivered to you by carrier pigeon RSS (probably)

Posted in education, first world problems, personal, photos, silliness | 18 Comments

The Missing Link

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Man, I love Hallowe’en. Apparently I freaked a lot of people out… and some people asked to get their photo taken with me! But the best part was when I ran into a guy dressed as a gorilla and we … Continue reading →

Posted in apes, freakishness, furry friends, personal, photos, Primate Party, silliness, Vancouver | 33 Comments

Our notice has escaped!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

  At least, I assume there used to be something worth translating in this box… given that I found it near the elevators on the top floor of a hospital, hopefully it wasn’t anything about dodgy elevators or level 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, silliness | 9 Comments

What happens in Vegas…

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…gets blogged within a week. I’d been to Vegas once before but I was 17 and with my parents, so it doesn’t count. We were only there as a base for the Canyons (Grand, Bryce and Zion), and didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, embarrassing fan girl, family, first world problems, food glorious food, furry friends, games, personal, photos, silliness, travel | 7 Comments