Category Archives: rants

RBO Cycling

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve commuted by bicycle almost every day since I started my PhD in 1998. That’s a lot of kilometres, a lot of near accidents, a lot of hills, and a LOT of rain (we’re talking Glasgow and Vancouver here, two … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, drunkenness, education, environment, exercise, fund raising, personal, politics, rants, Vancouver, whining | 14 Comments

Adobe: Acrobat, eh?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

You must be very bendy. Perhaps you could go fuck yourself? Yup, grant crankiness time. As part of the current grant application, I need to assemble details of every grant currently held and applied for by all eight of the … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, rants, technology | 15 Comments

Catho the Sane visits Canadian Tire

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, the fourth of five books in the Hitchhiker trilogy by Douglas Adams, our hero Arthur Dent travels to California to meet a man called Wonko the Sane. Wonko’s house is inside-out, … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, environment, freakishness, photos, rants, shopping, silliness | 39 Comments

The True North Strong and "CHARGE!!!!!!!"

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So, apparently Harper thought that it would be a good idea to hold the G20 meeting in the middle of downtown Toronto. The inevitable happened. Now, let’s get one thing clear. I do not condone violence – in fact, I … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, current affairs, politics, rants, videos | 5 Comments

So, only men get to propose marriage and decide when to buy property?

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From my bank’s website: Well, straight men and lesbians. This is Canada – same-sex marriage is legal – but apparently straight women and gay men don’t get to take part in this survey. Equality FAIL!

Posted in bad people, Canada, rants | 8 Comments

Democracy in the UK

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Me: “So what are you going to do today?” Dad: “Stay here and watch the election coverage on the internet” Yup, it’s election time in the UK! I’m not voting, because I don’t think it’s fair for people to influence … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, current affairs, family, politics, rants, UK | 9 Comments

Wren and Stumped-y

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Damnit, Microsoft! Why? Just… why? I mistype “were” all the freaking time.  The title of this blog post is the first time I’ve deliberately typed “wren” in… years? decades? ever? So why is it the first option on the suggestions … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, rants, technology | 7 Comments

I don’t always hit cyclists…

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…but when I do, I prefer the 600 block of West 10th Avenue. It is… the Most Dangerous Block In The World. Here’s an annotated map of my immediate surroundings. The compass points are where you’d expect them to be. … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, Vancouver | 17 Comments

Pro-democracy, anti-rogue.

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Imagine a leader with George W Bush’s politics, and Tony Blair’s tactical brain. Scary, right? Meet Stephen Harper. Quite possibly the most right-wing Western leader still standing, after the US and Australia saw sense Responsible for Canada being awarded several … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, bad people, Canada, current affairs, environment, politics, rants | 8 Comments

"But the thing you don’t realize is that there’s good naked and bad naked"

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came home from work last night to find Mr E Man watching one of those survival shows on the Discovery Channel. Some testosterony chap was striding around the Namibian desert killing snakes and being condescending in a way that … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, nature, rants, television | 37 Comments