Category Archives: rants

Rabid ninja wookie pirates

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Last night I caught Mr E Man and Divorcing Friend* watching the last ten minutes of a show called “Deadliest Warrior“**. The concept of this high quality television programme is an in-depth and very shouty-macho dissection of a hypothetical fight … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, silliness, television | 11 Comments

Woe is me

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The shower room is out of commision because of (ironically enough) a flood. They wouldn’t even let me in to grab stuff out of my locker. It being a cold and rainy day, I’m sitting here with my frizzy unwashed … Continue reading →

Posted in rants | 11 Comments

My karma is stuck in trafficma

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have to admit to a short-lived bout of extreme smugness today. One of the main bridges bringing commuters into Vancouver is out of commission for the next few weeks, due to fire damage to the wooden (!) trestles under … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, environment, exercise, rants, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Tales from the Crapt Crypt

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have all kinds of long blog posts planned in my head – but no time to write them! So instead I will share a short but disturbing tale of horror from my office. Specifically, the dreaded unisex office bathroom*. … Continue reading →

Posted in freakishness, rants | 10 Comments

Vancouver 2010: new events announced

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Non-Canadians are probably not yet aware of an initiative known as “Own the Podium 2010“. The idea is to develop and support Canadian talent in the run-up to the upcoming Vancouver-Whistler Winter Games; the ultimate goal, of course, is for … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, silliness, snow, sport, Vancouver | 13 Comments

2009 sucks

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So far this year, and in no particular order: My mother-in-law slipped on some ice and broke her arm – both bones, just above the wrist. She didn’t need any surgery, and seems in good spirits, but 2 months in … Continue reading →

Posted in family, personal, rants, snow, Vancouver | 12 Comments

Heads will roll…

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

While our American friends are off enjoying their turkey, would any Canadians care to join me in a political rant? A while ago, at the time of the Canadian general election (remember that? Anyone?), I blogged about a slimeball politician … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, Canada, politics, rants | 6 Comments

The (baby) elephant (not) in the room

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As promised at Ruchi’s place, a post about not having children. (Or, rather, not planning to have children; this is not always the same thing, as a couple of my friends have found out!) Mr E Man and I had … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, family, rants | 27 Comments

So confused…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

IT just upgraded me to Office 2007. I like the new Outlook email interface, but Word 2007 is confusing the hell out of me. It just took me ten minutes to find the Undo button. Oh, and IE7 did not … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, technology | 13 Comments

Does not compute…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The following is a true account of a conversation I had a few years ago. I was in the middle of writing my PhD thesis, and was procrastinating by having coffee with a postdoc from the neighbouring lab. I’d always … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, personal, politics, rants | 6 Comments