Category Archives: rants

Touching the void

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Do you ever feel like you’re just sending emails and leaving voicemails in a great big empty void? I’ve spent all week trying to contact four people (separately, but on the same very important and time-sensitive issue), with no response. … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, technology | 5 Comments

Hooray for sucking!

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Mad Hatter’s. -3 As a 1930s wife, I amVery Poor (Failure) Take the test! What a relief – I thought my answers to things like “Reacts with pleasure and delight to marital congress” might have made me … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, politics, rants, silliness | 14 Comments

Want!

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A cycling jacket that tells drivers when you’re braking, accelerating or turning? Sign me up!And to people who honk at me when I turn left (from one designated bike route onto another) on that steep downhill stretch: the reason I … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, Vancouver | 9 Comments

This is what too much caffeine and adrenaline does to me

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When working on multiple grants,I fly by the seat of my pants.When it comes to the budget,Please let me just fudge it,Or you’ll suffer from one of my rants. Apparently I look like someone who knows what tissue microarrays cost. … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, limericks, rants, science | 6 Comments

Laughing stock of Canada

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It snowed here this week. Not the little one-day sprinkles that have been a recurring theme of this winter, but a good few inches. This being Vancouver, a few inches were enough to bring the city to a halt. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, cycling, rants, silliness, snow, Vancouver | 6 Comments

Toon Toon

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Black and White Army But mostly just black. As in black clouds, black arm band in mourning for the mess my beloved club has turned into. The BBC’s Newcastle United page from the weekend: As a life-long, 4th-generation-on-both-sides-of-the-family toon fan … Continue reading →

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You have got to be kidding me

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Having survived my first ski day of the year with nothing worse to report than sore muscles and a bent credit card*, I limped from my office up to the nearby mall to forage for food today. They have Valentine’s … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, rants, snow | 2 Comments

We need bike-activated stop lights at Ontario and 16th!

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Non-local readers can ignore this post, it’s mostly just a convenient place for me to display some photos that I want people to see… I just sent the email pasted in below to the City of Vancouver. If anyone else … Continue reading →

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I’m struggling to understand

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

How can someone be guilty of six counts of second-degree murder? It doesn’t make any sense. It seems like a compromise verdict to me, but because jury deliberations stay confidential in Canada we will probably never know the reasoning behind … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, rants, Vancouver | 2 Comments

An Open Letter to the Motorists of Vancouver

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Commuting really sucks right now – for everyone. It’s raining, it’s getting darker, and there’s still construction everywhere. At least the garbage strike is over, eh? I have some helpful suggestions for those motorists who choose to avoid the congestion … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, personal, rants, Vancouver | 2 Comments