Category Archives: screenshots

The (author)shipping news

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(please excuse the rampant self-promotion that follows) Well well well, what do we have here? But wait! There’s more! When I moved from a postdoctoral position to a job in biotech marketing in 2005, I thought my publishing days were … Continue reading →

Posted in career, original research, personal, publishing, science, screenshots | 14 Comments

Please tell me this isn’t really a frequently asked question

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(from the Canadian Common CV FAQ page)

Posted in screenshots, silliness, technology | 15 Comments

For whom the NHL polls

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From the NHL website* today: Well I don’t know about you, but I’m convinced! Looking forward to watching the Canucks-Flames game dahn the pub with Modscientist, Lavaland and Beth on Saturday… 40% of hockey pool contestants agree that it will … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, hockey pool, photos, screenshots, silliness, sport | 4 Comments

That’s a new one

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Also seen: “five hundred thousand cells”; “fifty micrograms”; “forty eight hours”. Amazingly enough, I was able to cut the length of the Materials and Methods section by more than twenty one percent >21%.

Posted in career, English language, science, screenshots, silliness | 25 Comments

Could this be…

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…the most useless list of spellcheck suggestions of all time? (I’m sure a tamarind genome sequence is in the works, somewhere…) …the worst possible weather in which to be running around collecting grant signatures from PIs in three different buildings? … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, English language, idiocy, photos, publishing, science, screenshots, silliness, snow, technology, Vancouver | 8 Comments

iFacepalm

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If only everyone knew how easy it can be to solve complex, deap-seated medical problems! Looks legit – it’s on Wikipedia, after all. I mean, sure, there’s a disclaimer – but they only have to put those in for legal … Continue reading →

Posted in medicine, pseudoscience, quacks, screenshots, silliness, technology | 8 Comments

Things to do in ‘couver when you’re weird

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

These ads that appeared in my Facebook feed the other day confuse and frighten me: I hadn’t realised that breeding grotesquely oversized kittehs was A Thing in Vancouver… or maybe that’s just what happens when you buy breakthrough peptide-based treatments … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, freakishness, furry friends, medicine, pseudoscience, screenshots, shopping, silliness, Vancouver | 15 Comments

LabLit: like a boss

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?
Posted in English language, screenshots, silliness, technology | 4 Comments

Weight, watt?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From an automatic pre-send spell check of an email I sent today, asking a PI for guidance on some subfield-specific terminology: Very helpful. In other news, I learned today that my online life is benefiting my career: years of experience … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, grant wrangling, idiocy, meta, publishing, science, screenshots, silliness, technology | 20 Comments