Category Archives: silliness

Lunchtime Linkfest

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A quick round-up of what I’ve been reading and listening to! There’s a great article in Current Biology (my all-time favourite journal) this week, titled “Why should biomedical scientists care about biodiversity?”. The authors argue that working on the standard … Continue reading →

Posted in current affairs, cycling, environment, music, nature, science, silliness, technology | 6 Comments

Gonna go where the bright lights and the big city meet

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

No red guitar (on fire*) in sight, though, just this: Two questions: 1) Why does anything need to be taken beyond anyone’s desires? Let alone a toilet, of all things? 2) Just how beautiful does anyone desire a shopping mall … Continue reading →

Posted in idiocy, rants, shopping, silliness, Vancouver | 29 Comments

Spring forward

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Woohoo, daylight saving time! Now, if only the rain would stop, it might feel like this winter will end at some point… The following conversation occurred last week, during a regular conference call with some US collaborators: Collaborator: “We were … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, silliness | 19 Comments

Gaelic names are always the hardest to pronounce

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m spending all weekend in the office, working on a couple of grants that are due tomorrow. Being even more in need of sanity breaks (such as this quick blogging break) than usual, I took a nice refreshing walk in … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, grant wrangling, personal, silliness | 20 Comments

Soylent’s is Golden

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Like many of my friends, I’ve recently become a big fan of Groupon and all the other group buying sites. See a deal -> press a button on my phone -> take the phone to a restaurant -> half-price dinner … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, food glorious food, shopping, silliness | 9 Comments

Normal service will be resumed in March

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

CIHR grant deadline time is such fun! Especially when half the PIs on the two grants you’re working on are out of the country, in timezones that severely hamper communication, and half of the rest are freaking out because their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, career, drunkenness, idiocy, personal, photos, rants, silliness, snow, Vancouver, whining | 12 Comments

More on dating

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Places where I used to write the date: On cheques At the top of letters Lesson / lecture notes Lab books Travel journals Places where I now write type the date: Computer file names Percentage of times I try to … Continue reading →

Posted in education, science, silliness, technology | 28 Comments

Captcha *this*, sucker!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If you read a lot of blogs, you’ve probably seen something like this: This is the reCAPTCHA version of the spam test that some blogs require commenters to pass before commenting; typing the correct word into the box proves that … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, meta, silliness, technology | 27 Comments

Friday funny

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been saving this for a miserable wet Friday just like this one! Recent conversation… New colleague: “How’s it going?” Me: “Meh” NC: “What’s up?” Me: “I’m having some issues with [PI’s] ethics” NC, eyes widening dramatically: “OMG! What did … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, grant wrangling, silliness | 7 Comments

Productivity? There’s an app for that

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Two, actually). Busy busy busy. Grants, conference abstracts, project management. All to be completed without (completely) neglecting household chores, exercise, and fun. I’ve recently started using a couple of iPhone apps that I’ve found very helpful, and that I’m reviewing … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, grant wrangling, silliness, technology | 13 Comments