Category Archives: silliness

Meep Meep!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve discovered another reason to keep cycling on rainy days: That’s the second one this month! The first was a scruffy little fella who suddenly appeared from a patch of mist in the cemetery when I was out for a … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, furry friends, nature, photos, silliness, Vancouver | 4 Comments

Days of hours of minutes

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A blog buddy (who may or may not wish to identify themselves in the comments) posted a wee ditty on their Facebook page recently that rang very true indeed: just received something from a fellow sufferer that will only be … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, English language, food glorious food, medicine, science, silliness, travel | 7 Comments

Staycation Proclamation!

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WHEREAS Cath@VWXYNot?, author of an independent weblog at http://vwxynot.blogspot.com (“The Blogger”), has somehow managed to use less 2010 vacation time than she thought, and has more unused days remaining than she is allowed to roll over into 2011; and WHEREAS The Blogger … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, cycling, food glorious food, freelancing, personal, silliness, Vancouver, whining | 13 Comments

Friday Quiz: Missing Links

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s time for another quiz taken from my puzzle of the day desk calendar! I think I’m going to have to buy myself another calendar next year if Santa doesn’t bring me one; it’s provided some really fun blogging experiences. … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, English language, science, silliness | 46 Comments

Steamjunk

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“What’s wrong with your whiteboard?”, asked a colleague this morning. I didn’t know anything was wrong with my whiteboard, which I use to keep track of grant deadlines, grants and manuscripts currently under review, and PI travel dates. But sure … Continue reading →

Posted in freakishness, photos, silliness | 7 Comments

Hankie enlightenment

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I found an absolute gem in my automated search results this morning: a bio of a man I know fairly well, having worked for two of the organisations named in the piece. However, it turns out that I didn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, furry friends, photos, science, silliness | 14 Comments

Cath has misheard that the bird is the word

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A wonderful bird is the pelican,His mouth can hold more than his belly can,He can hold in his beak,Enough food for a week.I’m damned if I know how the hell he can! (by Dixon Lanier Merritt, apparently. Not Ogden Nash. … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, freakishness, furry friends, limericks, nature, silliness, television | 12 Comments

Friday Wednesday Quiz-ology

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes folks, it’s time for another fun quiz from my puzzle-a-day desk calendar!   I was going to save this for Friday, but I just submitted a grant after much stress and panic and lost sleep,* so I could do … Continue reading →

Posted in career, competition, English language, grant wrangling, nature, science, silliness, technology | 91 Comments

RFA ROFL

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oops: A subsequent email read “Apologies for the previous message which was sent out due to a technical error”. I love this kind of thing!

Posted in grant wrangling, silliness, technology | 7 Comments

Trees do the darndest things!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Like celebrate their British roots: and, um, be intimate with fence posts: Both photos taken by me within the last week. Evolution in action, or just an overactive imagination (and a dirty mind?) (I did try to write a proper … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, photos, silliness | 14 Comments