Category Archives: silliness

FEAR ME

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

FOR I AM ALL-POWERFUL Until this week, I would have said that my super-powers are limited to the following: Locating any spider’s web within a 5 metre radius, using only my face Locating submerged rocks in the ocean, using only … Continue reading →

Posted in atheism, book review, case-study, creationism, current affairs, evolution, meta, politics, publishing, science, silliness | 15 Comments

TMA: Too Many Acronyms

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My Computer files and email inbox are awash, overflowing, drowning in the acronyms used by various funding agencies, academic institutes, media outlets, and assorted other organisations. I’m sure many of my readers have the same issue. However, my problem is … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, communication, English language, grant wrangling, science, silliness, travel, UK | 21 Comments

Smile through the tears

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Is this supposed to cheer you up while you chop onions with your eyes streaming? It certainly cheered me up no end while grocery shopping! Thank you, Nesters Market on Main Street, for making my day today!

Posted in food glorious food, photos, silliness | 14 Comments

Is it any wonder I’m addicted to Facebook?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My friends crack me up. (Each person has their own colour). Exhibit A: Exhibit B: (background: these are comments on my status update about not being able to get my hands on an iPhone 4 yet. Between my original update … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, politics, silliness, technology | 8 Comments

Friday Quiz: Scrambled Geometry

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My sister-in-law got me a “puzzle of the day” desk calendar for Christmas. She apologised profusely for not getting me anything “better” (by which she meant “more expensive”), but honestly it’s one of the best presents I got! Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, English language, family, science, silliness | 41 Comments

Next-generation paranoia

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m back from my trip with more photos than I can reasonably fit into a blog post, so please bear with me while I attempt to cull the collection! Until then, it’s enough to say that it was an amazing … Continue reading →

Posted in science, silliness, technology, travel | 16 Comments

Catho the Sane visits Canadian Tire

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, the fourth of five books in the Hitchhiker trilogy by Douglas Adams, our hero Arthur Dent travels to California to meet a man called Wonko the Sane. Wonko’s house is inside-out, … Continue reading →

Posted in camping, environment, freakishness, photos, rants, shopping, silliness | 39 Comments

That Round-Headed Kid-ding

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The movie industry is a harsh mistress, all boom and bust. When a big production comes to town, there’s plenty of work (and overtime) to go around – but the lean times can be very lean indeed for Mr E … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 9 Comments

Out of this world?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Before work this morning, I read part of an article in New Scientist[1] about the history and future of unmanned lunar exploration. The moon was referred to as “another world”, as in (and I paraphrase) “[some robot that landed on … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, things I'm not really qualified to write about | 12 Comments

SIR YES SIR!

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Would it be wrong to interpret the first two words of this list as a direct order?

Posted in photos, silliness | 6 Comments