Category Archives: silliness

Pimp my ride

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There’s been a sudden proliferation of car flags in the last few days, and I was feeling a bit left out. Duct tape FTW! People are also displaying flags in their windows and front gardens – mostly maple leafs, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, cycling, photos, silliness, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Memes as mental fibre

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Right after EcoGeoFemme pointed out that there haven’t been many memes circulating recently, Amanda went and tagged me for one! The assignment is to write about seven things that I’ve never talked about in my blog. This is a tricky … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, family, freakishness, furry friends, medicine, meme, meta, personal, photos, silliness, the 2009 baby boom, TMI | 30 Comments

Review of my coffee date with Mermaid

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Hey, she asked for it!) Mermaid and I try to go for coffee together at least once a week. Last minute meetings sometimes get in our way, but we generally manage to pull it off, usually by pretending we’re discussing … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, photos, silliness, sport, Vancouver | 12 Comments

While the cat’s away…

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man is working in Whistler at the moment, building wheelchair access ramps for some of the Olympic venues. The entire crew are movie set carpenters. I’ve reminded him that the ramps are not supposed to collapse, explode, or … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, personal, silliness, television | 18 Comments

Merry Fucking Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Right, I’m off – just a five hour drive through treacherous snowy mountain passes, and we’ll be at my sister-in-law’s place for a festive family get-together (six adults, four kids (aged seven, seven, nine and fifteen), and three cats (not … Continue reading →

Posted in music, silliness, videos | 12 Comments

Competition updates

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I can hardly believe this, but I won the Nature Network poll for best blog post in 2008! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Thank you to everyone who went over and voted for me! Since I’m so awesome, I’ve come up with the following … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, meta, silliness | 10 Comments

LOLs from my father

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My Dad’s always a good source of entertainment, but he’s really outdone himself this week. I don’t know if it’s the Christmas spirit or some other kind of spirit, but his emails and phone calls have been full of gems … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, family, politics, science, silliness, sport | 13 Comments

Actual conversation

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Colleague 1: “What are you working on right now?” Me: “A progress report for Dr. X” Colleague 2: “I don’t think I know Dr. X, what does he look like?” Me: (Thinks) “Harry Potter” Colleague 1: “OHMYGODHETOTALLYDOES!!!” Colleage 2: “Oh, … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 12 Comments

Say what?

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

On Sunday, we had brunch with Mr E Man’s oldest brother, plus his (hilarious new) fiancee and two sons. Crammed into a booth in a busy restaurant, the conversation turned to misheard song lyrics, and from there to a story … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 20 Comments

Book Review: Zombies and Ninjas and Balls, Oh My!

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies“, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith In 2001, or thereabouts, I took a trip from Glasgow down to Oxford to meet up with some high school friends. I was horribly hungover, but luckily the first … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, silliness | 6 Comments