Category Archives: silliness

Data Ducks?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a gem from the Microsoft Word Thesaurus: No, I didn’t accidentally insert a space there; I actually clicked a link from the entry for “data”. And this was all that popped up. I’m sure there’s a joke in there … Continue reading →

Posted in English language, silliness, technology | 3 Comments

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Remember the world’s worst courtroom sketches? I think the artist is now doing the Victoria police’s composite sketches:

Posted in silliness | 8 Comments

Disorient express

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Canada Line, the latest addition to Vancouver’s SkyTrain rapid transit system, has been up and running for a couple of weeks now*. It connects downtown to the airport, and my favourite bus route to a station one block from … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, travel, Vancouver | 14 Comments

The ties that bind

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This BBC article about school tie styles brought back lots of memories! Many British schools are apparently introducing clip-on ties in order to force their students into monotonous conformity “ensure consistency” and “provide an atmosphere of discipline”. I think this … Continue reading →

Posted in education, silliness, UK | 14 Comments

Supersize me!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s that time of year again. Mid-August to mid-October is Big Canadian Grants time and, as usual, I’m feeling the pressure of deadlines and red tape. I usually respond by increasing the number of cups of tea I drink each … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, grant wrangling, photos, silliness | 13 Comments

Canadian Immigration: Part III

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is a series of posts detailing my personal journey from work permit to Canadian citizenship. I’ve included as many details as I can remember. If you found this post using an internet search for Canadian immigration, or if you … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, Canada, photos, politics, silliness | 19 Comments

Holy pap!

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WARNING: this post may contain Too Much Information for some readers. Especially the guys. You may want to skip it and wait for my next post, which will probably be about the Canadian citizenship test, with hilarious examples of really … Continue reading →

Posted in medicine, personal, silliness, TMI | 19 Comments

Padlock FAIL

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?
Posted in photos, silliness | 4 Comments

No out-laws here!

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(With apologies to Mermaid…) Have I mentioned that my in-laws are awesome? Mr E Man’s cousin and his family are visiting from England; they’ve stayed with us, with my mother-in-law (MIL), and with both of my sisters-in-law (SILs). They’re flying … Continue reading →

Posted in family, photos, silliness | 5 Comments

I can has kitteh stalker?

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mermaid emailed me yesterday to point out the similarity between this see more Lolcats and funny pictures and this. And I’d already spotted the similarity between this cat see more Lolcats and funny pictures and Saba the Hutt. Yeah, one … Continue reading →

Posted in furry friends, photos, silliness | 2 Comments