Category Archives: silliness

Pop quiz

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The person who patched this piece of road is: a) a musicianb) a cell cycle biologistc) a St Louis Blues fand) oblivious to the above connections that his/her handiwork forges in the brain of passing geeks cyclists (Sorry about the … Continue reading →

Posted in music, photos, science, silliness, sport | 5 Comments

ZOMG!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I am in heaven. They’re sweet, but not overly so, and with a definite tea taste. They are also very addictive, and surprisingly strong. Woo hoo! TEA CANDY! YEAH! CAFFEINE AND SUGAR! YAY!

Posted in food glorious food, photos, silliness | 17 Comments

Confusing bilingual packaging

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

How can this be??!! Cat food sans nom? Google and Saba were confused too: “We iz not noing Fwench, but smellz abit fishy. Erm, iz for nom?” But eventually came around: “Om nom nom nom nom nom” All is well.

Posted in furry friends, photos, silliness | 11 Comments

Fear the Tea Cops!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Anyone who dared to question the One True Way of making tea, read this and repent: “Tea drinking habits and oesophageal cancer in a high risk area in northern Iran: population based case-control study” by Farhad Islami et al., BMJ … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, medicine, silliness | 19 Comments

You say you want a revolution…

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…well, you know, we all wanna change the world Act IA group of young(ish) female colleagues gathers in a pub on a Friday evening for a refreshing beverage or two. Grad students, postdocs, technicians, junior faculty, and grant writers are … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, science, silliness | 21 Comments

So, I guess I don’t need to ask what you’re up to right now…

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just ran into my former PI’s grad student, who I supervised during his first year in the lab. His loud and hearty greeting was as follows: “Hey, CA Dunn et al, 2003, how are you?” Yup, the thesis writing … Continue reading →

Posted in science, silliness | 5 Comments

Stephen Colbert is a freakin’ genius

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is one of the funniest things I’ve seen on TV since Tina Fey was Sarah Palin.

Posted in politics, silliness, videos | 11 Comments

How is this a FAIL?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This breakfast looks full of WIN! to me. (From the Fail blog). Makes my tea and bagel look rather pedestrian.

Posted in drunkenness, food glorious food, silliness | 8 Comments

Cushions!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s my addition to the baby photos meme that Professor in Training started. The only photo I could get my hands on was the one my oldest cushion* posted on Facebook last year: From left to right: Cushion 1, Sister, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, meme, photos, silliness | 7 Comments

The hidden messages in birthday cards

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“Remember how pretty your home town is? Isn’t it lovely? When are you moving back?” “Dude, can you believe we’re in our thirties???!!!! Just remember that I will always be four months younger than you” “Hey, I told the Vatican … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness | 19 Comments