Category Archives: silliness

Every breath you take

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

PhizzleDizzle, tragic Nickleback fan extraordinaire, tagged me for this meme. RULES: a) Put your MP3 player, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffleb) For each question (capitalised), press the next button to get your answer.c) YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG … Continue reading →

Posted in meme, music, silliness | 12 Comments

Retreat Part II: Welcome to America!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Miraculously enough, the morning after the night before dawned bright and hangover free. I was still unprepared for discussing my project with colleagues over breakfast though. Talking shop over coffee, lunch, dinner or drinks is perfectly acceptable, but brainstorming over … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, drunkenness, food glorious food, nature, photos, silliness | 19 Comments

Vancouver 2010: new events announced

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Non-Canadians are probably not yet aware of an initiative known as “Own the Podium 2010“. The idea is to develop and support Canadian talent in the run-up to the upcoming Vancouver-Whistler Winter Games; the ultimate goal, of course, is for … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, rants, silliness, snow, sport, Vancouver | 13 Comments

Puck off

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m not going to comment on the result of last night’s World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game*, for fear of a certain Swede coming up here and clobbering me. I wanted to focus instead on one particular aspect of … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, silliness, sport | 10 Comments

Right, I’m off

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My chariot Nissan Maxima awaits… as do approximately 19 hours of planes, trains, automobiles, and hanging around at airports. It’ll be worth it for the two weeks of fun in the sun UK with friends and family. I probably won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, personal, photos, silliness | 15 Comments

The Call

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Holy December Batman, this time next week I’ll be in England! Yup, a 10 hour flight, 3 hour layover, 1 hour flight and 1.5 hour train ride await, starting on Tuesday night. A total of ~7320 kilometres (~4550 miles) lie … Continue reading →

Posted in family, silliness | 22 Comments

Hey, sports fans!

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A friend of mine came up with a fun quiz in the pub on Saturday. As originally stated: how many professional sports teams have a name that does NOT end in the letter S? (i.e. no CanuckS, OilerS, PatriotS, DolphinS … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, sport | 8 Comments

Note to self: Real life is not like the blogosphere

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

1) Bathroom walls do not come with comment moderation Graffiti seen in a bar recently: “Ladies: is it OK to think that your guy is not The One, if you don’t believe in The One?” The replies indicate that the … Continue reading →

Posted in meta, silliness | 3 Comments

Courtroom sketches

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I don’t want to make light of what is clearly a terrible case, but are these some of the worst courtroom sketches you’ve ever seen, or what?! Reminds me of some other sketches – from Glaswegian comedy show “Chewin’ the … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, videos | 9 Comments

Science is full of surprises

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The good: I sat down on the sofa this morning with my oatmeal and big cup of tea, and switched on the local TV news. The first thing I saw was one of my colleagues, nervously pipetting culture medium into … Continue reading →

Posted in publishing, science, silliness | 15 Comments