Category Archives: silliness

Trees do the darndest things! (Part III)

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

STREAKERRRRRR!!!! (sorry, everyone. Again). Part I: British roots / on the fence Part II: Treehuggers

Posted in freakishness, nature, photos, silliness | 4 Comments

Whining and opining

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

We (well, mostly Mr E Man) have spent the last couple of weeks booking flights and accommodation for a much-needed vacation in Puerto Rico. We’ve now got everything sorted except the car rental and the last night’s hotel and are … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, family, idiocy, silliness, travel, whining | 20 Comments

A frog on my blog is my goal and it’s gotten a “tee hee!”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Many thanks to Mermaid for forwarding me this most excellent email signature from a local frog biologist, and for securing Dr. Helbing’s permission to blog it! I remember a phase of DNA helix squiggles in email signatures in the early … Continue reading →

Posted in art, nature, science, screenshots, silliness | 8 Comments

The timers they are a-changin’

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When my parents were visiting earlier this year, my Mum asked me why I don’t wear a watch any more. “I just use my iPhone”, I explained. “But don’t you miss having a watch?” “No. Strapping a device to your … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, personal, science, silliness, technology | 18 Comments

Wonderin’ Underground

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Some of the signs I saw while riding the Montreal metro made me wonder just how safe the system is: Beware of gigantic creepy tickle monsters!  And also freaky parasitic alien pregnancies! At least they’ve painted the parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in freakishness, photos, silliness, travel | 19 Comments

I’M SORRY!!!

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This article suddenly made me feel just terrible about the many mutations I’ve introduced into all those poor genes and their promoters!  

Posted in bad people, English language, fun with language, science, screenshots, silliness | 8 Comments

MIRABILIS!

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just received a package from home: Yeah. Some of these are going up next to my desk at work. Unfortunately, my parents’ local post office was all sold out of Jessica’s stamp, though…

Posted in embarrassing fan girl, family, photos, silliness, sport, UK | 12 Comments

Progress!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just made a to-do list for next week that contains: more instances of “follow up with X about Y”; more entries that start with the words “organise”, “set up”, or “finalise”; many more acronyms (and initials instead of full … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, camping, career, silliness | 5 Comments

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was relieved to receive this email, because I’ve heard that disrespectful interns make terrible colleagues. In other news, I have somehow managed to create enough space in my brain to have ideas for blog posts again! Unfortunately, I still … Continue reading →

Posted in fun with language, screenshots, silliness | 2 Comments

Last day, in photos

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WOOHOO! (achieved with 24 hours to go. Sent Messages folder also now empty). I seem to be leaving at a most fortuitous time… On my final day, I figure I can get away with making the desk sign I’ve always … Continue reading →

Posted in career, photos, silliness | 8 Comments