Category Archives: silliness

RBO “GAAH! There’s no TIME!”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One day when I was about 10 or 11, my Mum came home from the supermarket with, among other items, two big bottles of Schweppes Tonic Water. When I saw her putting them in a cupboard I said, “ooh, is … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, silliness, travel | 11 Comments

Victoria Secrets

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the things that makes you feel a long way from home when you move to a foreign country is that you have no idea when the long weekends fall. We get a pretty good deal here in British … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, English language, fun with language, grant wrangling, personal, silliness | 8 Comments

I come from a land down under? Apparently?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m not sure I’d trust this app to help me navigate around a foreign country…

Posted in idiocy, screenshots, silliness, technology, travel | 11 Comments

Please tell me this isn’t really a frequently asked question

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(from the Canadian Common CV FAQ page)

Posted in screenshots, silliness, technology | 15 Comments

Comic genius

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m currently working on a progress report for a collaboration that spans multiple projects and sub-projects. As usual I copied the final version of my last report to a new folder, then renamed it “DRAFT April 2012 report.doc” and started … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 12 Comments

Somewhere there’s a village…

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Just in time for the playoffs, a song from CBC’s The Irrelevant Show for all the Canadian hockey fans out there – or indeed anyone whose team, in any sport, has lost any final game in any competition. Awesome.

Posted in Canada, music, silliness, sport, videos | 9 Comments

For whom the NHL polls

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From the NHL website* today: Well I don’t know about you, but I’m convinced! Looking forward to watching the Canucks-Flames game dahn the pub with Modscientist, Lavaland and Beth on Saturday… 40% of hockey pool contestants agree that it will … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, hockey pool, photos, screenshots, silliness, sport | 4 Comments

“What’s the difference between Mick Jagger and a Scottish farmer?”

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thus begins the last really good joke I heard, several years ago now; answer at the bottom! I recently realised that I never hear new jokes any more. I had an actual joke book as a small kid, and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, communication, family, fun with language, furry friends, personal, silliness, UK | 33 Comments

That’s a new one

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Also seen: “five hundred thousand cells”; “fifty micrograms”; “forty eight hours”. Amazingly enough, I was able to cut the length of the Materials and Methods section by more than twenty one percent >21%.

Posted in career, English language, science, screenshots, silliness | 25 Comments

If George R.R. Martin was a scientist

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

SPOILER ALERT! I’ve tried to be as general as possible, but there may be some very minor spoilers in this post for people who aren’t as far through the A Song of Ice and Fire series as I am (I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, career, communication, embarrassing fan girl, furry friends, publishing, science, silliness, snow | 37 Comments