Category Archives: silliness

A handy topic for a rainy day

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes, this is a handwritten blog post, delivered to you by carrier pigeon RSS (probably)

Posted in education, first world problems, personal, photos, silliness | 18 Comments

“I always know everything”

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

^^quote by my youngest nephew, then four years old (he’s now ten, still knows everything, and wants to be a lawyer, FSM help us all). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I spent Friday in an all-day symposium at my institute, on the subject of … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, English language, family, medicine, Rumsfeldian symposia, science, silliness | 4 Comments

Gratuitous Silly Video

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

‘cos it’s Friday. A friend emailed this to me during the hockey game last night, and even though the Canucks were losing 5-1 I spent the next few minutes LMAO. Happy weekend, everyone!

Posted in music, silliness, sport, video | 8 Comments

The Missing Link

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Man, I love Hallowe’en. Apparently I freaked a lot of people out… and some people asked to get their photo taken with me! But the best part was when I ran into a guy dressed as a gorilla and we … Continue reading →

Posted in apes, freakishness, furry friends, personal, photos, Primate Party, silliness, Vancouver | 33 Comments

Always wait for the (2/2)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Mr E Man and I were lucky enough to get hold of a pair of tickets for last night’s Canucks-Predators game*, and had a great time watching the good guys cruise to a 5-1 victory over a team that frustrated … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, sport, technology | 6 Comments

Frittering

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Friday Twittering – is there anything finer? In other news, while tidying my desk today I found a new and miraculously untouched science puzzle from last year’s desk calendar. I’ll post it tomorrow (or possibly on Sunday) for your geeky … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, Canada, competition, family, meta, silliness | 6 Comments

Our notice has escaped!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

  At least, I assume there used to be something worth translating in this box… given that I found it near the elevators on the top floor of a hospital, hopefully it wasn’t anything about dodgy elevators or level 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, silliness | 9 Comments

SOP: Sadly Opaque Protocol

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Heard in a recent(ish) meeting to define a tumour xenografting SOP to be used by three different labs: PI 1 (Xenografting Expert): “The first thing you need to do when you get a new tumour is to determine if it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in communication, science, silliness | 12 Comments

I’m not insane. My mother had me tested.

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The recent conversation at DrugMonkey’s place about responding to previous grant reviews has proved very timely; I’m currently working on the first grant resubmission for which I’ve been chief wrangler. There have been some unbloggably hilarious emails pinging around between … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, silliness, television | 14 Comments

Remember remember…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

July through November, Abstracts and budgets and pain. I see no reason Why grant deadline season Should ever leave you sane. So, I’ve managed to extend the usual season (which started August 15th, when I submitted one full grant as … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, science, silliness, sport | 3 Comments