Category Archives: sport

Hockey pool, week 14

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, after the exciting changes in the rankings in weeks 12 and 13, this is a wee bit of a dull installment: Yes, there was only one change in position, by GertyZ; her table-topping weekly score of 34 points was … Continue reading →

Posted in hockey pool, sport | 15 Comments

SURPRISE!!!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Oatmeal had a wonderful comic this week called “How Different Age Groups Celebrate Christmas”. I can certainly relate to the “children” section – my parents always made a huge deal out of Christmas, and the Christmas Eve anticipation was … Continue reading →

Posted in current affairs, family, food glorious food, personal, shopping, silliness, sport, technology | 12 Comments

2010 Travel Meme

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Silver Fox’s excellent blog, here is a summary of all my 2010 trips (loosely defined!) All my travel was local, but wow, what an awesome year… January We spent Christmas and New Year at my sister-in-law’s up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, blog buddies, camping, Canada, cycling, drunkenness, family, kayaking, meme, meta, music, personal, photos, silliness, snow, sport, travel, Vancouver | 8 Comments

Should I stay(cation), or should I go (to White Rock)?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This is Day One of my staycation! I’ve been to the art gallery and am now poncing about in a cafe with my MacBook, pretending to be a writer. Too bad I forgot to clean the laptop screen and outer … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, personal, photos, sport, television, travel, Vancouver | 13 Comments

The people have spoken!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Poll results The next quiz will be posted at 7am PST on Friday, November 5th. Comments will be closed for the first 24 hours (well, probably more like 26 or 27, because I’m not getting up early on a Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, competition, meta, sport | 15 Comments

Blades of glory (with reader poll!)

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I went ice skating on Saturday! With people I barely know, for added adventurousness! Well, it was more of a shuffle than a skate, but not bad, considering I’ve only skated three times before: The first time was at primary … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, Canada, drunkenness, exercise, food glorious food, personal, silliness, sport | 18 Comments

Hockey Pool!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Back for the 2010-2011 season by popular demand*! The pool works in the same way as last year’s: you pick two centres, four wingers, three defensemen and one goalie from the lists on the website. (The lists highlight injured and … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, hockey pool 2009-2010, sport | 23 Comments

Silly moi!

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a talent for making born-and-bred Canadians laugh at me, especially when it comes to my accent and pronunciation. I mean, it’s obviously just ridiculous to assume that French-looking names would be pronounced according to French pronunciation norms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, English language, family, sport | 14 Comments

Little things that make me happy

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The sun is finally shining in Vancouver! I’m not a sun worshipper by any stretch of the imagination; I burn really quickly, and find temperatures over 30C quite unpleasant (in the city, at least). But June-uary was too much even … Continue reading →

Posted in family, food glorious food, freakishness, furry friends, monkeys, personal, sport, technology, the 2009 baby boom, Vancouver | 16 Comments

"I don’t want to talk about it"

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“now leave me alone” Football sucks. When does the hockey season start? (I joke, I joke. I’m still watching. I’m supporting Ghana, Holland, and Germany, in that order).

Posted in furry friends, photos, sport, technology | 3 Comments