Category Archives: technology

Don’t stop till you get enough (bandwidth)

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

This explains a lot! I had four applications going into the same competition yesterday, with a 4pm deadline. The funding agency’s website, and my internet access in general, slowed to a crawl and I barely got the last one submitted. … Continue reading →

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Art appreciation class

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a shockingly bad photo* of a painting in a local restaurant. Mr E Man and I ate there for the first time last week, and had a disagreement about the interpretation of this painting. It reminded both of us … Continue reading →

Posted in art, technology | 10 Comments

Modern life is rubbish loud

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So I’m loving my podcasts. I signed up for all your suggestions (and then some), and have stuck with most of them. I save the music podcasts for work; to my surprise I’ve found that spoken word works better than … Continue reading →

Posted in exercise, medicine, personal, photos, technology, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Equality gap

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was in the Gap yesterday (please don’t judge -their jeans are the only ones that fit me!) and noticed an interesting sign at the till: SALE!20% off all women’s summer dresses! I pointed it out to the sales clerk, … Continue reading →

Posted in shopping, technology | 5 Comments

Podcath

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thanks to a bit of a kick in the pants useful advice from Professor in Training, I’ve recently discovered the wonderful world of podcasting. (Late adopter, moi?). So I thought I’d share my discoveries, and open up the comments to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, exercise, meta, music, silliness, technology | 14 Comments

Mumspeak: like lolspeak, only weirder

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Background: I had my citizenship test on Tuesday morning. More on that later. But for now, just enjoy these emails!) From: MumMonday morningHAPPY BIRTHDAY !! good luck for tomorrow. lol Mum and Dad xxxxxx From: MeMonday afternoon Thank you! (Did … Continue reading →

Posted in family, silliness, technology | 22 Comments

Meet MacTavish

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

New morning ritual chez moi: It’s very meta to post a photo of the draft version of this post Yep, turns out the iPhone is a pretty powerful gateway drug. I’d already pretty much decided to get a Mac “at … Continue reading →

Posted in family, photos, technology | 26 Comments

2009 is looking up

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act – not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. … Continue reading →

Posted in education, environment, medicine, politics, science, technology | 11 Comments

5 Things Meme

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tagged by Dr. A 5 things I was doing 10 years ago: 1. Kicking off my PhD in Glasgow by learning l33t plasmid cloning skillz from Obiwan Kenobi my awesome PI. (Seriously. I’m good. Or rather, I was).2. Going drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, food glorious food, furry friends, meme, personal, science, silliness, technology | 17 Comments

So confused…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

IT just upgraded me to Office 2007. I like the new Outlook email interface, but Word 2007 is confusing the hell out of me. It just took me ten minutes to find the Undo button. Oh, and IE7 did not … Continue reading →

Posted in rants, technology | 13 Comments