Category Archives: Uncategorized

Mal-entines Day

When Mr E Man and I got married, he assumed that now we had an official wedding anniversary, we’d no longer be celebrating the anniversary of when we met. However, when the next January 18th approached, I burst his bubble … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 43 Comments

Second Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Explanation for new readers: every Friday, more or less, I choose my favourite comments from this blog (and my favourite posts I’ve read on other blogs), and list them in the sidebar … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 32 Comments

So apparently I suck at calligraphy

First of all, my sincerest apologies if I inadvertently wrote something offensive. If so, it was a result of incompetence, not malice. This was at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen classical Chinese garden, which was lovely (full post on my staycation … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Cocktail sausage

I've never before had a drink that came with meat in it. Mmmmmmmm. Meat.

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Knowing me, knowing you

“Breaking up is never easy, I know, but it’s time to go” – ABBA This will be my last post on Nature Network. I’ve been blogging here since January 2008, and I’ve greatly enjoyed being part of the community. I’ve … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 42 Comments

This is my dental floss

That is all. (See last post if confused!)

Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Experiment

Please can y’all do me a favour? If you usually read this blog, please click this link to my other blog (random post chosen because it’s old and has no comments on it) so I can get an idea of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

I suppose it all depends on your concept of “fun”

I preferred the Olympics, meself.

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Fun with patents

One of my automated PubMed searches just brought up a paper that’s well outside the scope of my usual reading material. I’m glad I persevered with it, though, because this is a very important paper that highlights the dangers inherent … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments

“Cancer is our teacher”

How do you feel about this poster? How do you feel about it being posted right outside a major cancer clinic? It was the title that caught my eye as I walked past said cancer clinic on my way to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 25 Comments