Category Archives: whining

Feeding the Science Tamagotchi

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It started during my undergrad research project. “I have to go into the lab tomorrow morning to feed all my cells, so I can’t stay out too late tonight or have a hangover tomorrow”, I’d say. After comments along the … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, education, grant wrangling, personal, rants, science, travel, whining | 31 Comments

A week in grant wrangling

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Following Frank’s excellent example, it seemed like a good week to present a week’s worth of daily bulletins about what I actually do for a living. As I alluded to in my last post it’s the busiest time of year … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, current affairs, English language, furry friends, grant wrangling, personal, photos, politics, science, silliness, travel, Uncategorized, whining | 15 Comments

Yay, Starbucks! (No, really!)

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I bought a Starbucks coffee and sandwich on Wednesday, and it made my day. This might sound like a very bizarre statement, especially in a city with an abnormally high Starbucks density (two per block in places), and indeed I … Continue reading →

Posted in first world problems, food glorious food, personal, rants, shopping, Vancouver, whining | 19 Comments

Inbox fear-o!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I <3 this cartoon: (There’s some decent advice about “How to email busy people” in the associated article, too). I had 486 unread emails in my inbox when I came back from my holiday last week… just one of many … Continue reading →

Posted in career, technology, whining | 10 Comments

Crashing through the block

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve had a bad case of blogger’s block lately, brought on by a double whammy of: 1) the worst cold I’ve had in years (which is also my third cold in 2011, ugh), and 2) News Paralysis – the state … Continue reading →

Posted in current affairs, meta, personal, politics, sport, videos, whining | 15 Comments

Project management: go with the flow

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Both grants have been submitted, my desk and email inbox have been tidied, and sanity has been (partially) restored. That was one crazy round of CIHR grant applications, even more so than usual, but – as always – we pulled … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, grant wrangling, science, whining | 17 Comments

Normal service will be resumed in March

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

CIHR grant deadline time is such fun! Especially when half the PIs on the two grants you’re working on are out of the country, in timezones that severely hamper communication, and half of the rest are freaking out because their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, career, drunkenness, idiocy, personal, photos, rants, silliness, snow, Vancouver, whining | 12 Comments

BC rocks! (And trees!)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I like rain. I need rain. During my first summer in Vancouver, there was a dry spell that lasted for five or six weeks. By the third week I started to feel a bit weird, but couldn’t work out why. … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, nature, personal, photos, Vancouver, whining | 19 Comments

RBO Cycling

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve commuted by bicycle almost every day since I started my PhD in 1998. That’s a lot of kilometres, a lot of near accidents, a lot of hills, and a LOT of rain (we’re talking Glasgow and Vancouver here, two … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, drunkenness, education, environment, exercise, fund raising, personal, politics, rants, Vancouver, whining | 14 Comments

Staycation Proclamation!

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WHEREAS Cath@VWXYNot?, author of an independent weblog at http://vwxynot.blogspot.com (“The Blogger”), has somehow managed to use less 2010 vacation time than she thought, and has more unused days remaining than she is allowed to roll over into 2011; and WHEREAS The Blogger … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010 Olympics, cycling, food glorious food, freelancing, personal, silliness, Vancouver, whining | 13 Comments