As seen everywhere, here are the first sentences of my first post of each month in 2010. Bragging Rights Central, hockey pools, grants, visitors, quizzes, and bears – sounds about right! (But no Winter Olympics posts? That’s hardly representative of the year as a whole!)<\/p>\n
January<\/a><\/p>\n Congratulations to Massimo for winning the First Annual VWXYNot? Readers’ Choice Comment of the Year Award!<\/a> <\/p>\n February<\/a><\/p>\n Did anyone else see the Canucks-Leafs game on Saturday?<\/a>! <\/p>\n March<\/a><\/p>\n I’m currently (intermittently, half-heartedly) tidying my inbox and desk after the latest round of grant applications. <\/p>\n April<\/a><\/p>\n One of my best friends from the UK should be landing in Vancouver in a couple of minutes, with her lovely hubby and adorable two year old son! <\/p>\n May<\/a><\/p>\n My parents are here! <\/p>\n June<\/a><\/p>\n As you may remember from an old post<\/a>, since I moved to Canada in 2002 I’ve spent much, much more time worrying about bears than actually encountering them. <\/p>\n July<\/a><\/p>\n My boss is a very busy man whose trainees sometimes have a hard time getting his attention.<\/p>\n August<\/a><\/p>\n I’m back from my trip with more photos than I can reasonably fit into a blog post, so please bear with me while I attempt to cull the collection! <\/p>\n September<\/a><\/p>\n Yes folks, it’s time for another fun quiz from my puzzle-a-day desk calendar!<\/p>\n October<\/a><\/p>\n New archive post! <\/p>\n November<\/a><\/p>\n First of all, many thanks to Chall and ScientistMother for hosting the last two updates! <\/p>\n December<\/a><\/p>\n Spotted on a whiteboard in a PI’s office, written in massive letters (colours as in original):<\/p>\n Book chapters and reviews are for people with no data –<\/span> NEVER SAY YES<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Right, now let’s see your versions! <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As seen everywhere, here are the first sentences of my first post of each month in 2010. Bragging Rights Central, hockey pools, grants, visitors, quizzes, and bears – sounds about right! (But no Winter Olympics posts? That’s hardly representative of … Continue reading