Well, let's see... Alchemy is defined at dictionary.com as "A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity." Basically, alchemy has been the art of turning metals into other metals. It is not known how long it has been around, but the earliest books claim to be from the 1100s. At the time, there were seven "true" metals that had been discovered: Silver (Ag), "Quicksilver" (or Mercury) (Hg), Copper (Cu), Gold (Au), Iron (Fe), Tin (Sn), and Lead (Pb). Some metals, like Zinc, were known at the time, but were dismissed as not being a metal because it simply burnt up when placed in a furnace. Each of these corresponded to seven known celestial bodies (other than Earth): Silver was the Moon, Mercury was Mercury (duh), Copper was Venus, Gold was the Sun, Iron was Mars, Tin was Jupiter, Lead was Saturn. By the beginning of the 1700s, the association of the metals with celestial bodies was questioned and
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oh man. !! <3 <3 that was so incredibly nice and helpful of you. thank you!!
it's supposed to be a paper on an aspect of the middle ages, but since i did alchemy i think im gonna ignore that part and jus do alchemy in general? lol idk. its not like the DiFabio's gonna know much about alchemy beforehand.
o.O ((contemplates how generous im feeling at the moment...)) technichally they aren't mine... so it wouldnt be right to give em away. ((phew, so there)) sorr-eh : / i could burn em for you?
hey jess, about the gym. thing, it kinda is ur choice. But mayb if ur not feeling it n e more and ur feeling sumthing else, then mayb u shud go on. but again, its ur choice =).
hmm. i think if i found something else to do, then i wouldnt feel lazy quitting gym. i partially dont wanna quit cuz i dont wanna get fat. lol. it happens... but hm, another activity... ill try to think of something.
haha nah i wasnt mugged... if i was it woulda been really bad cuz u KNOW i was floatin in the dough.. haha jk it was mostly borrowed from my mom... N BOMB?!?! nahh..
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help me and i would love you forever.
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it's supposed to be a paper on an aspect of the middle ages, but since i did alchemy i think im gonna ignore that part and jus do alchemy in general? lol idk. its not like the DiFabio's gonna know much about alchemy beforehand.
ahh thank you!
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((contemplates how generous im feeling at the moment...))
technichally they aren't mine... so it wouldnt be right to give em away. ((phew, so there))
sorr-eh : /
i could burn em for you?
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<3 ttul
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but hm, another activity... ill try to think of something.
<3 thanks for the imput.
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I WANT TO SEE THE CANADIAN DUDE!
i went to puerto rico and everyone was chilling in the streets playing chess. i got hit on by one of the tour guides his name was hector or something.
I tell you wanna see some crazy driving? go to brazil. no sober people drive after 10:00, people run through the red lights like crazy!
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AND YOU DIDNT DROP THE N BOMB?!?!!?
haha happy your back
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N BOMB?!?! nahh..
: ) haha thanks
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YOU WILL SEE THE CANADIAN DUDE!
lol EVERYONE hits on you in DR... i swear. i wont even bother trying to list em all. ((i couldnt, anyway))
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