Ah, life here seems so dull after jetting about for a month. Maybe that's a good thing, as this semester in O-Chem is supposed to be loads more difficult ( Read more... )

The semester wrapped up well, with a 96 in lecture and a 98 in lab for Organic Chemistry. This was aided by the fact that my teacher is a sweet, extra-credit giving fool, but I would have gotten an A even without the boost he gave everyone ( Read more... )

Like S. I have been battling with the cold of doom. Saturday found me tired and with a scratchy throat, which by my shift on Sunday had turned into nonstop coughing and head shutdown. It was then that I discovered just how difficult it is to be a good caretaker when you're sick. Though it may come as a surprise to those who know me, I'm ( Read more... )

Oh dear:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15385607/

Reports are already in of illegal (likely democrat) voter purges in Ohio and Florida.

Can you smell the democracy?

Hadn't posted in a while, so I thought I'd let loose ( Read more... )

So, the religious right is having to deal with another morality scandal, and, as usual, they are bringing the funny and the crazy to their responses ( Read more... )

Well, this made me feel that maybe keeping a low balance in savings isn't such a bad idea:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15130297/?GT1=8618


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Okay, so I can't do this right now, because I actually use my car a hell of a lot, but this is an awesome idea, and when I move back to a saner place, I want in. It's called carsharing, and it's kind of like a vacation time-share. Basically instead of renting a car for a day, or owning one, you share it with other people - you sign up for a block ( Read more... )

In the San Francisco airport waiting for my thirty minutes delayed flight, I noticed a teenaged boy circling me. He finally got up his nerve, sat down beside me, and asked (in a voice obviously pitched lower than he was normally capable of), "So, are you traveling alone?" I said yes and he proceeded to give his best shot to flirting, until I ( Read more... )

Campus, Wednesday. I passed a fraternity booth (the one with the big letters that caused so much fuss) run by a couple of traditional muscle-bound jock types. The unsettling part is that they were playing what sounded like acoustic Coldplay. I guess gender barriers really are breaking down, because most girls I know would be ashamed to play such ( Read more... )