While discussing quantum chromodynamics J made a joke about gluons. While laughing uncontrollably I thought to myself, "I love this man so much." Problem is, he's gay and I'm a lesbian. Oops.

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Phenylalanine gets into the body and is converted into adrenaline across the blood/brain barrier.

I am so. fucking. pumped. to teach lab. Let's free base some amines, yeah!

I made something in lab today... a target molecule I've been working towards for a year and a half. I made it on accident, but that's irrelevant. It's blue, like, holy-shit-super-blue. I showed it to my boss, and he said, "That's tantalum?!" Tantalum is never blue. Never ( Read more... )

If the universe is constantly expanding... what is it expanding into?

I was reading this article when my boss walked in. Awkwaaaard.

Amsterdam is highly overrated. The architecture isn't exciting, the streets and canals are dirty, and everything is so goddamn expensive. I don't speak a word of Dutch (not true - 'whipped cream' is 'slag room') and the city isn't tourist friendly. I don't like Van Gogh, except for 'Irises,' and even the other artists in the museum weren't great, ( Read more... )

I hate traveling. I hate it. I hate it so much.

I ran into a girl I went to high school with in a bar. She had been cruel to me at least twice to my face while I was there. The conversation went like this:

Her: Oh wow! Small world huh, running into you here! Do you go to college here?
Me: Not exactly, I am a student though.
Her: Oh yeah? I just graduated with a degree in english. Looking for a ( Read more... )

I spent over $3,000 today on hotel rooms, airplane tickets, and an apartment in London for two weeks. It'll be worth it. I hope. I think I'm going to be very lonely the three weeks in Europe, but whatever. I'm used to it.

PS. I am so happy violin dubstep exists.

Scumbag Zirconium: Makes a beautiful guanidinate compound... insoluble in everything.

I spent yesterday and today trying to make adducts. The Zr-PMe3 seems to be the best, but who the hell wants to work with PMe3I've altered my travel plans. I would love to see Switzerland in the springtime, but I don't speak a single word of German, and my ( Read more... )