Chemistry

Sorry I haven't done a quotation update in a while. I hope you can handle this.

My chemistry professor isn't a very good quote person but I have at least one...

"substoichiometric" - I believe this is actually a word.

One thing that really bothers me in lecture are classroom floaters. You know those people that can't decide where they want to sit so they randomly choose a spot each day. Those people are stupid. Pick a single seat and sit there everyday because when you don't you're pissing off every other person in the class that has a routine. Not to mention 9 times out of 10 you are one of the most obnoxious persons on the planet and insist on verbalizing every thought that pops into your little brain. Stop it.

quote time

First set of the year!

Chemistry:
"Aw man I'm messin' up all over the place...You can tell it's Friday huh? How much longer do we have...?" ~Chem Prof

Biology:
"It's like Las Vegas in the cytoplasm." ~Prof

"I carry a copy of the genetic code in my purse." ~Prof

"...because kinky is good...it is in this context [unsaturated fats]." ~Prof

"Proteasome = 'the Doomsday Machine'" ~Prof

"The good DNA fairies and the bad DNA fairies [mutations]." ~Prof

"That's what happens when we die. We achieve thermodynamic equilibrium. It's very Zen." ~Prof

My thoughts:
I love the words "tertiary" and "quaternary." Nerd words.

Chemistry accident stories make it worth my time to come to lecture.

Viajar=Aprender

I like the Spanish (and I believe Italian as well) "chispa." It means "spark."

I also have "H2O analogy" written in my notes. I have no idea what I meant by that, but there it is. Hopefully I'll come up with what it was later and elaborate on it.

squeaker squeak squeak squeaker squeakin

My chemistry professor decided to use colored chalk in lecture the other day to illustrate more clearly carbon rings and their hydrogen bonds. It was a good idea until she started pressing to hard, making the chalk squeak over and over...and over. No only does that sound make my ears want to cry, but it makes my teeth hurt for some unknown reason. So does the sound of cotton fibers pulling apart and gauze. Perfect example: in Ocean's Eleven (the newer one) when the acrobat is in the vault, he gets the gauze his hand is wrapped in stuck under the bomb and he pulls it out and it makes that terrible sound...*shiver*

Anyway, back to chemistry. So she kept making the bad sound and then apologizing, but seriously just stop. It's not worth the discomfort.

things from my brain

I'm an obsessive note taker when it comes to life. I like to write down things as they happen. I like to make lists too. It's more like I have to make lists actually. If I don't then my brain thinks I need to remember all of these things and it wastes space in my brain's hard-drive. My notes and lists usually consist of quotes I like, thoughts I have, real life stories, etc. Right now I have to wait 10 more minutes before I can finish my online chemistry homework, so I thought I'd post my first set of life notes.

From Chemistry:

Professor: "Iron is my favorite element...is iron anyone else's favorite? OH COME ON! It's in your blood! It's like everywhere!"

Professor: "This[homework problem] is kind of an easy little plug and chug."

From Anthropology:

Professor: "We'll have a lecture about chimpanzees. Everything you ever wanted to know about chimpanzees. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll have to leave to go to the bathroom...I guarantee at least one but probably all three of those things will happen to you."

Professor: "...Canadians speak another language than us. It's very difficult to communicate with them."

Student [about exam]: "How heavy will the terminology be?"
Professor: "Very heavy. It's all written in words. Does that help?"

Professor: "We know this is the mother. How do we know? It came out of her! There's potential of a hospital switch...happens all the time."

Professor: "It's hard to text message with a hoof. I'm learning about that sort of thing."

Professor: "Well I've raced a jaguar..." I'm pretty sure he was talking about an actual jaguar.

Professor: "Hopefully there will be no other slides...nope two more. Damn."

Professor: "We are an ape...I'd hate to break it to...some of us..."

Professor: "It's pretty boring just reading the test questions to you...probably something ethically wrong with that. I dunno I'll have to check the handbook. I should probably do that more often."

Professor: "You're supposed to be anxious before a test right? That's good for learning."

Professor: "I can't tell you all the answers because then no one would get any wrong."

Professor: "I'm retarded."

From Biology:

Professor: "Enough fun right?"
Me: "That's what I always say."

Professor: "Let's turn on the lights so I can kinda see the whites of your eyes."
Me: "Well my whites are kinda red today so..."

Professor: "Males aren't really equipped to do anything by themselves."

Professor: "I don't mean to shut you down, but I am."

Thoughts:

My new softball mantra is "don't swing at crap."

During cell biology I'm am constantly suffering from information overload.

Serendipity is a beautiful word.

The zygomatic bone is my favorite bone, closely followed by the acetabulum.

Crepuscular. Who knew?

Extant is a funny word.

Further and farther are tricky.