And just like that - the chemicals react!

I wrote my first post-organic chemistry lecture mechanism today. I was slightly amused by the usefulness of the Mullins lines - "you add the nucleophile to the carbon of the carbonyl because it's polar, planar and prone to attack." I was able to take that, plus some other conceptual stuff and make a mechanism of the reaction. Who knew organic chemistry would come in handy? :P

Whatever it might seem like as you read my posts, I actually have quite a bit of free time, and have once again begun attempts at teaching myself the guitar. Today was practice day two. I just want the callouses back so that it will be able to extend my practice time, or at least make it hurt less. I am working on some basic stuff right now; suffice it to say that I am much better at Chemistry than the guitar. But maybe someday...

Off to bed soon - I sleep more here, which is good, because I need it. Perhaps I can continue this in the throes of the upcoming fall semester...let's hope so!

- Rachel