Teach A Man to Fish

CH3-COOH + NaCH3O ----> CH3O-C=O + COH3

vegi Oil + base(sodium methoxide) ----> sweet, sweet biodiesel + glycerol

Work

today was sunny and pretty, we ate yakisoba!

Everyday Objects

Today: Biodiesel Synthesis!
Tomorrow: East Bay to see my family and Megs!



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Altared

Just perfect!

4am study buddy

southern cali plants seek south facing window

Grandma and I snipped these from her garden last November. They survived the plane ride, and transplant, then a chilly winter by the window and now they are all so big they need their own pots! Not bad hunh Gma!?!

Free Change

3 Big Things:

1. My brother proposed to Namgayle, she said yes. I cried.

2. I went to the cheese festival, something you wouldn't find me dead at 3 years ago.

3. My house is being demolished and I have to move. Sad. My garden.

Math is just a funny way of saying "I love you"

The show was free, started @ 8, doors 7, I thought I'd head up to the hill, get some food then go. I took the 645p bus and walked a few blocks only to find the line to get in went all the way down one block, turned, down another, turned, then down one more. This was not expected, I skipped food and stood in line. The thing about being in line alone is someone always befriends you, I met some nice people and we traded reviews and theories of what was to come, if we got in. Got in we did, quite early, so I left and got Ballet. mmm curry fake beef. My fortune said I was going to eat at an exotic restaurant. I look forward to it. I went back to the show, a girl with a pretty voice sang. Miranda July read 2 stories, neither were my favorite but I enjoyed it. Then she had a q&a session with a guy from the Stranger, I liked her candid responses, she was picky about question quality. The audience questions, then over. Short but sweet, now I have to see the movie.

bookmares

I sped through this one to finish before she came to town. My favorite story was easily The Swim Team. Themes of loneliness, sexual perversion(enough to make the reader feel almost as uncomfortable as the characters, but still continue reading), and dysfunctional relationships can be found in just about every story. Needless to say with all of this fresh in my mind I had some crazy dreams last night! I look forward to her "performance" tonight.

sweet sweet sounds

Enjoy a tour of hand dryers here.

and when the day folds

Its windy, overcast, chilly out, a Keren Ann kind of weekend.
Went to the farmers market, bought lots of things and spent hours in the kitchen creating:
3 Cheese & broccoli calzones with herbed crust, lightly salted sweet potato, blanched asparagus, pumpkin muffins with star anise glaze. I will be eating well at work this week.
A friend called late, crying, I wished I could rush over but the bay area is too far.
Lots and lots of homework and lab work, kitty curls up on my lap when I get down to business, I think she knows it sucks.
Watched The Holiday. I love love this movie. Don't be fooled by its bad preview, its a fantastic movie I find myself smiling through.
Back to work, I hope everyone is healthy and happy this mothers day.



Rothko asparagus

The Sea and Cake

This new record is somethin'!

Home Sick

Sometimes I feel far far away from what I really want.