Unknowns, No More.

Sec-butyl acetate

Cinnamic acid

Most of my Saturday was spent with these lovelies. It would have been pretty cool if my solid was C₁₀H₁₅N; it's funny how I thought that it could have been. Praise the Lord for allowing me to find joy in school, and try my hardest in my classes. Pray that I may continue to do so, these next couple of months!

Le Chatelier

A system at equilibrium, when subjected to a disturbance, responds in a way that tends to minimize the effect of the disturbance.¹

1. Atkins, Peter. Physical Chemistry. 9th. 222.

Lab Partners

Names: Melody and Angelica
Alias: Dynamic Duo
Relation: Lab Partners
Occupation: Undergraduate research assistants
Group Affiliations: Slowinska Research Lab
Specialties: Producing pretty colored posters. Oh and I guess Organic synthesis'... for now.

Soon to be added to the long list of famous duos, including pairs like Louis and Clark, Batman and Robin, Mario and Luigi, Cory and Shawn, Walt and Jesse.

Late night blogging #7

It's so weird, how at around 11 I feel like it's super late already. I sleep early this semester and I have late morning classes... but I don't take naps anymore. Well, I do sometimes but not every day like I would the past semesters. I would normally sleep around 1AM and have class at 8, then nap away once I get home. Bleh. who cares about my sleeping pattern.

So I found a new study spot today, I'm pretty sure I'll be going there often now, since I'm tired of paying to study, or going all the way on campus to study, or smelling like coffee from studying. Taking advantage of the city's public libraries. A huge amount of hours today was spent on studying for my pchem exam on Friday, man I'm so scared for this exam. I never do good on chem exams, well no one does, but I'm planning on changing that for pchem. Praise the Lord I was able to finish chapter 2 today, one more chapter to go! Mr.James Prescott Joule and Mr. William Thomson thanks for all your discoveries that prolonged my review on chapter 2 til 1 AM.

This blog is sooo pointless, from now on if you see a late night blog, I would advise you to just skip over it, unless you for some reason would want an insight into my mind at this time of the day.

1. I miss lab work, paitently waiting for our materials to come.
2. Gotta get this coupling done, so we can make crystals!
3. "The Holy Spirit is our only sufficiency for the work of mortification. All ways and means apart from Him have no true effect. He is the only power behind it, and He works in us as He pleases." -John Owen. This, today, amen.
4. I should be sleeping now, my eyes are starting to feel it.
5. I seriously thought about deleting this post before I started this list, but that would mean I stayed up writing it for nothing.

Goodnight!

Beef Skillet.

Wow, so much has happened lately, I would not have an idea where to start; however this isn't one of those update blogs sorry ha. It's one of those, I just have a need to say random things kind of blogs, I guess..

The Lord has truly blessed me with so much free time, especially these past 2 weeks or so. Since I haven't been in the lab that much since July 11, due to my lab partner having been in jury duty and that we finished our second reaction. Since my lab partner and I are 50/50 partners (bonus points for those who get that reference) there's not much I can do without her. I went to the lab this past Monday, and found out that whatever we tested wasn't the product we were expected which either means three things:

1. The synthesis did not work out, and that that the coupling did not occur. Basically meaning that there was no reaction, or there was one, but the product wasn't what we wanted.
2. The synthesis did work, and that the coupling did occur; but we collected and tested the wrong layer after doing the extraction. Good thing, we saved both layers! Just means we have to separate the product again.
3. The synthesis and coupling worked, and I just do not know how to analyze an NMR spectrum haha. I'm pretty sure it isn't this one, because that spectrum showed a simple molecule, and the molecule we're trying to synthesize has a pretty complex structure. Things would just be easier if this was what happened though.

Ooops, super off tangent... Anyways, since I haven't been spending much time in the lab, I've been chillin' here and there. Though I've realized this a few weeks ago, I was able to see it more... I was able to see how sinful I am, and it's convicting every single time. Ugh, it's disgusting to think about how selfish I am, and how far away I am from being like Christ. I'm glad that I'm using a good portion of this free time that I've been blessed with to read read read His inspired Word as well as Christ-centered books, to deepen my knowledge of Him through His Word and through books that enhance my understanding of Scripture. I mean reading is good, but what good is it if a person is not doing anything with what they just read? (James 1:22-25) From living it out, to sharing it, aren't easy things to do but I'm so grateful for having brothers and sisters around to help ease out the task. Accountability, praise the Lord for the fellowship of the saints.

Another thing, I've realized is how much work my social skills needs hahaha. Meeting new people, and it's pretty hard to share the Gospel with someone especially if it's already difficult to just have a simple conversation with the person. Oh and with people I know real well, I realized how scared I am to share the Gospel... It gets me every time; I come home from hanging out with unbelievers, and just see how much of a failure I am at evangelizing -__-" Not because people don't accept, that's totally not a fail it's not a believers job to convert a person, it's our job to share the Gospel. and that's where I fail at, I'm too timid to even bring up the issue of God in a conversation. Why would I not want to share with the world about Christ who came on this earth to save sinners, who we all are! (1 Timothy 1:15)

Once again, I don't know where I am going with this; so I'll just end this now... I think the KBBQ from earlier has digested in my stomach or whatever so I can sleep now. Goodnight!

Cancelled

Lab partner moment
After eating breakfast, dresssing up, making my lunch, and practically about to leave the house to go to lab, me and my lab partner get cancelled to come in today haha. So I ended up listening to a sermon that I planned on listening to during my drive to school and walk from where I park. Then feeling encouraged by the sermon I immediately read 4 chapters of the book that I'm going through (with a nap in between). And started to iron clothes and watch Breaking Bad. I'm going really slow with this show for some unknown reason. All these Breaking Bad episodes are making me want to go to the laboratory and work on mine and my lab partner's experiment! Not being in the lab for over a week, I must admit feels odd.

I also happened to come across several things in my mind today. I struggle with so much sin, it's crazy. Just wanted to ask for prayers cause it's needed haha. TRUTH.

The most sinful sinner,
Angelica

Planner Substitute

Since I misplaced my planner somewhere that's not in my room (most likely in my inorganic lab classroom) I have no planner... And I feel so unorganized without it. And I have quite a lot of things that are due soon, so I feel like listing them here, I guess...

The madness begins
1. Inorganic lab report due Thursday.
2. Inorganic prelab due Thursday.
3. Physics lab report due Friday.
4. Literature and Medicine presentation on Monday.
5. Biochem exam on Monday.
6. Literature and Medicine online discussion assignment due next Monday and Wednesday.
7. Biochem Jmol assignment due next Wednesday.
8. Physics exam next Thursday.

I feel a lot better seeing some of the things I need to do for the next two week, but overwhelmed at the same time. I hope my planner is somewhere on top of those counters in lab... Hah. Yeah, can you pray for me for these next few weeks? I really wouldn't want to make an idol of school and spend all my time doing school work and forgetting the true motivation in trying my best. A person can't glorify God if they're neglecting personal time with Him to make time for their own personal wants (ie: good grades).
Sorry for a random blog, this is one of those blogs where I'm already laying in bed while blogging.