It's great fun, but it takes FOREVER! However, once I get all of my extracts I will be able to start the cool stuff so stay tuned! Last week I was incredibly lost though. I wasn't asking enough questions and was kinda shy around the other really great chemists in lab. However, this really really helpful scientist named Joijii finally saw that I needed help and taught me so many new things. He outlined how I was going to pre-clean my samples and even showed me ways to decrease the time it takes for me to roto-vac the solvents from my products. I can tell he is going to be very helpful in the lab. My fungus should be finished growing by next Wednesday. Hopefully by that time I will be able to learn how to extract the natural products from the fungal liquid media. This is my lab bench where MAGIC HAPPENS:
COOL STUFF AM I RIGHT!
This weekend, I went to a music festival in one of my friend's hometown of Montrose. It is a very small town, and she seemed to know everyone at every pub we went to! I was so glad to see what Scotland is like from a local's perspective. Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures, but I assure you it was a great time! Everyone loved my accent and people were incredibly hospitable.
I also have found a great running path... THE BEACH!
It is SO COOL running on the North Sea. I love looking out and seeing all of the ghostly looking fishing boats. VERY COOL! Although, every time I have gone running, I have been rained on :(
Anyways, that's it for now! I have a big week of Chemistry lined up so I will let you know how it goes this weekend!
Did you make your lab bench shot look all misty, to add mystique to the magic? Your work space looks very cool. Good luck with the chemistry and I hope your fungi are growing merrily!
ReplyDeleteyou definitely get bonus points for being the first to post a picture of your magic-making lab bench! sounds like a great week! Chemistry is cool.
ReplyDeleteLeah, I didn't know you were keeping score :P
ReplyDeleteEverything is a competition, Nick! There is ALWAYS a score! :-)
ReplyDeleteHAHA COMPETITION! AMERICA! USA USA!
ReplyDeleteThe picture was actually taken by my iPhone. I was nervous people in the lab would see me having this glamourous photo-shoot in front of my bench so I was SO SNEAKY!