thanks god for friday!

DIPEA distillation
Originally uploaded by kellypeach

it's friday! this morning i was actually stunned that this day had already arrived. that seems to be how academics go though, fast as hell. it's like living life at hyper speed. which is an ideal speed for me seeing as i want to get the hell out of here as quick as humanly possible.

i'm working on a really elaborate pop-up card at home right now, and i finally understand why pop-up artists refer to themselves as 'paper engineers'. orchestrating all the events i want to see in my latest card has been a headache to say the least. it's really fun to incorporate my own drawings now that i feel like i'm a better comic artist (due to my postcard comix project). i may post a video of the pop-up in action at a later date.

this is a photo of a distillation setup required to purify DIPEA (one of the reagent in my reaction) for my fluorescent amide coupling. isn't the thermometer with a built in ground glass joint adorable?

it's a really fun purification because i get to heat the dirty DIPEA side up with a glorified super hairdryer to get it boiling.

now for the list:

did kelly ride all the way up to campus today? yes
if no did she get halfway?
health: 8 (i love riding bikes and think it helps with this)
happiness: 6 (my santa cruz transition is finally kickin' into gear)
# yoga poses completed: 0
# of liters water drunk: 1.5
servings vegetables: 4