The purpose of this assignment was to make our own 12 colors - 3 primary, 3 secondary, and 6 tertiary colors. We were allowed to cut the paper and arrangement them into a traditional color wheel or any way we wanted ... so I made a bunch of insects! (I always make things more complicated.) I just love insects too much!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Diethyl Ether
Diethyl Ether
Diethyl Ether is a Ukrainian girl and the daughter of Ethyl Alcohol.
She is short too but taller than her dad.
It'll be an amazing scene to see her walking.
Ethanol is industrially used to produce diethyl ether. Through an acid-catalyzed Sn2 reaction, two equivalents of ethanol make one equivalent of deithyl ether, with ethanol itself as the solvent.
Spring Is Here and Dill Would Never Grow Up
Spring is here! It's time to wear short sleeves and skirts while bathing in the sun!
Daffodils and tulips are budding their young leaves off the soil.
I have a sad news. Just two days ago when I opened the window, I found Dill the pupa was empty. There was a round hole on the pupa and Dill was gone. I supposed it could be some kind of parastiod wasp consuming Dill even before I adopted it and emerging out. I felt kind of sad that I'd never see Dill as a butterfly and threw the empty pupa away.
Daffodils and tulips are budding their young leaves off the soil.
I have a sad news. Just two days ago when I opened the window, I found Dill the pupa was empty. There was a round hole on the pupa and Dill was gone. I supposed it could be some kind of parastiod wasp consuming Dill even before I adopted it and emerging out. I felt kind of sad that I'd never see Dill as a butterfly and threw the empty pupa away.
Antisocial?
Boni suggested that we should have dinner together (college student craving for good Chinese food) so I invited Boni, Lucy, and Zach last Saturday. Some common Chinese dishes are very good to them. Boni said hi and smiled to my roommates and saw they went away without saying a word. She frowned and said, "Why are they so antisocial?"
When we were sitting at the table, my roommates went out and in several times, but never said anything or even looked at us.When Lucy tried to greet them, they went straight into the room and slammed the door. My friends felt offended and began to mock my roommates and asked, "Why do you have roommates like that?" I explained that I didn't know them before I moved here, and they may not be the most friendly but are not bad people.
Alright, then probably it wasn't my fault that Kelly blamed me for being disrespectful to them. Janie is reasonable and I talk to her sometimes. I rarely talked to Kelly and she often just gave me a seemingly unfriendly stare whenever I passed her by. I guess one of the reasons they ignored my friends was probably we were all speaking English. Janie and Kelly don't like to speak English and seem to stick with other Chinese all the time.
When we were sitting at the table, my roommates went out and in several times, but never said anything or even looked at us.When Lucy tried to greet them, they went straight into the room and slammed the door. My friends felt offended and began to mock my roommates and asked, "Why do you have roommates like that?" I explained that I didn't know them before I moved here, and they may not be the most friendly but are not bad people.
Alright, then probably it wasn't my fault that Kelly blamed me for being disrespectful to them. Janie is reasonable and I talk to her sometimes. I rarely talked to Kelly and she often just gave me a seemingly unfriendly stare whenever I passed her by. I guess one of the reasons they ignored my friends was probably we were all speaking English. Janie and Kelly don't like to speak English and seem to stick with other Chinese all the time.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Open將擬人版
在網上逛逛結果看到這個。
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/remiashamill/15634857
為什麼Open將會是那樣啊XDDDDDDDDDDDDD
說實在在大家都想畫日式美型的情況下他還真突出咧！
（屁股下巴win!)
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/remiashamill&category_id=13975770
(雖是惡搞之作，作者還有心路歷程，哈哈)
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/remiashamill/15634857
為什麼Open將會是那樣啊XDDDDDDDDDDDDD
說實在在大家都想畫日式美型的情況下他還真突出咧！
（屁股下巴win!)
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/remiashamill&category_id=13975770
(雖是惡搞之作，作者還有心路歷程，哈哈)
Monday, March 5, 2012
American Dinner
I attempted to cook a very common American dish - chicken noodle soup - for the first time. Compared to other soups, it's pretty tasty and healthy.
It was a big success! The noodle and soup tasted just like what the restaurants sell, only better.
My ingredients were some butter, chicken breast, carrots, onions, fennel bulks, local Madison egg pasta, a couple spoons of dried basil, oregano leaves, and black pepper.
With some potato, it made a wonderful American dinner. (I didn't make the potato.) I had salad, too, just didn't feel like eating it today. Tomorrow I can have chicken noodle soup plus salad!
It was a big success! The noodle and soup tasted just like what the restaurants sell, only better.
My ingredients were some butter, chicken breast, carrots, onions, fennel bulks, local Madison egg pasta, a couple spoons of dried basil, oregano leaves, and black pepper.
With some potato, it made a wonderful American dinner. (I didn't make the potato.) I had salad, too, just didn't feel like eating it today. Tomorrow I can have chicken noodle soup plus salad!
Microwave Chemistry
Literally.
It's an Sn2 (nucleophilic bimolecular substitution) reaction, Williamson ether synthesis, that requires heat and pressure to get the desirable rate.
The microwave looks (and sounds) not much different to a domestic microwave. I've heard each of the tube inside costs about $100. They are designed to withstand very high pressure because the reaction takes place in closed system and is heated up to 140 degree Celsius.
The lab manual says using microwave to speed up reaction is more environmental because less electricity than traditional hot plate or sand bath and no water is needed to cool down the product.
P. S. I just realize I actually met and even talked to Jeffrey Vinokur (a.k.a. the Dancing Scientist) multiple times, since I went to Rhythms Per Second's hip-hop lessons in the first year. Now I just connected those two, oh, that Jeff is actually Jeffery Vinokur. He'll be teaching a popping lesson tomorrow and if I go I could meet him again ... but I'll probably stay home and do homework for my time has been tight recently.
It's an Sn2 (nucleophilic bimolecular substitution) reaction, Williamson ether synthesis, that requires heat and pressure to get the desirable rate.
The microwave looks (and sounds) not much different to a domestic microwave. I've heard each of the tube inside costs about $100. They are designed to withstand very high pressure because the reaction takes place in closed system and is heated up to 140 degree Celsius.
The lab manual says using microwave to speed up reaction is more environmental because less electricity than traditional hot plate or sand bath and no water is needed to cool down the product.
P. S. I just realize I actually met and even talked to Jeffrey Vinokur (a.k.a. the Dancing Scientist) multiple times, since I went to Rhythms Per Second's hip-hop lessons in the first year. Now I just connected those two, oh, that Jeff is actually Jeffery Vinokur. He'll be teaching a popping lesson tomorrow and if I go I could meet him again ... but I'll probably stay home and do homework for my time has been tight recently.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Wet Earphone
The kitchen in my apartment was ignored for way too long that it was so disgusting. I had to clean it. I spent two hours after dinner just to clean the microwave, stoves, and bench. The sink was clogged so the water just didn't drain. Suddenly, my right iPod earphone dropped into the dirty water! After I cleaned it, I could hardly hear anything from the right. I thought I ruined a set of earphones! Fortunately, it recovered its function after air-drying completely. Phew!
Now the stoves are clean but the floor is dirty. I have to clean it tomorrow. I got bored so I went to another free music live, Steez, a somewhat popular Madison's local band. My friend Michael was there, too. Nothing could be better than listening to music while dancing with your friend!
Now the stoves are clean but the floor is dirty. I have to clean it tomorrow. I got bored so I went to another free music live, Steez, a somewhat popular Madison's local band. My friend Michael was there, too. Nothing could be better than listening to music while dancing with your friend!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Wish for Some Rest ...
I'm so tired today because I barely had time to sleep last night. I was done with all classes and went home by 8:30 PM, then I worked on the chemistry homework that's due tomorrow morning. Even though I had some difficulties, I finished a problem set, modified a lab report, and exercised. I hate procrastinating, but I'm proud of myself! Man I'm craving for some sleep!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My two roommates, Janie and Kelly, told me today that they think I'm being way too noisy. They were unhappy at my music and washing dishes at late night, said it bothered them, but especially when they want to sleep in the living room (Why would they give up beds anyways?). Janie claimed she frequently heard "very loud noises" coming from my room at night, however she didn't specify what kind of noise when I asked. It's pretty strange because I usually only keep the volume that's good enough for me to hear and close my door at late night.
This was not all. Kelly said I'm being very disrespectful to them. I was surprised and asked her how. She said I just "look disrespectful", and she was really offended by the way I talk and look at her. I was so tired that I didn't say anything besides I didn't mean it, and I'll improve the situation. But was that a joke? I almost never talked to Kelly (or even looked at her). I do talk to Janie, but it's like three times a week, with brief or insignificant conversation. All I wanna say is, I could do something to improve, but I think they're being oversensitive. I never complained about sometimes they laugh and chat loudly in their room (I can hear it.), and for some reason they have occasional screams that could scare me. That doesn't bother me. *shrug*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P. S. Ohoh btw, I wondered if I make DMT look like such a twink (but he is not stupid!). LOL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My two roommates, Janie and Kelly, told me today that they think I'm being way too noisy. They were unhappy at my music and washing dishes at late night, said it bothered them, but especially when they want to sleep in the living room (Why would they give up beds anyways?). Janie claimed she frequently heard "very loud noises" coming from my room at night, however she didn't specify what kind of noise when I asked. It's pretty strange because I usually only keep the volume that's good enough for me to hear and close my door at late night.
This was not all. Kelly said I'm being very disrespectful to them. I was surprised and asked her how. She said I just "look disrespectful", and she was really offended by the way I talk and look at her. I was so tired that I didn't say anything besides I didn't mean it, and I'll improve the situation. But was that a joke? I almost never talked to Kelly (or even looked at her). I do talk to Janie, but it's like three times a week, with brief or insignificant conversation. All I wanna say is, I could do something to improve, but I think they're being oversensitive. I never complained about sometimes they laugh and chat loudly in their room (I can hear it.), and for some reason they have occasional screams that could scare me. That doesn't bother me. *shrug*
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P. S. Ohoh btw, I wondered if I make DMT look like such a twink (but he is not stupid!). LOL
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)