Campin’ out in the IATL

So it’s almost 1:30 in the morning and I am thinking about hitting the sack. But not at my apartment. Oh no, tonight I become a full fledged science nerd - I am camping out in my office in the lab building. Why? Basically it’s because I’m a horrid procrastinator who doesn’t like to do her lab reports until the last minute possible, but mainly because I suck at spectroscopy analysis and can’t figure out why it seems that the chloroacetyl chloride is reacting in a way that is impossible due to a little law that says that you can’t create matter from nothing. Where’s my Nobel Prize - I created something from nothing! I can finally get a parking space on the Berkeley campus now, yes! (Seriously, the nobel laureates have spaces denoted especially for them - I saw this with my own four eyes). But anyhow, I’m all aloooooone in the IATL. There’s a cot in an office down the hall, but I’ve decided to camp out on the floor since I can lock my office and the one with the cot doesn’t have a door….you never know what kind of weirdos you’ll find in the IATL at night….

No one ever knows what the IATL is when I say it. They’re always like, “Where’s the IATL?” and I’m always like, “It’s right next to the IMU, it’s hooked on to the building where they store the rowing team stuff.” And they’re always responding like, “I don’t know where that is.” and I’m all totally like, “It’s that big shiny silver crazy looking building.” And then they’re always like, “Oh, I know what you’re talking about now.”

Look familiar? It’s the view of the IATL in the daytime as seen from the bridge from the old art building to the IMU. Duh. As you can see from my amazing illustration, I have pointed out to you where I am right now. No, sillies, I am not stuck to the side of the building, rather I am up on the 3rd floor - I would have pointed to my window, except that you can’t see it at this angle. But when I turn my head and look out the window, I can see the windows that I have pointed to with the green arrow…so that should give you an idea of where I am.

Hmm…the IATL kinda reminds me of this building, the Weisman Art Building…looks like Frank might have been getting a little bit lazy?

Oooh, I wish Frank had decided to design the IATL like this building.

No one would ever be confused about where I worked - I would just be all like, “I work in the building that looks like a fish! BAM!” I would really yell BAM at them too.

<3, lindsayd.

We need to make mischief and drink firewhiskey.

Seriously, we do. Because it’s time to get crazy. If any of you do not have a clue what I am talking about, please go to: www.fightevilreadbooks.com

As I was walking back to my office from Analytical Measurements, I had on my handy dandy little iPod shuffle (it’s blue, shiny, tiny and I love it). Yesterday night I uploaded some wizard rock albums onto my iTunes and then transferred them over to my iPod. So today while I walked, I wrocked out to The Remus Lupins, The Parselmouths and The Whomping Willows (Matt Maggiacomo where is my Tree Hugger shirt that you promised me???). I now realize that I cannot listen to wrock music without moving my body around in a manner that some of you may call dancing/spazzing out, and I may have alarmed some people between the engineering building and the IATL. If you happened to see me (estimated time: 3:29 to 3:35 p.m.), DO NOT WORRY: THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. You think I might have shown more restraint or been a little bit embarassed, but…I was so lost in Harry Potterdom that I didn’t care. I think this is why some people shy away from walking places with me.

On another note: Oh my goodness, I absolutely hate Organic Chemistry labs. My TA is super nice, but he treats me like I’ve never been in a chemistry lab before. I really wanted to scream today that if the department of energy is going to trust me in one of their labs alone, he should be OK with letting me touch my freaking condenser. Whatever - it’s not like I’ve probably had the most lab experience out of anyone else taking the class….oh wait.

But regardless of how much OChem lab sucks, I love Analytical Measurements! My professor is already one of my most favorite all time top 3 professors! Not only is she super duper adorable, but she’s super nice, and really helped me with the homework that was due today, regardless of the fact that I came and asked for help an hour and a half before it was due, and during her lunchtime (seriously, the microwave in her office dinged as I walked in). Don’t worry, I didn’t put off my homework or anything - I actually put like 5 hours into it beforehand…I just had some questions that the book or my notes didn’t clear up.

Prize of the day! I’m a nerd AND a nerdfighter! (At least, I am a nerdfighter NOW!) <3, Lindsay