Mole Day/National Chemistry Week

So this week is half done and it looks like I might survive. That was a questionable prospect. In a two week span I have taken a biochem test, the GRE general test and my major field acheivement test. Along with a hospital visit, bakesale, chemistry demonstration and a whole lot of other bullshit that has been tossed my way. I am safe to say I might survive, but because of everything I am severely behind in my research and Dr. Want-it-all is pissed at me. So I am running four reactions tomorrow when I normally run one and if I pull an all-nighter tonight I might be caught up with everything I have to do. I hate Thursdays and it is Mole Day.

I should explain a little about Mole Day and why in my world it is like an occult holiday. Some old dead dude named Avogadro came up with a number (6.022 x 10^23) that is used in every bit of chemistry ever done. This number signifies how many atoms/molecules in a mole, and a mole is a unit of measurement that chemists use to compare amounts of different elements and compounds. So on October 23rd from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm we celebrate Mole day, my school has a professor who dresses up like a mole. The American Chemical society has t-shirts for sale as well as little moles with safety goggles on and all other sorts of weird quirky Mole Day things. There is a Mole Day official website and there are 10 Commolements, I do not kid. Mole Day is huge.

In addition to Mole Day the entire week is National Chemistry Week, which means as the Treasurer of my university's Student Affliates of the American Chemical Sociey, I am being ran ragged. Monday: There was an hour long chemistry demonstration out in front of our school. Wednesday and Thursday: Booksale/Bakesale which I made cookies for and gathered the books for. Friday: We will be making t-shirts for our participation in the homecoming parade on Saturday. Then all this week we are collecting money for a Pie Your Professor contest that we will do next Wednesday during the Chem Club halloween party and at the party I will be blowing up another pumpkin. Yes, I said another we blew up pumpkins on Monday as well. Well I better go I have papers to grade, research yields to calculate and flyers to make.

My life sucks........