Free Bread Makes Everything Worthwhile
Today has been an unusually eventful day, and in fact the same can be said for this entire week. For one, I’ve synthesized at least three different products in high yields and am working on a couple more. Sad thing is (or is it?), one of the best of the products was not even one I was trying to make. I accidentally used the wrong reagent for a prep and ended up with a fantastic yield of ridiculously pure product. It’s not what I was going for, but it’s still a useful compound for our lab to have so I’m not feeling too bad about it. What I am feeling bad about is the fact that my computer has decided to go on strike until I finally yield to the demands it has been making since last winter term concerning replacing its faulty fan. This makes for a sad lack of internet unless I trudge to the library or rely upon the kindness of roommates. Sad day… In happier news, we had the 100 meter run for the Iron Man Competition this morning, and I came in fourth for the girls. This is a joyous thing, but it is now time to give you fine folks some explanation of the title of this entry. Imagine to yourselves that you are in downtown Greenville and see a mass of people all walking down the sidewalk and that each person in this multitude is carrying a loaf of Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Whole Grain White Bread. I personally would find myself rather confused. At any rate, this unusual phenomenon did in fact occur today after the Greenville Drive game attended by the Chemistry Department. It seems that the generous people at Sara Lee decided to give one such loaf to everyone at the game. Maybe it doesn’t sound so impressive to you, but all of us college students were pretty excited. I mean, it’s free bread! We’re not going to complain.