Oh boy, o-chem!

Caption: I wish I were an SN2 reaction so then I could attack your backside.

Nothing like a good chemistry joke to make your day. Ajit is my hero for posting that on his Facebook.

Anyways, Saturday morning was the O-chem (Duquesne for Organic Chemistry for any mentally challenged folks out there.) final. It was at 8:15, technically we didn't have to show up until 8:45 but that would incur icy stares of death from everyone else. And, well, Jamie was going to go at 8:15 anyway, so its not like I could have slept. Oops. Back on track now. Final Saturday morning. Grades posted this evening. Oh how I love PJ and his army of TAs.

Now for the important part. Due to the extreme gayness of the point distribution and my knack for failing to read directions--"if the answer includes resonance, you must draw resonance to receive full credit"...guess who didn't draw any resonance..--I had to do pretty damn well to even get an A-. Farewell, 4.0, I mourn for you. :'( But all is well in the world since I got exactly the grade I needed for said A-. Not a point (or square, of course) to spare. -whew- If only I'd drawn the resonance, it would be an A. -tear- And yes, shut up, I realize that the A- makes my QPA like 3.98 now so its not the end of the world.

So next semester has two goals for O-chem II:

1. Read directions. This one is also knowns as don't lose like 12 meaningless points on various tests/quizzes because I failed to read the giant, bold type DRAW RESONANCE STRUCTURES part on the cover of the test.
2. Count correctly. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6... Forgetting the number 5 is bad. I should not do it when trying to name things--especially when the whole naming system is based on said numbering...