Trilobite

I think I have finally become sensitized to acetonitrile (aka methyl cyanide). It never used to bother me, but today its odour makes me feel quite nauseated and I have developed a doozy of a headache. I can’t wait to get out of this job. Only five and a half months to go. Ha. The countdown begins! I’m going to go outside and get some fresh air.

My friend John has been short-listed for a faculty position in the chemistry department here at Queen’s. As part of the selection process he has to give a lecture to undergraduates, and I am going to hear him practice his talk this afternoon.