my organic chem prof surprised us by finishing all of the material he wanted to cover a full week early. which meant my last day of classes was yesterday instead of next Wednesday. good-bye, room 166 with lights that make the white board impossible to see at some angles!

tonight is my organic chem lab final. once that’s over, i hope i never have to think about azeotropic distillation and the qualities of a good extraction solvent ever again. good-bye Fisher, Wittig, and Cannizzaro!

as busy as these last few weeks are going to be, the fact that they are filled with good-byes (and a few good riddances) of all colours, shapes, and sizes, makes me a wee bit melancholy. i’m not sure i’ll miss this dirty, smelly city very much, but the peaceful solitude this past year has brought into my life was desperately needed and never taken for granted.

and, of course, i’m going to miss my mom and my sister to pieces. our little bubble here is so gossip- and drama-free that the insulation (isolation!) feels warm and fuzzy. i have lived “away from home” (and usually in a different province) for the past 12 years. it took much less than 12 months to remind me how much i enjoy having family close by.

it is impossible for me to exaggerate how excited i am about the Big Things coming up in my life. but at the same time, it feels like time is slipping by too quickly. i want to hold on to a few things just a tiiiny bit longer…