Life, once more

Today the Chem prof compensated for talking about intermolecular interactions for three quarters of an hour by spending five minutes with balloons full of air, helium, and sodium hexafluoride. First he pulled out the SF6 and air balloons. Then he undid the string from the helium balloon so it could float free. Then he passed the first two around (fact: SF6 in a balloon is less a balloon than a bouncy ball), while he fetched the helium balloon down off the ceiling and did the squeaky voice to mass hilarity. *Then* he pulled out the SF6 canister and partly filled another balloon...

I'd never seen someone do the heavy-gas version before. Possibly because of the safety lecture he had to give us about not inhaling heavy gases because you can asphyxiate (if you do, stand on your head and all will be well). It was actually more hilarious than the helium. He sounded like a dying VCR.

In other news, campus caught a cold. I haven't managed to lose the headache part yet. Feh. Should probably sleep more (= sufficiently).

Having given up on getting a PSP in the near future (waaaaaant...), I've started watching a BBS playthrough on Youtube. Not as much fun as playing it myself, but what can one do? I want to be able to read fic in this fandom again sometime this year.

I need a gaming icon on this account.