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So. It's been awhile. We've done a Catcher In the Rye project, and a poetry project since then.

The Catcher In the Rye project... Eh. I don't even want to think about it.

It makes me feel a little... gonk

You know?

But anyway. I'm pretty sure Mr.Jennings is completely creeped out, and disappointed, by me by now.

You can't really describe it... What the things I do are. It's not really awkward. It's not really weird...

Maybe I just seem a little too... Shocking? I don't know.

The last facial expression I caused him to have seemed to be shocked. He started off with a kind of eek , and ended at a confused during my poetry presentation.

...

It wasn't that bad, was it?

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The first poem assigned to us was our Introduction Poem. We had to write a 'poem' that had one sentence per line, stated four truths and four lies about us, and had our names as the beginning and ending lines.

Mine was...

Introduction Poem

I am Jaimie Barber.
I always want to stay.
I can’t wait to leave.
I never hallucinate.
Rain freezes on my skin.
I love myself.
My dreams are illuminated by street lamps.
I feel extremely comfortable lying to you.
But I really like your shoes.
I am Jaimie Barber.

I don't see anything wrong with that. What, in that, could possibly creep someone out?

"My name's Jaimie Barber." And, well, it is.
"I always want to stay." I usually take about five more minutes than the others to leave the classroom. I don't want to leave...
"I can't wait to leave." I always watch the clock, waiting for it to get to the time to leave... But once it's there, I'm always sad. I always forget to enjoy living.
"I never hallucinate" is my first lie. I hallucinate pretty often. I don't mean to.
"Rain freezes on my skin" is my second lie. Sometimes I feel like it should, it doesn't really. Maybe rain freezes on my skin in an emotional sense.
"I love myself" is my third lie. I feel too confused about everything to form any opinion about myself.
"My dreams are illuminated by street lamps" is something I consider to be true. I think that I'm going to be a homeless loser someday.
"I feel extremely comfortable lying to you" is my fourth lie. Because of how confused, confusing, hypothetical, and il/logical everything I think is, I rely on honesty as my only way of determining acceptable social behaviors.
"But I really like your shoes" is the truth... A variation of my favourite pick-up line,"Nice shoes. Wanna ----?"
"I am Jaimie Barber." Hey. I really wanted them to know, alright? wink

See? See? None of it's scary. Why would people say that it's weird? Simply, four truths and four lies. Nothing creepy...

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The second poem assigned to us was our Circle Poem.

Pretty much just word-association that circles back to the beginning at the end.

Circle Poem

Angels
Justice
Blindfolds
Lilies
Satin
Sheets
Nurses
Syringes
Disease
Jazz
Rhythm
Memories
Death

I started off with angels because I really like angels and heaven. Thinking about heaven makes me calm. Angels.

Angels are in charge of judging us, and telling us what is right and wrong. Justice.

But often, angels don't seem to understand complex emotions. Blindfolds.

When blindfolded, we could seem innocent. Lilies.

Virginity is sometimes considered a mark of innocence, and where does deflowering take place? On Satin Sheets.

Sheets in hospitals need changing. That's why there're nurses. Nurses.

Nurses also sometimes use syringes. Syringes.

If the syringes aren't cleaned, they can spread disease. Disease.

I love Jazz. Jazz is like a disease. Like in Chicago, where the girls' murders are said to be a result of the Jazz scene. Jazz.

There's a lot of odd rhythm in Jazz. Rhythm.

Life has a certain rhythm that you live, causing memories. Memories.

At the end of all your memory making, you die. Death.

Death leads back to Angels.

It all makes sense. But directly afterward, the preppiest girl in class stated,"I didn't follow that all."

How...? It confuses me a little. I thought that everyone would get the connections. They're obvious. But everyone seemed to sit there with a neutral sort of look...

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And... That made me feel really sleepy. So I might edit this post later or something, because it seems sort of unfinished and unamusing. 3nodding

Goodnight~! heart

AND REMEMBER. CLOUDS ARE ONLY RED IF YOU BLEED ENOUGH.

Well, then. It's definitely been awhile. Welcome to BELOVED CHEMISTRY, my homework journal. wink

A long while. And this assignment will probably take a rather long while. But I have to do it! I have to bring my grade up!

BELOVED CHEMISTRY: Volume 4

Name the following using the Roman numeral system.

a. TiCl2
b. TiBr4
c. CuCl

... GAh. Actually, that's way too much typing. There's like... A hundred or so of those sorts of things. sweatdrop

*sigh*

So inconvenient. Y'know?

TUNE IN NEXT, err... TIME. FOR BELOVED CHEMISTRY: Volume 5!!!

*cough-laughs*

Yeahp. That's what I'm naming my English homework. Oh! Mr.Jennings! heart will be the worst homework journal I've ever had. X3 Practically guaranteed, man.

Haha.. Speaking of Mr.Jennings. He probably thinks I'm stupid. In example...

Mara: It doesn't snow much in Florida.
Me: Here either, but when I moved here, it was muddy.
Mr.Jennings: ... *wanders over and watches our conversation with a blank stare*
Me: Maybe it snowed before it got muddy.
Everyone: *long pause*
Mara: *puts face in hand* Well, Jaimie, usually it precipitates before the dirt turns to mud.
Mr.Jennings: *walks off with no comment*

*munches on a Twix 'fun-size' snack*

Time for some 'fun'! xd

I've got my attribute web, charter, and collage done. I'll start doing it in order now... So... #3 of this A Separate Peace assignment is next.

3. As an editor of the Devon Student Handbook, you are responsible for writing a sports page in which you describe the rules and regulations that apply to "Blitzball." Be sure that your directions are so simple and precise that even an incoming freshman who has never heard of the game could understand them.

Alright! heart

Blitzball

How to play:
Obtain a medicine ball.
Run toward the river.
Throw the ball to someone else unless you want to be knocked down.
Retain the ball when you are knocked down illegally.
When you knock someone down, you gain possession of the ball.
If you are Lepellier Refusal'd three times, start over from the tower.

Rules:
There are no teams.
No elbowing.
You tackle with your arms crossed.
Refusing to take the ball is called Lepellier Refusal.
The ball can touch the ground during a pass.

Hmm.. Let's see... How much of a page is that? If it's not full, I'll put Badminton under it....

Oh, wow. That's -almost- half a page.

Haha.. Time to research Badminton! XD

Badminton

How to play:
Spin a racket to see who serves first.
Serves have to end up in the diagonal box to be good.
You only have one serve, unless you miss it completely.
You have to hit the birdie below your waist on the serve.
Points are only scored when serving.
When the score is even, the serve comes from the right side.
When the score is odd, the serve comes from the left side.


Rules:
You can’t touch the net.
The birdie can’t rest on your racket.
Play to 15 points.
You can’t reach over the net to hit.
The birdie can hit the net in a rally, and still continue the rally.
All lines are in bounds.

Hahaha... Ohh, how lame...

I hope I end up with a good grade anyway.

!

Am I just after a good grade?! Am I that shallow?!

...

Well, maybe at the moment. That assignment was as deep as a puddle, anyway. smile

Now I come to the horror of all horrors of this horrible assignment....

4. Write an "angry poem" that Gene might write after he and Quackenbush had their altercation.

. . . Noo... Angry?? I can't -do- angry. I write about love and smut and unrequited love! heart Sometimes even angsty love! But.. not.. Angry! ;__;

Maybe he won't tell the difference... *shuffles*

Haha.. Here I go!

Your blood dripped gently.
Softly to the sheets,
as nightmares caressed your body.

If it were for Finny,
I could've smiled.

The blood will dry.
As a stain on my thoughts.
I'd wait for it.
But it's not for Finny.

I'm dripping hopeless.

It's shining sometimes.
I see myself in a set of wings.
The wings are of me,
but they can't be mine.
The blood will always drip.

And that's Gene's 'angry poem'. ^^;

Is it angry enough? Hmm...

ENOUGH OF THIS SILLINESS. TIME FOR A BREAK. COME BACK FOR VOLUME 2 AFTER WHATEVER COMMERCIALS YOUR LIFE HAS.

We left last time with a bit of a cliffhanger. xd

Yes. A CLIFFHANGER. Remember how I said, "I don't feel like writing any more here... It's prettier on my rainbow paper."? Something like that?

Well. That's suspense-ful. Whether you think so or not. surprised

So I'm going to end that suspense now... After I eat breakfast. Which'll actually only take a few words more of mention here, but it's really quite awhile from the 'now' of real life.

crying What a rotten world we live in.

*gnaws on cereal* wink

But geez that hurts. The inside of my mouth is raw, so when I crunch on the cereal it makes it even more raw. gonk

Oh well...

Hm so, where was I? Ah, yes. Question 25b.

n = 5 to n=3.

I don't think this one is right... confused

But ah well.

(-2.18 E-1 cool x ((1/3^2) - (1/5^2)) = -1.55 E-19 J.
-1.55 E-19 / 6.626 E-34 = -2.34 E14 Hz
3 E8 / -2.34 E14 = -1.28 E-16 M

Energy is emitted! biggrin

But it isn't complete without number 61!

Identify the specific element that has the following electron configuration:

a: 1s^2 2s^2 2p^4

b: [Ne] 3s^2 3p^5

c: [Ar] 4s^1

d: [Ar] 4s^1 3d^5


Ahh, that's easy.

a: Oxygen.
b: Chlorine.
c: Potassium.
d: Whatever Cr stands for. Chromium, maybe?

... Well, I guess I'm done with my chemistry homework for now... So...


SEE YOU UNTIL NEXT TIME. SAME BAT TIME AT THE SAME BAT PLACE.

Mm-hmm. Volume 2, hm?

Might as well summarize Volume 1 for those who really don't care. I don't even know why I'm writing this as a half-cooked story, anyway.

But... I won't question it. If I did, I'd stay up many nights thinking.. And then realize that the real answer was 'dolphin' anyway.

SO. In my last entry I was all like AH, CRASH, BOOM, BANG, 4.87 E 14 Hertz!!

Yeah. And there were a few distractions like... Rainbow-coloured paper, bloody useless notes, and the sniffling nostalgic admiration/remembering of Mr. Jennings. Mr. Vance Jennings. heart Isn't that such a cool name? heart Mr. Freisz is an even cooler name, but Mr. Jennings is a newer name to me. Therefore, ultimate cool. heart

Yeah, distractions like that.

SO ANYWAY.

BELOVED CHEMISTRY: volume 2

I stared at the homework on my brilliant rainbow-coloured paper. Number 7 complete, and it "only" took an hour. I had the right answer within 15 minutes, but spent an hour fretting over it and checking it.

What a convenient girl that Jaimie is.

Let's take a look at #8.

Excited barium atoms emit visible light whose frequency is 6.59 E14 Hertz. What is the wavelength of this light? Use Figure 6.3 to predict its colour.

Now it's the opposite way. Alright. I can do this. Wavelength = speed of light / frequency.

3E8 / 6.59E14 = 4.55E-7 meters.

So that's... 455 nanometers, right?.... Maybe? sweatdrop That's blue. Like. Sky blue, I guess. Wait, barium? I thought that was light green!?

Ergh...

... But that has to be the right answer!

I'll.. I'll check it with someone else's work tomorrow.... cry

At least that went more smoothly than #7 did... Or maybe #7 went just as smoothly, but I was more jittery and afraid of the wrong answer more. confused

Hm.

Okay.

#11a is next.

a: Calculate the smallest increment of energy (a quantum) that can be emitted or absorbed at a wavelength of 405 nm.

Wh.. WHAT?! eek

'Quantum'?

'emitted or absorbed'?

'Calculate'?!?!

*cough* wink

Well, wikipedia has this random little equation stuffed into their nifty wavelength definition.

wavelength = Plank's constant / momentum.

Is that going to help me?

Huh. Let's see if my bloody-useless-notes have any useful things in them.

Energy = Plank's constant x frequency

. . . Eh?

Al..right.... Let's do it! I'm jumping in head first onto a cement sidewalk from a skyscraper with this one!! 3nodding

*munches on Dots*

I have to find the frequency first, then.

Frequency = spd of light/wavelength

3E8/4.04E-7 = 7.42 E14 Hertz.

7.42 E14 x 6.626 E-34 = 4.92 E-19 J

Oh, oh, I think I did it right! heart whee

Yeaaahh! Time for part B!

b: Calculate the energy of a photon of frequency 6.3 E13 Hertz.

So... Here do I just multiply it, and that's it? I hope I'm doing my significant figures right...

Oh wait! Does it still mean a "quantum"? I hope it does... What -is- a quantum, anyway? .... Hm-hm-hah! Photon (Quanta) - A finite quanity of energy.

Great! heart

Okay! Part C, here I come! biggrin


c: What wavelength of radiation has photons of energy 2.83 E-19 J?


WHAT. eek

Okay, calm down. It can't be that bad...

Energy = Plank's constant x frequency.. So... Frequency should be energy / plank's constant...

Whew. sweatdrop

1.88 E-18 J / 6.626 E-34 J.S. = 2.84 E15...???? What?

Uhm... Did I type something wrong? No, I don't think so.... But... BUT!

Errgh.... I'll just make it a wavelength now, and hope for the best. 1.05 E -7. 105 nanometers? That's not in the visible light part.

I don't know... I guess it could be right...

I'll leave a dramallama llama here to remind me to check later, if I happen to read this entry again. sweatdrop

Moving on~ heart Question number 22.

How does the Bohr theory explain the line spectrum of hydrogen?

...

We -probably- covered this a dozen times in class.

Drat.

I don't think the answer is a drawing of unicorns on a drugged rainbow this time.

*whistles*

Hey, I'm going to Whistler, Canada in a few months! Sweet!

Mr.Bivens shall acquire revenge on Gifford! NYAHA! With his red light saber! Como ninja. ninja

Okay... How does Bohr explain line spectrum of hydrogen..

Hmm.. Oh! This isn't put in such a boring way. whee

Spectral Lines site link

So before Bohr there was Rutherford and whatever. So Bohr was all like, "Yo, my holmes. Electrons orbit in certain ways with certain energies. No radiating or I slit your throat in the night."

Or something like that.

crying I feel so inadequate describing it like that. Why can't I form my understanding scientifically?

Next.. Question... cry

#25.

For each of the following electronic transitions in the hydrogen atom, calculate the energy, frequency, and wavelength of the associated radiation:

a: from n = 1 to n= 3

What's it talking about? Oh, wait, I think I remember an equation with an n in it.

E v n = (- R v H )( 1 / n ^ 2 )

Soooo.... -2.18E-18 x 1/1^2

But that should be negative. Why isn't it negative?

Oh, I forgot the negative in front of the 2.18. Oops!

So I get -2.18 E-18. That's my energy. Frequency is energy/Planck's constant.

-2.18E-18 / 6.626E-34 = -3.29E15 ... o.o; Negative frequency?

Ah, wait, I think I read the question wrong. I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing, I think...

Oh, okay!

( -2.18 E-18 ) x (( 1/3^2 ) - ( 1/1^2 )) = 1.93 E-18. Change in energy is positive, so energy is absorbed! heart

And, hmm... I don't really feel like writing the rest here. It's prettier on my rainbow paper.


TUNE IN FOR VOLUME 3 OF THE INCREASINGLY BORING ADVENTURES OF JAIMIE IN... BELOVED CHEMISTRY.

Well, I hope you realize that I'm kidding.

Or maybe I'm not.

I -do- tend to get a little over-excited about some things.

heart

So anyway.

There's going to be a test in Honors Chemistry soon, so I'll need to study. Or actually, in my case, understand. I tend to sleep or daydream during class, so these notes that I've taken seem much like letters and numbers rather than equations.

I start my journey...

heart BELOVED CHEMISTRY. Volume 1. heart

As I take the graphing calculator from my binder, I reflect on my decisions. Sciences have always been my worst classes. Math a close second worst.

I enjoy science and math.

I just spend most of my time daydreaming during class, so I never know what's going on. Even the most dull kids catch on before I do.

Oh, unicorns.... I wish I was unicorn.

Or a dolphin, swimming happily along... Jumping... Snickering at the pathetic humans. Those humans never could comprehend anything worth knowing. They never will, either.

But back on topic. I took out my graphing calculator.

Then I realized that my desk was a complete mess from my English project. Well, maybe I didn't use the deodarent, the camera, the dog, or the alarm clock and dozens of juice bottles for my English, but I can blame English for it all, and for this run-on sentence, darn that English!!

Oh! My favourite pen just rolled out beneath the mess.

Today must be lucky.

ANYWAY.

I cleared the desk.

. . .

Wh... What the.... *sigh*

I cleared the desk more.

And I might've been successful, too! If it weren't for those dratted dolphins on it!

. . .

As I was saying...

A fraction of the desk was cleared. I crammed my book, science notes, calculator, and lab notebook onto the blank spot.

Alright. I'm going to do this. Let's see...

Page 210-215. #7, 8, 11, 22, 25, 51, and 61.

Am I going to do this?

I'm going to do this.

Question: A neon light emits radiation of 616-nm wavelength. What is the frequency of this radiation? Using figure 6.3, predict the colour associated with this wavelength.

First things first, yes? The frequency!

I check my notes. I see nothing but.. notes. Bloody not-useful notes.

Let's check the internet for something more useful than my notes.

Hey, look, I've got mail! A new MySpace friend request?! . .. . But I refrain. Honors Chemistry. Think chemistry. Think WOW.

Hm.

That 'hm' reminds me of Mr.Jennings. Ahhh, Mr.Jennings. What a great teacher. heart heart heart

THINK CHEMISTRY.

*cough*

OKAY! A frequency to wavelength site! I hope it has what I'm look...in..g... f... What? PINK? Who chooses PINK for a science website?

Magenta pink. Can you believe that?!

Err, yes. Yes, I can. Now, Jaimie, back to frequency.

*BLINK*

eek

I do have a Chemistry cliffnotes, don't I?

4laugh

You're so silly, Jaimie, really, you are~ heart

Well, APPARENTLY, the Chemistry cliffnotes found the equation for frequency/wavelegnth too obvious to include in their book.

*mumbles*

*sigh*

frequency = speed of light / wavelength

3E6/616 = 4870.12987 ... Hey, that's my answer I got in class, but before I used the other equation that looked complicated, so I thought I got it wrong.

Well, except it was 4.870 E 14 per second.

Oh dear. Labels. LABELS.

I swear I'm not an emo kid!

cry WHY MUST THE 4.870 BE LABELED?! Why?! I feel its pain! I feel it!

Argh.

I got the right-ish numbers... And this calculator is saying that the 4.87 E 14 Hz is right, not the kHz E 3....

Maybe even that's wrong... Now I'm getting 4.87 E8 Hz...

ninja

Okay, I'm going with 4.87 E14 Hz. My notes have persuaded me to go with that. sweatdrop

What happened to my paper? ... Oh well. I'll just use this.. rainbow.. coloured.. paper........ How did -that- get in here?

Whatever. 3E8/6.16E-7 = 4.87 E14 Hz.

And that is that. I hope.

I don't like using pens, though. Where's a pencil?

Finally, half of the right answer, and it's only taken me an hour to do it.

Whew....

TUNE IN NEXT TIME... FOR VOLUME 2 of BELOVED CHEMISTRY... Will Jaimie succeed in her second problem? WILL it take her another hour?! THE SUSPENSE! THE DRAMA! THE UNICORNS!