Germanium

Miss me? I had a bit of a college relapse yesterday where you save all of your work for Monday until Sunday. As a consequence, no blog post yesterday - my apologies.

Here are some picture highlights of what I've been doing this past week - a bit of the fourth and an old car show in downtown Ann Arbor. Enjoy!

I love this picture. There were balloons being handed out all along the street to make the parade route more festive.

Fourth of July spirit! Before the parade, Ann Arbor has a Firecracker 5K run.

Apparently this clown has worked on 3 different continents. You would think he could afford a bike that came in one piece :)

Gotta love that Michigan spirit! Go BLUE!

Ann Arbor has fairy doors all over downtown. So the fairies displayed their "pimped out ride" at the car show!

You have to love the Michigan history with this old Ford, right?

Kickin' in the front seat, sittin' in the back seat...which seat can I take (Rebecca Black)

Don't mind my camera reflection. That Rolls was a beauty.

Common Occurrences: Germanium is primarily found in electronic devices, transistors, and fiber optics. Germanium can also be commonly found in bath salts and dietary supplements in Japan.

Fun Fact: Of the elements named after countries (americium, polonium, and francium), geranium is the only element that is stable and occurs commonly. The rest are radioactive, rare, and/or produced in a lab.