Yttrium

So despite these last few days being busy beyond belief, the word to sum them up is: AWFUL. I think my bad mood was mostly attributed to the heat, but Monday through Wednesday had at least one thing go wrong everyday.

Monday: On my way to class, I sweated through my t-shirt. Real attractive. While trying to print in the library, the internet moved slower than dial-up so in my sweaty mess, I turned into an angry sweaty mess. I'm going to end there, because you get the picture.

Tuesday: We had an all day field trip to Detroit which was actually amazing BUT we had to do this scavenger hunt in 95 degree weather throughout the city. Not so cool, literally and figuratively. And my nice camera broke. Ugh.

Today (Wednesday): Another hot mess day. I woke up late after sleeping on my couch due to its proximity to the air conditioner. While in this rush, I almost started a fire in my apartment with my toaster oven. During the school day bad moods led to nasty comments from and to fellows, which just didn't help.

But with every negative comes a positive. I found a desk that qualified to my super picky specifications (!!!!), an amazing antique sleigh bed for super cheap on Craigslist, and figured out that the heat had only destroyed my camera batteries, not my whole camera. So all in all these past three days in two words has been: semi-awful. Here's to hoping Thursday will be better (and hopefully cooler - I can't handle this heat).


Common Occurrences: Yttrium is a component of super conductors and is used to extend the life of spark plugs.

Fun Fact: Forget the magician pulling a bunny out of his hat - go for an yttrium magic trick. YBCO, a material containing yttrium will levitate approximately a quarter of an inch above a magnet. Check it out!