Yoghurt

[raven]

Every time a breeze drifts across the quad, waves of cherry blossom head downwards. It's like it's snowing pretty pink snow. All summery and nice. Mmm.
I can't say anything has happened this morning, apart from me sleeping too much and still getting into school too early (for me) and getting back yesterday's attempt at Chemistry, which I am really irrationally, inexplicably pleased about. I got 94% for my troubles, and seeing as I realised apple juice will neutralise sodium hydroxide, am happy.
Biology made everyone feel icky. Seeing as we now know there are bacteria everywhere, on the desks and shelves and floors and on people's hands and in the air, breathing is not as pleasant as it used to be. For our culture, Meg spat into a beaker and the resulting... stuff... was spread (by me) onto the agar. Lovely. I labelled one "Meg's spit" and the other "Meg's spit with streptomyacin" and gingerly carried them across the room. Making yoghurt with live bacteria was actually more successful, although the control first coagulated and then went off. The aroma permeated the entire lab, and wafting it towards the windows with Becca's huge purple file did not help.

Becca and Meg have gone to French and Spanish respectively, and I've not seen cucharita, lilka or emerald_embers at all so far. Don't think Emma came in at all. Which leaves me all on my ownsome for a time, but I don't mind. Hungry, though. It's something cheesy for lunch, judging by the smell, or on the other hand, it could be the technicians throwing out the yoghurt. Difficult to tell. Why the Biology labs are next to the kitchens, I don't know, and hope never to find out. While queueing up for lunch, you can read the wall displays - on HIV, smoking, woodlice and skin disease. Maybe they're so you'll eat less food and save the school money.

This has been all ramble, no content. My apologies.

Comments

[jessindistress.livejournal.com]

Wow, we never did anything interesting in Science when I was in highschool...

I know that the second year Occupational Health and Safety students have to do this thing where they look at the bacteria in your mouth from a mouth swab- apparently you see lots if you eat turkey or yoghurt for lunch. I remember asking Petri if anyone had done any *other* activities during lunchtime, and if the whole class got to see that, but apparently it hasn't happened in the years he's done that subject...

And to think- if I did school in England, I could do that without having to do a Science degree. *sigh*

~Jess

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[loneraven.livejournal.com]

And you could also cut up hearts and kidneys and lungs, all of which I think we have done. Although... I do separate science, which is not common in Britain outside of independent schools. So I guess I'm lucky there.

And judging from the above, so is Petri. Eww(!)

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[jessindistress.livejournal.com]

I remember we had to cut up a bullseye, but I walked out because I'm vego. Apparently you do a heart and a rat in year twelve here- which is one up-side of dropping out of school early, I guess! :D

~Jess

[lilka.livejournal.com]

I was in, but was totally hungover, so you should probably be grateful you didn't see me ;) Oooh, my lower back muscles... (why can't I get normal hangovers?)

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[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Hope you feel better.
I take that to mean you had a nice time yesterday... :)
And hey - this is your first legal hangover! Congratulations!