Yubsie's Yammerings

I must say "too much junk in the trunk" is not a rationale I've seen before for why SN2 reactions don't go at tertiary carbons. My usual way of explaining it is "it's too squishy".

The word squishy gets used a lot in mechanism discussions. Certainly more often than the word bendy, which also comes up from time to time. And good old "hates its life".

Also...




It's such a shame John Barrowman is so shy, eh?

(The boxers are currently at 2050 pounds. :p)

Back from a fun weekend in Toronto! We watched more BSG with i_paint_the_sky, finishing up the Kobol arc and seeing up to Final Cut. So I got to know two more Cylons! And apparently there is impending doom.

We also introduced Vicki to the wonders of Classic Who. Though Robot lacks a quarry. :p Still, it introduces Four.

Also, I wonder how much BSG/Doctor Who crossover fic there is that exists solely to pair Cylons with the appropriately numbered Doctor. :p

Oh, and I gave Vicki The Wiz for Christmas, so we watched this. The phrase "acid trip" comes to mind. :p

Also, Vicki is awesome and gave me John Barrowman's autobiography for Christmas. It is shiny and will entertain me on the train ride. As will the other books I bought when she took us to see the store she works at. And Fables 11, which we had to pick up at another store. We'll see if I actually hold out until the train ride with that one. :p

John Barrowman's Closet!

Man, he's lucky he's out of said closet. There simply isn't ROOM for him in there. :p His closet is brilliant though. :p

John Barrowman makes me all melty inside. Thaaaaaaaaank you ardnaid.

We've decided I practically have a disability in the glovebox because my hands are so small. Lucky me. :p

And of course it was TORCHWOOD NIGHT!

( Torchwood spoilers )