It's the little things

As I've said before, not many people know what I do. When I tell them I make potions, they have a slightly better understanding of my day-to-day work. But let me show you the end product.



This is the result of 6 months of my life. That right there is 2mg of a 12-step synthesis (you carry on what you make 12 times). Basically I started out with 20g (4 nickels) of stuff, kept adding stuff and ended up with 2mg - the weight of NOTHING which in value is probably a few thousand dollars but in real value worth nothing because..... there's a 75% chance this compound sucks and there's a 99.9999% chance that it will not end up a drug.

Social Science

I guess I've always been interested in some sort of science. Apparently in kindergarten when they asked people to draw what they wanted to be when they grew up, I drew a guy with a telescope and said, "Scientist".

In high school, I think I tried to run a few social experiments. Some on me, some on others. Like there was this one period where I wore only black (but I wasn't goth, OKAY!!). Another time went 3 years without wearing jeans (you don't want to know) and there was a time when I chose not to speak to anyone during school except when it was necessary (seriously, you don't).

But by far the most out there was for one year (or was it a semester) I was really really



really really nice (Yeah, I know I am already super nice but this was including verbal niceness). You read that right. I think to most people that's almost unimaginable, a complete alternate-universe, twilight zone moment. (by coincidence and seriously purely coincidence I did end up with a girlfriend by the end of that year).

Anyway, I was just thinking about that recently (and laughing). And all the conclusions had a common theme. I'm WEIRD. Er, was weird back then - I'm UBER cool now. But if I wasn't, would I have picked up the hobbies I enjoy most (most are done alone)? Anyway, so if I ask you not to touch me, or am doing something not normal, you may be taking part in my next experiment.

PS, randomly Junia mentioned if I had Aspergers. I was thinking I don't usually eat vegi patties but an asparagus-burger sounds interesting, but then I looked it up. NO, I'm just normally socially awkward okay?