I did the preparatory part of the Suzuki coupling today, with all of the crazy steps to insure that it stays flushed with inert "Stickstoff" or Nitrogen. It was a long reaction, so I had a lot of time just to sit around and look stuff up on the internet or chat with Dirk and Barbara when they were around. I also recorded an excellent yield on the previous reaction that I did, which was cool. After work I watched some tennis, read some, had some food then ran a bit. This time I remembered to record how long it took me to "sprint" a kilometer (or at least my sad version of a sprint). It was not what I was hoping (3:52, a bit longer than my target of 3:20, but not terrible I suppose), but there is still room for a little improvement by the time Sportsfest comes around. Apparently I'm to start some German lessons pretty soon, so I'm excited about that to be sure. My noun-gender memorization leaves a lot to be desired at this point unfortunately. I can't believe that it's Thursday already, the week went by pretty fast. I think that I will head to Frankfurt for sure this weekend, it should be fun. I'm planning on making it another day trip and heading out early. That way I can be back for Sunday worship and to watch the German soccer match at a Biergarten "public-viewing". There is supposed to be a public-viewing over the Rhein in Mainz as well, but I think I'll stay closer to home and try the Ingelheim local brew while I'm at it.
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