Today I learnt how deadly boring quantum chemistry can be. My prof. was deriving the Born-Oppenheimer approximation on the board in class today when one of my fellow classmates collapsed in her seat. I guess many-body quantum mechanics isn’t for the faint of heart after all.

The paramedics came and took her blood pressure, found it to be borderline on the low side. She’s now going to the hospital to get an IV drip and observation.

What an exciting first week back in school. At least I think I’m getting better now: the fever is gone, and the phlegm is dissipating.