Chemistry Department Christmas Lunch

Hello everyone,

It has been so busy the last couple of weeks, what with exams and Christmas, that both Mary and I have not updated this blog for a while. We will now start to catch up. These pictures are from the Chemistry department Christmas party, which was held on 12 December. There was lots of good food, including pinnekjott, and a lot of aquavit. The party started at 2 p.m (it was a Christmas lunch); I left at about 8 p.m., and the party was still going strong and lasted until the next morning. A good time was had by all. Part of the celebration included a visit from Nissefar, the northern version of Santa Claus/Father Christmas. He was portrayed by one of the department's more brilliant professors, Rolf Carlson, who was my instructor for two courses this past semester. In addition to being a virtual encyclopedia of organic chemistry, he also knows how to have fun (that's him playing the guitar also). Many of the gifts are humorous reminders of incidents in the past year. The folks whose laboratory was flooded out got a life-ring. It was a lot of fun. Enjoy the pictures, more are on the way.

Michael & Mary