I am the Mad Alchemist |
I am Darren S. A. George. I was born in October of 1971 (this way I don't have to update my page whenever I turn another year older). I make my own wines and liqueurs, and am a member of the Heraldry Society of Canada (Toronto and B.C./Yukon branches). I have been married since August 31st 2000, to Bohdana Badzio, and am very glad of it.
I also enjoy livening up family reunions by playing with the campfire (although I've never been brave enough to add liquid oxygen to a fire!). I collect coins and dictionaries (more than 20 languages to date!). Until recently, I lived in Edmonton
(the city in which I was born), attending the University of Alberta. Finally, they gave me my PhD in Chemistry and told me to get the hell out. Now aren't you sorry you asked?
I then went for a post-doctoral position at the Technische Universit�t Chemnitz, where I whiled away my hours trying to make new alkynyl-bridged complexes and learn German. They also told me to get lost, so I spent a year teaching at Augustana University College, where I discovered that I enjoyed teaching. I intend to stick to it until I retire.