Vicar exasperated on your behalf regarding your son, but you know what - i dont think he is in that bad a position. He has a job, i don't know what it is doing but he has one. Like you say, he is capable and I think that means alot more than a degree. I am not sure degrees are all they cracked up to be! (and ive got two 
for all the good they do me!!!) I think that with time, he will do fine, get pissed off with the job he is doing and use his experience, which lets face it is what employers are looking for, and move on to something else. It isn't your responsibility anymore and he has to make his own way, and that will be better for him! I know its hard - i had to watch my DD1 do similar. She is now in a min wage job, but she is having a great time and when she (grows the feck up!) matures, she will be able to use the experience to move on to better things. It is frustrating, shes very capable, but shes happy (i hope) and thats all I can really ask for.
Ed I wonder if you need to see a doctor for your chest and get some antibiotics? There is one thing i wont ever be doing, and thats sewing, although i did have to fix dds back pack this morning, thats as far as it goes, too fiddly and i get frustrated.
Trianna - so many scientists on this thread - well, you don't have to be mad to be a scientist................. 
I have to say, im impressed about the organic chemistry - it was my absolute worst subject, all those curly arrows and bunny rabbit ears! Are you in the second year? What will your project be in? I really enjoyed mine, i did fruit fly stuff. Supervisor was barking mad - hes a professor at cambrige now, or oxford - still mad!
CiQ let me know how you get on with the book - it looked quite good on amazon, i am tempted although its not on kindle I am just starting counselling and its not CBT, i didn't find the CBT helped me (because i dont like being told what to do - that doesn't help much does it!) but maybe it was just the counsellor, I never really felt comfortable with him an felt he was ticking boxes.
I am like a cat on a hot tin roof today, DD is on her school trip today and i was in tears last night because in my usual anxiety induced way i coudlnt bring myself to offer help to the school and go, so this mornig DD was upset because she wanted me to go - i suppose that is a good thing that she likes to be with me, but DP says that i should make sure i dont smother her independence, which is true. I can already see anxiety traits in her :( I will be glad when they are back, i worry that she will get lost, i worry about the coach, oh, i worry about EVERYTHING, its exhausting.