Let's Celebrate

The two weeks are up; I'm now off the rotation that tried to kill me. Not without a parting gift from a client through. Yesterday, I told my client during their evening visit that since everything medical had been discussed I would call them in the am to let them know how the pup did overnight. I got a page a little after midnight. Thinking my patient was crashing I hopped up and started dressing while I called ICU. False alarm, the owners had called and decided they needed a midnight briefing on their pup. Seriously???? You had just seen the pup a few hours ago. Not only that, but a fellow student on overnights tried to tell them the dog was doing great and that I'd call in the am but they had to hear it from me. He's looking at the pup and I'm at home, so that makes complete sense. Wow, am I ever glad to be done. Not my cup of tea.

Today I'm headed to Albany to get my tooth chip fixed. I chipped it passing a nasogastric tube on a horse; not too many people get to say that. I'm also going to try to see the new Bond movie with a couple old friends. Should be good, too bad I'm exhausted. (Oh, Nissa started vomiting after the midnight call, not sure why but I have to keep a close eye on her for a few days).

Yesterday I got a visit from a law buddy who happened to be driving by Ithaca. What are the chances of that? It was great to see him and meet his new girlfriend. I still can't believe he just swung by, but I really enjoyed getting to see someone not at all related to clinics. And on Friday the alumni magazine for my other grad program interviewed me. Guess I'm going to be one of the students that they highlight in the spring edition. It was fun to talk law but weird to talk just about myself for over an hour. Think that is all the gossip on me for the last week. Hmm, guess I managed to fit in more then I thought.

Quote of the Post:
There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
- Cool And The Gang, Celebrate Good Times

Sleep and Wine

It turns out sleep and wine make things better. I'm still exhausted, but at least I can see that I haven't lost any patients and I've even managed to send a few home better then how they arrived. It's been a long weekend with much more time spent at the hospital then at home but I've gotten to see Nissa some and even watched a movie. Can't seen to concentrate on my law reading though; I'll have to get better at that ASAP. Well, I'm off to design a holiday card for 2008.

Quote of the Post:
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
- English proverb

Worst Week Ever

I'm not in the best of moods so I probably shouldn't be blogging but I have to say something or I might curl up with my wine bottle and disappear. Ugh, I am miserable on my current rotation. I am working 16 hrs a day and paying to do it. The clients are driving me crazy - they arrive hours late and then demand hours of my life and schedule visits in the middle of what little free time I have. For instance during a two hour visit today the clients asked when to come tomorrow. I suggested 7-9 am or 6-8 pm, times I have to be there on Saturday, they then say "How about 3pm?" Of course, that would perfectly divide the time I have to catch up on life and cook for the week. Love it, can't wait to see you at 3 tomorrow. I have just over a week of this left, a whole f#$*ing week. Kill me now. Wow, I actually feel a bit better, though that might be the wine talking. Well, I'll wait for later to say more when I'm in a better mood and able to share a good vibe.

Quote of the Post:
Living with depression is like trying to keep your balance while you dance with a goat - it is perfectly sane to prefer a partner with a better sense of balance.
- Andrew Solomon, in The Noonday Demon

Woo-Hoo!

Finally, no more Republicans in the White House; I might get my country back. I can sleep better tonight for the first time in 8 years.

Quote of the Post:
I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne. What I am opposed to is the attempt by political hacks like Karl Rove to distract us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income, to distract us from corporate scandals and a stock market that has just gone through the worst month since the Great Depression. That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.
- Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama, October 2002