This entry is written out of chronological order.
[ … 7:37 AM … ]
My intern sees me on the floor and says, “Hey you shaved. How much sleep did you get?”
“Couldn’t sleep. I was helping Fuzzyhead (another resident) in the MICU after that last CODE until 5 in the morning. At least I […]

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Seems like we’ve been getting a lot more alcoholics with cirrhosis lately. It’s because of the holidays.
I am sitting in the MICU (medical intensive care unit) when I notice a flickering strobe-like light in my peripheral vision. Was it a ghost? Was Iraq retaliating already? Were disco balls making a comeback in the […]

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The team meets our new attending today, Dr. Debbie. I worked with her when I was an intern and she was my senior. She is a great leader — smart, decisive, and funny.
This is a good boost for team morale. We need it.
[ … 8:30 AM … ] My intern paged me. […]

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Today was Dr. Kermit’s last day bossing our team. As is usual, he caught me in the hall alone and asked me what I thought of the past two weeks.
I didn’t have much to say. I could have said I can’t stand getting deluged with emails when I’m trying to look up patient information. […]

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I’m on call again today. I don’t know what to say yet. Maybe I won’t say anything.
It’s just one of those months.
I’ll update as the day goes on.
[ … 6:25 PM … ] Busy day so far. I feel removed from it all somehow. I’m not sad or anything … […]

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It’s cold here again. Predictably off tempo the season has changed. Little things that I had looked forward to seeing blossom are gone. I don’t know where they went. But it’s always been me. Everytime. … those were the days.
Oh … and it’s finally getting cold in Michigan too. Winter is here […]

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[Amy is writing today’s entry.]
 Number of kids I want: 5
Number of kids Scott wants: 2
I am so exhausted. I just saw Scott dancing naked with his socks on in the living room. VERY appealing. I cannot remember when I have been so exhausted. I have been working a stretch at work taking care […]

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[ … 7:20 AM … ] I have today off. Just dropped Amy off at work too. I’m putting this entry up early because there are actually a few things I want to get done for the rest of the day.
My plans include some medical reading, exercising, going to library to prepare for […]

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I’m on call today. Amy’s going to that nursing party tonight. I was actually looking forward to it. But here I must be.
[ … 6:21 AM … ] My alarm was set for 7 a.m. this morning. For some reason I woke up early and unhappy. A few things were going through my […]

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I met with some calculator in a suit today. The purpose of the meeting was to tell me about the job opportunities for a resident completing his training. It was not very useful.
The Calculator was a financial advisor or something for the hospital. I believe he was my age but a bit older, […]

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