How are you today?

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I'm exhausted. I walked into a mess at work...it took me six hours of constant hustle just to catch up. Add in a missing spinal fluid that had me hounding subordinates and you've got a recipe for stress. But I had some cool-looking tumor cells and even a patient who urinated blue. It's not everyday that you can see bright blue urine!

Boss is going to be pissed when she comes in on Monday...our department lost a pediatric oncology specimen for nine hours. Those are supposed to be done within 30 minutes, not nine hours. Feel bad for the kid waiting for the results.

I just got so much shit to do, I feel overwhelmed. I'm behind on my vaccinations, required health screenings, insurance paperwork, scrubbing the floor/buying furniture, departmental competencies, dental appointments (goddamned toothache). I've got networking contacts I need to respond to, favors long overdue, investments I need to move around.

Which reminds me, I need to buy better pomade. The freezing winds are really messing with my part on the way to work. It might surprise you, but in the hospital people don't take your opinion as seriously if your hair is a mess. With a sharp part, even the residents don't second-guess my judgment.