Better = Enthused Indifference

Yeah, so after mooching dinner from the AAWD Specialty Night spread and talking with some people, I'm feeling better. I like Persian food. And cookies. I also ate a bag of candy someone left in the lab from our holiday party. Now I'm just tired. Or, to borrow a phrase from Ryan, I'm feeling an enthused indifference toward the world right now. I talked with Siddhi for a few minutes and she put a few things in perspective for me, too, before pinching my face as she is wont to do. Whatever, I'm going home now, to drink beer and read before I crash for the night.

I want a beer. Or five.

I think I'm overtired. Or maybe it's my cold. Regardless, I'm in a shitty mood right now. I want to withdraw and pretend the world doesn't exist. It's actually a bit of a comforting feeling. My horizons are extremely limited at the moment, and I'm extremely pessimistic.

Insult and injury

I've got a bruise on my shin somehow. I can't remember it happening. My right shoulder is having some ligament pain...this happens periodically, and it's positional rather than strain-induced. This, I think, is due to the extensive bike riding and arm support required on Sunday's ride. My left knee was bugging me too, but it's better now.

I've got about two tons of shit to do today; hopefully it'll get done quickly. This morning's presentation went fast; Nyasha and I were done in 15 minutes, and then when no one had questions initially, we got pimped by my department head for a while. But like I told Louie, I'd rather have someone have high expectations of me and fail to meet them than succeed in meeting constantly low expectations.

My 11:30 patient is fifteen minutes late. The one patient I have that I don't get along with. She did call to say she was running late, though. Ugh.