VAing

i've changed my phone alarm to a nice soothing sound. it helps when it goes off at 5am.

i got in bed at 9:30pm last night. had a dumb thing on my mind, attempted to rectify it, and should've just left it alone, and then attempted to go to sleep.

bad night's sleep.

but i was pretty alert this morning. autumn is near. this morning i beat the sun up. the first of many dark mornings i'll be seeing. the nice thing is the emptiness of the highway. and the easy parking.

it is comforting though to walk into the hospital: a world where everyone has been awake for at least an hr, by the time i get there. i forget how many people actually wake up to work at 5.

so the VA. in all of its bureaucratic and inefficient glory.

i was entered into the sleep study. but i'm on the control group. so no nap for me. :-(
i do however get a $10,000 sweet watch/monitor that will show the researchers how effective my sleep actually is.
i also get a $75 gift card at the end of this whole ordeal. actually....it might be $100.

I like my attending and resident. and subintern.

God is gracious.

13 hrs on the first day.

eek!

September is going to zoom past at this rate.