All-nighters

[cjsmith]

In an all-nighter, now is about the time when I start to get cold. Pretty much no matter what, from here on out, I'll feel chilly until I get sleep.

About an hour ago I stopped being willing to pretend I was in a good mood. I'm not too bad yet, but I'm no longer faking being cheerful.

I'm so hungry. Why didn't I think, when I came in to work "this" morning, to bring twice the normal amount of food? When I haven't eaten in ten hours, granola bars just don't cut it. Sooooooooooo hungry.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It's true that the temperature in the building drops at night, but this is a feeling I know well. My body is shutting down. It's long past its normal shutdown time and it's desperate.

It's not all that smart or macho to know such a feeling intimately. "Bragging rights" on this one are really kind of stupid. Would that I had the fortitude to say that enough is enough.

I'll get sleep tonight, I think.

Yes, the lack of sleep for doctors is what put me off that profession in the first place. I now realize I probably could have done it as well as Joe Random Med Student, but when I was in high school following doctors aruond on rounds I didn't know that. I decided forget it.

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize you had considered being a doctor at one time. I understand why you changed your mind, and it was probably the right decision for you -- but you would have been an awesome doctor! You have both intelligence and empathy, and that combination is all too rare in the medical profession.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! Looking back, I don't know if it truly was the right decision. I'm fascinated by medical stuff in a way I never truly have been by computer things. Oh well -- what I did choose didn't turn out too badly.