when i went to bed last night i was hot and when i woke up this morning i was freezing cold, which means i was eggg-zosted!  usually, i toss and turn and wake up way before my body turns into a popsicle.  but for the past three days ive been working the afternoon/evening shifts in the er and havent been able to take my 2-3 hour naps in the afternoon.  so i dont know which is worse, not being able to sleep in the afternoon cause im working or not being able to sleep at night cause i already slept in the afternoon.

yesterday in the er i saw something more disturbing than most things that come into the er.  it was a kid who had a very bloody face.  he wasnt my patient but when i walked by him it looked like he had blood coming out of his eyes.  later the resident said that someone hit him in the face with a bat and he sustained a laceration that went through his tear duct... very bad.  at least he didnt have any broken bones.  it was sad because he didnt have any friends or family members bedside.  in fact, one of his "friends" might have been the one who actually hit him.  the last i saw of him he was talking on the phone.  i noticed that he was dressed like a gang banger... a lonely gang banger with his face smashed up and no one to help him.  i wondered where his family was.  he was just a kid.