Work and Play
Sep. 26th, 2010 12:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gateslacker I don't know why I am so beat today as work wasn't particularly horrific yesterday, even if I was in the ED. It was actually a pretty decent day , i.e. not a complete train wreck. I did have words with a lab tech who I haven't worked with very much before. He comes back to draw labs on a patient and tells me that I am supposed to put all ER labs in as "stat". Now I don't usually do this because, one, not all ER visits are emergencies and not all labs needing to be drawn are stat. Two, putting labs in as stat causes each lab test to be printed individually as it is completed and then, once all labs are done, another, final copy is printed. This, of course, wastes a great amount of paper which I don't like. (I'm a bit tree hugger like that) and the docs often sign off on preliminary copies instead of the final copies and that is all sorts of hassle, too.
So, I tell lab dude that I didn't put it in as stat because it didn't need to be done stat. He tells me that it doesn't matter; that it is our "policy".
And I'm thinking, "Since when?" as I have worked at this place for 12 years and this is news to me. He then proceeds to threaten to write me up. *rolls eyes*
How perfectly ridiculous. I tell him to go right ahead and that my name is Glenda, spelled G-L-E-N-D-A, and to make sure he gets that bit right.
(Yes, Brandon does get his sarcasm from me)
What is interesting is that I didn't even become particularly angry during all of this, even though there were multiple witnesses to this little exhange. And that is what makes the whole encounter really strange because, as someone who has always become embarrassed by public arguments or confrontations, I usually have the tendency to back down unless I become angry. I suppose I have to thank nursing for my becoming less of a pushover, yes?
Otherwise, I am pleased with myself because I am a wee bit ahead of the game with regard to assignments. (I hope I am able to continue this trend)
Because of this, I don't feel guilty about talking about The Shows. It has been the week of premieres for a few of my favorite shows and though I haven't managed to watch all of them (sorry Bones), I have been able to watch a few. I don't have time for another stream of consciousness bullet point post but I did want to post a few thoughts. I will also have to be lazy and cheat by copying and pasting parts of other LJ replies. Sorry.
I thought Chuck dragged but only a wee bit. I usually like the music they play but it was somewhat distracting in this ep. But these were my only quibbles, really. The sexting didn't bother me because it was such a Morgan thing to do and it became quite funny towards the end in the absurd, quirky way Chuck does so well. And, I love it when Morgan and Chuck do the whole spy bit, using public transportation, no less. Oh, that made me laugh. I do love how they are able to continue Chuck and Sarah's relationship without it getting boring. I thought the scene where he gives her her gun before she went on the mission was funny because it was done in such a domestic way. It was as if he was handing her her lunch or something.
I'm not sure how I feel about the Buy More Spy operation and I wondered how they were going to bring in Jeff and Lester. I can imagine them working there, oblivious or drawing completely wrong conclusions as to what is going on around them. It has the potential for comedy gold, I think. I LOVE seeing Beckman there. Hee!
And John Casey is just wonderful! <3 him!
I wish Chuck had just told his sister the truth but I understand why he didn't. Hopefully, that won't go on for very long because that particular thing is getting old. Looking forward to seeing Awesome hopefully soon.
Poor Olivia! (our Olivia) I felt so bad for her and I have mixed feelings about her "new" memories. I didn't want her to forget Peter and her life and I certainly don't want her to become a weapon for Walternate but, at the same time, her predicament made me so sad that I felt some relief when she started to believe that she was the other Olivia and that she belonged in the alternate universe. It was just so painful. At the same time, I want to see the alternate Olivia's response to being in our universe. I actually want to see her get to know the people who are important to our Olivia, thereby getting to know her alternate, and begin to doubt her mission. Yes, I love conflicted baddies who do the right thing in the end. I mean, we already have Walternate as the baddie who feels no conflict whatsoever, right? He was set to destroy his son, FCOL! But the horribly burned guy. Running around, going on missions with all that scar tissue? Puhleeze. You know I can't let that go.
Overall, I loved it better than I thought I would. I don't know why I doubt the comedy episodes, really, I always end up liking them more than I expected. I literally laughed out loud quite a few times. The scene where Merlin is stealing the gold and Arthur wakes up is certainly pratfall humor (hee, pratfall) but I giggled through the entire thing. They played that well. And I kept laughing as Gaius slapped Uther on his bald head. I didn't care for the whole flatulence scene but, having raised a boy, I know there are children out there who would LOVE it. And I am willing to overlook some of these things in favor of wider appeal. Wider appeal = more viewers = show continues (hopefully). I think I dreaded the donkey scene most of all and I was pleasantly surprised there, too. It turned out to be a great scene. Everyone was pretty terrific in this, I think. The scene where Arthur confronts Gaius was the BEST! Arthur is using his noggin and trusting in Merlin more and more and I think this scene demonstrates that. You could also tell a difference in Arthur when he went to arrest Merlin, too. Kudos to Bradley because he was able to show, without words, how Arthur just really didn't want to do it. I was glad to see Merlin demonstrating his confidence and maturity again, even if he was the cause of the whole debacle. Plus, he is adorable when he laughs. Oh, heck, he's just adorable through and through. Gaius was pretty funny as the Goblin even if that tongue thing kind of squicked me out a bit. The scene where he confronts Morgana was great. And Gwen was just wonderful all around. More of this for her, please.
I think this show does well with the comedy eps. I think the hit and miss comes about in episodes that are dramatic with a few comedy elements. Mostly, it works but there are times where it seems a little out of place. Or, that could be me since I tend to prefer the dramatic episodes with all the angst and whatnot. At least when it comes to the rewatch factor.
So, I tell lab dude that I didn't put it in as stat because it didn't need to be done stat. He tells me that it doesn't matter; that it is our "policy".
And I'm thinking, "Since when?" as I have worked at this place for 12 years and this is news to me. He then proceeds to threaten to write me up. *rolls eyes*
How perfectly ridiculous. I tell him to go right ahead and that my name is Glenda, spelled G-L-E-N-D-A, and to make sure he gets that bit right.
(Yes, Brandon does get his sarcasm from me)
What is interesting is that I didn't even become particularly angry during all of this, even though there were multiple witnesses to this little exhange. And that is what makes the whole encounter really strange because, as someone who has always become embarrassed by public arguments or confrontations, I usually have the tendency to back down unless I become angry. I suppose I have to thank nursing for my becoming less of a pushover, yes?
Otherwise, I am pleased with myself because I am a wee bit ahead of the game with regard to assignments. (I hope I am able to continue this trend)
Because of this, I don't feel guilty about talking about The Shows. It has been the week of premieres for a few of my favorite shows and though I haven't managed to watch all of them (sorry Bones), I have been able to watch a few. I don't have time for another stream of consciousness bullet point post but I did want to post a few thoughts. I will also have to be lazy and cheat by copying and pasting parts of other LJ replies. Sorry.
I thought Chuck dragged but only a wee bit. I usually like the music they play but it was somewhat distracting in this ep. But these were my only quibbles, really. The sexting didn't bother me because it was such a Morgan thing to do and it became quite funny towards the end in the absurd, quirky way Chuck does so well. And, I love it when Morgan and Chuck do the whole spy bit, using public transportation, no less. Oh, that made me laugh. I do love how they are able to continue Chuck and Sarah's relationship without it getting boring. I thought the scene where he gives her her gun before she went on the mission was funny because it was done in such a domestic way. It was as if he was handing her her lunch or something.
I'm not sure how I feel about the Buy More Spy operation and I wondered how they were going to bring in Jeff and Lester. I can imagine them working there, oblivious or drawing completely wrong conclusions as to what is going on around them. It has the potential for comedy gold, I think. I LOVE seeing Beckman there. Hee!
And John Casey is just wonderful! <3 him!
I wish Chuck had just told his sister the truth but I understand why he didn't. Hopefully, that won't go on for very long because that particular thing is getting old. Looking forward to seeing Awesome hopefully soon.
Poor Olivia! (our Olivia) I felt so bad for her and I have mixed feelings about her "new" memories. I didn't want her to forget Peter and her life and I certainly don't want her to become a weapon for Walternate but, at the same time, her predicament made me so sad that I felt some relief when she started to believe that she was the other Olivia and that she belonged in the alternate universe. It was just so painful. At the same time, I want to see the alternate Olivia's response to being in our universe. I actually want to see her get to know the people who are important to our Olivia, thereby getting to know her alternate, and begin to doubt her mission. Yes, I love conflicted baddies who do the right thing in the end. I mean, we already have Walternate as the baddie who feels no conflict whatsoever, right? He was set to destroy his son, FCOL! But the horribly burned guy. Running around, going on missions with all that scar tissue? Puhleeze. You know I can't let that go.
Overall, I loved it better than I thought I would. I don't know why I doubt the comedy episodes, really, I always end up liking them more than I expected. I literally laughed out loud quite a few times. The scene where Merlin is stealing the gold and Arthur wakes up is certainly pratfall humor (hee, pratfall) but I giggled through the entire thing. They played that well. And I kept laughing as Gaius slapped Uther on his bald head. I didn't care for the whole flatulence scene but, having raised a boy, I know there are children out there who would LOVE it. And I am willing to overlook some of these things in favor of wider appeal. Wider appeal = more viewers = show continues (hopefully). I think I dreaded the donkey scene most of all and I was pleasantly surprised there, too. It turned out to be a great scene. Everyone was pretty terrific in this, I think. The scene where Arthur confronts Gaius was the BEST! Arthur is using his noggin and trusting in Merlin more and more and I think this scene demonstrates that. You could also tell a difference in Arthur when he went to arrest Merlin, too. Kudos to Bradley because he was able to show, without words, how Arthur just really didn't want to do it. I was glad to see Merlin demonstrating his confidence and maturity again, even if he was the cause of the whole debacle. Plus, he is adorable when he laughs. Oh, heck, he's just adorable through and through. Gaius was pretty funny as the Goblin even if that tongue thing kind of squicked me out a bit. The scene where he confronts Morgana was great. And Gwen was just wonderful all around. More of this for her, please.
I think this show does well with the comedy eps. I think the hit and miss comes about in episodes that are dramatic with a few comedy elements. Mostly, it works but there are times where it seems a little out of place. Or, that could be me since I tend to prefer the dramatic episodes with all the angst and whatnot. At least when it comes to the rewatch factor.
