Professional: ASSHOLE

Every day that I go to work, there seems to be no way around what I'm becoming.

For instance, today, I got a call from the head of GME who told me, in intonations that stoked the fire, that I was suspended for delinquent medical records.

This is the first time in almost 2 years that something like this has ever happened. Instead of "hi bip2, I'm sorry to bother you but I wanted to let you know that you'll be suspended if your records aren't complete...is there anyway I can help you out?" It's "you're suspended."

The people around this joint are very very good at pointing out the obvious in as rude an overtone as possible. Take the urology resident for example, name of Byelin (sp?): "has he had a prostatectomy? [Me: "mmm...yup, in 2006"] reaaaaaally?" Asshole. Rude residents really chap my ass cuz we're all in the same fucking boat: the little dingy that floats behind the big cruise ship called Commercialism.

In any case, I fully recognize that this probably happens elsewhere and that rude people are a dime a dozen. But dealing with jerks this far away from normal-people-land is proving to be too much for me. I know for a fact that my life would be much easier here if I were a straight white guy. No doubt about it.

But I'm not. I'm a gay black single doctor with big aspirations and humble beginnings who thinks that everything will work out in the end and that social happiness is possible.

And it's killing me.

But if I can pull this off, it'll be the single most AMAZING feat of anyone that I've ever known has pulled off...