TF MegaRatch

Okay, so the sleep-fixing didn't really happen and neither did most of the rest of what I wanted to do this weekend, lol. Kinda figured it might not but at least it wasn't a total loss. I'll keep working on getting my sleep fixed this coming week and see if it helps. I can only imagine it will, at least a little.

We had kind of a weird issue at work today.

One of the lab techs brought me a couple of cases I'd accessioned. Each had been read by a different doctor and both doctors had realized there was something off about the specimens. Namely, they didn't match the gross reports they'd come with. It was eventually determined that the specimens for the cases had somehow been swapped.

Now, that's already a big yikes. But even worse? While the specimens had been collected on the same day they had not been sent to the lab on the same day. Which means they somehow got mixed up despite not being in the same batch of cases. That suggests some very inattentive labeling. And the thing is, these two cases only got caught because they were the wrong specimen type-- one was supposed to be a nail, the other skin. It makes me wonder how many other cases could've been messed up and gone unnoticed because they were both skin or both nail specimens...

Oh, and for a bonus annoyance, the client lab recognized the cases when I took them over for corrections. To be clear, the lab is not responsible for labeling, so this wasn't their fault. But they mentioned that the cases had looked weird to them upon processing. This isn't the first time I've taken something over for corrections and they'd said that something had looked wrong. And just as in those instances, all I can think is-- why didn't you people do something?? This could've been fixed before it got to me!

It's really sinking in now that we're already in the second half of February. And while a part of me is a little sketched out by how the time has been flying, most of me is already anticipating March. And, more specifically, my vacation in March.

Did I tell you guys I took two weeks? Not something I'd normally do but I figured I'd go ahead. Gives me more time to work with, where planning my trip is concerned.

Anyway, if time wants to fly by just up until that point, I can't honestly say I'd be too upset about it, lol. Or, at least, I won't mind once I get everything sorted. I haven't finalized my travel plans just yet and I need that taken care of. I also want to make myself a loose shopping list. Beast Wars toys are getting more expensive all the time and so I want to buckle down on getting the characters I most want. At least I already have most of the female characters-- not a high bar to clear, hahaha *sob*. I'll probably avoid anything with GPS, since I don't want to have to worry about transporting them in my bag, but other than that? I'm gonna just narrow down what I'm missing to the most garish and gaudy and makes those my priority.

Really should poke around Tumblr and Twitter and try to get an idea what fanartists will be selling what merch too...

Another slow day today but I feel better about it than I did about yesterday. Maybe it's just because there was some nice rain today.

Biggest letdown was that my sister was going to come over so I could run my recycling and then we were gonna check out Valentine's clearance. She ended up not being able to get away, though. Too much to do around the house. Ah, well, maybe next week. Not the clearance, that'll be gone, but the recycling. Then we could find something to do, I'm sure.

This has been mostly a waste of a day for me, ngl. Might be because I didn't sleep well? Idk. Anyhow, gonna keep my accountability post short-ish because I do wanna try to get better sleep tonight regardless.

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So much of being a Transformers fan is just suffering one disappointment after another, lol.

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I need to get my transportation figured out for TFcon in March. I'd like to go by bus this time. Well, "like to" is probably overselling it, lol. But with things as they are, I'd rather avoid giving the airlines my money. Or pictures of my face, for that matter.

Could actually be fun to take the bus, though, Idk. I've never taken one for an interstate trip. The main issue is the timing. Obviously I knew it would be much slower than taking a plane but something about looking at the estimated travel time... bleh. On the other hand, it might be easier to sleep on a bus than a plane. But maybe I only think that because I'd have more time to fall asleep, haha.

Oh, what I wouldn't give for a high-speed rail option...