Edinburgh highlights

I hope you all had a Happy Easter.
I’ve just done my first night back at work after the weekend off. It was tough, but not the struggle I had expected it to be. I kept thinking back over the events of the past few days and smiling, and the time just seemed to fly by. I suppose that’s the good thing about having a job that requires no mental involvement whatsoever – you can just switch your mind off to a different setting and let your body get on with the work automatically.
Seeing Sophie in Scotland (I do love my alliteration) was a blast. Her nursy friends are all lovely and made me feel very welcome, and only lectured me once about my weight, which was nice. Once I’d told them about the sponsored diet I was more of a golden boy than Chris Hoy, so they’ve offered me encouragement, advice and sponsorship.
Most of the visit revolved around drinking and talking about interesting cases in A&E. Arianne – Sophie’s friend who is part-French, part-Malaysian and all-gorgeous – recently had to help pull a toy squirrel out of a Dutch mans arsehole. How European.. Thank God for surgical gloves is all I can say.
I’ve said I’ll go up again during the summer. Sophie will take a week off and we’ll go camping in the Highlands or something. Maybe Hannah will come along this time and make it a real family affair. If I can prise her from the arms of her latest leech..

RC 15-4-09
1053 BST