My past 2 weeks in Anesthesia and SICU have been pretty laid back. Though morning rounds in the SICU were painfully long, they were a nice change of pace where I got to spend extra time actually caring for patients rather than rushing off to the OR. I even got the weekend off for the annual MD-PhD retreat. Sadly, many of my classmates were stuck at work this year. And though it’s hard to imagine, after 7 years, even the appeal of unlimited lobster has dwindled. It did, however, give us a break from our adventures in Oblivion to just enjoy reading and watching TV like regular folks. We also caught a Sunday afternoon matinee of The Departed, which is actually a Scorsese remake of the HK hit, Infernal Affairs. Unfortunately, though it was more polished, grittier, louder, and funnier, I felt that it really missed the mark on the deeper, more philosophical notion of right vs. wrong which was embodied by the original film. The film was overall enjoyable, but ultimately unsatisfying.