On-Call Liveblogging

Tonight I'm on call with three services--Family Practice, OB, and Pediatrics--and things are very quiet. Just a minute ago I grabbed some dinner, observing the two cardinal rules of eating while on call:

1) You're allowed to eat anything you want; diets don't count, as long as

2) whatever you eat is portable and easily gobbled, since the probability of your pager going off is proportional to how much you're enjoying your calorie-laden treat (see Rule #1).

My choice tonight? A cheeseburger from the hospital cafeteria. And I got to eat the whole thing. Mmmm....