A patient's family in the waiting room wearing "I <3 Team [surgeon's
name]" tshirts. I can't imagine them wearing "I <3 Team Anesthesia".
Not that I mind really

It's going to be a banner day when the anesthesiologist is the most
qualified person in the room to put in the Foley catheter.

Trapped in cath doing aortic procedures. Resident referred to it as
'fat camp'. You don't get to eat all day. And you have to run up and
down the stairs wearing 15 pounds of lead.

Never a good day when you get blood on your shoes

Newspaper

I was explaining the risks of anesthesia to a patient before cardiac surgery... the patient said "no problem, I'm not going any where". I said I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. The patient said "As long as I'm not on the front page, nor on the back page (obituaries), we're in good shape"

Saw woman in recovery drinking coffee from a mug she brought in herself

Physical exam

Most daily progress notes include a physical exam portion to say how the patient looks, how the heart and lungs sound etc, this was the best exerpt today I found while looking through my patients

"HEEN: WNL, could use a shave"
(HEEN=Head,Ears, Eyes,Nose; WNL=Within Normal Limits)