Feeling blue

Feel so gutted. I never thought I would ever use 'gutted' or for that matter 'knackered' or 'buggered'. At the moment I need all three. Just got the lesson for calling my work as a 'friend' who introduces me to a different set of people. I guess I was being too nice there. A colleague very sweetly, in not so many words told me that there are two bright students who are finding my course not challenging enough. Usually I disregard this person's comments very easily but today I am clearly not in form. And to add to the fun there is a department meeting lined up for the afternoon right after the lab for which one of the machines is out of order. Oh I so love my work.