It's giving blood day today, and finally I am allowed to donate again (what with travel to the Caribbean and Dubai ruling that out a few months prior).
Bonuses to giving blood are that people think you're awesome and 'brave' (because invariably they are scared of needles), you get a wee biscuit and a drink, sometimes a really good looking nurse leans over you a lot to make sure everything is going okay and you also lose some weight (albeit temporarily).
I also like getting the free plastic key-loop things that have your blood group displayed on them, mainly because I am a non-common blood group (B+) and people notice it when you leave keys laying around. A surprisingly good topic of conversation.
Most ironically, I've been spending my life walking around with about 7 pints of "be positive" and yet am so unbearably cynical at times.
Still, work is keeping me happily entertained to the point where I am enjoying that feeling of appreciation that sometimes otherwise goes amiss.
Bonuses to giving blood are that people think you're awesome and 'brave' (because invariably they are scared of needles), you get a wee biscuit and a drink, sometimes a really good looking nurse leans over you a lot to make sure everything is going okay and you also lose some weight (albeit temporarily).
I also like getting the free plastic key-loop things that have your blood group displayed on them, mainly because I am a non-common blood group (B+) and people notice it when you leave keys laying around. A surprisingly good topic of conversation.
Most ironically, I've been spending my life walking around with about 7 pints of "be positive" and yet am so unbearably cynical at times.
Still, work is keeping me happily entertained to the point where I am enjoying that feeling of appreciation that sometimes otherwise goes amiss.
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