I Gave Blood & Got Some Cookies

Today I gave blood. I haven't given blood since 2005. Why? I don't know. Laziness is really my only good excuse. You can give blood every 56 days (8 weeks). So that means I'm good to go again on June 15th. Free, fun way to help out.

So have you ever donated blood? It's not that bad. I did it a lot when I was younger. Then I stopped. They take about a pint. You probably have 10-12 pints in you so it's not a big deal. They poke you with a needle and it takes about 10 minutes for the little blood bag to fill up. Then you get juice and cookies. Everytime you donate, it helps 3 people.

It was pretty cool. I was there for about 1 1/2 hours total. I talked to some really cool old dudes. It was at a Knights of Columbus hall or something like that. The cool thing is that they have a blood drive every 8 weeks on the spot! So that's good because I won't remember the whole 8th week mark on my own. Now I have a fancy sticker to put on my calendar. This is cool - Every 8th Monday, I can take my not-so-lazy butt down the road and instantly lose a pound. That's pretty cool (I asked the blood lady how much a pint of blood weighs. She said a pound. I'll take her word for it.)

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