I have tried my darndest to donate blood TWICE this week. They kicked me out both times.
[1] "Ma’am, I’m sorry, but we can’t take you until that active, festering, Gargoylesque fever blister crusts over."
(Okay, okay, that’s not what they really said, but it’s sho nuff what I heard!) At least I only have Type 1 herpes simplex virus (is it wrong for me to think it’s funny that it’s characterized as "infecting those body tissues that lie "above the waistline" "?). If I had the "other" herpes, I don’t think I could give at all.
[2] "Ma’am, I’m sorry but your blood is too watered down."
I’m anemic…does this mean I have an EXCUSE for being so daggum tired all the time? And to think I just thought it was because I’m not sleeping well (again).
To add insult to injury, the pricked BOTH my middle fingers to see if they could get my 10.5 iron reading up to 12 1/2 (I think). Pricking twice in four minutes does not generate iron for the ol’ blood.
Now, I’m typing under duress…YOU go wrap band-aids around your middle fingers and see how it hinders. And yet, strangely, I’m c o m p e l l e d to write about it, in spite of the hardship…hmmmm.
So…with all this adversity first thing in the morning, what else could I do? I accidentally binge-shopped at Target…LOOK WHAT THEY HAD ON CLEARANCE, Y’ALL! I COULDN’T HELP IT!!! GO! Quick, to your local store and clean ’em out before someone else does!
Aren’t you glad that they check/screen better now though, than they used to? Thinking about it, you’d probably settle for this “inconvenience” and “finger wrapping” (band-aids) than the lax or not-so-careful way they used to screen and people ended up with every disease in the book. And those dishes are way cute from Target. “ACCIDENTALLY binge-shopped,” now that’s funny!!
Now, why is it that the bloodmobile can give you results in mere seconds, when it takes the doctors office at least a week?? HA!!
Love those dishes!!
well, you tried.
and look at the cool dishes you got as a result!
Okay, when you said you had herpes simplex 1, I immediately heard Eddie Murphy’s voice from the movie Beverly Hills Cop when he was talking to the maitre d in the restaurant about his “Hur-pees See-yum-plex Te-yen”.
Do you take iron supplements? I’m anemic and have to take those – I’ve never been allowed to give blood…thus no cool t-shirts. sigh.
I was just at Target this morning, and didn’t see those, probably because I was clearing out the $1.00 section which was 75% off. Oh the scrapbooking supplies I purchased….I did pick up some great stuff for our Samaritan’s Purse Shoeboxes too.
At least you go to donate blood, I always am bugging Hubby to do it, because I can’t. I feel he should give twice as much to make up for me lol!
OMG I’m giggling with Janet. The scene with Eddie Murphy was one of the best in the movie! I was at Target yesterday too and saw that same set along with a really pretty lime green and white set. The plates were only $1.42 each!
Went to Target to check it out. I ended up with the round plates that look like daisies AND the round green plates with dandelions on them. Oh, and some small daisy glasses to match the daisy plates.
Thanks for the tip! I was surprised that we had the same sale that you did.
Peculiar, I agree…safe is MUCH better than sorry!
Claudia, honey, they’re a well-oiled machine, lemme tell ya. Maybe because they only do one thing?
Janet, Hmmm, maybe it was all about me finding those dishes on clearance after all!!
Karen, YES! I REMEMBER THAT LINE, TOO!! Hee lair! The last time I took iron supplements was when I was pregnant…and it about did me in :/. I’m gonna try to eat iron-rich foods for the next week, take a multi-vitamin, and see if they’ll take my blood then….
Tammy, I lingered over the $1 stuff, but it was pretty picked over; ever since I realized I can help 3 people every donation? I’m kind of obsessing over getting it done!
Melanie, I debated those, too, lol. There just weren’t many left, so I went with all black daisies :).
Beckie, you’re gonna have so much fun using those! I thought about those, too, but I figured my boys would roll their eyes over ’em…. So glad I helped you chase bargains, too :).