Bloodbank Heroes

“Dance like no one is watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like no one is listening,
Live like it’s heaven on earth.”
~William Purkey

Okay, I’m absolutely knackered right now, so I’m not sure how this entry is going to turn out. I really don’t even feel like writing, but I know I need to. Yesterday, Vinnie and I went to donate blood for our campus blood drive. It was an interesting experience. I originally asked Manny if he would go with me and hold my hand like I used to make Big C do. However, Manny’s schedule and mine did not mix, so he couldn’t go and distract me while I was being a hero. This led to me asking Vinnie if he would go with me. He was willing and able, so yesterday after my internship of writing a bunch of press releases and public service announcements, Vinnie and I went and donated.

It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Vinnie went first and the guy who drew his blood was a hottie, think Alex from Grey’s Anatomy. The three of us joked around and they started giving me crap that I was nervous to donate. Well, once Vinnie was done, it was my turn. I’m not surprised, but Alex (we’ll just make it easy and call him that) couldn’t find my vein. It’s hard for people to find my veins and it’s even harder for them to hit them. Hence the reason I hate to give blood. Okay, so Alex wasn’t comfortable trying to get the line started so he asked another guy to do it. While they were working out the whole particulars, Vinnie talked to me and held my hand. Yep, Bella’s a big weenie.

 Well, the guy gets the needle into my arm and I’m staring at Vinnie, “Did he get blood?”
“Yep.”
“You’re lying.”
“No, he’s getting blood.” Which is completely not true because I look over and see that there is no blood running from my arm to the tube. So four minutes and three trained workers later, they finally get the blood flowing and I’m good and bleeding. Alex sits down and starts chatting, there was definite flirting going on from both parties. It was interesting, I’d say fun, but I don’t think donating blood is fun. But in the end, Vinnie and I were heroes and that was a good thing.

Today however, I’m absolutely wiped out. I’m tired and feel completely useless. I’m achy and tired.  I managed to get a little more than 8 hours of sleep last night and I took a nap today, but I’m completely exhausted. I called the blood people because I was getting a little worried this afternoon, but they said that my iron was probably low and to eat iron rich foods. So I tried that earlier this afternoon, but it’s not doing much. My plan for tonight is to go to bed early and sleep in because I don’t have to go to my internship tomorrow. Then I’m going to get a massage. Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow.

What else has been going on in my life? Met up with Terena and Niki last night for a bit. We went out for coffee, but ended up getting ice cream. I miss Niki, she is such a wonderful girl and I love hanging out and talking to her. I hope to spend more time with her in the next few months. However, I did realize that hanging out with Terena isn’t my idea of fun. She really doesn’t know how to talk about anyone other than herself. So it will be interesting to see where that friendship ends up.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA”>So I’ve been exercising and working out. This is my second week and I weighed myself from last week and I lost 4 pounds. I’m quite excited about that and I’m hoping to lose more weight. We will see what happens. I’m just trying to keep up this exercise regimen. However, I didn’t workout today because I’m so tired, but I figured my body needed a small rest. I’m planning on working out tomorrow, so hopefully that is a positive.

One last thing. The past two times I’ve been working in the ARC, people have decided that’s it’s okay to clip their fingernails while their here. First of all, clipping your fingernails is an obnoxious activity that is actually quite loud in a place that is similar to a library. Second of all, it’s not very sanitary in my opinion to be clipping your fingernails and perhaps throwing them away or leaving them whereever you clipped them. Lastly, it’s this an activity that one does in the privacy of their own home. Maybe it’s just me, but it drives me nuts. Ugh.

To wrap up this entry I’m gonna do a survey my sister-in-law sent me. Place an X by all
the things you’ve done,or remove the x from the ones you have.
This is for your entire life:

1. ( ) Smoked a cigarette
2. () Drank so much you threw up
3. () Crashed a friend’s car
4. ( ) Stolen a car
5. () Been in love
6. () Been dumped
7. () Shoplifted
8. () Been laid off/fired
9. () Quit your job
10. ( ) Been in a fist fight
11. () Snuck out of your parent’s house
12. (x) Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
13. ( ) Been arrested
14. ( ) Gone on a blind date
15. (x) Lied to a friend-Only for their own good
16. (x) Skipped school (college, I’ve never skipped school in high school)
17. ( x) Seen someone die
18. ( x) Been to Canada
19. (x ) Been to Mexico
20. (x) Been on a plane
21. (x) Been lost
22. (x) Been on the opposite side of the country
23. ( X) Gone to Washington
24. (X) Swam in the ocean
25. (x) Felt like dying
26. (x) Cried yourself to sleep
27. (X) Played cops and robbers
28. () Recently colored with crayons
29. (x) Sang karaoke
30. (x) Paid for a meal with only coins
31. (x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
32. ( ) Made prank phone calls
33. (x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
34. (x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
35. (x) Danced in the rain
36. (x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
37. ( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
38. ( ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
39. (x) Blown bubbles
40. (x) Made a bonfire on the beach
41. ( ) Crashed a party
42. (x) Gone roller-skating
43. (X) Gone ice-skating
44. What is your favorite drink?  alcoholic – Strawberry Daquiri  non-alcoholic Coke
45. Tattoos?  No
46. Body piercing? two earrings on each ear
47. How much do you love your job?  On a scale from 1 to 10 about a 9
48. Favorite vacation spot?  Mexico
49. Ever been to Africa<span style="FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"”>?  No
50. Ever steal any traffic signs? no
51. Ever been in a car accident? no
52. 2 Door or 4 Door?  4 door
53. Salad dressing?   Caesar
54. Favorite pie?  Pecan, Cherry, Blueberry, Pumpkin, it’s hard to pick just one
55. Favorite number? 7 and 3
56. Favorite movie?  The Outsiders, The Goonies, The Boondock Saints
57. Favorite holiday? Christmas
58. Favorite food? Mashed potatoes
59. Favorite day of the week?  Tuesday
60. Favorite brand of body soap?  Irish Spring
61. Favorite TV show?  Grey’s Anatomy
62. Toothpaste? Crest
63. Favorite smell?  Too many to name
64. What do you do to relax? Nap, read, exercise, watch movies
65. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Happily married and living a wonderful life.
66. What do you do when you are bored? Read, Nap, Watch TV