As I believe I have on occasion expressed before, I have a love/hate relationship with giving blood. It’s scary and upsetting and uncomfortable but only at a few specific junctions and not enough to be a deal-breaker. It feels good to help but I won’t lie, it feels even better to have Phoenix’s esteem. She was happy to accompany me today in her little white fleece leggings (a cozy and lovely gift from my mother) and big boots and sweater. An old man flirted with her in this condescending but affectionate way and she handled that just fine. She kissed me and told me “Good luck” and told me she was proud of me and I was “smart”.
(BOOBSCAPE 3000)
I was their last “customer” and when I finished (8 minutes) they pretty much told me to fuck off, get out of there. I know they have a lot of work to get done after the blood-cattle leave. I’ve always been treated so well by bloodworkers. An impressive record considering they have to work long hours in a cramped space, in an, ahem, charming town like Aberdeen.
Short entry today as I have a fair bit of laundry; Ralph and I are also finishing up a batch of matzoh ball soup. No one is sick but that doesn’t mean delicious preventative measures aren’t a good idea!
Cashier
(Small Stone #6*)
I don’t know why you’re especially cheerful today
But I’m not joining you.
I love giving blood. I haven’t done it in years because the last time I nearly fainted, and then after that I was always pregnant or breastfeeding, but I’ve done it many times and plan to do it again once it’s not dangerous anymore. And I’ll probably take the kids. They love blood.
I took a break with the preggo thing. Actually I tried to do it once while preggo and was ejected. My coworkers asked why and I didn’t want to out my condition so I think I told them I’d had anal sex in exchange for drugs MANY times since 1977.