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April 02, 2004
blood and rain
yesterday i tried to give blood. i made an appointment a month ago when i heard
that the blood drive was coming to the office. and yesterday, knowing i should
eat something (which i rarely do in the mornings) i dutifully ate a muffin and
some soup. i drank 3 bottles of water. i was nervous, but ready. and i kind of
had to pee.
as i sign in there's a woman sitting in a chair with ice packs strapped to both
elbows looking a little pale. suddenly she starts to get a little green around
the gills and three workers have to practically carry her back into the RV. that
wasn't promising. they call my name, and i crawl into the converted RV in the
parking lot at work, answer all the questions and get pricked to test my
blood...for something or other. they drop a tiny bit into a little beeker full
of blue liquid and watch it carefully..."oops, you're a floater!". can't give
blood. not enough hemoglobin. i was disappointed, but to be honest, i was also
kind of relieved.
on another note, did you know that there's actually a word for that amazing
smell after it rains? it's petrichor (PET-ri-kuhr), meaning "the pleasant smell
that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell".
i was very pleased to find there's a word for that smell. i just wish it sounded
a little more like it smells.
Posted by heidijanet at April 2, 2004 09:54 AM
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