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bertine
today i smashed my previous record of 7 mins 22 secs at giving a pint of blood. it now stands at 6 mins 14 secs.
i wonder if there is a way to train myself to go under 5 mins.
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2005-07-12 02:36 pm (UTC)
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i'm not sure if the race to gush volumes of blood is a wise decision, actually.
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2005-07-12 02:40 pm (UTC)
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bertine.livejournal.com
see, i just hate that it takes so long. why can't they vacuum it out of you or something?
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2005-07-12 02:41 pm (UTC)
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well. i'm guessing because you would die?
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2005-07-12 02:43 pm (UTC)
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SIGH
i am sure someone could figure a non-lethal way to do it.
did i tell you i am on a short list for being a bone marrow transplant. i am all weirded out by this now.
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2005-07-12 02:39 pm (UTC)
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Wow! I didn't realize you were such a sanguine person.
Perhaps you should run around the block a couple times before donating.
Or think about Brad Pitt or something...
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2005-07-12 02:41 pm (UTC)
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bertine.livejournal.com
dork!
nah, i think it all has to do with drinking lots and lots of water the day before.
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2005-07-12 03:07 pm (UTC)
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Drinking water might help, but to keep up your haemoglobin, perhaps you should pump iron?
Ba dum, bum!
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2005-07-12 03:53 pm (UTC)
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:p
i aake a multi-vitamin. that is good.
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2005-07-12 02:43 pm (UTC)
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she's actually more choleric. you should see it when she donates bile. goddamn.
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2005-07-12 02:44 pm (UTC)
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:P
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2005-07-12 02:47 pm (UTC)
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Choleric?
I always get cholera, cholic, and choleric mixed up. Good thing they never come up in conversation.
Until TODAY!!!
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Bertine? Isn't that a Flemish name?
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2005-07-12 02:58 pm (UTC)
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i think i'm probably the only human who often discusses the four humours, actually. hmm.
'bertine' comes from the sanskrit word 'bahteen', meaning 'squeaky'.
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2005-07-12 03:01 pm (UTC)
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Every single time the blood drive has come around, I've been sick. Now I guess I won't be giving anything for a while now eh?
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2005-07-12 03:56 pm (UTC)
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i am not sure, can you give blood while you know?
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2005-07-13 01:52 pm (UTC)
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Nope.
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2005-07-12 03:21 pm (UTC)
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I have never timed myself, but I have managed to give blood so fast that I almost passed out...
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2005-07-12 03:56 pm (UTC)
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LOL
i have never passed out while givng blood but i did afterward once when it was really hot. it wouldn't have been so bad if i hadn't been driving at the time.
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2005-07-12 03:52 pm (UTC)
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I hear the Samurai had a pretty neat trick for this.
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2005-07-12 03:57 pm (UTC)
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oh, really... i need to find a samurai to teach me the trick of blood giving
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2005-07-12 04:09 pm (UTC)
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i am just the samurai you've been looking for.
wait til i get a sword that's not wooden, though.
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2005-07-12 05:31 pm (UTC)
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*so squeamish*
I will do the passing out for you. Give as much blood as you like!
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2005-07-12 05:34 pm (UTC)
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LOL
it isn't that bad! i do it every couple of months or so.
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2005-07-12 05:48 pm (UTC)
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I almost pass out if I ger a blister on my foot.
I have no tolerance for icky gooey stuff.
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2005-07-12 05:44 pm (UTC)
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i think the only way you could do that is either a)with a broken beer bottleneck, or b) an IV drug habit. or a fairy that grants good-will wishes!
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2005-07-12 05:47 pm (UTC)
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i'll take on fairy!
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:43 pm (UTC)i am sure someone could figure a non-lethal way to do it.
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:39 pm (UTC)Perhaps you should run around the block a couple times before donating.
Or think about Brad Pitt or something...
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:41 pm (UTC)nah, i think it all has to do with drinking lots and lots of water the day before.
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Date: 2005-07-12 03:07 pm (UTC)Ba dum, bum!
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Date: 2005-07-12 03:53 pm (UTC)i aake a multi-vitamin. that is good.
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:47 pm (UTC)I always get cholera, cholic, and choleric mixed up. Good thing they never come up in conversation.
Until TODAY!!!
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Bertine? Isn't that a Flemish name?
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Date: 2005-07-12 02:58 pm (UTC)'bertine' comes from the sanskrit word 'bahteen', meaning 'squeaky'.
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Date: 2005-07-12 03:56 pm (UTC)i have never passed out while givng blood but i did afterward once when it was really hot. it wouldn't have been so bad if i hadn't been driving at the time.
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Date: 2005-07-12 04:09 pm (UTC)wait til i get a sword that's not wooden, though.
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Date: 2005-07-12 05:31 pm (UTC)I will do the passing out for you. Give as much blood as you like!
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Date: 2005-07-12 05:34 pm (UTC)it isn't that bad! i do it every couple of months or so.
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Date: 2005-07-12 05:48 pm (UTC)I have no tolerance for icky gooey stuff.
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