Today I gave blood for the first time ever.

Truthfully, I wasn't too eager about the idea since I really kinda don't like needles. Krista found out though that they're giving out two tickets to the Renaissance Faire when you donate, so of course my mom signed up and then wanted me to do it too. Even the promise of the Ren Faire didn't make me want to do it. But as I lied in my bed (is that the proper grammar?) at three in the morning I figured that someone out there might really need that blood of mine. I thought about how it would be nice to be able to help someone... and half out of my mind I wrote a note to my mom and posted it in the kitchen for her to see when she got up.

I guess I'll do the blood thing, you just better catch me when I faint.

So then after too few hours of sleep my mom barged into my room and told me to get up. Begrudgingly I did so and made it downstairs within 45 minutes. I was made to eat 7 or 8 strips of bacon since you're supposed to eat a full breakfast before this, which made my stomach uneasy. (I don't like eating breakfast at all, and usually get an upset stomach if I do.)

We get to the place and the lady almost immediately knows I'm a first time donor (was it because I had a terrified look on my face?). So I give her my info and then I have to do a questionare thing to see if my blood is okay for donating. I finish and my mom and I then get our iron levels tested (14.8) and blah blah blood pressure blah. So almost immediately after I get outta there the next people are like "Who's next?" and my mom says I can go first.

At this point I'm basically freaking but I try to hide it. Didn't hide it too well.

whoops, Jen's here to pick me up. I suppose I'll have to finish this blog later.

Later Gator.

I've never really been that good with keeping up with blogs or even journals in the past, so if anyone ever reads this don't be mad that I've skipped over weeks without writing or have completely abandoned this. I dunno, I've never really found much to write about since most of the things I've been interested in no one else I know of has had the same interest.

Well let's see.... hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to go see the 6th Harry Potter movie. I just read the book because I am lazy and never got around to it..... and it'll prolly turn out the same way with the 7th book/movie. So yea, I watched all five of the other Harry movies and I re-realized just how cute and adorable Oliver Wood is. He was in the first two movies; the quidditch captain. Loving his accent!!

What else....? I found out today that I won't be receiving any of my college info (roommate, building, schedule) until the second week in August! This was really upsetting since all of my other friends either know their building, roommates, or both. And apparently I really need to step up and get stuff for college... I've only gotten my bedding so far. >__> But it's really awesome bedding! Can't wait to see this on my bed in college.

So I'm really freaking out about going away to college. No lie, it's been bothering me way more than I've admitted. Thing is I don't wanna let anyone know, specially my rents because then they would get all sappy with me and be all protective and stuff. *sigh*

The other day I was on here, not yet signed up, and reading Jason Mraz's latest blog. I'll prolly go more into how obsessed I am with his stuff in a later blog. What I'm getting at right now is a link that he posted and said that everyone should check out. I clicked it and got transported to a site that was obviously dealing with the environment and how big of an impact we have on it. I was this close to clicking the X at the top of the page, but my curiosity begged me to hang on a second. I've seen plenty of documentaries of the kind in school and around and have never enjoyed listening to someone go on about how we're ruining the earth, so I figured I'd just watch the first minute and be done with it. But merely thirty seconds in I was hooked and before I knew it I had watched the entire 20 minute and 42 second video. It was unlike any video if its kind and it made a strong impact on me. Now for the last week I've been tossing this around and around in my head and it makes so much sense.

So go, check this site out, and even if it doesn't strike you fancy, watch at least the first minute.

I guess th-th-th-that's all folks!