I suffered a horrendous wrong the other day……it’s almost to painful to talk about, but I feel in sharing with you all maybe, just maybe this prejudice can be brought to light.

It all started as I was going through the routine screening process before donating blood:

….finger pricked to check iron level: Check
….self- read questions and answers: Check
….read through very boring blood pamphlete: Check
….go to screening nurse for more ahemmmm personal questioning: Check

it was at that final step, before the actual drawing of blood, that I experence a case of reverse beauty prejudice. We had made it through the premilinary questions and were now checking my blood pressure and body temp. Then in the middle of the process the nurse said (to my horror)…”I’m sorry but your to hot to give blood today”!!!!

To hot? TO HOT!!!!

What kind of messed up world do we live in when people can be so cruel to those who happen to be blessed with more visually pleasing proportions then most?? I was so stunned that I couldn’t even speak in my defense! It wasn’t my fault I looked this way…I had nothing whatsoever to do with creating my specfic combinatioin of features. And what right does she have to say my blood is no good because of them???

I slowly made my way to the sitting area…..still trying to absorb what had just happened…. I called a close personal friend and described what I had just been through. She advised me to wait it out….”if your hot, your hot!” she said “the nurse will soon get over her prejudice and let u donate.

And so I waited……5 min……10 min…..15 min……. finally the nurse called me back and resumed the screening process. Neither on of us mentioned what had happened earlier, I can only assume that as she sent me away the first time she was consumed with a strong sense of guilt and that guilt is what forced her to bring me back in.

After the screening I quickly went to donate (I’d had enough of the cruelty….the judging). But unfortunately my body and blood were more sensitive to the harshness of the critisim then i expected, and refused to behave. Both arms recieved cruel jabs with needles and when it was finally time to drain the blood…..nothing came out

Hanging my head I left the clinic….unable to look back…unable to offer even the smallest encouraging smile to the lady waiting by the screening nurse…I knew with her features she to would feel the stinging blade of this cold reality.

. . . . . . . . .but . . . .I guess. .. when your hot you just hot…nothing to do about it.

Disclaimer: the above story is based on reality, however facts may have been altered, and dare I say stretched as is the authors right. Also it may just so happen that the nurse was speaking about the internal temperature of my body not the external……but that doesn’t make a good story

Note to all…..anyone who’s left reading this…..so this is a note to all the family members who felt obligated to continually check in over that last months.    Thanks

A few site issues have been resolved, and I am currently in the process of mixing around some of the posts here. As of early next week any and all food/recipe posts will be moved over to my cooking site By The Book.  This site shall remain free from said posts and remain open to my randomish sometimes awkward drivel.

Talk at you soon

Volition (n)- The act of making a choice.

WOW

I realize I’m like the worst blogger EVER!!  It’s been almost a full year since I went to Greece and I still haven’t told you guys anything about it….well not really.  Man do I have stories!!! Crazy stupid Heidi type stories.   

Yet here I am, not telling them….instead I want to talk about the next trip me and Twin are about to embark on…………we’re going to Australia!!!!!   Sydney to be exact!!!

I think what I love so far about this trip (and what was severely lacking in Greece) is that Twin is coming with me!!!  HOORRRRAAAAYYYYYY!  When I was in Greece the ladies I was with got very tired of me saying…”Twin would love this”, “I wish Twin were here”, “Man I miss Twin.”  I don’t think I got through a day without bringing her up at least a dozen times!!! I was crazy!! 

The worst was when we were in Fira, a town on the island Santorini…..

….which is the most beautiful place I have ever seen!!  Note: I ran out of space on my camera by the time we got to Santorini, so I have very few pics from there, which is why I used this one.  Also note I’ve been there!!! BEAUTIFUL!! 

  Anyway, we were walking back to our hotel after a very long day of touring/eating/shopping and I was beginning to miss Twin like crazy, this was near the end of the trip.  About a block from the hotel I found a little alcove with a pay phone and called home   Because of the time difference Twin was at work, when she got on the line I seriously teared up    I missed her……le sigh……..but not with this trip!!!!  Twin and Me in Sydney!!!!   Hazzuh!!

Last sunday the 4 of us that are going together, Twin, two friends and me, got together to plan all the stuff we are going to do while we’re out there.  This is what we came up with so far:

- Hillsongs evening rallies!!!!!!!!  (I’m just a little excited about this)

- Climbing the Sydney harbour bridge

- Take in an opera at the Sydney opera house

- Vist Tarango Zoo, Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Tower, Cruise Sydney harbour, go to Bondi Beach

- Tour the Blue Mountains

 This is going to ROCK!! 

So what would be a MUST see or do if you were ever in Sydney Australia??