Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Blood and Mardi Gras


Blood. It's good for you! Donating blood can be very self-gratifying; you will get a warm fuzzy feeling inside, especially if you try to stand up too fast. Be warned though: your IQ may drop significantly while your body recovers.

After my donation of "precious bodily fluids", I ate the Swedish decadence known as the "semla", which is basically dough with a ginormous amount of whipped cream bulging through the middle. My opinion of the semla is somewhat like the French opinion of the USA; powerful, nauseating but they have their moment every century or so.