The gift of life

I gave blood for the very first time today. I'm happy to report that I didn't feel faint and that my blood-iron level is high (enough). They make it pretty easy to give, there's a shuttle that picks us up at work, drives us to the clinic, then drives us back. You simply need to show up. I think I might just try to give regularly, every 56-days, as this is the amount of time that your body needs to completely regenerate 454ml of blood. I was given a first-time donor pin and will receive my donor card by mail. I'm looking forward to learning what my blood type is!

After work, I went to see Picasso at the Vancouver Art Gallery with Charles. I had initially invited both Lara and Charles, but Lara is starting a new job this week and battling a cold, she was a bit too tired to walk around a museum. So I borrowed her boyfriend :-) The exhibit was really interesting, as the drawings and prints were not pieces you would typically associate with Picasso. I also suggested that we visit the fourth floor permanent collection of Emily Carr paintings. Charles was really impressed with her work.