ah, selling blood. I was there when the n00bie blood dude kept poking a lady’s arm and after a few minutes she looked like one of them lawn sprinklers.
He didn’t last there long…
I’ve never given blood… I’m a stingy bastard.
Stingy bastard?
You a wasp?
A bee?
A fire ant?
A nettle?
A jellyfish?
Don’t let him get under your skin, Aes
Oh and as far as I know, most standard blood donations are just that - donations (although some places do buy plasma). All I’ve ever gotten out of them is a few coupons and a couple of t-shirts (and that’s when it’s at a mall blood drive). That and all the juice/soda that I want. And they were out of juice this last time ( 
I was really in the mood for an orange juice that afternoon too).
I’ve got you under my skin…
(still singing) And uhhhh, I’m gonna go see what’s on ENT next week
(way out of tune) to see if Aes wants it on taaaaaaape…
(rasping) 'cause I got nothing else to dooooooooooo…
Two hours of Pilates yesterday, and boy, are my hams strung!
I’d sell plasma… I’m a capitalist pig-dog.
What is next week’s episode? I’m in the mood to watch some Enterprise right now but one of my cousins is over here and watching TV (while on the phone at 1:30 in the morning). Damn teenagers.
I’d be scared to sell plasma for a couple of reasons.
- You’re hooked up to those things for way to long - the 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour a couple of days ago was enough for me.
- I trust UBS when they tell me that everthing is new. I don’t trust some of these other organizations not to re-use needles, etc.
On to the Trek
According to TV Guide, next week’s episode is “The Communicator”.
Speaking of TV Guide, there are actually a couple of interesting articles regarding Enterprise on the web site. Here’s the show guide. A couple of links on the upper right have TV Guide and viewer suggestions as to what the show needs. One of the reoccuring themes in both is that they need to take some risks - big surprise.
And, continuing my game…
(45) 7:00-8:00 Enterprise
The Commune of Crater: Crewmembers begin to die mysteriously after the crew stumbles across “Professor Crater’s Refuge for Misunderstood Aliens.”
I think The Communicator was the first Enterprise episode I saw when I finally started watching again. I distinctly remember being pissed at the Panda for making me think Hoshi might get some decon time but never delivering. Beat him within an inch of his life with a bamboo rod, I did.
My cousin’s still watching TV. It’s now 3:30am. :mad:
Ah but Hoshi has gotten decon time. I forget the episode. There was no gel rubdown, but she was there in the skimpy decon underclothes.
Yeah, but I haven’t seen the episode you’re talking about and when I finally got to see Enterprise again after a year hiatus, the frickin’ Panda did a bait and switch on me. He planned it that way, the bastard!
Hey, cool. That was my 1701st SDMB post.
According to my calculations, it should only take another 24 years to get to my next milestone - 74,205. Then, a month and a half later, I’ll hit 74,656.
That was “Sleeping Dogs,” where Hoshi, T’Pol, and Malcolm had been on the stinky Klingon ship. They deconned together but were just sitting on a bench.
So, no “Communicator” for Aes, then? Will check on the ep. after that, later.
Enterprise, 8pm, Wed. or 7 or 8pm, Sundays, UPN:
“The Communicator, Part Two”: All communication devices and translation equipment start malfunctioning, prompting Archer and company to search for reasons as to why this is happening–only to lead to a shocking and expensive encounter with one of the galaxy’s most feared entities, The Verizon.
Take from a recent experience in my life:
The Incommunicator: Dr. Phlox’s secretary tries to give directions to two Spanish- er, Klingon - speaking gentlemen in Sickbay, but doesn’t speak enough Sp- I mean, Klingon to know where they want to go or tell them how to get there.
She feels very stupid when she remembers that she studied Klingon for five years, and Hoshi learned it in a day.
“Su Madre” means, “Is there a problem, Officer?”
Enterprise, 8pm, Wed. or 7 or 8pm, Sundays, UPN:
Commune of Gator - Reptilian creatures from Distant Origin (VOY) surreptisciously shadow the Enterprise crew after picking up a sub space transmission form Tripp to his cousin in Florida (Earth) where they swapped recipes for rattlesnake and alligator. See why it doesn’t violate canon to introduce a species that won’t be seen by any human anywhere for 250 years.
Originally titled They Eat Dolphins, Don’t They?
An NCB-style hijack!
So, I’m on here late tonight because I went out to dinner with some pals who come out here only once a year; we actually all made it on time; had lots of good Armenian chow; I took pictures; and then I began gyrating at the table when the live music started because it has that effect on me (you really ought to come out to eat with me some time…). The belly dancer came around to each table to see if anyone would dance with her, so of course I joined her and gave several minutes of entertainment to all in the vicinity; and I never even had any alkyhol. My friend Larry got good pix of her but managed to miss me altogether, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Desserts followed. But I figured I worked off the calories in advance.
So, what do you do when there’s alcohol involved? :dubious:
Depends. I only have one drink, and if it’s wine, it would probably just impede me. If it were a margarita, well, that’s another story.