My blood donating career began as a high school student, when giving a pint meant getting to skip a class. It continued when I was in the Army, because 1 pint donated resulted in the rest of the day off and a coveted 4 day weekend. Today, I was to get no rewards... Or so I thought!
As soon as I got to my appointment, they handed me 2 tickets to The Laugh Factory, a pass for a meet & greet at the Vans Warped Tour(upcoming activities for my Summer of Cheap!),and a raffle ticket to win a $500 gift card. However, when they tested my hemoglobin, they promptly told me to hit the road... My iron was 1 point below the requirement. I felt bad, but they insisted that I needn't return the freebies. I will return soon, American Red Cross! Tally: $0
Pint o' Beer: Quick! What comic strip takes place at Camp Swampy?(Answer at the bottom of this post...) Tonight was trivia night at Chuy's. I loveLOVElove trivia night! It's a fun evening with friends, competing against other teams to answer the most trivia questions correctly. We were on fire! ... for one round. Otherwise, we totally sucked. It was, quite possibly, our worst showing ever.
Upside: We dined like kings! We ordered a platter of chicken and tri-tip, a big plate of the most righteous nachos I've had anywhere, beer, & margaritas. The food was free - We earned gift certificates from winning at prior trivia nights.
My bestie since Kindergarten, showing me how to properly consume a pitcher of margaritas.
I partook in 2 pints of beer, provided by my ex (who's in town because our oldest kiddo is graduating from 8th grade), who owes me 1.8 million more pints (possibly more)due to all the stress he has caused me over the years. And, the answer you've ben waiting for: Beetle Bailey, who probably donated blood just so he could get a 4 day pass from Camp Swampy.
Can you believe this? 6 days and I've still only spent $19!
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