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Hit the decks a-runnin’, boys, and spin those guns around.

…That is all.

Me: “You know, I think giving blood is a good thing. Giving it in the middle of finals week, when I was sore from running, hadn’t eaten or drank anything all day, had a paper due at 5pm, and then drinking beer instead of water afterward… yeah, that was probably not a good thing.”
Roommate*: “Sheesh… you’d fit right in in the grunts, you idiot.”

That was my yesterday; I survived. I’m still kinda woozy, but I get an immense satisfaction out of giving blood, so I don’t really care. Something about seeing the bag o’ blood is gratifying. I get a kick out of the fact that I made that, and I’m just gonna turn around and make more, so THERE.

Oh, and it sucks how easy it is to be rejected for blood-giving. A totally healthy lady got bounced while I was there, because her blood pressure was too low. Between that, the tattoos/piercings, travel… Lots of people can’t or don’t give blood, so if you’re eligible, you should. The life you save might be your own, as they say.

*The Roommate was Army infantry. Not to be confused with The Inconvenience, who was USMC infantry. Yeah… my life is bizarre.

So, we moved at the beginning of March. When we signed our lease, the property management company gave us a form to fill out to set up our new address with the Normal Power Company, which we already had an account with.

About halfway through March, the Normal Power Company came out and changed the natural gas meter to a new model. Then, we got a bill for the first half of the month, up ’til the meter switch. I assumed we were getting a gas-only bill for that reason.

Second bill showed up, and it was still gas-only. I finally called today to figure out WTF is going on, and the guy at Normal Power Company said, “Um, we’re only providing your gas service… you must have electric with somebody else.” I called around, and found out Other Power Company is our electric company. I never filled out any paperwork for them or authorized the creation of an account with them, but they know who I am. Oh, and the start date on my account is 26 April.

What the F, and who the hell paid my power bill for the first two months?!

I’ve had it open in a tab for like two weeks. It cracks me up every time I look at it.

So, I have this friend Anne, and Anne is obsessed with the Virginia State Fair. Anne is also a generally cool chick, and the mother of a child known for doing things like learning his alphabet as a toddler a-like this:

Anne’s Awesome Kid: “R. R is for BTR. A BTR is like a tank with a big ‘chine gun on top!”

(You can read more kid stories here. He’s my second-favorite kid in the world, next to my own, of course.)

Anyway, Anne is LITERALLY the biggest possible State Fair fan, and lo and behold they’re having a contest for the Virginia State Fair’s… Biggest Fan. Of course, they decided to do it all dumb-like, and have the winner based on the most “likes” of her Facebook contest entry instead of by essays or something logical, which she would instantly win.

Anyway, the idea of Anne not winning this title is reprehensible to me, because IT’S OBVIOUS SHE IS THE BIGGEST FAN. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to help make this happen, and that’s why I need you to help send Anne and her freakin’ cool kid and the rest of her awesomely nutty family to the Virginia State Fair.

Here’s what you do:

1. Go to this Facebook page and click “Like” at the top. (You have to do this to be able to vote on the picture, but you can “unlike” after you vote and it won’t affect anything.)
2. Navigate to the Photos/Fan Photos section and find the one with a picture of a bride and groom cake topper thing. Click it, and click “like.” (AFTER you become a fan, clicking here SHOULD take you straight to the picture. I think.)
3. PROFIT! Not really. I have nothing to offer you other than my thanks and the reward you’ll get from knowing you’re a real peach.

Oh, and DO IT NOW, because they’re announcing the winners on Friday. Thanks. <3