...but you kept? What? I was never very good at biology. White blood cells? Plaque?

This is my interpretation (but I am no expert). They take one whole unit of red blood cells and two to three units of plasma (two to three times what they would get when they took whole blood) and they give you back your platelets along with some saline solution (my least favorite part... cold in your veins isn't fun). Since I have O- blood, it would be best if I could give double red blood cells but I am not tall enough (but I could maybe do this if I went to one of the blood centers instead of a drive).

Congrat Shelly!!

Jacob, I love how your OCD cooking obsession ends up in really cool and good things. I'm envious. You will cook for me.

Anytime, just make it to Cincy.

I foresee a winter/spring 2013 visit. I wish it could be sooner. I miss you man.

Congrats Shelly!

Me: I spent the last week at an academic conference.

Spent the day so far unsuccessfully searching for a home in Alexandria, VA. Really like the area and commute but haven't found anything I want yet.

Spent the day so far unsuccessfully searching for a home in Alexandria, VA. Really like the area and commute but haven't found anything I want yet.

Welcome I love it here. Where were you looking?

Old Town so far but I am heading farther out now by the Van Dorn stop Cameron Station, I think, to look at Townhomes.

Old Town so far but I am heading farther out now by the Van Dorn stop Cameron Station, I think, to look at Townhomes.

Rowhouses in the local parlance

Cameron station is pretty nice but not very central and Duke St can be a bitch of a commute during rush hour.

Edited September 5, 201213 yr by Dreadhead

Rowhouses in the local parlance

Cameron station is pretty nice but not very central and Duke St can be a bitch of a commute during rush hour.

I was actually just intending to take the blue Line right to my office and avoid driving altogether.

I was actually just intending to take the blue Line right to my office and avoid driving altogether.

Well that would work well. They have a commuter bus to the Van Dorn I believe. My wife takes Metro but I drive (because of location etc it saves about 30min each way for me).

Edited September 5, 201213 yr by Dreadhead

Rowhouses in the local parlance

Cameron station is pretty nice but not very central and Duke St can be a bitch of a commute during rush hour.

Hopefully

Edited September 5, 201213 yr by VPI

Congrats Shelly

Dang Al that's a sweet RCM

Old Town so far but I am heading farther out now by the Van Dorn stop Cameron Station, I think, to look at Townhomes.

Get something BIG. I will need plenty of room when I come to visit.

it's definitely been too long. do you think you'd like pop-tarts or instant oatmeal better, for potential dinner?

Frosted pop-tarts? I know you only serve the best.

Sipped an overpriced latte at SFO while waiting for Richard Branson's finest to ferry Jo and I back to the UK.

Sipped an overpriced latte at SFO while waiting for Richard Branson's finest to ferry Jo and I back to the UK.

And double posted it would appear.

Edited September 5, 201213 yr by Grahame

Safe travels, and have a great trip. I hope Claire sent that email but she will shortly if she hasn't yet. Cheerio!

Safe travels, and have a great trip. I hope Claire sent that email but she will shortly if she hasn't yet. Cheerio!

Claire's email arrived safe and well, albeit a bacon free Top 10. Will endeavour to rectify this omission somehow

I think you'll have better luck with that in the Ol' Blighty than in Gay Paris.

I was actually just intending to take the blue Line right to my office and avoid driving altogether.

Which stop? I ask because then you can go Vienna/McLean/Falls Church if you went orange line.

plain pop-tarts of frosted generic. best i can do.

Knowing you, you'll roll your own pastry dough with 15 year old starter, crush fresh local fruit with the best cane sugar, find the best pop tart bakery pan, bake it to the flakiest perfection, then frost it with homemade frosting made with fresh country shortening and hand churned butter.

Probably Courthouse/Clarendon is another option as well

Mmmm, lard tarts. Here is a pretty amazing looking bacon & onion pop tart recipe, complete with lard:

http://www.blackberr...in-pastry-flour

Dear God that sounds fantastic!

Traced the buzzing in one of my speakers to the surround on the woofer being about 1/4 detached. Yay, no more buzzing.