Inauspicious start...

[tylik]

So I just tried and failed to give blood. My iron levels were fine.
Everything was fine. And in fact, I gave almost a pint of blood -- but I
was two ounces under their minimum, so while I have the nasty bruise, and
general sense of lethargy to prove I tried, my blood will just be thrown
away. (They need at least a certain amount or the anti-coagulants already
in the bags will be in too high of a concentration.) I'm just grumpy and
sleep deprived enough that this seems like an omen.

While I applaud my body's general policy towards keeping blood inside,
this really bites.