With the end of the year fast approaching, I'm really going to have to put my foot down on ticking off my remaining resolutions. So tonight I went off for my second bloodletting, and managed to give the full, regulation pint this time!

After my last donation experience, I'd managed to let more than half a year pass by without trying again. So this was something of a last shot to tick off the remaining half of this resolution - half meaning actually eking a usable amount of blood out - so suffice to say I was hoping the tube wouldn't kink up again.

Luckily, things went a lot better this time: the vino flowed far more smoothly and I was only beneedled for 5 minutes. Then I headed home with a warm glow of altruism, and an empty right arm.

So I can finally tick off resolution number 8! Guess I'd better start learning an instrument.