So I made myself a couple of new years resolutions this year, One was to learn to read music/play piano the other was to give blood.

Giving blood is a big deal for me as, for some reason I seem to be bloody scared of needles. I’m not a sissy, I’ve had tattoo’s and injections but the idea of being ‘harvested’ really puts me off.

Anyway regardless of this I decided to register and do my bit to save lifes. Apparently giving blood can save up to 12 lives a year so its pretty import especially if you’ve got one of those rare bloods. This gets me on to my next reason for donating… Basically I really want to know what blood type I am. My mother is B+ and my father is A+ so I could be AB+ like my sister which is quite rare…. 3rd rarest… this would make me feel a bit special, so I’m hoping for it but chances are I’ll be boring old A+. I have started a little bloodpoll with close friends to guess what Blood type I’m going to be, here’s how its looking (I guessed before asking my parents what they were so I haven’t cheated) something like £8 on the line here now.

Ryan made up a new blood type just for me… Thanks Ryan.

Any way heres my blood… I asked to take a picture and argued ‘Come on, it is my blood’ to which the nurse replied ‘Not any more!’ and flashed me the form I had just signed… she let me take a snap any way.

My Blood, Yes it is still warm!

Thanks very much to the Nurses and Blood service volunteers for being really nice to me and making my experience so positive that (so long as theres nothing wrong with my blood) I will keep going back and donating.

REX OUT