This was the first time I've ever been in on a Friday. It was pretty empty. Went fast. Made twenty-seven dollars.

There are first-time donors every day. I wish there was a more clever term that we had for them -- newbies or rookies or something -- but there's not. Anyway, the first-time donor today was really anxious. Paranoid. She kept asking all sorts of questions. "What's this do? Why are there two tubes? What happens if all four of the green lights aren't on? Has anyone ever passed out? What if I change my mind? Can I switch arms halfway through?" Blah blah blah. She was kind of cute too, so the plasma technician dude and the male donor at the machine next to hers were joking around with her a bit. It was funny to watch.