Saturday Mike showed me The Batman versus Dracula.  It wasn't bad.  (Very minor spoilers are in my review.) 

Yesterday I was surprised to show up for mass and see the second lector's name removed by whiteout.  If someone knew that early, why not give me a call?  I mean, we prepare both readings anyway, just in case, but it'd be the polite thing to do.  Oh well.  I rolled with it, and mass went quite well.  At five 'til the church was emptier than Superbowl Sunday, but by the time of the first reading the pews were more full than most summer Sundays.  They had a hard time getting enough EMs because of that as well.  Father Milt's homily dealt with our call to discipleship, which fit right in with our second collection for Black and Native American Missions and today's blood drive.

Speaking of today's blood drive, we might have surpassed a parish record for donations.  Usually fewer people show up to donate and they turn away more people than they did today.  We had a slight complication during the second return of my double red donation, but the technician was able to move the needle to quit returning my red blood cell free blood into my arm outside of the vein.   I guess I might get a bruise, but it would have been worse if I hadn't spoken up and let it continue. 

Thanks to Kitty for the quiz:

You Are A Maple Tree

There's not anyone in this world quite like you. You are full of imagination, ambition, and originality. Shy but confident, you hunger for new experiences. You have a good memory and learn easily. You are sometimes nervous and always complex (especially in love).