Today was a productive day. I did laundry, applied for several jobs, altered my class schedule, plotted to take over the world… In other words, the usual.

Back in December I donated blood. Early this afternoon, I remembered that I could get a free cholesterol count based on my blood donation. I waded through some voice mail menus (‘Press 9 if you want to hear a duck quack’), talked to a real person (!) and eventually found the correct number for my reading. The result? I have a cholesterol level of 135 mg/dL, which I guess is pretty good.

To what do I attribute this reading? Beats me. I live a fairly sedentary life, and my paternal family tree has a history of heart issues (one of the reasons I want to work for Guidant or Medtronic). It must be the several bowls of Cheerios that I’ve eaten almost every day for as long as I can remember. Avoiding everything in the ARA except the sandwiches probably hasn’t hurt. In addition, I haven’t eaten at a fast-food joint in about six months, and have all but given up pop [soda for you Wisconsonites].

Appropriately enough, my Fraternity lineage is going to Outback tonight. Mmmm…. delicious cholesterol-laden steak.