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The Big Dumb Entry About Big Dumb Stuff
A. I inserted an INSTEAD Softcup for the first time evah yesterday.
While I much endorse the use of menstrual cups, I make partial exception for INSTEAD® (being a disposable product, after all). I ordered their 'free sample' primarily in interest in having 'clean' sex during my period without having to actually try out the whole diaphragm thing.
Premenstrual Impressions:
-Was intimidating in appearance
-Went in and into position quite nicely!
-Not particularly similar to the Keeper
-The idea of leaving a cup in for 12 hours is soooo appealing.
So, I've been lookin' into things and found conflicting information. Should anyone have access to such intelligence, I would much like to know if there is more than a minor risk associated with use of a diaphragm as a menstrual cup.
B. Despite my hairiness, the deodorant crystal seems to work for me (this time of year). I would find it quite excellent were that to not change come summer. :) Seriously. My armpits smell very nice.
C. A few nights ago, I saw an Icelandic film. "The Seagull's Laughter". Toward the end, I felt a strong sensation indicative of a full bladder. So, I presented myself at the ticket counter and asked a city councilman (Steve Volan, if ya must know) for directions to the bathroom. It was to the right of the teevee (there was a teevee). :)
D. Immediately following my vaginal adventures with the INSTEAD cup, I took a slightly more adventurous adventure down Kirkwood. There, much happinesses occurred and I foolishly splurged.
New Skirt (and then my tilted head--it's a new top too...I also had vegan junk food at Soma--damn these beautiful days):
 
E. A Rare Look At Me With Hair Down And Without Metal In My Ears :D
The above was taken just prior to sleeping on the night of my Kirkwood adventures (there were later adventures as well... including a drag show--and acquiring a shoulder wound from a flying fist--alas, I photographed neither of the above). In any case, it seems I no longer find myself unsightly with naked ears. I'll elaborate.
F. It seems I've more or less destandardized beauty in my own mind. Though attraction to specific body types may seem natural, it's quite culturally prescribed in the sense that people in different times and places have had quite contrasting views as to what is attractive. An argument could be made for facial symmetry, but chubby vs. thin, dark vs. light, mighty vs. humble chests... they've all been loved quite liberally by their shares of groups. It was noted in a book I recently read that the closest to a culturally universal characteristic of an 'attractive' woman is 'plumpness', quite a contrast from what is currently promoted in my own society. Of course, a few hundred years ago, even my wide-hipped, chubbeh self might have been considered hott as hell (excepting the nose, of course :D).
In short, phrases like "You're hotter than *insert name here*" lack even artificial meaning to me at this point. Folk used to say one is more than the sum of one's parts. Technically, I can't embrace that statement. ...but the intent is nice. One can be quite lovely to many many people with a 'substandard' nose and stomach and chest... and hell... substandard everything (which, by the way, is precisely what I and countless others have). Culturally-prescribed standards can change, making homely people beautiful and lovely people homely. That certainly makes them seem less than truthful to me.
G. I've recently made cooking a weekend hobby. How bizarre.
A. Musical notation! <-I said that once in an email. How nostalgic.
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