Why is it that one’s period continues to baffle, confuse, and shock one, no matter how old one gets? Every woman I know is the same in this regard. Every single month it’s like, oh lord, what is happening to me, I am having a psychic break, call the doctor!! And then finally the woman’s curse arrives and it’s like “oh yeah, duh.” Or even when you’re expecting it, it is still somehow a shock. Last night I said “I’m about to get my period,” and I took Alleve, and got the hot water bottle out. Then today walking back from coffee it suddenly happened and I was like “OH NO! OH MY GOD! WHAT?!!” and I had to limp awkwardly home.
I just did the math on a calculator and if I did it correctly–always a doubtful proposition–then it turns out I have had my period 288 times, give or take. It seems like that should be enough times to get a handle on it, especially since it comes ON THE SAME DAY EVERY SINGLE MONTH. But I am better at remembering when a new Mad Men airs than I am about remembering my period, which I have been having since I was twelve years old. I can’t even remember anything about my life from that time, it’s so lost to the sands of history. I have been getting my period for an eternity. And yet.
I guess you are just surprised by hundreds of times and then finally you stop getting it, and you are old, and it’s like, one less thing to worry about.
Menopause: you have one less thing to worry about (your period), and some other new stuff to start worrying about (osteoporosis, dementia, death)
I can’t believe World War Z is almost here! I have been waiting for so long.
Yesterday we took Mr. Snoopy to a barbecue and he did pretty good. He was freaked out and then he calmed down. Now that he’s a grownup certain traits are revealing themselves. He is very territorial, which is bad. He is getting a little bit ball-possessive, which is bad. He sleeps all day, which is good. He barfs a lot, which is bad. He smells delicious, which is good. He generally plays well with other dogs, which is good. He has a very macho bark, which can be good or bad depending.
I guess that’s who snoopy’s turning out to be. Some things to keep an eye on.
One thing though is that there are so many different kinds of dogs, like at the dog park there are all kinds of behavior problems. There are big pit bulls who leap up on you with muddy paws while their owners laugh. So that puts it in some perspective.
Keep working on your flaws and hope to get a bit better before you die. Life motto.
I got my bike fixed. New tires! I’m sitting pretty. My cool bike that Rob built for me and mailed to me in the huge package with the “manta hatch” Lost symbol spray painted on the side! A prized possession for sure.
Remember how good “Lost” was
