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[rootofnewt]

Yes, so...

I had to abandon computerchix and aliciar to the merciless used bookstores downtown. Why would I be so cruel and callous?

My period started. The first day is one I generally spend on the couch, moving only to fetch more donq quai tea and naproxen. I get woozy, dizzy, have hot flashes, and generally more unpleasant things. I don't mind bleeding--really. Having my period is an affirmation that my body is doing what it's supposed to do. Now, if my body would just not overreact, we'd all be happier.

I don't think they mind too much, being left to wile away some time with mountains of dusty tomes.

Lunch was lovely. I was still blood-free and cramp-free at that point. We met red_frog and explodingcat at Bashir's for yummy food. They all had sandwiches. I had the vegetarian sampler platter (hummus, salads of sorts, falafel, bread). It's so rare that I can actually *eat* falafel, because it's usually fried in soy oil. Bashir has sworn to never use soybean oil. It's so good and fresh and mmmmm...

I'm home, in any case. My tea will be done soon. It's a lovely fall day. Virginia is so beautiful this time of year.

I have a meeting with a personal trainer in an hour or so at ACAC. It's a freebie with my trial membership. I'm not going to do any exercises today, no matter what she says. To do so would invite vomiting and passing out.

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Re: Where I should perhaps fear to go....

[red-frog.livejournal.com]

I don't take oral contraceptives, so they don't enter into the discussion. That's the way my body works: it ovulates. When the egg it produces isn't fertilized, it sheds the nest it made to host a potential baby. I get sleepy for a day while it does this. Some women experience cramping while the uterus contracts to evacuate the nest.

Right and wrong are irrelevant to me in this, honestly. This is not a moral issue, I simply am not interested in monkeying with my body chemistry to fit someone's theory of how it's supposed to work. (I've heard about the theory. Doesn't seem likely. Human female bodies have worked this way for a long time.)