The Enduring Appeal of Atheism

[xifeng]

Proof that there is no God: There is no tampon machine in the Union Co. courthouse building. Christ, even Hendo has a tampon machine.

This would not be of interest to me if I were not, as of today, on the proverbial rag. I was going to wait until my thirtieth birthday to have the lovely permanent sterilization procedure done, BUT I MIGHT NOT. (It can't be this year; I'm buying a car.)

Everything hurts, and at such times I wish I had a significant other who would rub my back for me, except I'm fundamentally too bitchy and ornery to attract one. I am bloated like an Alabama senator and liable to fly off the handle. I hate this. HAAAAAAAAAAAATE. With the FIERY BURNING PASSION OF A THOUSAND PITS OF HELL.

Also, I am a total fucking masochist, given the amount of work!responsibility I foolishly agreed to take on. At least I enjoy the unconditional love of my kitty, or what passes for unconditional love with cats; she's currently curled up on my foot, purring away. ♥

Comments

[tara]

In Australia, tampon machines usually contain weird-looking brands that I have never seen in a supermarket and certainly wouldn't trust enough hygeine-wise to stick up the ol' clacker. And giant pads. ENORMOUS pads. The sort that would make you walk like a cowboy if you were desperate enough to wear one.

If your tampon machines are like our ones, therefore, it could well be a good thing that the Union C. courthouse doesn't have one *g*

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

I do believe I know the ginormous pads of which you speak, for I have indeed been desperate enough to wear one. *g* I'm extremely irregular, even on the meds, so I honestly don't know when it's coming. The Patch makes me more regular, but I still don't start exactly when I "should". Usually I've got some form of protection on me, but I just switched purses not long ago, so I didn't yesterday.

Oddly, the tampons here are usually not an off-brand, but the pads are. At least the pads are hermetically sealed in a little cardboard box. I try to avoid buying tampons in a public restroom if at all possible, because my personal stance on one of the burning issues of our time is as follows:

Plastic applicator good, cardboard bad.

[tara]

Ah, see, in Australia, we only have one brand of applicator tampons (Tampax) and people only tend to use them when they're first starting on tampons. Once they're used to them they swap to the main brands, which don't have applicators. It was something that Allegra found a bit weird when she was here.