Whee, I do so love getting mail. Yesterday I got a postcard from Miriam from Miami Beach, which I put up on the wall behind my computer [I've hung all my Winter solstice cards and postcards up there; it's amazing and oh-so international I've got Scotland, Puerto Rico, England, the North Pole, California, Assateague, Florida, Sicily, and South Africa representin'.], and today I received an invitation to Patty's sixteenth birthday party [it's so cool: she sent a CD with the party 'fo printed on it, and it actually plays! Good songs, too. xD] and my Lunapads!
Ooh, they are so cute and so soft fleece! :D It almost makes me look forward to my next period. Almost. And of course we all know, as my dear old eighth grade math teacher Mr Suloff used to say, almost only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and atomic bombs.
And remember when I explained the benefits of Lunapads? Well, with my pads came a little flyer that answers the question "What's so great about alternative menstrual products?" Hee. I love that they call them "alternative menstrual products." Oh, yes, I listen to alternative music, live an alternative lifestyle, and use alternative menstrual products!*
Healthier: Most disposable pads and tampons are made with rayon fiber that has been treated with hazardous chemicals and bleaches, which can cause potentitally serious health problems for women.
Cleaner: Every year billions of pads, tampons and applicators wind up in landfills and on beaches. Lunapads are completely washable and last for years, helping to reduce this immense solid waste problem.
More Economical: The average women spends over $100 each year on menstrual products. Washing your own Lunapads will save you hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars.
Comfort and Convenience: Lunapads are far softer and more breathable than disposable pads. Plus they come in mini, regular maxi and long pad styles, giving you different protection for different times in your cycle.
Attitude: Much of today's marketing for feminine hygiene products treats menstruation like it's some sort of embarrassing disease. Lunapads are about respect for and celebration of women's health and natural processes.
Tomorrow is the GSA meeting, and don't worry, I convinced Stasia O. to go with me. So I won't be alone and friendless. xD
* Dramatization. Almeda regrets to say that she does not live an alternative life style, and in fact, her music is not even that alternative, although she does know enough to fake being an indie rock expert.
Almeda | 14.01.03 16:18 | TrackBackMaybe I have to pick up some of those Lunapads...
Posted by: Ruairi Ó Coileáin on 14.01.03 16:42Is Assateague the one with the horses?
Posted by: Team Elly on 14.01.03 17:43...*tries really hard not to vomit*
Posted by: Colin on 14.01.03 17:47I got mail today, too! An good mail, not crap-for-crap informational pamphlets for tech. schools.
Go alternative music!
Posted by: Neil on 14.01.03 18:20It is! I've been there. There are wild horses. They aren't that exciting they just mope around doing horse type things.
Posted by: Allan on 14.01.03 20:42