On being female

It amuses me to no end how when one buys feminine products here, the cashier wraps it in something opaque before packing it in with all one's other purchases.

Can't decide if this is good or not. On one hand, growing up I was always embarrassed about buying feminine products, so for people like that, it's great. On the other hand, it's a perfectly natural part of being human, and people should learn to be comfortable with it.

Oh, Happy Valentine's Day by the way.