Of Moons and Menses

It began innocently enough. I'd wanted to download a decent Android app for logging my monthly cycle, on account of that shit don't belong in gcal no more.

Can you guess what  ± 0  is code for?

The app I picked turned out to be a super deluxe period tracker extraordinaire complete with a tumblr presence (blog.glowing.com; teh lulz) and infographics delusions of grandeur:

Dear app that tracks the whereabouts of my uterine lining:
please, take yourself less seriously. You have my permission.

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This post is part of a series on menarche and ritualisms and more™ (oh, my!)

See the first installment, conveniently titled Menarche: Archaisms and More!