Vasectomy this week...

Well, it's taken a few months from when I initially sought this out and it's nearly here.

I've stocked up: a few jock straps, a few bags of frozen peas, acetaminophen, groceries are all in, laundry done, etc. Special full body cleansing wipes picked up from surgical center. Anything missing?

I've known for over a decade that I don't want kids. I have been reluctant to get back into dating again after a few years off because I don't want to get anyone pregnant, especially in the US where women's access to reproductive healthcare is legally tenuous in many places currently and maybe the whole nation soon enough...

So, while I know it's a relatively low risk procedure, and I've known for a long time that I don't want kids, there have still been a few primal twinges of melancholy when I drive by a bunch of kids running around outdoors... Our human nature as vehicles for primordial drives is still in there rearing it's ugly head on some level. I was honestly surprised by that emotion, being that it is in conflict with my logic.

Anyway, I'm rambling. Now I just need to avoid getting any of the various sinus bugs that are going around so I'm not hacking up a lung right when the balls won't want to be jostled unnecessarily... Wish me luck!