February 14, 2006

  •   This is officially the FIRST "real" Valentines' day for me - the first time I've ever had a girlfriend on the 14th of February.  (Okay, so 5 years ago I was dating Kellie on the 14th, but we weren't actually together for the 14th since we were going to school on opposite sides of the state...)


      So... no bitter rant from me this year.  I still think the holiday is silly and fabricated - but it's amazing how far a few roses, chocolates, and/or heart-shaped balloons will get a guy ;)   I realize now that I should've embraced the day in years past - maybe I just wasn't enough of a bastard to take advantage of the fact that single girls are (on average) so lonely and bitter on the 14th, hooking up is like shooting fish in a barrel.  And if sappy chocolates and flowers aren't your style, play the "I'm just a platonic friend, also made bitter by this horrible holiday - here, let's share some ice-cream and later we can drown our sorrows in alcohol" angle.  Damn - why do I get all the good ideas now?  But I shouldn't complain - I'll definitely be having fun tonight ;)   And, come to think of it, the ice cream bit is still a good idea...