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I'm of course talking about Valentine's Day. Thank God it's all going to be over in five days. People who are in love don't need a special day to flaunt it in the faces of those who aren't. As John Blutarski once said, who's with me?!?

According to a recent Reuters Poll, 20% would rather spend VD with their pets.

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pres ... px?id=4676





<a href="http://www.djcraig.net/los_angeles_dj">DJ Craig</a>

This morning, I passed by a billboard for a jewelry store that shows a diamond ring and says

Make sure "Mr. Right" gets it right.

I'm just speechless.

That's the whole problem with V.D. - it takes a perfectly sweet gesture and turns it into an obligation. I've been the guy who's had to buy an $80 bouquet of roses (you know, the one that was $15 the previous week) because his girlfriend will hate him for life if he doesn't. I walk by jewelry stores and florists shops and just laugh at those guys now. Does that make me a bad person?

If only a good does of antibiotics would clear it off the calender.

<p align="justify">In the old days, when I used to have a girlfriend, I'd buy the stuff way in advance: bracelet, necklace, watch, chocolates, cards, etc., and hide them at my parents' house. I took a long time picking and choosing this stuff, usually getting the advice and opinion of mothers, aunts, and other women; thinking of the right quote or saying for the card and practised my penmanship for hours to get it to look right; and even did a little mix cd for some! Hahaha. Valentine's Day was a pretext to get her something without coming off as too random, too much (otherwise, I'm liable to do just that...). I never got flowers for this day.

Those ships have sailed, but every day is like a Christmas and a Valentine's Day because when it comes to me I seldom make plans for tomorrow when I can do it today[}:)]


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