Ah yes, it's here already. Valentines Day, a sickening gut-wrenching repulsion of a Hallmark Holiday..

..that 90s cynical reply basically means I am spending the day alone and bitter.

I can understand that people in a loving relationship think that Valentines Day is unneccasary, and that couples should show love and kindness to each other every day. But many couples don't (see domestic abuse and divorce rates for details), and if Valentines Day causes a few people to think and see how much better things could be if only they were a bit nicer to each other then that's a good thing.

Same for me. It's like, see how old you are + don't have boyfriend...
I know it's just commercial but this year I'm upset about it.

I'll be cooking dinner for my girlfriend and taking her to see "that lame Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore movie".

See, being in a relationship isn't all fun and games. When sonicl isn't chained to the stove he's being forced to watch Hugh Grant films. At least that's how I interpreted the above response.

he enjoys it really.

you can send it to me by post, screamingskull, and I'm gonna send you something in return, just to cheer you up a bit. PM me if you're interested.

:)

i will be alone as per usual but i think i might buy myself a really nice coat.

feel the same. luckily for me my girlfriend is moving back to japan the day before valentines.

well that will save on some money then will it?

I'm not all that fussed about Valentines Day for my own sake, but Jane is a hopelessly soppy romantic, and would be very upset if I let the day go by unnoticed.

Being chained to the stove is a daily occurrence for me, by the way, but in return for me doing all the cooking, Jane does all the washing and ironing. It's a mutually satisfactory arrangement. I suppose that if I was a really good boyfriend I'd get up early on Valentines Day and do the ironing.

well, then do it.

Oh God, no. I think not.

I'll make do with being an averagely good boyfriend :)

Well, if it gets you out of the ironing it's probably worth it. Ironing is an unsatisfactory, largely pointless and detestable chore. I've probably done it less that 10 times in my life as anyone who has ever met me can probably tell. Cooking, on the other hand, has the potential to be immensely satisfying and theres something special and unique about the smug feeling you get when people eat something you've made and genuinely go "mmmmmmmmmm" or some such food related sound of appreciation.

Funny, I was thinking about buying myself a nice coat/jacket thing. Not a nice expensive one though, a nice cheap one. Maybe one of those short check ones with black across the shoulders and upper back which give you the look of a slightly trendy bin man.

what is this ironing? sounds brutal!

and for the record: listening to Panda Bear's Person Pitch>99.98 % of all female persons.

That's the good way, I guess.
Being a perfect boyfriend makes the life a lot shorter.

Perfection is a tough to have to try to maintain as well. It's far better to keep her standards fairly low. ;)

ah, sorry to hear about that. I hate break-ups on valentines day, so I'm breaking up with my girlfriend before then so I don't end up doing something I'll feel guilty about. She lives 2 hours away from me and I just find it too difficult.

I'd much rather be with someone that I have a lot of things in common with, and be settled.

I'll be your valentine!

hahah they changed the prices of the roses they're 2.50 this year. lameass

ahahaha, a few years ago my group were so tempted to steal them once on mothers day. It was a roadside stand, and it would be so easy just to bike by, snatch one, and bike away.

They always do. Sending roses on Valentines Day is for suckers. Sending any sort of flowers on Valentines Day is for suckers actually. And the same goes for going out for a meal.

Them greedy dutchmen.

On Velentine's Day I ahve made reservations for me and my lady to go to Michelangelo's a great Italia restaurant, very romantic, and I have gotten her a multi-pack of presents. She is a huge Morrissey and Tony bennett fanatic, so I got her a DVD Tony Bennett's New York, which is a BBC docu that was done on Mr bennett and includes a ton of songs. Also, there is the 12" sealed YOU ARE THEUARRY vinyl, the YOU ARE THE QUARRY CD with DVD extra, and the 12" single for EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY

this pic is from new year's

You found a time machine, went into the future and bought the upcoming Panda Bear album?

Being able to travel in time > 99.98% of everything else.

I don't really have much to do on Valentine's. Plus I'm way too shy to give girls valentine's.

I held out for about 4 days...then i downloaded the leak....couldn't stand it...don't worry though, I would go to war with Panda, so I will definitely be buying the album when it releases...illl probably buy a dozen, actually, and just have them handy whenever someone's birthday comes up...I don't care if they don't like it, I have faith that it will eventually find the ears of a willing listener...of course, this is so catchy and amazing, that everyone should like it anyway.

I received a valentine in the mail today from my 3-year old nephew, Van. He also threw in a bag of Valentine's Day jelly beans.

They were delicious.

thats very sweet.

James Blonde digs that day, time to spread your love.

My birthday will be coming up soon after the release date. Want to send one of those b-day copies to me?

I've heard a couple of songs. That "Bros" song is pretty slick.

Sounds like a line from a bad soft-rock song.

James Blonde feels always happy for creating great lyrics.

Valentines*

And Eric, just try to communicate with girls more (and don't make comments like that spider comment you made last jam session :)) and meet them, and just network off it. Meet just one, and then meet all of her friends, and all their friends. Then when you know enough of them, likely one of them might like you, so if she shows it, then go for it!

If you like someone in the group, then if you think she likes you take it carefully, and go for it if you're pretty sure she likes you back. If not and you just go ahead and do it anyway, it's a shot in the dark, and likely you'll get a no, rejection, and depending on the circumstances, the group might disband ya.

James Blonde recommends using your natural charm.

I am available to act as Valentine for any ladies who feel the need to send tokens of affection to a man but have no suitable target upon which to bestow them. I am happy to accept cards, chocolates, cuddly toys and record tokens. It will be appreciated if you do not mark your gifts in any way, as i will then be able to pass them onto my girlfriend and pretend that they are items that I have purchased especially for her. It will be appreciated if you do not sent garments of underwear, as this may lead to awkward questions.

Actually, it should be Valentine's Day... since it's named after a person.

Your lack of specification of underwear gender leads me to question whether you sport it at all.

Well?

Could you pm me your new address as i still have the old one?