Grumpy Old Woman Alert
Feb. 13th, 2010 12:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
erastesNow, this is probably coming from the viewpoint of "person who doesn't have a significant other" but SHEESH people why do these celebration days have to start a week early? It's Valentine's DAY. Not Valentine's WEEK.
It's bad enough when Christmas starts in August and Guy Fawkes' goes on for the week before and the week afterwards but everyone's been banging on about Valentines for ever. stop it!
It's bad enough when Christmas starts in August and Guy Fawkes' goes on for the week before and the week afterwards but everyone's been banging on about Valentines for ever. stop it!
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Date: 2010-02-13 01:53 am (UTC)It's marketing. It's always marketing.
And my sweetie's off to see her mother. Again. Has to, it's the only break she'll have and it's an all-day drive each way, but... it's her mom, and she's 90, so... maybe I'll bake some catnip cookies and go buy the dog a hamburger.
We should throw a Grumpy Broads Day bitch-in on some list or other.
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Date: 2010-02-13 04:16 am (UTC)Or pink, fluffy plush toys with little red hearts on them and cutesy messages, which serve absolutely no practical use beyond being a gift for someone on what's apparently a special day. I don't get it: I don't want that shit. Why are women expected to fall for that crap? Personally, I want the techie toys.
My parents' wedding anniversary is Valentines' Day... only my dad died ten years ago, so it's kind of a bonus kick-in-the-pants for my mum. Since it's Chinese New Year, though, I might take everyone out to a nice Chinese restaurant or something.
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Date: 2010-02-13 09:57 am (UTC)And I like da gadgets too. Not bears. Ick.
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Date: 2010-02-13 09:30 am (UTC)I like the idea of that - especially living on the Broads.
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Date: 2010-02-13 01:58 am (UTC)*runs away* :)
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Date: 2010-02-14 08:51 am (UTC)I wish to inform you that I snorted tea out of my nose while writing that.
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Re: Valentine's Day. I fucking loathe that "holiday." Good thing it's on the same day as Chinese New Year, so I can at least forget about snuggly-wuggly things and watch some real fireworks explode.
And the Winter Olympics! Woot!
P.S. You wanna know what's worse about V-Day? Those horrible, sappy-ass jewelry commercials that make you want to commit hara-kiri (unless a full-system infection takes place first after all your teeth rot and drop off).
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Date: 2010-02-13 09:55 am (UTC)No Chinese New Year for us in deepest Norfolk, but it must be cool for you being where you are.
Luckily we don't get those adverts! Thank the Lord for small mercies!!
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Date: 2010-02-13 04:12 am (UTC)(btw, they started selling Easter eggs at the end of January over here. How's that for nuts?)
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Date: 2010-02-13 07:12 am (UTC)Valentine's day has become ridiculous (and men get the worst of it! At least in money terms.) Sending a card - fine. Nice tradition. But now it seems like if the man isn't sending 2 dozen red roses, a truck full of Belgian chocolates, cuddly toys, diamonds, sexy underwear and booking a romantic dinner - with obligatory champagne - and a weekend away to some romantic spot... well he's not really trying is he? And he's getting nothing for six months, that selfish git!
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Date: 2010-02-13 09:52 am (UTC)Absolutely. Card and chocs - that's all that's needed (although opals are accepted with a winsome smile and a tackle that will let me beat you to the floor)
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Date: 2010-02-13 08:41 am (UTC)Please don't be a grumpy old woman ad infinitum. I don't want to have to go around calling you "Mommy". It would be VERY disturbing. :P
MWAH
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Date: 2010-02-13 10:36 am (UTC)I actually have a boyfriend this year (first time ever on Vday) and I still don't care about it. I'm such a grinch about in and I'm hoping against hope that he's forgotten. I'm not a naturally romantic person, and I totally can't be romantic on command. It's really only the media and the shops that are paying that much attention to it over here trying to convince us to buy shit.
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Date: 2010-02-13 11:30 am (UTC)So on Sunday we shall be watching a DVD and eating in; next week the clan will go out for a belated birthday meal.
Merry =^..^=
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Date: 2010-02-13 11:49 am (UTC)Yes, I like the gifts, and chocolate, but I can buy myself chocolate, flowers at this time of year are way overpriced and underfresh, and it's "amature night" when trying to dine out. Everybody who never went to dinner in their lives, or go through the motions of their once-a-year obligatory date is out on that night. Service is rushed, food is cold and over cooked.
No thankyou. Expressions of love should happen all year and not reserved for one Hallmark Holiday.
I have too many friends who pine and pout they don't have a date, settling instead on going out with ANYONE who will have them for Valentine's day. That's not love, that's desperation. "OMG! I HAVE TO HAVE A DATE FOR VALENTINES DAY OR I AM NOTHING!!!" Fail.
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Date: 2010-02-13 07:34 pm (UTC)In my country we also have another holiday on Feb 14 - it's the traditional day of grapevines, wine and drinking in general. Even though I have a date tomorrow, I would much rather get drunk with my boyfriend than us giving each other heart-shaped chocolates or pink teddy bears. *lol*
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Date: 2010-02-13 11:42 pm (UTC)I'm perfectly content to skip it completely and move on to a proper drinking-excuse holiday.
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