"Supper?" Is that what you kids today are calling it? Same to you. Now there's a Valentine's Day movie. But "Science Fiction Double Feature" always makes me sad and nostalgic....
Hmmm, I wonder if there's any such thing as an "inappropriate" Valentine's Day movie? ["Taxi Driver"? - someone]
I wasn't trying to be a grouch, honest! (Although sometimes that comes through anyway, no matter how hard I try to conceal it .) I bolded my original words to emphasize that, although the commercialism turns me off, I have no problem with anyone who just wants to spread the love on Valentine's Day. I simply will not, for the most part, be joining in the festivities.
Oh i'll join you. i will be a misanthrope if i damn well please. I might even be maudlin. Maybe even some anhedonia if i feel like it.
Yes, Misanthropes get a bad rep around here, you'd think we constantly plotted or welcomed the end of Humani...so anyway what did you do today?
I've been in a bad mood all day. Nothing to do with it being Valentine's Day (honestly), just feeling crappy with this cold, and my stomach is feeling sore.
My family celebrates a lot of birthdays in February (dad, two sisters, three nephews). In fact, you're all invited to the party today.
Valentine's Day has been a day of sorrow and loss for me for quite some time now. To start, I have accepted for a long time now that I will never be in a romantic relationship for quite possibly the rest of my life. And it stems from a mistake I made on a Valentine's Day many years ago. I won't go into the details, as they may seem trivial even to myself now, so many years later. But it was a definite turning point in my life. One where if I had only acted on my feelings instead of succumbing to the fear ingrained into my head from years of abuse as a child, my life could be very different right now. The main reason I feel about today as I do is because thirteen years ago today I stood by my best friend as we were at the funeral of his fiancee. On the day they were going to reveal their marriage plans to his family and friends. I had known for a while before that, because we are like brothers and she was like a sister to me. It hit me so roughly that I had to take a few days off from work just to deal with it and help my friend through it as well. I will be seeing him later today. We'll watch a couple of movies and chat the whole way through them, be we likely won't bring up what this is the anniversary of. Too many memories of what might have been. Sorry to go morbid. I just had to write this out somewhere. But if this tells you anything about today, it should tell you that if you do have that special someone in your life, seize the day. Take them in your arms and give them a kiss and tell them how much you love them. Because even if you both have the best of intentions, life has a way of throwing curve balls, and you may lose that chance too.
I'm suddenly picturing a recreation of the scene in Weird Science, with Drone36929 opening the front door and seeing a huge crowd of every TrekBBS member standing there, stretching all the way out to the street. Drone36929: "Hi." TrekBBS members in unison: "HIIII!! PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!..."
Don't feel too bad. You're not alone. Ironically, twenty-two years ago, there was a defining moment in my life regarding a woman. But in my case, it was because I pushed past the fear and acted on my feelings. She hated me so much though, that I was threatened with arrest. For the next two decades, I let the extreme events, and my feelings toward that, color my approach to women. I came to believe that I didn't have the right to be in a romantic relationship. Suffice it to say that has changed, and I'm now with a lady I knew even back then. I guess I should have approached her, instead of the other one.
Seize the day, my friend. Seize the day. Because you never know what may happen. Like that poor family in Buffalo this week just minding their business in their own home and tragedy struck with 50 people losing their lives, including one of their own loved ones as well as the loss of their home. Seize the day. And good for you too for finally being able to find that someone. May your lives be long and happy together.
Come on over! Asian-American family celebrations are known for an abundance of food (barbecue, pancit, chow mein, sweet and sour pork, take you pick.)
Nay for me as well. Although I did get a nice card from Dad this morning so I guess I'll say meh..he doesn't count though. I need a man!