Happy Anti-Valentines!
It's that time of year again, the time where capitalism and marketing laugh in the face of the single/desperate and encourage the ones who are already in a relationship to part with their money for fuck all reason!
I despise this day for several reasons:
1. It's a waste of money
2. It's buying into a marketing goldmine
3. It makes single people feel shit about their relationship status
4. It makes couples smug
5. Why the fuck does there have to be a special day to show your love?
6. I'm a miserable, single, lonely, bitter and hate filled woman
Alright that last one isn't true, but I know it's what you're all thinking! Actually I am and have been for a long time completely and disgustingly besotted with the most extraordinary man i've ever come across and I have it on good authority that he feels the same way too. (See you didn't really wanna hear that gush did you ) Yet still Valentines makes me angry, and I refuse to celebrate it and I can guaranteee I never will. So here's to Friday the 13th and the new best day of the year, anti-valentines! The day when you celebrate that you shouldn't ever feel the need to be with someone, that everyone must learn to be on their own to ever truly be happy in a relationship, and that if you are with someone you should be showing your love every damn day! And if you dont feel like doing that, why the hell are you with them.
Oh and tomorrow i've been here a year, Happy Anniversary to me
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Happy blehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ac
But AC...
how do you REALLY feel?
I like to crash slumberparties like this.. Hi girls, I'm right here outside the window *waves
I'm concerned if my skulking ways is what keeps me single or if it's the restraining orders?
This why habibi in Kuwait valentines is simply haram, an extract from the local paper:
oh, sure.
but when i'm equally cynical about santa, you go and defend the fat bastard.
just do what i do, to celebrate st. valentine's day!
walk around telling everyone you meet that you're in love with them, while armed with a bow and arrow, and carrying the fake severed head of a martyred christian.
Sixth..ded. I think it's way more important to treat people every day as best you can, and despite that (and my general awesomeness) there are heightened expectations and standards incumbent upon me thanks to this 'holiday'. Can't wait to go out and compete with all the guys that use it as their one day a year to act like decent people!
You guys call it a holiday??
Fortunately we at VideoSift have a place where love is promoted throughout the year!
BTW
When I look in my crystal sphere I see the creation of "Human Day", the day we are reminded to be human and that we are humans..
Issy and I love any excuse to go out and have a nice dinner, only we usually do it the day before or after V-day to avoid the crowds/traffic/consumerism. Go ahead, Farhad and judge my anti-consumerist credentials. I am a fraud.
mawwiage, is wot bwings us togevaaaaaa, today. wuv, twoo wuv...
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I just had a nice night out with cinema and a meal with 2 female friends of mine. tomorrow i shall do some gardening of stuff impinging on next door and some fileing. and some procrastinated avoidance of those jobs.
the 14th can go hang
I am in full agreement with the stated position of AC. I am totally against prefab holidays and this is the most prefabby of them all. I'm a firm believer of telling those you love that you love them as often as possible, and it doesn't require a special day of the year to show that love.
My favorite holiday, and not for the reasons that some celebrate it is Thanksgiving, lots of friends and food... that's a fricken holiday!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Valentine-s-day-is-so-lame >_>
6. I'm a miserable, single, lonely, bitter and hate filled woman
You and I have a lot on common.
>> ^youdiejoe:
I am in full agreement with the stated position of AC. I am totally against prefab holidays and this is the most prefabby of them all. I'm a firm believer of telling those you love that you love them as often as possible, and it doesn't require a special day of the year to show that love.
My favorite holiday, and not for the reasons that some celebrate it is Thanksgiving, lots of friends and food... that's a fricken holiday!
Dude, you want prefab holiday? Three Canadian provinces have created "Family Day" which is an actual statutory holiday. It's on Monday.
In other news, I'm just grumbling at the # of dead vids notices I'm getting. I have nothing against SiftMaintenance - it's key to keep this place a useful, er, repository? - but it's also bloody annoying to see so much viral magic getting the neo-realist shaft. UGH.
Try and kill my obscure video source now, you bastards.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Spice-Girls-Wannabe
Every day is Valentine's Day to me. All or nothing, baby.
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Valentines is stupid because the whole argument is that you need someone else to actually love, whats wrong with loving yourself?
One should love themselves before loving others.
It isn't true love unless you spend money. 300 million Americans can't be wrong.
>> ^Farhad2000:
Valentines is stupid because the whole argument is that you need someone else to actually love, whats wrong with loving yourself?
One should love themselves before loving others.
which is, i think, my biggest beef with Christians now.
I am in full agreement. My problem is that my GF's B-Day is the 12th, so if I want to go do something special with her on the weekend we get crowded out by V-Day madness.
I just like the chocolates yey LOL but I like your # 5 here
I have to add I'm in complete agreement with alien concept, I feel the same way about all this Valentines Stuff. In fact, Halloween is the same; Why only celebrate it once a year, it should be everyday! is a shame how people wear black nail polish only for one night a year LOL. Anyway, Valentines Day should be everyday Why not show your love everyday with yummy chocolates or dead roses? (of course this is my gothic way.)
I told my husband no to the holiday too this year. That made him happy. So many women guilt their men into dishing out gifts. If your man remembers your birthday, anniversary and Christmas..he's pretty much a god. If you're asking for more than that.. you're pretty much an ungracious brat imo.
You're right, it's ALL marketing. The Jared commercials alone make us want to barf.
Even so, my son brought me a cup of coffee to my room this morning w/ a messy handmade kid valentine. Although its very possible he was buttering me up to get up and make waffles.. it made me pretty happy
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My gal and I met at an anti-valentines party, so there isn't much pressure. We went to see Coraline and hit the food court at the super 88. Mmmm...korean BBQ.
^ Isn't that the same as celebrating Valentines? It reminds me of churches offering the "Halloween alternative" festival on Halloween. Hello!? Church folks, you ARE still celebrating on Halloween!
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