Going back and re-examining old posts, it really does seem like I update this blog only when there's a concurrent holiday of some sort going on.
Then again, November through early February does tend to be jammed with causes for celebration, especially when you consider that this blog tends to be updated biweekly (somewhat)-- from Halloween to my birthday to Thanksgiving to Christmas to the New Year to Chinese New Year and now to V-day.
I used to be a lot more cynical about Valentine's Day when I was younger. Or maybe it was just when I was single. Ha! But yes, over last night's early V-day dinner with Colin at my favorite vegetarian restaurant (how I missed you for all these years and years, General Tsao's), I've realized that there's little to be cynical about this holiday anymore, single or otherwise. Is it over-commercialized? Sure, but so is Christmas (and besides, why is increased commerce and spending intrinsically an evil thing?).
Is it unnecessary to have a day set aside to celebrate one's relationship (surely, every day should you should treat your SO as if it were V-day)?
Meh. Life is crazy-hectic sometimes and it's nice to have a set time to especially indulge.
So yes, decided that I have overcome being overly jaded by this 'fake' holiday, and am apathetic to rebelling against it.
And I've also decided that if/when they finally grow meat-for-human-consumption in labs (which I believe they will by the time I am graying), that I'll be the first to sign up to consuuuuume that stuff.
deargodimissbacon.
Though Buddha Bodai does great faux meat dinners and dim sum, in the meanwhile.
I got a looooooovely orchard plant (live plants are 10000x better than a buncha dead flowers, I say!) & chocolates. Totally awesome. Love it.
Then again, November through early February does tend to be jammed with causes for celebration, especially when you consider that this blog tends to be updated biweekly (somewhat)-- from Halloween to my birthday to Thanksgiving to Christmas to the New Year to Chinese New Year and now to V-day.
I used to be a lot more cynical about Valentine's Day when I was younger. Or maybe it was just when I was single. Ha! But yes, over last night's early V-day dinner with Colin at my favorite vegetarian restaurant (how I missed you for all these years and years, General Tsao's), I've realized that there's little to be cynical about this holiday anymore, single or otherwise. Is it over-commercialized? Sure, but so is Christmas (and besides, why is increased commerce and spending intrinsically an evil thing?).
Is it unnecessary to have a day set aside to celebrate one's relationship (surely, every day should you should treat your SO as if it were V-day)?
Meh. Life is crazy-hectic sometimes and it's nice to have a set time to especially indulge.
So yes, decided that I have overcome being overly jaded by this 'fake' holiday, and am apathetic to rebelling against it.
And I've also decided that if/when they finally grow meat-for-human-consumption in labs (which I believe they will by the time I am graying), that I'll be the first to sign up to consuuuuume that stuff.
deargodimissbacon.
Though Buddha Bodai does great faux meat dinners and dim sum, in the meanwhile.
I got a looooooovely orchard plant (live plants are 10000x better than a buncha dead flowers, I say!) & chocolates. Totally awesome. Love it.
For Colin I made a card:
Inside the card was a printout of a Yelp deal purchase for us to go learn how to shoot rifles at Westside Pistol & Rifle Range. Should be interesting. After this someday is to go learn how to shoot handguns, but you can't do that without a handgun permit in NYC, so we'll probably have to head over to NJ to do that.
Weekend rounded out with home-made chocolate covered strawberries, which are a lot simpler to make than I had previously thought:
Weekend rounded out with home-made chocolate covered strawberries, which are a lot simpler to make than I had previously thought:
They're chilling in the fridge now. Next time I try this again, I'll be sure to get some white chocolate as well, and stripe/drizzle 'em!
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