Okay - so I am a Valentine’s Day Scrooge in so as far as not wanting to shell out money for over-priced roses and plushy bears (call me a tighwad if you like), or to be herded into overcrowded restaurants full of coochie-coo-ing couples only to get bad service and food.
Mind you, I am not anti-valentine per se; if people are gullible enough to be shilled into spending insane amounts of money for illusion of romance (and think it will help) only for a day, more power to the free-market.
But, Hallmark’s insistence aside, Valentine’s Day does have platonic connotations. So in that spirit, a Happy Valentines Day to all visitors (stumblers, lurkers and other regulars alike [1]) of this blog.
As for the special someone, here’s a song dedication (brings back old memories):
And for the unrequited lovers or the lonely ones, here’s this immortal classic.
Also recommended reading for today: this peice by AO Scott in today’s Sydney Morning Herald about how Hollywood does not make romantic comedies like they used to anymore.
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[1]: With a hope that all of them are my friends, though I suppose I may be paying the price of fame with a few enemies. 
6 Comments
February 13, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Ahem
(lovely song though.)
February 13, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Something wrong with YouTube.. not playing anything over here right now.
Nothing tightwad-ish about the stuffed bears, if you ask me. I hate those.
Roses are another matter though.. you tightwad
February 14, 2008 at 7:02 am
Lovely song…! And love the header image!
February 14, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Unexpected song from a Scrooge, would you agree? Maybe the Scrooge is just a show.
But thanks for it anyway.
February 14, 2008 at 6:12 pm
@Confused: errr…ahem appropos what ? (are you refering to the other sone
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@Vivek: as I said, I am not tightwad in the sense of never buying roses (or chocolates) - but I am in the sense, I do not wish to pay the 100% markup prices.
@curiouscat: Thanks - I love it when people appreciate things like that (talking about the header image).
@helloji: yeah I guess there is a bit of Tiny Tim in all of us
February 14, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Ah.. the songs are playing now. Thanks for the links.. especially the second one.
In total agreement with you on the markups..
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