When I think "Valentine's Day", I also think "Massacre"
But then I believe that commercialized holidays meant to boost and assuage guilt by means of socially enforced purchases are a bad idea and demean sentiments of real significance.
To quote the golem from Terry Pratchett's "Feet of Clay": ‘Either All Days Are Holy, Or None Are’.
Thus, if one's beloved merits special attention on Valentine's Day, s/he merits them any day.
Presents costing money are a different matter, but I don't think this is the day on which to give them, unless it's got a meaning to the two/three/many/lots of you beyond the usual.
Speaking of romance, I wrote an entry for Toonzone's Utena Valentine's Day 300 words or less "love letter" contest. There is, of course, a prize at stake.
I'm not going to reprint it here, as I consider it to be not very good[1] and as usual, five hours after I submitted it I thought of at least two improvements I should have made. Maybe they'll let me edit if they decide to print my entry.
However, this is the first creative attempt I've made in months and it seems that with sufficient motivation[2] I can transcend my perpetual apathy and do stuff. Now I just have to stop leaving things until the last day.
Related observations: Petrarchan sonnets in syllabic alexandrines are both easier and harder than I thought they'd be. And one of these days, I need get the rest of the series. Fortunately, they're being price-dropped soon, so hopefully I'll be able to pick them up (even) cheap(er) via the DDD sale, if not in June, then November.
The Revolutionary Girl Utena movie and Serial Experiments Lain were the first "real" anime I ever watched, and both have spoiled me forever more by setting unreasonably high standards for every other one since. Which may be no bad thing, as it ensures that I probably won't be spending money on anything I consider sub-par[3].
Unless it's really cheap.
And has future resale value[4].
[1] As one would expect from something cobbled together like a Frankenpoem.
[2] I.e., the possibility of free DVDs.
[3] I.e., much of what YTV airs during daylight hours.
[4] Which excludes much of what I actually do buy. My Lain box set? 125+ tax, on sale, several years ago. Now? "Signature Collection" edition for less than half that, regular priced.
And let's not get started on the comparative difference between "Dark City" then and now.
I could weep if I weren't already occupied with screaming inside at how much I could have saved and put towards something else. I've only watched that movie once and still have yet to sit through either of the commentaries.
To quote the thug from Terry Pratchett's "The Truth": ‘—’!!!!![5]
[5] The exclamation is his, the marks and accompanying state of mind my own.
To quote the golem from Terry Pratchett's "Feet of Clay": ‘Either All Days Are Holy, Or None Are’.
Thus, if one's beloved merits special attention on Valentine's Day, s/he merits them any day.
Presents costing money are a different matter, but I don't think this is the day on which to give them, unless it's got a meaning to the two/three/many/lots of you beyond the usual.
Speaking of romance, I wrote an entry for Toonzone's Utena Valentine's Day 300 words or less "love letter" contest. There is, of course, a prize at stake.
I'm not going to reprint it here, as I consider it to be not very good[1] and as usual, five hours after I submitted it I thought of at least two improvements I should have made. Maybe they'll let me edit if they decide to print my entry.
However, this is the first creative attempt I've made in months and it seems that with sufficient motivation[2] I can transcend my perpetual apathy and do stuff. Now I just have to stop leaving things until the last day.
Related observations: Petrarchan sonnets in syllabic alexandrines are both easier and harder than I thought they'd be. And one of these days, I need get the rest of the series. Fortunately, they're being price-dropped soon, so hopefully I'll be able to pick them up (even) cheap(er) via the DDD sale, if not in June, then November.
The Revolutionary Girl Utena movie and Serial Experiments Lain were the first "real" anime I ever watched, and both have spoiled me forever more by setting unreasonably high standards for every other one since. Which may be no bad thing, as it ensures that I probably won't be spending money on anything I consider sub-par[3].
Unless it's really cheap.
And has future resale value[4].
[1] As one would expect from something cobbled together like a Frankenpoem.
[2] I.e., the possibility of free DVDs.
[3] I.e., much of what YTV airs during daylight hours.
[4] Which excludes much of what I actually do buy. My Lain box set? 125+ tax, on sale, several years ago. Now? "Signature Collection" edition for less than half that, regular priced.
And let's not get started on the comparative difference between "Dark City" then and now.
I could weep if I weren't already occupied with screaming inside at how much I could have saved and put towards something else. I've only watched that movie once and still have yet to sit through either of the commentaries.
To quote the thug from Terry Pratchett's "The Truth": ‘—’!!!!![5]
[5] The exclamation is his, the marks and accompanying state of mind my own.
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