Cupid's day.

Thought I'd give a quick update, but I have been reminiscing over old posts, so this will be really quick. I'm coming up to post #250 - been blogging for over 2 years, which seems like an accomplishment.

So, moving on - today was really the first Valentine's Day in a long time that I have actually felt lonely. I went to the mall and saw guys running around buying heart shaped candies, scented body lotions, flowers etc...and I felt a bit like an outsider looking in on a strange ritual. Then walking back from the gym along Queen Street, I saw couples walking arm in arm, gazing into each other's eyes...and I again felt like I really was missing out on something.

But Valentine's Day itself is a total load of crap. A windfall for card and candy makers, a New Year's gift for flower shops, a winter's bonus for couples-friendly restaurants, the day is really a crazy commercial mind-fuck. Love your loved ones. Treating them well should not be a treat. Love is not bought with sickly sweet heart shaped candies.

It is bought with diamonds.

To sleep, glorious sleep!