Yeah.  I said it.  *shrug*  And no, I'm not bitter about it, nor am I one of those people you wanna hit because they're single and stupid about it.  I just don't see the point.

Celebrating some fellah's bloody, gruesome death by giving each other candy.  Yeah okay I get it, it's the whole idea that "Well he stood up for love"  Yadda yadda.  No, he stood up for marriage.  There is a big difference, pally. Marriage.  Love.  See how the words are different?  Yeah.

I also dislike the idea that nearly nobody knows what started this holiday.  Emperor Claudious wanted an army, not enough men were signing up so he said "Yo! You can't get married anymore! HAH!" but this Valentine guy decided to keep marrying people in private.  So, naturally, he was killed. 

Then again, there was one other "Valentine" was was killed during Claudius' reign, and people mix the two up.
 
This guy went and would not give christianity up, so he was jailed, made friends with the jailor's daughter (Supposedly gave her her sight back as some godly miracle) and when he was beheaded, on Feb 14th, he left a note for her signed "From your Valentine".

He of course became a Saint.  And really, the day wasn't set asside for romantic love until Chaucer. In Chaucer's "Parliament of Fouls" composed around 1380, he stated: For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne's day Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate.  Until then, the day was just for honoring the Saints that were killed near that day, such as Valentine.

So the logical explanation would be to give eachother dead flowers, cheesy cards and candy.  *nods very slowly*  Right.  *chews on her lip*  Sorry, it doens't make a whole lot of sense to me. *shrug*

So...Screw it.  I'm not into the hallmark, cheesy candy, explosion of pink and red, hey you better get them something or you don't love them enough... thing.

Also, I'm not some emotional cripple who simply can't tell the people that I love that I love them.  Oh no, the people I love -know- I love them because I tell them every damn time I see them.  Well... nearly.  Or I make the point to make cheesy ass pictures for them and slather them all over the place.

Sorry guys, just not into it.

So for all you who expect to get something on this infamous little day of corporate skewed love, good for you.  Don't flip out if you don't.  People still love you regardless, I assure you that not getting condensed sugar hearts with generic messages doesn't mean they love you any less.

Sure, it's sweet, but I think it's sweeter to get a little 'just because' gifts on any other day.  For some reason gifts on 2-14 seem forced and cheepened by the whole... "Oh I have to" vibe.  *shrug*

Anyway, yeah, so...have a good one guys. *salute*

-Sami

And just in case you're curious...no, Josh and I are not doing anything.