tomorrow is Valentine's Day... [Archive] - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum

jokergirl

13-February-2009, 03:53 PM

I personally don't see the point of Valentine's day.
Except from the perspective of stores who sell flowers or candy, of course.

Stupid consumerist holidays. (And I'm even in a relationship... I still don't get it.)

;)

A.DIM

13-February-2009, 03:57 PM

Full body massage with no ulterior motives is what she gets, and some flowers.

A.DIM

13-February-2009, 04:02 PM

I guess it's because of our March wedding anniversary that I could pass on Valentine's Day.

I was married in March too.
For me, it's right out of the holidays into my kids birthdays: January, February, March, May.

Tatum's, my youngest, birthday is two days prior to our anniversary and so takes precedence.

Nonetheless, beware the ides of March!

Whirlpool

13-February-2009, 06:04 PM

May all your V-day be wonderful and memorable....

NEOWatcher

13-February-2009, 06:44 PM

Valentines... And of course, the stories about how chocolate is good for you...

CNN:Some chocolate is good for you. (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/02/12/fortin.30.40.50.chocolate.cnn)
Sure it causes obesity, diabetes, and dental problems but as you get old, that doesn't matter as long as you get the anti-oxidents. (not)

KaiYeves

13-February-2009, 07:55 PM

I got this cute lollipop with a white imprint of kissing lips on it to give to my mother!

mike alexander

13-February-2009, 08:58 PM

Remember Feb 14, 1929!

mahesh

13-February-2009, 09:22 PM

Remember Feb 14, 1929!

Who put this violin in my violin case!?!

LaurelHS

13-February-2009, 09:51 PM

Valentine's Day is my sister's birthday.

gzhpcu

13-February-2009, 10:24 PM

Frog march

14-February-2009, 01:59 AM

Happy SAD

BigDon

14-February-2009, 02:13 AM

Tomorrow is Boo's 18th birthday.

sarongsong

14-February-2009, 02:51 AM

Wow---does that mean your work here is done now, BD?! http://www.bautforum.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

LotusExcelle

14-February-2009, 03:35 AM

We're getting an engagement photo taken for V-day. That is much better than flowers, methinks.

novaderrik

14-February-2009, 05:19 AM

Remember Feb 14, 1929!

or this day- the reason for the season..
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/i_wish_id_spent_valentines_day?utm_source=b-section

gzhpcu

14-February-2009, 05:41 AM

CNN's take on Valentine's Day...

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/02/13/endo.ns.love.cheap.vday.cnn

RalofTyr

14-February-2009, 05:07 PM

or this day- the reason for the season..
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/i_wish_id_spent_valentines_day?utm_source=b-section

St. Valentine's execution would make the best Valentine's card ever.

jokergirl

14-February-2009, 05:40 PM

I knew it.... Romance is dead...:)

Today, at least, it is.

By the way, was it ever proven that eating antioxidants actually does anything good for you? IIRC antioxidants do *something* in your body but nobody ever actually said that ingesting them improved anything.

;)

sarongsong

14-February-2009, 06:01 PM

I personally don't see the point of Valentine's day...(And I'm even in a relationship...)Ah, but did you feel that way before the relationship? :)

dhd40

14-February-2009, 06:38 PM

dhd40

14-February-2009, 06:41 PM

I knew it.... Romance is dead...:)

No, there are 364 days left for romance :(

jokergirl

14-February-2009, 06:57 PM

Ah, but did you feel that way before the relationship? :)

Yeah. I actually never got the point of the day.
Granted, it's a bit of an artificial day here, without the huge tradition that seems to hang on it in the USA.

;)

gzhpcu

14-February-2009, 07:00 PM

Sure it is commercialized, just like Christmas and Easter, but still I find it symbollically nice... You don't even have to buy anything, just do something special... :)

BigDon

14-February-2009, 07:13 PM

Today, at least, it is.

By the way, was it ever proven that eating antioxidants actually does anything good for you? IIRC antioxidants do *something* in your body but nobody ever actually said that ingesting them improved anything.

;)

Then I will.

Cellular damage from peroxides and helps with premature effects of aging.

Anything else Miss J?

jokergirl

14-February-2009, 07:16 PM

No, actually. That's what antioxidants in the body do. Nobody ever proved that eating more of them will make the body retain more.

;)

Edit: Checked my sources on Wiki: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/8/842

mahesh

14-February-2009, 07:35 PM

Seeing that it's Valentine's Day!, which is how it should be every day...
I just want to say that this, from Mr Willie Nelson, is my all time favourite...

You are Always On My Mind ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DXyfL3HX0

Beautiful song. Nobody has sung or sings it like Willie Nelson does.

This particular one is from 1982!

Thank you Mr Nelson, for the goosebumps!

okay, so i am soppy...

steffanie

14-February-2009, 08:56 PM

I really feel Valentines day is a money racket but i'm now drinking bubbly lookin at a single red rose and a love letter in a 5 star room so i am feeling full of love:) Just for today though. I would freak out if my bf spent 100euro on flowers. Somethin special, a small gesture just to mark the day is nice.

HenrikOlsen

14-February-2009, 09:05 PM

We're letting our she-kitty in heat have a go at a tomcat in the hope she'll be doing some mathematics and stop making all that noise at night:)

Buttercup

14-February-2009, 09:13 PM

We're letting our she-kitty in heat have a go at a tomcat in the hope she'll be doing some mathematics and stop making all that noise at night:)

ROFL!! :D

Kittens on the way! :) I'd like to have one.

[Our cat has recently had two tomcat callers, but she's fixed - and they're on to greener pastures, lol!]

My hubby's taking me out to dine this evening. I gave him a big box of chocolates.

HenrikOlsen

14-February-2009, 09:23 PM

Kittens on the way! :) I'd like to have one.
Give me your address and I'll mail you one. (Kidding:whistle:)

mahesh

14-February-2009, 09:36 PM

...My hubby's taking me out to dine this evening. I gave him a big box of chocolates.

ok buttercup....so here's Manhattan Transfer for you guys then!

six minutes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_bb4zPDNMQ&eurl=http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&ei=ZDaXSf7gBpSIjAf784jbAQ&resnum=0&q=chanson+d+amour&um=1iurl=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1_bb4zPDNMQ/hqdefault.jpg

just came into my mind, as i was stirring the dinner, well, part of it!
Chanson d'Amour...gorgeous gorgeous

and so then followed Cuentame...for ants in my pants...

what a class act they are/have been. superb.

gzhpcu

14-February-2009, 09:44 PM

Great song, great group! Thanks :)

Buttercup

14-February-2009, 10:16 PM

Thanks Mahesh (and Henrik, lol) -!

No romantic songs on my mind spontaneously. That's a bit ironic, since I often have songs in mind. But then I'm looking forward to that nice restaurant dinner (and work being over for the week).

sarongsong

14-February-2009, 10:48 PM

...No romantic songs on my mind spontaneously. That's a bit ironic, since I often have songs in mind...Wot!?---just got'ta be "My Funny Valentine (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&q=youtube++%22my+funny+valentine%22&btnG=Search)" :dance:

LaurelHS

15-February-2009, 12:05 AM

Then there's the Bruce Springsteen song Valentine's Day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekATPHqk_I4).

Delvo

15-February-2009, 03:31 AM

To me, it seems to be the exact OPPOSITE of actual romance. I heard a commercial on the radio about this being the perfect time (and their product being the perfect way) to "show him/her just what (s)he means to you".

Ya, that's the message I'd want to send if I had someone to send it to: "Look, you're worth $40 to me!".

BigDon

15-February-2009, 04:16 AM

Well we had Boo's birthday party today. We watched the Cross Roads II cd first while we mingled and ate and then played with the Wii.

I grilled burgers and fried catfish. I got exactly the wrong kind of cake again this year as last year. German Chocolate. A nice one too, except Boo hates coconut. It's her big sister (and myself) who loves german chocolate cake.

Later on this week I'll buy her another cake.

mahesh

16-February-2009, 10:13 AM

Great song, great group! Thanks :)

thank you too gz...for your thread/Op...nice and timely...something to chirp about...

mahesh

16-February-2009, 10:18 AM

Well we had Boo's birthday party today. We watched the Cross Roads II ......
you don't mean the British soap, do you BD? OMG..Boo..you poor thing...

I grilled burgers and fried catfish. NIce daddy...do it again...

I got exactly the wrong kind of cake again this year as last year. German Chocolate. A nice one too, except Boo hates coconut. It's her big sister (and myself) who loves german chocolate cake.

Naughty Daddy...

Later on this week I'll buy her another cake.

should make that two cakes...hey Happy Birthday Boo!

BigDon

17-February-2009, 08:16 AM

you don't mean the British soap, do you BD? OMG..Boo..you poor thing...

I grilled burgers and fried catfish. NIce daddy...do it again...

I got exactly the wrong kind of cake again this year as last year. German Chocolate. A nice one too, except Boo hates coconut. It's her big sister (and myself) who loves german chocolate cake.

Naughty Daddy...

Later on this week I'll buy her another cake.

should make that two cakes...hey Happy Birthday Boo!

No the blues guitar documentory/concert.

And just because it was Boo's birthday, when B.B. King came on Pops, my stepfather got up and cut a bit of a rug and showed her how it was done back in the day. But being as he's 69 now, it was more of a throw rug than an area rug.

Also had to explain "guitar face" to her. When the artist is concentrating so hard on his playing he loses consicious control of the facial muscles and you get all those really weird facial expressions.