Ok, I'll admit it. Having a job around Valentines Day is better than not having one. I am sorry for deviating from my overall theme of "unemployment is super fun," but what is the fun of getting a V-day present unless you can rub it in your co-workers' faces?
You see, V-Day isn't about romance...it's about spending money to prove how much you love someone and to let others know that. I honestly don't even really like flowers. I think they are corny, especially roses. But gosh darn it if I didn't love getting a dozen roses at my desk on V-day. Everyone makes a fuss. Who are they from? Ooh, aren't you lucky?
I remember one year my boyfriend got me an amazing bouquet, but he sent it to my apartment building. I asked him why he didn't send it to my office. He said he didn't want to "embarrass" me. "Hell no!" I exclaimed. I wanted everyone in my office to see what a loving boyfriend I had as represented by said bouquet. They would make much more of a fuss than my doorman, Elvis. Boyfriend didn't get my "logic." But you know what guys, that's how we roll.
Ladies, you may not admit it, but you KNOW I'm right. Tell me one time when you received flowers and didn't tell someone via text, twitter or FB status along with a picture. You like to keep people in the loop about your flower sitch. And when you see a gorgeous array of flowers sitting on your work reception desk, isn't there always an "ounce" of hope that they are for you? I thought so.
However, my entire argument isn't relevant this year because Valey Day fell on a Sunday, so it didn't really matter if I had a job or not. Oh, the universe works in mysterious ways. Now I have nothing to feel bad about and can go back to loving the fact I don't have to get up early tomorrow.
Happy Valentines Day!
xoxo
Laura
Song of the Day: The Power of Love, Huey Lewis and The News, "They say that all in love is fair, yeah, but you don't care."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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oh man if only vday being on sunday changed things for me. so this year at work, flowers were incorrectly delivered to me for the 2nd year in a row. the woman in the office next to me, madeleine, is like 100 years old but her husband still sends her flowers at work- two days early this year, so she could still rub it in everyone's faces at work!!
ReplyDeleteso anyways, this is the 2nd year in a row madeleine's flowers were incorrectly delivered to me because you know, G-d hates me. and now that I think of it, the same thing happened once at my old job. valentines day makes me want to gag
Greetings from a V-day obsessed India. I'm not sure how or why this happened but India is cupid-crap-crazy!
ReplyDeleteI heard non-couples can't even get table bookings on V-day as it's for lovers only. Yuk!
Anyway if it makes you feel better, I was the 3rd wheel on a date to go see the movie by the same name. Life doesn't rub it in your face much more than that :)
HAHA! Both good stories guys. Mel- two years in a row--yeah, you do have some bad V-Day karma going on.LOL! Pete- I love seeing movies in India...was everyone texting?? :)
ReplyDeleteKILL ME NOW- madeleine just got ANOTHER bouquet of flowers (delivered incorrectly to me AGAIN)!!! WTF!!!
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