Happy what?

[BarTopDancer]

Dead vegetation is pretty but not a thing I care that much about - since I am allergic and it's so disposable. Never been into it. But as of 8:15am my day has pretty much been made (and not by dead vegetation).

[Ponine]

Hmm... best valentines memory.....

My parents divorced in 1978, so this was before that.

My Dad come home from work one Valentines with a heart shaped box of see's chocolates for my mom.
I remember it was pink and white gingham, with a pink rose.
I was envious.

Right outside my bedroom door was a linen closet with a shelf in the middle.
When I went to my room later to go to bed, not pouting, just going to bed, on that shelf was a White stuffed poodle with a red bow over her right ear...
and a red velvet box of chocolates.

He told me that he stopped on the freeway because he saw the stuffed dog, and grabbed it for me.
I have no idea to this day if that was fact or fiction, but I remember it!

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

Though I do like giving flowers in theory. But we're both such lazy housekeepers that the dessicated hulks remain for weeks after they have any visual merit remaining. So we don't bother.

The bouquet I sent Susan for her birthday (1/9) is still sitting in our living room. But I will still send flowers. Just not today because she she used to work at a florist and knows how insane today is, so she doesn't want me to send flowers on a day like today (Mother's Day is the next worse day at a florist).

Originally Posted by Alex

...while I watch my just received Quantum Leap* DVD and petting Pixel.

* Having not seen an epsiode since the final episode aired almost 15 years ago I fear this is going to turn to out as another example of how my teenaged tastes were really bad.

The final episode of Quantum Leap was amazing. Just remember that none of the individual episodes match that one and it may not be too bad. I know I can still enjoy an episode of QL.

The episode where we found out that Al was a POW was also a good one.

[madmonkeygirl]

Matt and I celebrate Vday any other day of the year not just cuz of a hallmark tradition or a saint or whatever. Sorry but that's not what it is about nor is it just supposed to be on this one day of the year. For me he surprises me throughout the year with little gifts etc.

If i were to get flowers i have to put them up due to the cats more than anything. Jovi loves to get into the flowers and chew on them. But flowers are nice. But he doesn't have to get them for me on this particular day if he so desires not to.

We don't exchange cards. I'm working tonight so we're not gonna be together til i get home late very late tonight so in some ways i kinda hate today even though i have someone i love very much. It's like last year i was lucky i got out of work early enough and we went to dinner but oh well. We have the weekend to do that together. I'm selfish we're having an "us" weekend this weekend no theme parks nothing just him and me (Sunday).

My friends and i exchange gifts but so far my gifts are being mailed today after endless excuses from one friend so today is just an ordinary day for me...

[Strangler Lewis]

I agree with LSPE that sometimes it's nice to have signposts that remind us to stop and clip the roses. For me, Valentine's Day even provides opportunities for contemplation because an old girlfriend was born that day, and my father died the day after.

As a parent, I would prefer that the other kids would not tape candy to their classroom valentines, most of which, after a discreet period of hiding, will simply be thrown out.

[Alex]

I was talking about the show with Lani last night (she never watched) and I said that the only real concrete thing I remember was that all of us in the dorm absolutely hated the final episode -- it was a big group TV night.

So unfortunately, if my adult tastes have flipped so that I don't like the show but would love the final episode sadly I'll never get there because I'll stop Netflix from continuing to send then.

[Kevy Baby]

The first time I watched the last episode, there was a part of me that was angry that they left so many open ends (and not in the "we're going to make a movie" sense). In retrospect, I realized that the story was written in such a way as to get the viewer to think and to formulate their own opinions of what happened to the persons in the story.

It is one of the few TV episodes that got better with repeated viewings for me.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I hated most of the final season. They were trying way to hard to be deep.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I hated most of the final season. They were trying way to hard to be deep.

If I recall the final season correctly, I would agree with you. But the final episode was stellar (IMO)

[Nephythys]

Quit derailing guys!