It’s That Time Of The Year, Again

There’s this officemate of ours whose inspirational emails I almost always delete without even opening them; one look at the subject line and I hit the button. But for some weird reason I opened this latest one from her. I will not bore you by cut-and-pasting her email here; what I do want to quote (with some editing and tweaking on my part) is the following:

“Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the surface of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands, one that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love shows up in all forms; even in very small and cheeky forms. It has never been a model. It could be the dullest and most boring form… and that’s life. The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.”

So do something different this February 14. Go home, put your feet up on the couch and watch “Mythbusters” while sipping Coke Light. Or have a pizza delivered to your office for dinner. Or read the final three chapters of that novel you’ve always wanted to finish but kept putting off for another time. Or play Text Twist. Or watch porn and jack off. Do the ordinary this Valentine’s Day, whether with someone special, with friends, or by yourself.

And if I see you contributing to the terrible traffic that night—whether rushing to some concert by local or foreign has-beens, or to a reserved table at some overpriced restaurant—then I’m going shove a real arrow right through your heart.

Have a Happy Valentine’s folks. Smiley face.