Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's Day: a day I believe to be total crap. People in love suck. Seems like every holiday out there is a chance to say, "I love you" to whoever you feel like loving at the time. Creating a separate holiday specifically for the purpose of buying cards and flowers and gifts...it's crap. Before I bashed it too harshly, I made sure I did some research, so see if it actually was as crappy a holiday as I believed. Pretty much. The British are to blame. They had a few Saint Valentine's in their books; they don't know which one it is attributed most to. Supposedly, he married young couples in secret at a time when it wasn't allowed because Emperor Claudius II believed unmarried soldiers were better. Other stories contend that he was in prison and fell in love with the jailor's daughter and wrote her letters signed, "from your Valentine," in the third century. Since the day wasn't celebrated until the 1600s (1400 years later), it seems apparent that this guy wasn't really that special. Rather, the Brits were just looking for a holiday to commercialize with the theme that if you love her, you'll buy her something to show it. Now a whopping six countries/places celebrate it: the US, Britain, Mexico, Canada, Australia and France. The day was chosen because the 14th is supposedly the beginning of the bird's mating season. I hope you agree, Valentine's Day is a load of crap, despite some people who think it's sweet to have a lover's day. What really bugs me are people who think they have to get a girlfriend/boyfriend when Valentine's approaches, just so they can join in on the fun and get them something. Yeah...that is uber stupid. Maybe, and only if there actually is a relationship going on, should this day be celebrated. On the other hand, 85% of the card-buyers are women, according to the historychannel.com, and it's never a bad thing when I get mail. In fact, I jump for joy, even if it's a credit card offer, because I'll know that somebody didn't leave me off their list. Yay for credit card companies and their waste of paper!
If Aphrodite's son, Eros, tries his hand with that damn bow and arrow, I'll waste no time at punching him in the face! Then, I will find a very large gun and tear him to pieces, because I see right through his plans. He just likes shooting people with arrows! We'll see how much he likes getting shot back with bullets. Don't fall for the media's hype about this false holiday. If you have a girlfriend, I suppose you can get her something, but otherwise, you'd better not be buying anything. Of course, if school was cancelled, I would feel completely different about this holiday. It's go big or go home with holidays, so getting school off (which would make sense so you could spend it with your signif. other) would make me feel a lot better. Or maybe the Dean's and Superintendents just don't feel that high schoolers and college students should have relationships, in which case they aughta get bitch slapped, one-two, on both cheeks. I think I kinda lost track of where I was going, but I hope you caught the drift when it was there. In conclusion, Valentine's Day reminds single people that they aren't part of a "couple," a term that receives so much popularity, and some other stuff like blah sleep is the best the end.