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just fed up with all the slushy songs on the radio and everyone going on about what theyre doing on that day. all coupley and blah....

sorry for those happily in love and wot not.

C

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Real bundle of fun you, ain't yeh.

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

I saw a pizza shop that had decked their window out with flowers and balloons and notices saying 'a happy valentines day to all our customers' - that seemed a little odd to me.

I don't have a problem with valentines day, but not done like that. I do have a problem with how commercialised it seems to be.

In reply to TN:

nothing says 'love' like a good 12"!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: I've just posted this on another thread, but what the hell, it's a good lyric and it might help keep all those horrible soul ballads out of your mind. Brilliant dub track by the black seeds - http://www.theblackseeds.com/ - which goes

"What we need is to
love ourselves
too many times before I
thought I needed it
from somebody else"

Find it, play it, and relax about all this valentine's day stuff.

In reply to eppa:

Are we talking actual size here?

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

This would have nothing to with the lad you just dumped finding a new girl friend would it?

In reply to eppa:

Ha ha - if they'd had a sign saying THAT in the window I wouldn't have grumbled about it. In fact I'd've gone in and bought one (!)

In reply to Bingly Bong:

if you include the crust . . .

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Have just booked a client lunch for Valentine's afternoon. She's a single girl too so we're going to go out and have a nice fancy lunch and probably about 40 cocktails afterwards on the company! Happy Valentine's!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Just ignore it if you don't like it. You're giving even more publicity to the whole event every time you rant about it!

(Just like people moaning about big brother!)

In reply to rehab21: i dont mind valentines day but im just fed up with how comercialised it is, and how much people feel obliged to spend for their loved ones. surely just a small something will do.

but then again ive never really had a proper valentines day so i cant really compare.

god i sound like a real looser. must go climb more and cheer myself up. like you said love myself more. I thought i did but had a set back. right!

i love myself....hmmm

In reply to Slugain Howff: not just dumped was 5 months ago!!

In reply to Bingly Bong: I was only talking about the pizza...

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Fed up with commercialism full stop. Happy to rant at length about the foolish waste of money and resources and the keeping up with the HJoneseys and the increasingly short lived 'must have' technologies and the Hallmark festivals imported from the states and all the high street stores hanging a years sales figures on a record christmas period and the new cars for no reason and people prefering to pick up a £3 top rather than think about the ethics of encouraging sweat shop labour in China and the towns with no local shops other than pound shops and charity outlets and the hipocracy of supermarkets strangling their supply chain.

<pauses for breath>

For example: Got an 'all users' email at work last week offering a free 28" flat screen tv - asked why they were getting rid of it and found out that they'd redecorated and thought they should replace their tv too... it was in perfect nick... it cost £300 last year... it was just silver... madness.

Apologies for the hi-jack.

In reply to rehab21: no prob. i feel exactly the same towards anything like that. want to do a masters on sustainable design or design physcology.

i think people are waiting for the comercial world to realise we dont actually care anymore. but now theyve latched onto health and safety. god knows what will happen with this new idea!!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

I'll join you in wanting to firebomb the commercial bollocks that is Valentines.

Surely romance is all about spontaneity not feeling like you should be romantic because it's Feb 14th.........

In reply to Simon22:

You'd have thought so... but some people seem to need the nudge...

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: Have you checked out the Centre for Alternative Technologies in Wales? They've got an entire campus full of sustainability.

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:
http://www.meish.org/vd/

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In reply to Wingnut:

8o<)>

In reply to Wingnut: superb

In reply to rehab21:

Aye!

In reply to Wingnut:

ha haaa, that's brilliant!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Yup. Hate that everywhere becomes pink and of a fluffy texture for a whole month and that I feel pressured by SHOPS (!) to tell the fella how luvved up I am by buying a teddy with a t-shirt on that says 'You're bear-y special to me' <shudder>

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: I only send Valentines to ex's, then again there is no choice, there are no 'presents'

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: I think it's great, but only because I've got friends who's birthday falls on the 14th Feb, and there is nothing more amusing than the look of complete horror and dread on couples faces as a load of us drunkenly walk into a restaurant or bar and entirely break the quiet pseudo romantic mood they were trying to make. Hehe, it's fun to be a bastard from time to time

In reply to Al Evans:

its juvenile but sending cards to random people with just enough clues to damage the anonymity can provide hours of paranoid gossip in the office.
time to select some new victims me thinks

In reply to dissonance: If I got one I wouldn't consider myself a victim, I'd be flattered

In reply to Simon22: very tempted to ditch italian lesson on wed and go climbing. i expect the walls will be pretty quiet!! knowing my luck lots of people will be there spending lots of loving time together!! yuck!! although prepared to have mind changed :P

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

It's ages away yet!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:
just do wot i`m doing 20 years with my missus on valentines day so i`m going watching the bolton beat arsenal did the same at ten years but leeds beat us oh well saving money on a meal i spose

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

me

complete waste of time and money

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: i had a rant about this on saturday, was driving past a bloke with big bunch of roses, and large posh looking bag, i happened to mention 'someone is on the suck up' my mate in the driving seat said, 'yer why is he doing that valentines day isnt for abother week and a half'

que me stating typical male comment, comercial day, excuse for halmark to make money blah blah blah...

think i scared him a little, that or the fact that this ill be the first one i am single for wince i was 16!

whats the equivlent of Bah Humbug to valentines day?

oh and i have been given 'fun money' from my mom and told to spend it on something that will make me smile, so i plan on getting a chocolate fountain, a nice bottle of wine and enjoy my single night, anyone care to join me?

Jess.x

In reply to Little Brew:

that's the weird thing about it, that even if you're not participating you still get people giving you odd looks if you're doing normal stuff on feb 14th. It's hardly christmas day!

In reply to CJD: exactly! i was planning on going out with a few of my single mates, but we decided the weird looks would be too much so P-A-R-T-Y at mine it is then.

Jess.x

In reply to Little Brew:

I imagine that it being a wednesday, I will be going to the gym, then going home and reading a book (or similar). my life really is right at the edge of what's possible. It's just *unbearably* exciting sometimes

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: Well, I'm taking Mrs Ice off to Paris for the weekend, for champange and indulgence, don't expect to see much of paris, and I gave up a weekend large format course for it, who said romance is dead?

In reply to CJD: hey, since the single life has kicked in, i have found myself doing an obserd amount of Jigsaws! sad i know! but i do enjoy the peace and quied and the sence of achievment of finishing.

they are photomosaic ones so there are a bit stressfull at times though!

wednesday is normaly my take my mom to the cinema night or do my washing an ironing!

hum.... valentines night with my mom... no thanks.

Jess.x

In reply to ICE: no no no this is an anti valentines day. although it does sound like a non comercialised weekend so ill forgive you for that. no more blaggin or i'll sneak into your suitcase and come to paris.

hehe

In reply to Cristina Zentilin & other singles: So why not spend the evening being nice to and pampering yourself?

Think of some things that you wouldn't normally indulge in by yourself and then plan to do them.

Buy and drink the champagne, eat the choccies, sit in your pj's and bunny slippers, watch numerous crappy DVD's

But most of all don't feel angry or bitter because of the date, after all that's all it is, just another day and although others will be doing the lovey thing just think how many of those poor people only get it because of that date and spend the next 364 day being unappreciated.

You however can be nice and love yourself any and every day you want to.

Hows that for a different perspective?

Cx

In reply to Clears:

good thoughts - but for me, I wasn't really thinking of doing anything for it! i don't mind not making a fuss.

In reply to CJD: I'm hoping to be nursing a newborn (and probably will be rather sore) so probably not the most romantic of days for me then.

Not making a fuss is ok, getting bitter about it is not so.

Cx

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

I shall be spending valentines day with my one true love. Who loves me back unconditionally. I haved loved them for nearly a year now and my life changed dramatically when I met them. I spend so much money on them that my bank manager is unhappy. I fell in love from the first time I saw them but it wasn't until the second time I spent with them that I really realised this feeling. I spend lots of my time with them now. We have been through so much together but our love is slowly progressing. It's now on the cusp of 5c+.

If your reading this..... I love you rocks.

I can't find a suitable card or present though. Any ideas?

Oh and if you want to join us climbing on Valentines day I am sure you will find love with the rocks Cristina!

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In reply to Clears:

oh no, being bitter would be odd. It was my choice to become single, and I like being single, and if I didn't I'd do something about it.

besides, champagne makes me sneeze

In reply to CJD:


Lol, a good enough reason to avoid it I guess!

Cx

In reply to tommyzero: Hahaha i think if you find some rock loving rain moisturiser...um...
where you climbing??

In reply to CJD:


Here you are missy;

http://shop.joke.co.uk/epages/jokecouk.storefront/EN/Product/11480-2

In reply to sutty:

ha haaaa, I like it!

In reply to CJD:

How did this thread go from anti valentine's day to sexy nuns?!

In reply to Bambi:

I have absolutely no idea!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Moisture(iser) and rocks.... don't think that would go down well.

I was joking about climbing in Valentines day... although Wednesdays is my climbing night usually. So I'll be down the Castle if you want to climb. Epsom to London is a bit far though no?

Er. I suppose climbing plastic is a bit like adultery... and on Valentines day! How could I?

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In reply to Bambi:

Pooh, get on yer bike then young lady.;-P

In reply to sutty:

Nur nur! Was just asking

I'm just about to go out and torturn (ahem, I mean train) someone. Oh it's so much fun chatting away whilst they are ready to puke. Mwahahahahaha

BAH HUMBUG to valentine's day anyway.

Yeah, let's make a big germ bomb that feeds on endorphins so only sad people survive, that'll be great!

In reply to Bambi:


hmmm, which endorphins exactly? How would you avoid the exercise produced ones.

In reply to dissonance:
>> hmmm, which endorphins exactly? How would you avoid the exercise produced ones.

Evil geniuses always have lackeys, henchmen and secret underground labs full of geeky blokes in white coats to figure out petty details like that for them ;0)

I say bring it on!

In reply to tommyzero: Climbing sounds like a perfect way to spend Valentine's Day to me . In fact, that's what I was doing on Valentine's Day last year! Although last year I was climbing in Spain (whilst my then fiance was at work in London). This year it'd have to be climbing at the castle, and you never know I might even persuade my husband to join me!

I don't hold with Valentine's being more special than any other day if you're already part of a couple. I think it's actually more fun when you're single as you can take the opportunity to give someone you fancy a card they're not expecting, then watch as they try and work out who it is from .

In reply to HC~F:

Yeah. I might just take the day off and go love some rock.

I'm not a card person. I prefer to give and recieve gifts. the mean more, people keep them (hopefully), there not commercial and they don't waste trees.

Call me weird but there is something about a card (to me) that says 'I just didn't have time to get you a proper present'.

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In reply to TN:


Especially as it's only February the 5th today, so slightly more than a week to Valentine's Day...

Dunno, they'll be selling Easter Eggs in January, soon.

In reply to Dominion: hate to break the news to you but they already are selling easter eggs in january

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:
i have a date for valentines day (yay))
infact i thikn i have 5
my friends are taking me out for a meal and then out to party because otherwise i will stay at home and cry, and they will just be bored at home

(i'm actually more excited than i woul dbe if it were a boy, as girls appreciate shoes/new clothes waaay more)

holxxx

In reply to holly: nooo...thats not fair! oh well you have some lovely friends enjoy xx

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

only lovely coz i just got dumped and they feel bad that i'm all upset (am actually feeling surpisingly un sad atm though)

why not just get all your single friends and book a table somewhere nice?

holxx

In reply to holly:


Dunno, load of boys on here appreciate La Sportiva Miuras, or Scarpa Dominators, or 5.10 Anasazis, and as for belay jackets, or alpine jackets, or down jackets - some of them have one of each!

In reply to Dominion:
my god. i wish i could afford one of each

In reply to holly: uh unfortunately theyre all hooked up brilliant!! down side is i dont drink so cant even get drunk!! oh woe me!!

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

I love (har har) valentines day.. It's just like any other day, only loads of *other* people have all sorts of extra pressures on them, and I get to feel delightfully cynical all day long. Bring it on

In reply to Dominion:

yea, but those arent the sort of things that make me excited/that i would want to wear on a night out!

holxx

In reply to holly:

>but those arent the sort of things that make me excited/that i would want to wear on a night out!

well why are you on this website instead of

www.goodtimegirl.com?

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Happily, I'm missing it this year, as I'll be in Mexico with my sister next week - we're planning on visiting Chichen Itza on Tuesday.

Usually, I go swimming, or the gym, reasoning that most people there then will also be single!

In reply to Petzl: ahh sounds like a plan. have fun in mexico guess i will be going to gym and swimming lots

In reply to Petzl: Chicken Pizza (as it's also known as by the locals) is fab, I was there last February.

Enjoy!

Cx

In reply to Cristina Zentilin: Made a pact this year with a couple of my single frinds who climb, we will be climbing in the evening followed by a curry on the curry mile.... Oh also have plans to exchange cards

In reply to Cristina Zentilin:

Can't bear music at the moment... it just sets me off on one.

In reply to littlebear: Listen to R4 instead....

In reply to sutty:

because i like the people here
because i like climbing

mainly because i can't give up now!

holxx