PRACTICE RANDOM VALENTINE'S DAY

Single or not single, I was never a fan of Valentine's Day. Besides the commercial aspect, besides the re-molding of gender roles, the "I'm a man, I must impress you with many chocolates." and such...why just one day?

I ask again, why celebrate on just one day.

Now, this rant is not meant to sound like a greeting card, but THIS is Valentine's Day.

1. Buying a Cadbury chocolate that's hard to find to remind a friend of his early South African beginnings.

2. Taking out the recycling and the garbage on the same day.

3. Giving up your seat on the subway.

4. A surprise meal of Cornmeal crusted scallops.

5. A candle lit dinner.

ANY, all, some of these and more NOT necessarily on Valentine's Day, but on:

September 16th
May 8th
June 2nd
January 20th

And so on...

Be random with love, like, like-a-lot the moment a whim hits. The moment it feels right. The moment you think of it.

Not because some chocolate company needed to boost sales in the dead of the winter.

Because, you want to, any time.

One last note:
Best quote for Valentine's Day yet,
Joel to Juan Carlos: "Where should I take Liz for dinner on Valentine's Day in NYC?"
Juan Carlos: "Stay home and cook."

And that's what we did. Made lasagna. Made salad. Shared a bottle of wine and watched the ever so uplifing Carnivale on
HBO. It was the most memorable V-Day yet.

Oh, yeah, and the flower bouquet that I received at work? Nice work Lothario Bloom...

Rant Out.