A Lonely Hearts Meet Market in Arlington? Why Raymond, why would you do such a thing? Have some pride, man!
On 2/7/07, Ray Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to Dr. Dremo's on 2/14 for Singles Awareness Day. I'll go > to yours if you go to mine. > > - Ray > > > --- In [email protected], "hannahbearlee" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sigh, I'm going to sound like bitter single person here, but fuck > it, > > I am both bitter and single (although those qualities do not have a > > causal relationship so far as I know.) > > > > I hate Valentine's Day. I despise a holiday inspired by a martyr to > > nothing (no, really! Nobody knows what the f*ck Valentine did to > > become a saint, but worship the divine avatar anyway!) I hate pink > > teddy bears. I hate Russell Stover chocolate boxes with no turtles > in > > them. I hate the six week long elevation of 'romantic love' uber > > alles (a social construct if ever there were.) AND I hate the fact > > that it's the place-holder holiday between Christmas and the one > with > > the Cadbury Creme Eggs...so close, but so much farther away than > > necessary. > > > > So, instead of celebrating some trumped-up, pinkified glorification > of > > the individual's submission to the patriarchal hijacking of sexual > > relations, I propose an anti-Valentine's Day celebration. And to > that > > purpose, I am perfectly willing to celebrate *another* trumped-up > > holiday theoretically celebrating (agricultural) fecundity and sex, > > but mostly involves hiding in a cave and fending off wolves - > LUPERCALIA!* > > > > So this February 15th (that's a Thursday), I am going to be hiding > out > > in my own particular cave (Fado's in Gallery Place, unless a better > is > > suggested) and fending off the wolves (they hate vodka tonics.) I > > invite any and all curmudgeons on this list to join me in sitting > > slumped against the dictates of the zombie-bourgeoisie. > > > > And just to show that I do have some appreciation for the frailties > of > > the human heart: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Wuitmq4bI > > > > n.b. As this holiday actually takes place on the day after the Day > of > > Hallmark Cards, anyone with sentiment hangovers are welcome to come > by > > and baptize away your sins. > > > > *Wikipedia it, bitchez.** > > > > **Fine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia. Wusses. > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
