It's kind of unusual to have so many holidays at once, but this weekend, it is Chinese New Years, Valentine's Day, and for Canadians, and Albertans in particular, we have a day called Family Day, which is a stat holiday. The Winter Games start this weekend, so I plan to watch a bit of that, and then I'll probably end up going out to a restaurant and eating Chinese food to celebrate the lunar new year. What are you guys planning to do for Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day/President's Day this year?
Valentine's Day is straight-up BULLSHIT! It's the ultimate commercialized over-hyped holiday. MLK Day is a real holiday.....nothing commercial (that I've ever seen) or ran into the ground. Memorial day is another real holiday. Anytime things are trivialized or otherwise hyped, I can't even stand to be involved in it.
Probably swap out my water pump. Then I'll get drunk and play video games until it's time to go back to work.
I don't celebrate the Chinese New Year or President's Day, which I guess leaves Valentine's Day, but I'm not bothered about that as it's expensive and icky and forced nicey-niceyness. I'm a low maintenance wife. Mr Teeth only gets into trouble if he forgets to hunter-gather me an Easter Egg or leaves muddy boots in the kitchen.
...who also plans ahead to make joints of beef in a crock pot for her man. Next you'll tell us your parents left you a brewery and a fleet of sports cars in their will.
I LOVE Valentine's Day! Chicks are always on the prowl. But I'll probably be tied up with new years stuff this year. Does the UK get Monday off like the USA and Canada? I'm not even sure if the rest of Canada gets Monday off. As far as I know, Family Day is only for Alberta.
No, I am at work on Monday! We don't get to have a public holiday until Easter! What do you do for New Year?
I got the Mrs. something for the bedroom for V-Day. Will also buy her a card. We would normally go out to dinner, but this weekend's schedule won't allow that. Normally I dress up like Millard Fillmore on President's Day, but I've misplaced the costume...
Picked up a big vase from Wal Mart for Chinese day, stopping at the florist in a bit to pick up three dozen to put in it for Vday and a hearty Happy Family day to those where it applies.. If the flowers don't keep my ass out of hot water nothing will, ... well except maybe a diamond. Diamonds are the worlds first remote you know.
Got the weekend all planned. We are going to set around in matching sweatsuits and watch it snow and watch a whole season of Buffy the Vampire slayer
A few days after Valentines is being spent in the penthouse here and a nice room here. Think other half's expecting her ring, but it's still being made... Chinese New Year, well I'll have some hit a bakery for some bubble tea and some of the food. I love shredded pork rolls, they look a little Dougal from the Magic Roundabout, but taste great!
I'm not... Getting engaged shortly though. Marriage shall be planned for a few years later, house to buy first and find somewhere suitably lovely in Hawaii for the nuptials. The latter serves as an excuse to complete my Magnum, PI collection and take a couple of trips abroad
Happy Corporate you gotta spend a bunch of money on useless junk to suck up to your girlfriend in hopes of getting laid day!!
Valentine's Day is a Hallmark holiday. You shouldn't need a special calendar-set "romance day" to get something or do something nice for your significant other. If you ARE one of those people, you're gonna have a failed relationship/marriage. Same goes for these whackos who get all UPSET when the other one forgets the anniversary of your first date or wedding. Oh boo fucking hoo. If you're with someone like that, get out. Get out now; the only thing you have to look forward to is that they're gonna get worse. If you ARE one of those people, you have a problem... particularly in the self-esteem department.
I shall celebrate Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day/President's Day in traditional fashion: I shall emulate Bill Clinton and strangle a Chinese prostitute. Obviously I don't have an Oval Office. Or a Secret Service to dispose of the body. And I haven't decided whether to use a plastic supermarket bag or her own pantyhose, but these are minor details that can be worked out later.
I'd go with the pantyhose; I think they're biodegradable. The system might show some leniency for you being environmentally friendly.
