Valentine's Day

Who says Germans don't have a sense of humor?

Sgalla watched a kid waiting for a school bus on Kneeland Street this morning makes some snowy Valentine's Day hearts.

At the Dedham Stop & Shop, Passover faces off against Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day! Ready to meet some like-minded progressives? Then you'll want to join us for Dating While Progressive, a fun and welcoming singles party!

This Socializing for Justice event is co-hosted by the Boston chapter of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS-Boston), the Boston chapter of the New Leaders Council (NLC Boston), the Bisexual Resource Center, the Boston Queer Polyamorous Women's Group, and New Wave - Young Boston Feminists.

Haven't been to a Socializing for Justice event? It’s time to meet the friendly faces of the group that’s grown to over 2200 members, hosted 145+ events and fostered hundreds of connections since our founding 6+ years ago.

Cost: $5-$20 collected at the door.

(every $10 includes a raffle ticket)

Complimentary appetizers will be provided.

YES, WE MEAN YOU. Anyone who's single and/or available is invited! Attendees are all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, levels of activism and professions. Some just moved to Boston and others were born here. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.

Patty Neal wandered a couple months into the new year at her local CVS today.

What? Too soon? Tell that to the Auburndale Shaw's, where Loriane DiSabato snapped this photo on the 23rd:

Posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Well, 26 women and 4 girls. Guy bought 30 roses yesterday and handed them out in the Public Garden:

Via NoMad Blogger.

Looks like he finally underwent a growth spurt.

How cartographers say I love you.

As Maria M. learned at the Framingham HomeGoods, only 53 more shopping days until Cupid comes down your chimney.

Copyright Maria M. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

And do what Lindsay Murdock is doing: Using the money to help local families by donating to Small Can Be Big, which connects local families in the Boston area with specific needs with people willing to help them out.

Pam loves the idea of those (locally made) candy saying hearts, but hates the taste, so she makes her own, out of shortbread.

Cool photo from the Financial District.

HEARTBREAKERS BALL: A Queer Valentine's Day Party hosted by qwoc+ boston and madfemmepride

For singles looking for a midnight kiss, for couples looking to get off the couch, for the new-to-boston LADEEZ and ready-to-rock BOIS and GRRRRLS, throw on something HOT/COOL/SEXY/SULTRY/FLIRTY/FRESH and join Queer Women of Color and MadFemmePride on Valentine's day!

Thursday, Feb 14
SAINT Nightclub
8:30PM-11:00 FREE SOCIAL 11PM-2AM 21+, $5 Dance Party
Give us a shout and let us know you're coming: RSVP HERE (for free entry till midnight)

Anali remembers a great office Valentine's celebration - from 20 years ago.

Jolie has the perfect gift - a Xyron 500 Create-A-Sticker Machine. Miss Browneyedgirlie takes no chances - she gets herself a pink cell phone.

Ezra Englebardt explains why he hates the holiday:

A co-worker (yes, my co-workers are chatty today), reports problems with 1-800-Flowers yesterday and today:

I think the storm Sunday snarled all their deliveries out east. I was supposed to have flowers delivered to my mom on Monday, they still aren't there. Any call to the number gets hung up because they are so busy and I am now number 497 in an e-chat queue, down from 792. They guarantee 100% satisfaction. Right now, I am at 0%.

Anybody else not see flowers show up?

Update: Co-worker checks back in:

wireless network blinked and my connection to 1800 flowers reset. now back at 795 in queue. oh well. got up to 329.

The Reluctant Housewife bakes a Valentine's cake (topped with strawberries, natch).

Georgia Lyle and friends celebrate in style:

... Happy day, all of you. I'm eating out early, early, then watching the finest of V-Day film genres with friends: women-in-prison flicks. ...

Megan offers photographic proof that Jimbo loves her.

Frecklegirl wakes up to chocolate on her pillow.

Beth treasures a card from her parents.

Johnny Sapphire is gettin' some tonight.

Ned is happy a stable version of the Camino Web browser for the Mac came out today.

Paul Thurrott suprises his wife with a white iPod Nano with a homemade heart attached.

Plasticboy lays down a steamy playlist to get you in the mood for loooove.

Mike's boss's wife sends in chocolate-laced heart-shaped cookies today.

Lis Riba celebrates the day by discussing roses, specifically, the Christopher Marlowe English rose.

Rob Sama notes a story that Valentine's Day is a good day for private eyes to break up philandering paramours:

Be careful now.

Spatch is wistful:

It chagrins me slightly that "I Do, Too", my venerable 2003 Valentine's Day song, has been rendered slightly obsolete what with Alan Greenspan retiring and all.

Educand hates Valentine's Day, but says she's glad somebody's using the day to fight against violence against women and girls.

Be doesn't understand anti-VD bitterness:

... [F]or me it's always been a holiday of construction paper and glitter, rather than of truffles or roses.
Happy Valentine's Day and good luck getting the glitter out of your carpets!

Charlie Wrigley says enough already:

... Buy a card and some flowers and shut the fuck up about it.

If you don't have a special someone to spend Valentines Day with, who cares? How is it any different from yesterday - or tomorrow - or the rest of your life? ...

The scene today at the Brooks Pharmacy in Roslindale (they actually had the Valentine's chocolate out before the New Year - nothing says "I love you" like some Russell Stover that's been sitting on the shelf for more than two months).