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).