I forgot it was Valentine's Day today. I guess that's even better than being anti-Valentine's Day, right? Forgetting it completely. Well, not completely. I was aware of it. People have mentioned it to me. The office is providing us with a Valentine's Day lunch, at least for those of us who don't have someone to go to lunch with.

I'm going to fill the hole in my heart with some corn and deep fried onions. Scrumptious.

But I was really reminded it was Valentine's Day when I spent all morning delivering flowers here at my office. The lady that usually sits at the front desk is out, and my desk is the closest to the front door, so I generally answer it when she's away. None of the flowers have been for me. In fact, I've never received flowers in my life, Valentine's Day or otherwise. I know, I know, boo hoo, right?

I have to think that it would be nice to receive flowers. I know I'd like it, even if I am anti-Valentine's Day or whatever (I'm actually not, who would be?, I'm just anti-being single on Valentine's Day, which is really more my fault than Hallmark's or St. Valentine or Chuck Willary).

How can anyone really be anti-Valentine's Day when they've got someone to share Valentine's Day with? I know my ex made the claim that she was anti-Valentine's Day, but I was still supposed to get her something on Valentine's Day. But we weren't supposed to celebrate it. Not together, at least. But don't forget to get something. It was all very complicated (actually, it was pretty simple, I just like to pretend she was more complicated than she was because it's easier to find faults in the relationship and why it fell apart that way).

I've read various articles today on how American's have become more and more anti-Valentinian in recent years. Cards and messages have generally become more sarcastic. Less and less people are celebrating Valentine's Day in traditional ways, if at all. Marriages are down while divorces are up (we all know that's got nothing to do with Valentine's Day, though. It's them gays marrying, that's what's destroying the institution of marriage. Right? Hello?). The moral fiber of our nation is crumbling.

In the end, I guess it really is an arbitrary holiday that is slowly becoming more and more, well, arbitrary. We're becoming a nation filled with bitter loners who don't want sweets and a card every February 14th, we just want to know why we aren't loved like everyone else (ignoring the obvious contradiction that everyone else is wondering the same exact thing). Or maybe the internet has just provided a voice to the countless minority that's never been heard in the past. The tears of heartache have turned from salty bitterness to malicious hatred.

So fuck Valentine's Day, right? Unless you're going to get me some flowers, that is.