Queen Prawn Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Anyone doing anything romantic/fun for V day? Since Brian is working this weekend (Sunday makes 14 days in a row), I don't know what I will be up to other than bringing him some dinner later in the evening. We were supposed to get carry-out and rent a few DVDs but since Phil (Brian's boss) kaboshed that, maybe I will still do that, but share my meal with my hamsters instead of Brian . Also, what are you getting your significant other? I am getting Brian PS2 NHL 2004, a green pen and a Die Cast of a Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. We plan on playing each other in the NHL game. I can beat him in PS2's NASCAR game, but I am not that great with the hockey (looks like I'll have plenty of time to practice though ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Sex, sex, and more sex. Right now it really sounds that I am behind schedule. Oh s***, all I know is where going to go out for dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I always spend Valentine's Day with my single friends--it's just a tradition. So, this year we're all getting together having pizza, wine and watching 8 Mile. But Friday night the Boy and I are probably going to have dinner and just enjoy each other's company (we're both broke so nothing big), drink some wine, and then we're going out to Lunch on Valentine's Day. So, it should be nice and lowkey. No gifts except he brought me back my favorite beer from when he was in Scotland last month. Nothing says love like a pint of Tennents. Sigh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 It A LOT of "IT" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 A LOT of "IT" I don't know what 'it' ism but if you guys are talking about Monopoly, count me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I always spend Valentine's Day with my single friends--it's just a tradition. So, this year we're all getting together having pizza, wine and watching 8 Mile. But Friday night the Boy and I are probably going to have dinner and just enjoy each other's company (we're both broke so nothing big), drink some wine, and then we're going out to Lunch on Valentine's Day. So, it should be nice and lowkey. No gifts except he brought me back my favorite beer from when he was in Scotland last month. Nothing says love like a pint of Tennents. Sigh.... Nothing against Tennent's per se, Soxy, but Scotland has much better to offer. I think it's a near-abomination of the Natural Order for lagers to be brewed in the UK - British Real Ale has a hard enough time surviving in the pubs with all the imported lagers. Scottish ales tend to be a little darker, sweeter, and often more alcoholic than the pub bitters from England. Scotland is just a little too far north to be good for hop growing, so most of the hops have traditionally been purchased from the hop growers in Kent. To keep production costs down, the beers are generally underhopped, leading to the sweet malt-accented flavor. The higher alcohol of the "80 shilling" offerings all the way up to Scotch ales (usually called "wee heavies" - I love that name!) is understandable given the percieved warming effect of alcohol and the climate of the country. Truly, I'm not knocking your liking of Tennent's, it's quite well made. I'm just encouraging you to be a little more adventurous if you ever have anyone willing to bring you back beer from Scotland. I'll give you my list if you need one! Oh, and don't even gt me thinking about the pure rapture that is the single malt Scotches from Islay and some of the coastal distillers... YUMMMM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I was expecting it Jim...But you forgot the prime draw of Tennents for a poor College kid studying abroad: it's cheap. I did, of course, sample many fine, fine, fine brews from all over Scotland, from the Outer Hebrides to fine Aberdeen to the borders to the lighthouses up north. But Tennents was always just right for my struggling pocketbook. So, that's mostly why I drank a fair amount of the Tennents...But anyway, to decent cheap beer, good beer, and to nice boyfriends who'll cart stuff half way across the world for you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted February 11, 2004 Author Share Posted February 11, 2004 A LOT of "IT" I wish that was the case for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 It OK in all seriousness now... When we were married our wedding party got us a room at a nice bed and breakfast for the first night of our honeymoon. I got the same room for the 15th (since we are off Monday, it will be much quieter on Sunday ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I wish that was the case for me! Wait up for him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted February 11, 2004 Author Share Posted February 11, 2004 Wait up for him... He's working 6PM to 6AM. I'll just go to bed early . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Ya im doing something very special: Working 6-1:30 am. dam im covering people ass'es but I'm only doing it because they have Girlfriends and I dont, but at least I'll hang out after im done working at 2 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Business as usual, I have no valentine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Business as usual, I have no valentine... Dont worry Abooz ill hook ya up with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Dont worry Abooz ill hook ya up with one. That can't be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 The Mrs. works this weekend, so I am home with the daughter. Once the little one's asleep.....I probably will be too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 Eh...our school's semiformal is Saturday, but a good group of us is just going to skip that and probably just going to end up seeing a movie. After the movie, we'll probably go around and hit some of the dance after-parties. It'll be a decent night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 My girlfriend HATES Valentine's Day(as well as Sweetest Day). Thinks it's a contrived commercialistic piece of crap. No complaints from me there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 My girlfriend HATES Valentine's Day(as well as Sweetest Day). Thinks it's a contrived commercialistic piece of crap. No complaints from me there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted February 11, 2004 Author Share Posted February 11, 2004 While I don't hate V day, it's not that important to me as well. It especially means less to me now that Brian is definitely working Saturday. I was just hopin' to live vicariously through peoples' posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 My girlfriend HATES Valentine's Day(as well as Sweetest Day). Thinks it's a contrived commercialistic piece of crap. No complaints from me there! I've got a simillar situation... Except I don't believe it... She "SAYS" she hates Valentines Day, but I think she secretly loves the thought of flowers and candy and ... So either way I'm screwed... Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 I've got a simillar situation... Except I don't believe it... She "SAYS" she hates Valentines Day, but I think she secretly loves the thought of flowers and candy and ... So either way I'm screwed... Oh well. So why does that have to be done on THAT day? That's why I hate it. If you want to get your girl/wife some flowers, why is it a flippin' mandate that on February 14 (when they triple the price of chocolate and quadruple the price of flowers) every damn chick in the country should get some flowers and chocolate? For Cripes sake do it cause you want to, not because the damn calendar says Feb. 14!!! *getting off my soapbox now* I got it good cause my wife's birthday is Feb. 18, so we just celebrate it all somewhere in the middle and I get off easy (well, easier) that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted February 11, 2004 Author Share Posted February 11, 2004 I've got a simillar situation... Except I don't believe it... She "SAYS" she hates Valentines Day, but I think she secretly loves the thought of flowers and candy and ... So either way I'm screwed... Oh well. I specifically tell him not to on/for Valentine's day. That stuff is over-priced because of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 USELESS INFO WARNING Valentine's Day, in a move typical of the Catholic Church, was created by the church during the Roman times. It was created to divert efforts away from celebrating the Roman Feast of Lupercus, which was celebrated essentially with orgy-ing. The church, apparently as uptight about sex then as it is now, drummed up the milder, more christian, St. Valentine's Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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