valentine's day

Today was Valentine's.

Duh.

I personally have nothing against Valentine's. I just don't like the swirl of materialism that comes with it. It degrades itself to a competition of who bought the pinkest present and which guy bought the most gigantic bear. I can already hear the accusations, that I am against it because I don't GET anything. Gee.

But think about it. Valentine's Day shows how much money you're willing to spend, not how you feel, and the two of them don't always go together. THEN people go around squealing and sounding all excited over really garish and downright tacky balloons. We are pathetic. I am glad that most of my friends show appreciation everyday OTHER than Valentine's Day so thank you them