Categories: just-life
Date: 20 January 2005 16:07:09
Talking of distraction, I knew that I'd wanted to write something yesterday and couldn't remember what is was..... well, I remembered before I'd left uni last night, but as it was 10pm I thought it could wait.....
Now, I'm known to be slightly grumpy, it comes with being a man, however, even though people say that Christmas is starting earlier and earlier, I still feel that having Valentine Cards out a month before the day is far too soon.
I mean, as Saint Days go, he's fairly minor (I rank Mother's Day as slightly more important (ok, a lot more important.... I know which side my bread is buttered on!!)) and unimportant, made big only by the card industry and the Snoopy Show (go on Charlie Brown, go ask out the little Red Hair Girl (did we ever find out her name??)) and being the grump that I am I don't see why this one day should be so special, as compared to others??
Am I supposed to love my "loved one" that much more?? Should I not be nice and kind and fluffy all year round, as opposed to this one day (as I gaze scornfully at those who go yes, you should be nice, kind and fluffy all year round, and extra on this day especially, bah humbug!!) in Feb. Which is a nasty month at the best of times!!
[while here, I'm going to take a slight side topic and mention that while trying to find how to spell Jaccuzi yesterday, I managed to find a 'whirlpool bath for two' which you would have to share, simple so not to waste water, which wasn't as strange as the bath that had a window in it.......]
grumble, grumble, grumble....... grrrrrr!!!!!
And just think, there's another month to go......
The best thing about Valentine's Day is after, when there's a sudden glut of "lover's" chocolate on the shelves at a reduced price.... Like you can get the 'Father's Sized 1kg bar of Cadbury's chocolate' and after Christmas you get things like white chocolate oranges (snow balls) all at reduced prices..... which I think is great!!
So I suppose that you could say that it is good to 'celebrate' Valentine's day, to get cheap stuff afterwards..... but you'd be a fool!!!
Now, scientists in Cardiff University have sat down and worked out that next Monday is going to be the gloomiest. Usiing special equations that they have worked out (ie - scientist talk for made up).....
1/8W+(D-d) 3/8xTQ MxNA (now I wonder if you, like I notice that this is infact three separate equations.... what do we do with them...?? add them together, multiply them.... what...???) where W-weather D-debt d-money due in January pay T-time since Christmas Q-time since failed quit attempt (quit what???) M-general motivational levels NA-need to take action.....
You know, the more I look at this, the more I realise that it's rubbish, I appologise for raising this point, instead I'll direct your attention to Brazil where a lady has given birth to a 17lb (8kg) baby..... even I go ouch!!!