ode to VD

i like the abbreviation for valentine's day - VD - because i look forward to this day about as much as i would look forward to contracting a venerial disease. i don't need to explain to you, dear internet, my disdain for this hallmark holiday. i need not launch into a bitter diatribe about forced, guilt-driven consumerism, mass marketing of a senseless holiday, or the underlying notion that people should show their partners love every day of the year, not just february 14. conversation hearts, cupid and his arrow, hallmark cards, flowers and balloons, filled chocolate candies in those stupid heart-shaped boxes that resemble more of a blind taste test for arsenic than a fun sampling of yummy goodness..... they can all go to hell. don't even get me started on that kay jewelers jingle - "Every kiss begins with K!" puke.

interestingly enough, 85% of cards bought for valentine's day are purchased by women. guess what girls - we are wasting our money! however, it doesn't seem that this trend will change anytime soon, so let me provide a collection of VD cards that would actually be worth the time and money spent on them.

other fabulous anti-valentine's day cards are available here. now this is my kind of VD.

i have to also say that the only saving grace of this day is that it is my friend casi's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CASI!!! (my sympathies on sharing your special day with hallmark)

p.s. i was just forced into switching to the new version of blogger and it completely fucked this post and the positioning of the pics. grrrrrrr