Valentine's Day
Just wondering what everyone was doing for Valenetine's day. I told my boyfriend that I didn't care but that we had to go to the bar sometime after 12. Other than that I don't know what we're doing.
I turn 21 on Saturday! Poor guy has a big weekend coming up. Haha
This seems like the kind of place that a bunch of anti-Valentine's day sentiment will rear up but please try to keep it to a minumum. Made-up holiday blah blah blah. I used to spout that but now I just think it's fun. Go celebrate love and don't whine (at least in this thread anyways).
I turn 21 on Saturday! Poor guy has a big weekend coming up. Haha
This seems like the kind of place that a bunch of anti-Valentine's day sentiment will rear up but please try to keep it to a minumum. Made-up holiday blah blah blah. I used to spout that but now I just think it's fun. Go celebrate love and don't whine (at least in this thread anyways).
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i'm hoping that we go to a nice local restaurant called lui lui's but we'll see.
Happy Valentines Day everyone!!
I WAS going to go out with my female friend Melanie, but her sister invited Mel up to visit for the weekend (younger sister is at college 2 hours north of here)... Well, let's just say I need to figure out what to do with these two tickets to the movie "Chicago" tomorrow night.
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And it's called "Singles Awareness Day," people. Get it right.
I'll probably throw together some spaghetti or something. Yes it's a holiday fabricated to make money for a corporation and thankfully my girlfriend doesn't give a crap about it.
Even better, she also dislikes diamonds for a similar reason. woohoo!
bout 2/3rds clove garlic, finely diced.
small onion, finely diced
sea salt, fresh cracked pepper (to taste)
real sweet basil, finely chopped
real oregano, chopped
pint heavy cream
1-2 pounds plum tomatos, preferably run thru an italian tomato press (or you can blanch and peel them)
3/4 cup vodka (i recommend possibly maybe 1/4 cup of a flavored vodka, like citron for a kick)
start with good olive oil....
saute onions for a good 6 minutes (med/low heat...do not brown)
add garlic, sautee another minute or so
DO NOT BROWN THE GARLIC
add tomato puree/sauce
add spices
add salt & pepper
taste
add vodka
work it for 10 minutes
add cream, stir
wait 10 minutes of more simmering
put on penne
garnish with parsley
use excellent grated parmesian
(shamelessly stolen)
[ 02-13-2003: Message edited by: Jonathan ]</p>
less hassle than cooking, and i should be able to
"borrow" it on occasion.
<strong>i got my wife the new 12" PowerBook.
less hassle than cooking, and i should be able to
"borrow" it on occasion.</strong><hr></blockquote>
you are a geek
funny you should mention that...just last night my eldest daughter went on a long car-ride rant of how diamonds are murder...bless her little liberal heart...my wife has never liked diamonds either, but for very different reasons....she is just way, and i mean WAY, too practical...there are other things that are so much more important than diamonds..."honey would you like a diamond necklace for your anniversary??" "who the hell are you and what did you do with my husband?? Hell NO...get me a hot tub instead." "sure 'nuff"
of course this valentines day will be done in hushed tones and bowed heads....and beers raised to remember granddad....we are irish, so expect a wake....g
What can I say, I'm a romantic.
My gf has the same "no diamonds, furs, etc etc..." liberal thing going on, tied to a much too modern pragmatism, "there are better things to spend money on." It's funny, because I'm of the sort who couldn't possibly see anything as more luxurious than the skin of an animal, or the fruit of modern slave labour. I mean the third world has to do something with its time too.
We love each other, but one of these days I think she's going to kill me in my sleep.
[ 02-13-2003: Message edited by: Matsu ]</p>
<strong>my wife and i are getting a baby-sitter and going to the art institute of chicago. (my favorite place in chicago) and out to dinner but not sure where, somewhere in the loop, i think.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm picking my wife up there and were going somewhere else.
Go to Rhapsody. Call ahead.
So we are going to make the most of the time we have together while we can.
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as for matsu
[quote] We love each other, but one of these days I think she's going to kill me in my sleep. <hr></blockquote>
funny, i think the same about you too g
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We love each other, but one of these days I think she's going to kill me in my sleep.
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And they say true love is hard to find... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />