Blurb is hosting Lunch 2.0 today on Valentine’s Day!

Reading people’s twitter’s I think

Am I the only single person who loves Valentine’s day?

Oh the gifts, flowers, chocolates, singing telegram, and the the restaurant dinner reservation! I love watching the public trauma this day brings to two people in love. Sometimes it is like a romance sped up. Other times it is a romantic comedy in miniature, but mostly it is a complete disaster—still memorable in a “visit the inlaws” sort of way.

To that last one, I remember how my friend Jay broke up with his girlfriend by taking her to McDonald’s for Valentine’s—given how I love fast food, this would probably be my ideal date. 😀

I thank that I never have had to privately experience that public trauma. Historo-mathematically, it should have happened—I know that I’ve been in a relationship during some February 14th of the past, but somehow I’ve been spared any compulsion to participate.

Instead, I normally celebrate it by spamming friends and family with an e-card.

Not this year.

[Triumphs of the Human Spirit]

Triumphs of the Human Spirit

Dave says that it’s been too long since I’ve blogged something “feel good.” But every time I do, I get teased mercilessly—in fact, I’ve decided to call those articles my “triumph of the human spirit” postings.

The first time that phrase was pointed out to me was a decade ago, back when my mom was still alive, a bunch of us were trying to decide on a movie, when my brother pointed that he had recently read a movie review calling some movie a “triumph of the human spirit.”

When that phrase is actually pointed it out, it’s sort of hilarious.

Ever since then, when someone says something makes them “feel good,” I ask to myself:

Yeah, but is it a “triumph of the human spirit?”

PostSecret triumph

So to honor Dave’s request, I’ll swipe this video from PostSecret:

You have my license to shed a tear and feel a little good.

After all, it’s Valentine’s. If you can’t be sappy on Valentine’s when can you? 😉

Pillow fight

Another great event today include Pillow Fight Club’s annual SF pillow fight at 1 Market Street which doubles as the SFlickr meetup. I missed this last year, but if I go this year I’m afraid I’ll get withdrawals from being at a perfect fun shooting location and being without camera. Not to mention, that I’ll probably get pegged by some pillows because of it.