Valentine's

I figured I should post up something new because it is Valentine's Day and I don't want to be the only loser who doesn't do anything. Valentine's Day one of my least favorite holidays ever. Why? BECAUSE NOTHING EVER GOOD HAPPENS TO ME ON VALENTINE'S DAY! The only time I ever had a girlfriend on Valentine's Day she told me she cheated on me. Ain't that a pisser?
To be honest though, Valentine's Day only sucks if you are single. People that have significant others that complain about the holiday being fake and stuff almost always have a significant other. They are just being cheap and lazy. Not that I am not cheap and lazy, but the grass is always greener ya know?
So what did I do for Valentine's day? I treated myself to some sushi at what I thought was going to be a quiet little Japanese place near my house. I got there and the line was out the freaking door! Who knew red-necks like sushi?! So I waited a bit and sat at the bar, miffed that I want to celebrate this dreaded holiday by myself with some raw fish and instead it was a three ring circus of couples and young families "sharing the love". Makes my stomach turn more than eel!
There is a bit of light in my lonely existence, my woman returned to me. "What!?" you are saying to yourself, "He has a woman?" Yup, and her name is Marla. She is about two feet tall, porcelain white skin and is powered by a G5 processor at 1.5 Gigahertz. Yeah, I am talking about my IMac. I have a deep and loving relationship with my Mac and she is by far my longest relationship ever. Just over a year now we have been together and about two weeks ago she just shut down on me and went cold. I took her two the doctor and it seemed her ticker (power supply) was on the fritz. So after replacing it she is back to being very responsive and loving. How I missed Marla, my perfect woman! Although she is a little awkward to snuggle with, she is overall a great companion.
Seriously though, I am sort of frustrated. NOT the cold shower kind of frustrated, the tongue tied I can't talk around a certain someone frustrated. You know where every time you make a joke or say hello it comes out like you were just saved from drowning and it is nothing but water, phlegm, and gargles. Part of me is like, yeah I should not like this person, I have too much work to do and no time for this hullabaloo. But then I turn into a 13 year old where going to class means seeing her (and YES it is a her, jerks...) and then the pulse quickens and the stuttering and how's my white boy afro looking...and then zip...you just seize up like a catatonic and everything comes out monosyllabic, "Hi" "Food" "Pee".
I am rarely without words, be they clever or completely stupid, but this one makes me nervous. Or maybe it is more accurate to say I make myself nervous because of her...suddenly I care that I have a hole in my shirt and I haven't showered in two days...Ah well...I have a page that is due tomorrow for a class anthology and I haven't even started. The theme is insomnia, something I am infinitely familiar with...
Oh yeah, the art above is by Juvaun Kirby. Look him up, I don't know much about him but I do know this is sort of how I feel about Valentine's Day.