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Fear and Loathing on a College Campus
By: Mikey Vu - Lifestyles Editor
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
What is love?
Baby don’t hurt me. Now that I’ve gotten that throwaway joke out of the way, it’s time to realize that it’s about that time when everyone’s favorite Hallmark holiday quietly approaches, looming around the corner like a veteran Stockton carjacker. When the color red starts becoming more and more prominent in store displays, and when what basically equates out to a flying baby assassin with a crossbow that epitomizes the symbol of love can be found readily hanging from pretty much anywhere. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves, V-day is approaching.
But really, what is Valentine’s Day? Besides being another consumer holiday, it either serves as a reminder of the bitterness from failed romances of years past, a day where you can make it up to your sweetie after “that one night you got really drunk and made out with so and so”, or for the rest of us, a painful reminder that yes, you are single, so deal with it.
The strange thing about February 14th, Singles’ Awareness Day, is the fact that it is so polarizing among the young folk. Either you revel in the glory of roses and chocolates (because nothing says “I love you” like gifts that die or go bad after a week) and cuddle up alongside next to your partner whispering sweet nothings, or instead, you end up by yourself eating chalk flavored candy hearts with little sayings on them like, “I like you!”, “Be mine!”, or the seldom seen “You gave me VD!” and end up cuddling with a bottle of Jack, watching Amelie or some John Cusack movie on repeat.
That’s the beauty of Valentines Day, isn’t it? Of course I’m just making generalizations, there are the auspicious few who will solidly claim that they don’t really care about such a pointless day like Valentines, those who will also in the same breath say they don’t need a man or woman to be happy. While this may be true, they are also the same ones that wish that someone would take them out to a nice dinner, or shower them with frivolities like the flowers and chocolates that they denounced two minutes earlier. It’s ok, everyone deserves companionship. I’m just giving you a warning to be on the lookout for the happy couples who will outwardly flaunt it by walking around wearing matching Christmas sweaters adorned with bears, with the words “I WUV YOU BEARRY MUCH!” cross stitched into the front.
By now, you must surely think that I’m just another jaded fellow, when in all honesty I just want to point out the various ways people react to Valentines. Really. If you have someone special, do something romantic for them, cook their favorite dish, paint a picture for them, hell, go out and take them ballroom dancing.
If you’re going to do something, do it well, and make it sweet, and just so you know that I’m not a completely sarcastic journalist who can remain behind a hard exterior thanks to a keyboard, I’ll share something nice that I’ve done. There once was this girl I liked a long time ago, but the problem was that she was dating this complete douche bag, we’re talking cheated on her on an almost hourly basis, completely disrespectful, you know, an all around winner. So I decided that I would send her flowers (yes I know, they die, get over it) on Valentine’s day with a note attached that read, “I don’t mean to step on any toes, but every girl deserves a rose.” Go ahead and laugh, ha ha ha, but it’s the only thing that seemed right to me at the time.
In any case, as an open invitation to everyone, when that Wednesday, February 14th rolls around, and you find yourself alone, bored, and possibly sexiled, I’ll be right here with a bottle of Jack, a copy of High Fidelity, and a CD loaded with 80’s tunes, ready to rock the hell out. You know where to find me. Views: 805
Comments (2)
1. 06:31PM 02-01-2007
so did you end up getting with her? or cuddling with jack watching high fidelity?
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2. 06:53PM 02-01-2007
haha well... i did end up with her.. .but on most valentines day's you can find me with some jack and chick flicks
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