As I See It - 02.15.16 - The Morning After

The best thing about Valentines Day is the reduced price of candy the next day!

As I See It - 02.14.15 - V is for VODKA

February 14 is just another day of the week. Some people observe it as Valentines Day while others observe it as Single Awareness Day (S.A.D.). I've become a bit blasé about the whole thing so when I saw this flask, I just had to have it!

Pic Of The Day - 02.13.15 - It Was S.A.D. At Work Today

Everywhere I turned, I was reminded that Saturday was going to be S.A.D., Single Awareness Day. One of my co-workers loves to decorate for most holidays and in anticipation of S.A.D., we had various treats to munch on throughout the day.

Greetings From The Calvinator

To everyone who observes Valentine's Day or Single Awareness Day, The Calvinator thinks you are cute stuff.

Ramblings Of A Caffeinated Mind 021513.1

Alrighty.  So...it's been a few days since I've posted about anything but you must forgive me.  You see...

I've had a cold.  It started on Monday when I was sitting in a meeting and by the time I arrived at The Calvinator's Crib I was down for the count.  Last night I slept 9 hours.  The night before I slept 10 hours and the night before that I slep 11 hours.  That is so unlike me.  I have found that when I get a cold the best thing for me to do is to sleep.  And so it goes.

Sweet Brown
So I see that Sweet Brown not only has a new look

 

she is also doing a commercial

 

You go Sweet Brown!  Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame.

S.A.D.
Yesterday was S.A.D.  There were flowers, chocolates, balloons and stuffed animals arriving by the truck loads at work.

On the way home, I stopped by Kroger and the floral department was very busy.  For those people who have a special someone in their lives, it was Valentine's Day.  For the rest of us, it was Single Awareness Day.

Bah Humbug!

I'm not sure what the official grunt is for Valentine's Day so I chose the one for Christmas.  Don't get me wrong, I like Christmas.  I don't really care for New Year's Eve or Valentine's Day.  So much so, in 1992 a friend of mine helped me put on the Bitter Queens Ball.  We REALLY need to ressurect that party.  I forced a smile and forced Calvin to pose for this picture.

So to all you love birds, don't let my bitterness poop on your parade.  Tomorrow it will be February 15, just another day in the life of a single person.

P.S. Calvin is not on steroids.  He was close to the camera.

Looking For A Valentine Card To Send?

Tomorrow is one of my least favorite holidays. However, the party the other night may have changed my perspective.

So for those of you who may be hunting for the perfect VD card, I suggest you check out this site.

Photo Journal: February 11, 2010

Every now and then an über-fun party unexpectedly falls in my lap. I should have known that Marcus & Shannon would throw a fun party for Valentine's Day but I didn't expect to have THAT much fun. They hired the taco truck to provide food, hired a dj to spin vinyl, hired a bartender, and rented the photo booth for guests to enjoy at their pleasure. They gave us the ingredients for a perfect storm of fun!

I have posted additional photos here. Look for Love Avengers "Amor Con Queso." There are a couple of photos of Marcus that I didn't post. Marcus is a well-built, handsome muscular man who was walking around in a VD Nurses outfit. He told me NOT to put some of the photos on Facebook and when Marcus talks, I listen!

Ramblings Of A Caffeinated Mind 9.2

I AM the queen
...and I have the bosom to prove it!

photo: AP/Kevork Djansezian

Feb 13, 6:27 AM EST
Franklin slams Beyonce Grammy intro

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro to Tina Turner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, in which Knowles called Turner, not Franklin, "the queen."

"I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce," Franklin said in a statement issued by her publicist. "However, I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy."

E-mails to Knowles' publicist Yvette Noel-Schure and calls and e-mails to Recording Academy spokeswomen Jaime Sarachit and Barb Deghan were not immediately returned.

In the first few seconds of Knowles' intro to Turner's performance, she name-dropped Franklin and a long list of famed female singers. Then the "Crazy in Love" chanteuse focused on Turner.

"There is one legend who has the essence of all of those things: the glamour, the soul, the passion, the strength, the talent," said Knowles, strutting in hot pants. "Ladies and gentlemen. Stand on your feet and give it up for the queen."

At a party later that night, Knowles called Turner her "ultimate icon."

Still, Franklin ended her brief criticism on a gracious note, thanking the Grammys and the voting academy and saying, "love to Beyonce anyway."

Known for such hits as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," Franklin tied with the Clark Sisters for best gospel performance trophy for her duet "Never Gonna Break My Faith" with Mary J. Blige.
© 2008 The Associated Press

Hillary's Dream
This was sent to me from a good friend out on the West Coast.

Driving Miss Hillary

Confessions On A Dance Floor1. I'm already hooked on Big Brother Season 9.

2. I almost ran over a blind person and his partner tonight when they were trying to cross the street IN THE DARK

3. I've been 2-timing the people at the office on Memorial Drive. It's been really crowded and noisy and I can't always get a desk to read my paper, enjoy my coffee and use my laptop. Plus at certain points in the morning it is hell making a left turn on Memorial Drive. So if I've been to the gym (aka LeFittes) it is easier to go the big office on Shepherd @ W. Gray. I can always get a desk and it's not crowded. (I feel better now that that is off of my chest.)

4. I'm getting really frustrated trying to do this career change. I'm trying to keep my pecker up but some days...

VD
Tonight after the gym and before Big Brother 9, I stopped at Kroger to pick up a few things. GEEZ! You would have thought it was the night before Thanksgiving. Parking was a problem. People everywhere. And then I realized (as I was looking in their grocery carts and baskets) that they were stocking up on stuff for tomorrow.

Champagne. Flowers. Balloons. Chocolate covered strawberries. Condoms. Green M&Ms.

Afew weeks ago Brechi Reborn listed 15 things that he did over the weekend. Even though they were in no particular order, #13 was Ate Green M&Ms and #15 was Did X-Rated Things. I think there is a correlation there.

I remember in high school hearing that green M&Ms were an aphrodisiac. If I remember correctly, the green M&Ms only made up 10% of the M&M production and they carried that mystical quality.

M&M has embraced the legend and I noticed that this year they have special packaging just for green M&Ms. So Brechi, this is for you! Happy VD!

Bitter Queens' Ball

OK. So while I'm in a bit of a bad mood and and since I did Sentimental Sunday on Sunday I thought I would combine the two and talk about a party that was held in 2002. You see...

Kenny In Montrose (KIM) and I decided to throw a party on the night of Valentines Day. It was sort of an anti-Valentines Day Party and we named it the Bitter Queens' Ball.

To be invited you had to be single and bitter (jaded, cynical and alcohol sodden also helped). We had a few munchies and a bunch of liquor because nothing makes you more bitter than a good stiff drink...or two...or three...or four.

Word got out that we were having this party and couples wanted to be invited. We were a bit selective so we sort of put them through a screening process. They had to be a bitter couple and knowing most of them and their relationships they passed the bitter test.

A former friend of mine made up some posters. He was/is a bitter person and craft projects kept him out of trouble. I remember one his posters was of Nicole Kidman complaining that she could never wear heels when she was married to Tom Cruise. Another was of Enron stockholders who had lost everything.

It was a great one time event. KIM and I still get inquiries about when are you going to have another Bitter Queens' Ball? Ya just never know.

I have no idea what I did with the pictures from that night. If I find them before Valentines Day, I will post them for you.