VDay Countdown

The official countdown to Valentine's Day is on. So far I don't feel very depressed, but I usually don't get depressed when I take elaborate precautions. It's all the times the awful day sneaks up out of nowhere that hurt.

So -- my red-and-black dress is washed. I've purchased Valentine's cupcakes instead of chocolates. My hot rollers are sitting out on the dresser, waiting to be used. I bought a new lipstick. I was going to go see Smokin' Aces, but I might stay home instead and catch up on Heroes. Or maybe splurge and buy a new season of something else I've never seen. That Boston Legal thing Mom watches looks cute.

This weekend is the first-ever board game party. I'm excited, especially as I spent the weekend splurging on new games. Barnes and Noble had marked all their high-end Christmas games down to half-price, so I visited three stores and cleaned up on anything that sounded good. I picked up Age of Mythology, Niagara, Knights of Charlemagne, I'm the Boss and at least five others I can't remember the names of right now.

AND best of all a guy asked for my phone number. A true nerd. We had a short conversation at one Barnes and Noble store (he let me take the last Age of Mythology in shrink-wrap) and then I saw him again a half-hour later across town at the other Barnes and Noble. He admitted to being a board game addict. He's even a member of a local board game club. He asked for my phone number so he could give me more information on the club, but who knows? It could lead to something. If he isn't interested (which seems to be every man's attitude towards me) maybe he'll have a friend.

(Sigh) Getting so tired of "not interested." I wish sometimes I was bisexual so I could have more choices.

Supposed to take my lunch to school tomorrow in the name of better physical and financial health. I've packed ten crackers, cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes, grapes, a tangerine, and a few dried cherries. Thinking about going back to add tuna, but I really think what I have is enough.