So my girlfriend is out drinking with her mate w poznan and i'm sat 30 miles from london alone in my flat....wooo valentines. When i finish this bottle of tempranillo think it might be time to chuck on a jeff buckley record

. How is everyone elses valentines day?
How's this?
Not only is it Valentine's Day, but it's my mother-in-law's birthday. She died last week after losing a 20-month battle with cancer.
So my wife -- as she often does on Valentine's Day -- wanted to celebrate her mother's birthday with a dinner out. Except this time her mom cannot be with us for the first time in my wife's life. And Valentine's Day is "amateur night" at restaurants -- every restaurant poser in town has booked up all the available tables at every place in advance for holiday-gouging rates and special dinners that involve red hearts, flowers, cherubs and smarmy sentimentality on a plate.
Fortunately the Sardinian restaurant down the block was able to accommodate us due to a late cancellation. But even though the owners are very cool and knew my mother-in-law, we're still going to be toasting a slightly more sober occasion surrounded by amateurs.
I'm buying some extra-good wine to ensure we have a good time. But that will be my Valentine's Day.