With all due apologies to those who hate the whole idea of Valentine's Day, I had a pretty good one. This was mostly due to the fact that lgbtech came up for the weekend, which is always a good thing. :-)

1. Saturday we were intending to go to a 40s-themed party, so we spent the afternoon acquiring appropriate clothing at Kensington Market vintage shops.
   
   ( Clothing squee )

"Are you, sir knight, perchance, in love?" inquired the Knight of the Wood.

"To my woe, I am," answered Don Quixote, "though the sorrows arising from well-placed affections should be accounted blessings rather than calamities."

- Cervantes, Don Quixote, Part 2, Chap. XII

I just spent about half an hour pouring my heart into my journal about relationship angst in general and a particular possible-relationship dilemma I'm currently facing in particular, and then the stupid web form somehow managed to refresh itself and erase my posting! Gone without a trace.

I was TRYING to sort out for myself the potential perils ( Read more... )