State Of The Love Address - 2004 Edition
Feb. 14th, 2004 10:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
penpusherMy Fellow Lovers.
Today, and tonight, here in New York City, a place some consider to be one of the most romantic places on this planet, there is love.
As I went from place to place today, from river to shining river, there they were. The two-headed, four-legged creatures, hugging, caressing, laughing, yes, interdigitating... and of course, kissing.
Forget about being a voyeur. You couldn't help but see it today. In the streets, on the subway, and of course, in the candy shops and bodegas which had just doubled the price of their roses. And not just kissing. Audible kissing! The kind of kissing where it sounds like you opened a bottle of sparkling water.
This Valentine's Day has been especially love driven. I think I know why. The cold winter, the unease about the direction our country is going, the need for comfort and the fact that everyone seems to look great causes people to drift towards their partners even more.
And even my friends list isn't immune to such stuff... Both![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
melodymuse and sweet_evil got engaged!! It's more than just coincidence. There's lots of love out there.
For some.
For the rest of us, well, we'll get by hearing all about your wonderful adventures in Cupid's Grove. I can't even say I'm unhappy about not having a valentine. Shockingly, I'm not. I'm actually very content. Somehow, I'm ok with it all. I never really had a valentine anyway. I mean a REAL valentine, the kind you might give a diamond ring to at some point in a relationship. Maybe I've come to accept my fate.
Looking back at last year's Valentine's Day address, I have to say I'm far less cynical about love than I was a year ago. That's worth something, I think. I can appreciate love and lovers for what they are... wonderful people who found a person they can connect with on many different levels.
Wow! Imagine someone you can have spectaular sex with, then you wind up cooking a meal together, and have sparkling conversation while you dine, followed by bathing, massage and more sex! It's a person who earns money and still has time to spend with you. And it's someone you can stand to look at for more than ten seconds at a stretch!
The dream lives.
I have to remain a little cynical. It's in my lifetime contract. Sorry about that. But, I'm smiling while I write it. Take that, Carrie Bradshaw and you other mythical New York women!
I wish you love. If you have it, may it grow beyond your wildest imaginings. If you don't, may you find it when you need it the most, and may it change your life in incredible and wonderful ways. And, if you're like me, may you find enjoyment in everyone else's happiness. That's what really matters!
<3
Today, and tonight, here in New York City, a place some consider to be one of the most romantic places on this planet, there is love.
As I went from place to place today, from river to shining river, there they were. The two-headed, four-legged creatures, hugging, caressing, laughing, yes, interdigitating... and of course, kissing.
Forget about being a voyeur. You couldn't help but see it today. In the streets, on the subway, and of course, in the candy shops and bodegas which had just doubled the price of their roses. And not just kissing. Audible kissing! The kind of kissing where it sounds like you opened a bottle of sparkling water.
This Valentine's Day has been especially love driven. I think I know why. The cold winter, the unease about the direction our country is going, the need for comfort and the fact that everyone seems to look great causes people to drift towards their partners even more.
And even my friends list isn't immune to such stuff... Both
melodymuse and sweet_evil got engaged!! It's more than just coincidence. There's lots of love out there.For some.
For the rest of us, well, we'll get by hearing all about your wonderful adventures in Cupid's Grove. I can't even say I'm unhappy about not having a valentine. Shockingly, I'm not. I'm actually very content. Somehow, I'm ok with it all. I never really had a valentine anyway. I mean a REAL valentine, the kind you might give a diamond ring to at some point in a relationship. Maybe I've come to accept my fate.
Looking back at last year's Valentine's Day address, I have to say I'm far less cynical about love than I was a year ago. That's worth something, I think. I can appreciate love and lovers for what they are... wonderful people who found a person they can connect with on many different levels.
Wow! Imagine someone you can have spectaular sex with, then you wind up cooking a meal together, and have sparkling conversation while you dine, followed by bathing, massage and more sex! It's a person who earns money and still has time to spend with you. And it's someone you can stand to look at for more than ten seconds at a stretch!
The dream lives.
I have to remain a little cynical. It's in my lifetime contract. Sorry about that. But, I'm smiling while I write it. Take that, Carrie Bradshaw and you other mythical New York women!
I wish you love. If you have it, may it grow beyond your wildest imaginings. If you don't, may you find it when you need it the most, and may it change your life in incredible and wonderful ways. And, if you're like me, may you find enjoyment in everyone else's happiness. That's what really matters!
<3