Spent a month THERE one night...

I wasn’t going to rant… or acknowledge today really… and then I went back to “YEAH, I gotta get this out of my system.”  My first encounter with another human being today was with the delivery guy who brought my beloved new laptop to me this morning before work (Yay! Finally!).  And I was EXCITED about it.  But the encounter went a little something like this…

Delivery Guy: This must have been a Valentines Day present.

Me: Uh, nope.  I paid for it.

Delivery Guy: Oh, that sucks!

Does it?!  ‘Cause last I checked, I was pretty happy that I’m able to purchase things without anyone’s help.  And what a terrible gift a laptop would be from a lover.  Seriously.  And that, I feel, has set the tone for my day.

Single people do not need to be pitied today.  We don’t need “How to survive Valentine’s Day single” articles.  We survive EVERY day as single people… Yes, it sucks to wake up alone every day.  Yes, it stings a little when you want to share good news with someone special (or vent about your day).  But we single people have friends.  I have phenomenal, smart, funny, beautiful friends who are single today.  We are pretty awesome.  And someday, when we are coupled up, we won’t need a damn holiday to show that person we care (or prove to others how much we care for each other via Facebook).  So HAPPY ARBOR DAY!  Plant a tree.  And to all the wonderful people in my life—as I have told you often—I love you.