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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
See & Do: The Weekender / News Think Valentine's Day sucks?
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:06 PM
You're not alone. In fact, there are plenty of ways to celebrate your opposition to the faux romance-soaked holiday besides waiting for day-after chocolate sales. No need to spend a lot of money, either.
For those who can't wait for the day-after sweets, the blog Cupcakes Take the Cake has a great idea for an Anti-Valentine's Day treat, complete with black heart sprinkles. You can serve them to all of your single friends with a side of Valentine's venom.
If you insist on spending Valentine's Day by yourself, here's a list of 100 Anti-Valentine's Day songs you can download while bummin' around the house in your Anti-Valentine's Day T-Shirt and reading about the history of this revolt against greeting card company created holidays at Meish.org.
Want to spread a little humor with your holiday hatred? JibJab, the folks who cut and paste famous people's faces into cartoons, have a catalog of Anti-Valentine's Day e-cards to choose from. One of them, "Shoot Cupid," allows you to upload your own picture for cherub target practice. The service isn't free, but for a $9.99 semi-annual charge you can send your friends as many JibJab e-cards as you want.
Prefer free e-cards? Meish.org can help there, too. They have simple greetings with sentimental sayings such as, "Nothing says 'I love you' like saturated fat and slutty lingerie" or "You'll do."
There are several Anti-Valentine's Day events in the works, too, for those wanting to hate on the lovey-dovey holiday en masse.
The Wine Vault is sponsoring an Anti-Valentine's Day party Saturday in University City. They're encouraging singles and couples to party together — of course they're encouraging everyone to make fun of each other, too.
Suite at Epicenter on Trade Street is hosting a Kiss my A@@ Cupid party on Friday the 13th. Don't forget the dress code.
Cans Bar, also Uptown, and the Young Professional Society of Charlotte are teaming up for their 6th annual Anti-Valentine's Day charity event on Saturday. Proceeds benefit Project Halo, A Way Home and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Admission is $10.
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