me: so i’m going to visit my mom in durban next weekend.

jon: hmmm.  next weekend is valentines day.  just sayin’.

me: aw fuck man.  this sucks.

jon: it’s okay, i hate buying roses on vday anyway – so expensive!

me: you’re such a jew.

**pause**

me: so, i do valentines day now?

jon: didn’t you do it before?

me: not with a boyfriend-thing.  i had…. friendly boys.

jon: lets do a romantic dinner with [fwap fwap fwap my mind switched off and started thinking of the possibilities to change the cheesiness that is valentines day]

me: better idea – lets skydive.  in red and white jump suits with hearts all over.

jon: *dry heaves*

//so – as you can see i need some advice on how we should spend valentines day.  no cheesy suggestions please, we want fun & radness and a little bit of awesome.  but no cheese allowed//