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of roses and consumerism
"this rose can last up to 35 days... that's why i bought it"
i mean thanks friend, but no thanks. i don't want my friendship to be tied to the value of how long a rose can last.
call this a case of sour grapes (again) if you want to, but i think Valentine's Day is over-comercialised and i wonder why people continue to buy into it. though i have to insert a disclaimer that i have never been on a V Day date and neither have i been asked out on V day so perhaps the joy of receiving a bouquet of roses has been lost on me.
either way it's this huge marketing ploy that has brainwashed people into thinking that the 14th of February should be commemorated in some special way. i guess it's sweet when you're in it and you're toting a huge bouquet of flowers (because flowers are the luxury accessory of the day)
anyway enough of that rant about Capitalism. i spent Valentine's Day watching The Book Thief which was emotional yet sweet (but not saccharine) and the scenery was beautiful. then i had a sweet treat with a lovely friend followed by Korean food with two other lovelies.
SIGH. i don't wanna study.
i mean thanks friend, but no thanks. i don't want my friendship to be tied to the value of how long a rose can last.
call this a case of sour grapes (again) if you want to, but i think Valentine's Day is over-comercialised and i wonder why people continue to buy into it. though i have to insert a disclaimer that i have never been on a V Day date and neither have i been asked out on V day so perhaps the joy of receiving a bouquet of roses has been lost on me.
either way it's this huge marketing ploy that has brainwashed people into thinking that the 14th of February should be commemorated in some special way. i guess it's sweet when you're in it and you're toting a huge bouquet of flowers (because flowers are the luxury accessory of the day)
anyway enough of that rant about Capitalism. i spent Valentine's Day watching The Book Thief which was emotional yet sweet (but not saccharine) and the scenery was beautiful. then i had a sweet treat with a lovely friend followed by Korean food with two other lovelies.
SIGH. i don't wanna study.
“some people feel like they don't deserve love. they walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”
“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.”
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