Turning off the auto-correction is not hard.

It shouldn't be. But for some reason Word still kept "fixing" my em-dashes and ellipses after I thought I'd turned off the auto-corrects in question. Actually correcting the problem required finding some additional menu that DH led me to. I hope I can find it again next time I'm setting up a manuscript.

I bought Lori the best accidental Valentine's Day Gift yesterday. She was there for the entire transaction and I looked at her and said, "Happy Valentine's Day."

I've never gotten a romantic Valentine's anything, but I am in possession of some sweet platonic ones. I think the day used to irritate me, but now I barely notice it.

I sent you a Valentine!

I admit it. I'm depressed. I want a pretty boy to send me pretty flowers and tell me I'm pretty. I believe the hype.

I think you can turn that feature off. But I'm not in the mood to navigate Excell menus to find out for sure.

Ah. Found it.

I sent you a Valentine!

Hey ... did you see the pretty and the sweet? Yours is definitely included. Yay, Hello Kitty!

This year? Chocolate? Score!

No not this year, couple years ago.

I kind of like Salon's approach to this. They're running a series of remembrances of "lost loves" and regrets. That's a about perfectly pitched between romance and disappointment.

I got chocolates from David! That was nice.

Oh well. I'll just have to be sure to not forget to send the Shark Week cards....

And don't forget Yak Shaving Day.

I want a pretty boy to send me pretty flowers and tell me I'm pretty. I believe the hype.

Well, I'm not pretty, but I've seen pictures and you are pretty and funny and a lot of fun to have around here. I didn't send any flowers though, my wife probably wouldn't approve.

the hostess sort of pulled me aside and said, "you know, hon, he really should've done a better job of planning." Umm, hello? Entire universe not about stupid couple-behavior guilt?

Did You talk to the manager? It is not the hostesses job to scold you. Ever. or make assumptions.