And I despise all of the jewelry store ads. I swear, they're everywhere. I now hate them all. I would stand there and sip a cup of coffee while watching a Jared store burn to the ground, I hate their commercials so much.

TRIFECTA!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTIN!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIA!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIMEE'S LITTLE SISTER!!!

Well, I just talked to her boss, and asked if he knew if we were going to do something. He said, "Good question. Do you have any suggestions?" So I suggested flowers, he counter-suggested plant, I said, "That would last longer, for true," and he said, "Leave it to me, I'll get something." But that certainly doesn't preclude the making of a necklace, so I'ma do that as well.

This is what I'm saying. Not to mention that the 'forcing' process causes the majority of growing energy to be spent on building those long stems which become so woody that florists use machines to cut them (which causes the embolism -air bubble in the stem- that makes the head drop over the next day) rather than hand cutting them under water...so they really are ruined from the start.

Aha! I always thought it was my fault for not taking proper care of the flowers that Daniel brings me. It's gotten to the point that I have extremely mixed emotions about getting flowers. It does make me feel special, so I love it when he gets them for me. But then when they die the next day, I feel like I've let us down by not making that special gesture last longer.

Mind you, for Valentine's Day he tends to buy something for me the next day when every thing is on sale, so that he can get me twice as much. When you aren't in a relationship, Valentine's Day is such a soul-sucking thing to watch. Now that I'm in a relationship with someone who obviously cherishes me all the time - well, if he forgot Valentine's Day, it would be easy to forgive. Easier to forgive than if he got carried away and foolishly blew the budget on it, maybe. Any gesture he makes that falls between those two extremes is just icing on the cake. Good cake? Doesn't need icing.

That is probably true, but Valentine's Day can bring to a head a string of resentments. If you're with a guy who doesn't remember birthdays or anniversaries, it's particularly annoying that he can't even bring home a card after every commercial and newspaper ad, plus cutesy stories on local news, have been hitting him with the giant Valentine's anvil.

Exactly. I could never fathom how so many people could come rushing into the shop on the 15th begging for non-existant long-stems because they 'forgot'. When the red hearts go up on January 2...even at the GAS STATION...how can you forget? There is something else going on there, obviously. I just wish more people had the courage to say that they don't want to participate!

We should be Masterminds. Yes we should.

this.

Then let's! With the advent of free bridge lines and online meeting thingies, we certainly could. Any entrepreneurs or other folk interested in doing some direct goal-setting support stuff, ping my profile addy and we'll see if we can get something going. I'll want help coordinating, so be thinking about what kind of a role you'd like to play.

Good cake? Doesn't need icing.

Oh Honey. That's beautiful.

And no, it isn't you. Next time you get flowers, use a paring knife to cut the stems at an angle...preferrably under water (a mixing bowl works well for this and aids in cleaning up the cuttings)...make sure that ALL leaves and extraneous matter that would fall below the waterline are removed before you put them in a vase of clean, cool water. Neglecting this step will cause the soaked matter to rot and the bacteria will kill the blooms like herbicide.

You can buy floral preservative if you'd like, but flat 7Up or Sprite works just as well. The sugar helps feed the cellulose and they last longer. Replace the water either daily or as soon at it gets cloudy or ucky of any kind. If you remove dead flowers and recut the stems of the hearty blooms, you can keep an arrangement going for a good long time...not to mention getting different looks each time the mix changes.

A couple of drops of bleach in the water also helps to retard bacteria and will not harm the flowers.

Aw. You made me all misty, I'm such a sap.

Thanks everyone!

there is something seriously wrong with the marketing of roses for VD.

No kidding.

PENICILLIN, PEOPLE.

dear longtime, high maintenance, freelance client:
it is nice that you met a pretty, young, marketing/web person at a networking event. She sounds as if she'll be a huge help to you. However, my disinclination to to email to that person (who owns a competing web business right down the street from one of our offices) ftp access to our server, does not in any way equal me cutting off your ability to market yourself, or otherwise "shutting you down".

nolove, and no frelling root 4 u
me

However, my disinclination to to email to that person (who owns a competing web business right down the street from one of our offices) ftp access to our server, does not in any way equal me cutting off your ability to market yourself, or otherwise "shutting you down".

Oh lord. Falling under the category of 'nice try.'

Oh lord. Falling under the category of 'nice try.'

also falling outside of the suspension of disbelief.

please to see Dana's hilarious recent admin password post - it is catching. Dana "Natter 56: ...we need the writers." Feb 11, 2008 7:55:18 am PST