I got all kinds of fun stuff there -- imitation Mallomar, a bunch of candy, and two different kinds of sprinkles that I can put on cookies or cupcakes or whatever, plus some of the magic Canadian brand of vegan cheese, and some of the not quite magic but still very good Scottish brand.

Those all sound fun. You'll have to tell us about the Mallomars.

Valentine's Day Stinks, Or, He Sure Put More Effort into this than MM Did: [link]

Awwwww! It's a half-mile valentine! You need SOMETHING dark to put on the snow. I wonder how he got it so symetrical?

Right across the street from my building, there's a pile of snow at least seven feet high, maybe eight. Every time I walk by it, I have to resist the urge to try to climb it. (Mostly what's stopping me is that there's bare pavement on both sides of it, which would probably really hurt if I slipped. If there was still snow on the ground next to it, I might give it a shot.)

Happy Valentine's Day people! [link]

GC, that is the best Valentine.

I have survived 3 hours in a crowded restaurant with my loud family. I feel no need to be social again anytime in the immediate future.

Call Vortex, Hil. She can be your spotter!

GC, that's adorable.

Every time I see a picture of Shane, I want to jump onto the 5 and book down to LA just to eat him up.

Shane is definitely a cutie-head Valentine!

Happy Valentine's Day people! [link]

WAY too cute!!! (Although he looks just a tiny bit dubious, like, "Ma, are you going to put me on the Internet AGAIN?!?") (Answer, hell yes, Shanie. You are too cute to keep a secret!)

Awwwww! It's a half-mile valentine!

A valentine that big on snow, you CANNOT just make it by peeing.

We went out for Indian (dear god Lamb Korma, yum), spent an appalling amount on groceries (we needed cat food and dog food and cat litter and toilet paper, and SOMEONE opted to buy 5 boxes of frosted mini-wheats, and SOMEONE ELSE retaliated by buying wine), stopped at the video store and ended up renting season 4 of Robot Chicken. We are so. fucking. romantic.