i was listening to MPR last night and jeffrey eugenides (author of "the virgin suicides" and "middlesex") was being interview about an anthology of love stories that he recently edited, called "my mistress's sparrow is dead." i tuned in at the tail end of the talk, and the interviewer was asking mr. eugenides if he was doing anything special for his wife for valentine's day. he replied that one of the reasons that he initially fell in love with his wife was because they both agreed that they would never celebrate this commodified holiday of something that should be intimate and meaningful. it was so funny to hear the disbelief in the interviewer's voice, and her insistance that CHOCOLATE AND FLOWERS MUST BE HAD!
(side note: jeffrey eugenides doesn't look ANYTHING like i imagined.)
i was in line at the drugstore this morning to buy some wax paper for making a vegan lemon meringue pie for rob (ok, i'm kind of a sap too) and the man in front of me was buying last minute gifts...and i use that word lightly. flowers, a stuffed...thing (i don't know...it might have been a dog, maybe a bear, definitely not something any adult should ever own) and a card. the man purchasing these treasures of the romantic spirit even declined to take an envelope to put the card in. *massive sigh* he scooped up some free candy on his way out. i wonder if the recipient of his offerings wouldn't have been happier to just get a handful of hershey kisses and a pinch on the cheek. when the cashier was ringing my wax paper up, he asked me if it was for baking. a reasonable question, but then there was this...
him: "i don't think people even bake anymore...i mean, most people can't even boil water."
me: "uuhhhh..."
him: "here, take some candy...since i'm not paying for it!!"
clearly, everyone was feeling cupid's arrows in there.
rob is singing at the Turf club tonight in St. Paul for "How Fucking Romantic" where a bunch of TC bands are covering The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs. i really do like my lovey dovey holidays with a little bit of irony.
besides that, he is making us dinner, after which we will give my vegan confection a try (no promises.) regardless of the day, i'm still getting all the love i could ever want from the most lovely man i've ever met. and i didn't even have to buy him candy!
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