Cupid's Cheap Shot

St. Valentine's Day is the worst fake holiday of the year. If you're single, you feel extra lonely. If you're in a relationship, you feel obligated to celebrate your love. This entails over-paying for meals, flowers, chocolates and greeting cards. Worst part is that you expect everything to be perfect, and since perfect never delivers you always get let down in the end...
This past Valentine's Day, my wife and I went to see a taping of the Colbert Report (sorry Grace). It was the only night open for months. We had to wait for hours, and Colbert is funnier on TV - he's looking right at ya and all the awkward tension is gone. Dinner went horribly (crappy table after reserving weeks in advance, ran out of bread, etc). Got back tired, upset, and stressed out. I wish we just stayed home. When will we learn the lesson? 1 Billion Valentine's greeting cards sold each year - sick...