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So, three years running now:
I just wanted to say that I have totally stolen this idea taken the advice of [livejournal.com profile] kungfumegadevil and am reclaiming Valentine's Day for my friends list:

If you're feeling down about Valentine's Day, I encourage you to do the same. Send valentines. Any kind; in comments and posts, in e-mail, in letters, by phone, over coffee. Forget those stupid relationships for a few hours and just give someone you love a little attention.

Everyone on my friends list has been so supportive the last few months, and I just wanted to say thank you, and say that Valentine's Day is about all the people you care about, not just one person you may or may not have in your life. Chocolate for everyone!

So, for two years running, I hereby declare everyone reading this to be Valentined, and to be Deputy Valentine Fairies, empowered to take these icons (or any of their own creation) and go Valentine others.

 


< img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/cleoicons/valentined.png" >

Take out the spaces, of course.


All Valentine's or love-related linkspam!

Snarky X3 Valentines. The Rogue one is my favorite, because it's so true.

Holy jihad, Batman! We're still not sure where Frank Miller's going to find room to put the whores, however. (I'm squeaking this one in on the grounds that I adore Frank Miller's cracktasticness; Sin City is, in fact, all about love, for all its headcrackitude; and here is Vicki Vale's ass.)

Holy crap so many new BPAL blends. This month's Lunacy, Sleepy Moon (I think it's still up today as well): "A nearly-narcotic blend of opiate-touched bark and blossom reflective of the bleakness and solitude of winter, the quietest point of the year : black opium poppy, bamboo pulp, ylang ylang, lavender, chamomile and white sandalwood." Also, the t-shirt is gorgeous. Next month: Peony Moon. (Related: The Newbie's Guide to BPAL.)

The Valentine's part: meanwhile, I just got a CnS for my Smut/Red Lantern/Perfumed Garden Lupercalia order, which I am justifying by swearing up and down that I will sell decants of what I don't like (and maybe half of what I do like). I just placed it, like, last week, so this is exciting.

The Odd Couple. "Cairo, an Italian mastiff puppy, was introduced as a playmate to 10-week-old Koza, a lion cub whose twin died, at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. The idea is that lions are social animals, but there are no other lion cubs at the park for Koza to interact with. Cairo is the next best thing." AWWWW.

Tarte lip glosses named after famous lovers. WESTLEY AND BUTTERCUP SQUEE! Also, I think they have a new Roger and Mimi. Predictably, Jack and Rose ("JACK!" "ROSE!" "JACK!" "ROSE!" "JAAAAACK!" "ROOOOSE!") is sold out. Lessee, other notables: Fred and Winnie, Cliff and Clair (AWWW), Bogey and Bacall, Fred and Ginger, Tarzan and Jane, and Baby and Johnny (hee).

Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels: Come for the Dominican Bitches, Stay for the Man Titty. And they have new romance novel covers to mock, too!

Scott Stapp Gets Married, Arrested. I don't know about you, but my day is now a little brighter.



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Date: 2006-02-14 05:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mellificent.livejournal.com
We are thinking along the same lines, because I had saved this icon from last year and had just posted about it in my LJ!

So, you've been Valentined!

Date: 2006-02-14 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sigma7.livejournal.com
You know, I almost can't wait for Holy Terror in the same way I can't wait for the Cletus Federline album to come out -- not because I plan on indulging in either, but because I can't wake for the blog-quake of irrepressible snark and vitriol that's sure to result from evil.

Sure, there's a mathematical chance that Miller will make it readable and possibly even interesting. But no, I'm expecting it to be thoroughly embarrassing, on a variety of levels.

Date: 2006-02-14 05:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arielchan.livejournal.com
Batman? Dude, if we had Batman on our side the war in Iraq would have been over years ago.

Date: 2006-02-14 05:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sapphires13.livejournal.com
Okay, we know that he was drunk, but what was she on to want to marry him in the first place?

Incidentally, from my LJ yesterday:

Dear Scott Stapp:
You are not Bono, you will never be Bono, and you will NEVER be six feet from The Edge.
Kthx


That among open letters to a number of different musicians I had to hear on the radio whilst running errands.

Date: 2006-02-14 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deililly.livejournal.com
Well said. :) I am running a campaign to reclaim Valentines Day from card manufacturers!

Date: 2006-02-14 06:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] camisado.livejournal.com
ooh, thanks for the link to the newbie guide - I've often wondered what the heck BPAL is. it seems a little complicated to get into, but those lip glosses look right up my alley..

Date: 2006-02-14 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maetang.livejournal.com
I love this idea! Thanks. :^)

Date: 2006-02-14 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] koritsimou.livejournal.com
The fact that they have a Roger and Mimi but not a Rodolfo and Mimi is really, really annoying.

Date: 2006-02-14 06:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] handlet.livejournal.com
The marketing department for Tarte is obviously brilliant, because I now want...oh, about half of those lip glosses.

Date: 2006-02-14 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dietcokebreak.livejournal.com
And I think that I am going to hit Sephora tonight and buy myself a little Valentine's Day gift of Wesley and Buttercup!

Date: 2006-02-14 09:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
That is exactly the set that I want. I hear that a Sephora is opening up here as well...

Date: 2006-02-15 01:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] handlet.livejournal.com
Ooh, that's the one I'm getting, too!

Date: 2006-02-14 06:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foresthouse.livejournal.com
So I'm telling you here b/c I'm sure you won't get around to all the entries on your f-list - I sent you a virtual valentine but forgot to log in so it doesn't say who it's from. *sigh* I need to get more sleep. So I'm telling you here, it's from me and I love ya! :)

Date: 2006-02-14 06:19 pm (UTC)

Date: 2006-02-14 06:19 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] elbales
Cleo, you are teh bomb. (Not to be mistaken for Teh Bomb.)

Date: 2006-02-14 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] metonymy.livejournal.com
Hee. I sent cheesy Hello Kitty valentines to all my friends. Spent $15 on postage, and that's not including the on-campus ones.

We are further reclaiming the holiday by spending our evening going to a Lenelle Moise reading and then watching 28 Days Later. Because nothing says Valentine's like militant feminist lesbian slam poetry and flesh-eating zombies!

Date: 2006-02-14 06:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scornedsaint.livejournal.com
I tried those Tarte lip glosses once (Rhett and Scarlett, I believe) and hated it. Far too sticky and it didnt' spread well at all. Do not be fooled by the cute names!

And Happy Valentine's Day to you too.

Date: 2006-02-14 06:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] basslikesitruff.livejournal.com
Just thanking you for the link. It's a great idea. (By the way, I'm Jen...you've been on my friend's list for a while through dazymo). I enjoy your posts!

Date: 2006-02-14 06:49 pm (UTC)

Date: 2006-02-14 06:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lila-rye.livejournal.com
BPAL question: is their mailing list active? I emailed twice to request to be put on it (the first time months and months ago, the second time in January) and never got a response. It's probably best that I don't know when they update, since I'm pinching pennies right now and the temptation is too great, but still.

tarte is a great brand. Their cheek stain is gorgeous.

Date: 2006-02-14 06:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Huh, I don't know. I've subscribed to the Announcements forum at bpal.org, where Beth posts news, and that's how I get mine. Oh, and you can friend bpal_excathedra here on LJ, which is where Beth (kebechet) also makes announcements.

Date: 2006-02-14 06:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] honorh.livejournal.com
The mastiff puppy and the lion cub are *killing* me with the CYOOT! I'm bleeding and dying here, and I don't even mind. SOOOO CYOOOOOOT!!!!!

Date: 2006-02-14 06:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Hee. I think picture #9 (IIRC) is, like, the cutest ever. It's the lion cub making the Death Cute Face.

Date: 2006-02-14 06:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunshine95.livejournal.com
Image Happy V-Day!

Date: 2006-02-14 07:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] fishsanwitt
Valentine ::hugs:: to you too!

Date: 2006-02-14 07:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] princessstarr.livejournal.com
I love how the Tarte lip glosses have all the wonderfully screwed up couples and being marketed as romantic.

However, THEY HAVE JOHN HUGHES MOVIE COUPLES OMGYAY.

you've been Valentined

Date: 2006-02-14 07:47 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] telesilla.livejournal.com
Image (http://photobucket.com)

Re: you've been Valentined

Date: 2006-02-14 07:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Oh, *dude.* That is severely awesome.

Date: 2006-02-14 08:24 pm (UTC)

Date: 2006-02-14 08:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teenageluminary.livejournal.com
I love this entry. The whole idea of Valenting people is a very good one, and I full plan on doing it.

Date: 2006-02-14 08:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teenageluminary.livejournal.com
**That should say "I fully plan on doing it." Heh.

Date: 2006-02-14 09:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rhapsodeeinblue.livejournal.com
::snickers at Rogue::

And Batman. Bwahahaha. Oh, Miller, Miller. What ever are we going to do with you?

Date: 2006-02-14 09:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yarha.livejournal.com
Frankly, I'm for making every day a celebration of love. In a minor, understated, but deeply felt way. VD is just so concentrated it seems superficial.

Yarha, Superficialcalifragilisticexpiwtfpolarbear?ocious

Is this true . . . can it be???

Date: 2006-02-14 09:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dylancole01.livejournal.com
With your vast and far reaching information gathering tools . . . can you confirm this??? Please sweet Jesus let it be so!!!

http://lifeandstylemag.hollywood.com/

Re: Is this true . . . can it be???

Date: 2006-02-14 10:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
This is, in fact, what I am hearing. ; )

Date: 2006-02-14 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lederhosen.livejournal.com
Topical because it involves hearts - did you see the guy Cheney shot had a 'minor heart attack' (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_re_us/cheney_whittington_4;_ylt=AkbwPbqRIPvepsc6nSIA70RqP0AC;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl) due to birdshot pellets lodged in his heart?

Date: 2006-02-14 10:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] istoo.livejournal.com
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Date: 2006-02-14 11:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arayuldaiel.livejournal.com
Happy Valentine's! =D

My soul yearrrrrns for the Lancelot and Guienevere lipgloss. Damn you, Sephora.

Date: 2006-02-15 12:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eruvadhril.livejournal.com
Tarte lip glosses named after famous lovers
Is there a Beatrice and Benedick blend? Ooo! Or Rose and the Doctor!

Date: 2006-02-15 12:29 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] stormcloude
Hi there, I just wanted to let you know I got the bpal imps today. Thank you. ^_^

Date: 2006-02-15 01:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Oh good!

Date: 2006-02-15 02:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] linz-lou.livejournal.com
I love those Tarte lip glosses! ^_^ Rhett & Scarlett has to be my favorite, out of the ones I own, at least.

Happy V'day! ♥

Date: 2006-02-15 04:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] edda.livejournal.com
This is too fabulous, especially the X3 valentines. Thanks!

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