The Former Traveling Spotlight

The tales of a "30" something gay former stand-up comic living in NYC who is searching for his soul mate or soul...which ever comes first.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Singles Awareness Day

Every February 14th, what couples call "Valentine's Day", the coupled people run around purchasing roses, chocolates, and bottles of champagne to celebrate their so called "love" for each other.

Roses, chocolates, and champagne all just get laid? Screw that...I'll just head to the gym steam room and save the hundred bucks. But I do find that many of my single friends don't realize that today is not Valentine's Day, but actually it is Singles Awareness Day!

Singles Awareness Day (otherwise known as SAD) is held every February 14th as a way of identifying all other singles that are not coupled (or tripled) You can easily spot the singles on this day, at the grocery store purchasing ice cream and a bottle of vodka, or sitting alone in a fast food restaurant during the dinner hours, or in the video store renting the Bridges of Madison County and Titanic.

Singles are also located on this day at the top of tall buildings looking down over the edge to the ground, throwing themselves in front of moving subway trains, and even once in a while chained to heavy objects falling rapidly to the bottom of the Hudson River.

Singles truly are everywhere on Singles Awareness Day. Even in bars. You can easily find them intoxicated and making out with the first random person who stands close to them. Now if you excuse me...I hear a cosmopolitan calling my name.

Patrick - 1:54 PM -

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