So you\u2019re single and Valentine\u2019s Day is a day away?<\/p>\n
So payday is days away and Valentine\u2019s Day is in a day?<\/p>
Those relating to the latter you knew better, rather join the \u201cI do not celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day Club\u201d and bash your way through the day. To those relating to the former, it is not the end of the world and there are exciting things happening this week.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s start with the movie house:<\/p>
Inxeba (The Wound) a South African movie, which has claimed eight South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) nominations, including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Film and has also won 19 awards at 44 festivals in more than 25 countries worldwide, is still showing.<\/p>\n
Black Panther, the most anticipated Marvel movie hits the screens on Friday, you could perhaps use this time to look for an outfit (might I suggest dressing as one of the Revolutionary Black Panther members from the 60s?).<\/p>\n
Yes, I know it is not a romantic movie to stay with the theme of Valentine\u2019s Day, but it\u2019s a nice way to get your mind off the pressing issues at hand: \u2018you\u2019re single\u2019, \u2018you\u2019ll probably die alone\u2019, \u2018perhaps I need to text my ex back.\u2019<\/p>\n
Staying with new releases:<\/p>\n
Volkswagen launched the new VW Polo and I hear it is a beast with a sound system by Beats by Dre.<\/p>\n
Why not book a test drive, call me, tell me all about it.<\/p>\n
To completely get your mind off it all, get a 1 000 piece puzzle.<\/p>\n
I recently bought my mother a 1 000 piece puzzle (she\u2019s developing grown women problems – she\u2019s forgetful), its calming, passes time and scientists have proven that puzzles and other types of brain training may help to slow memory loss and other mental problems.<\/p>\n
If you insist on romance, get scented candles and foam bath and soak yourself in a warm bath with lightly scented bath salts.<\/p>\n
The aim of these \u2018admit one\u2019 activities is to make you feel better about yourself and know that there is nothing wrong with celebrating the day by yourself.<\/p>\n
A lot of people put on a poker face and wear t-shirts with the word \u2018Asexual\u2019 printed on them and go on to share how adverse to celebrating the day they are. Good for them but some people are hopeless romantics and on this day they feel a need or an extreme desire for affection.<\/p>\n
For me, Valentine\u2019s Day is like New Year\u2019s Eve all over again.<\/p>\n
We all know the plans we set in place to usher in the new year, but somewhere between driving around picking up friends, wrong GPS coordinates, and the New Year\u2019s Eve rain it all ends up as a blunder, and five-four-three-two-one we will try again next year.<\/p>\n
Love, light and vegetables.<\/p>\n