(( Happy SAD! (And no, it doesn't mean sad) ))
13 February 08 - 18:08
Hey everyone! For me, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. When I was younger, I used to love Valentine's Day because it meant getting all those little pink Valentine's Day cards with the little candy heart boxes, chocolate, or (which I prefer the most) those holy golden (alright, brown) little (well, not if I was eating the jumbo-sized ones) treasures in the orange chest (wrapper): Reese's Pieces.
Speaking of candy, once on Valentine's Day I ate all the chocolate candy I had recieved from the class and then we went outside to the playground to play and I had a sugar rush and... well, let's just say I was the epitome of energetic little kid that day. ;)
But now that I'm older, our schools don't have Valentine's day parties and hardly anyone gives valentines, except the ones who are boyfriend-girlfriend, of course. The problem is, I'm not in a relationship. So that means no little chocolate truffles or giant-sized Reese's Pieces. (Yep, that's me: the only thing I miss from not being in a relationship is not getting Reese's Pieces.)
So, the other day one of my friends (who shall be referred to as 'AG') asked me if I was going to celebrate Singles Awareness Day.
"Singles Awareness Day?" I echoed.
"Yeah - it's where you celebrate being aware that you're single." AG explained.
No, really? :)
"I know that" I shrugged. "But why?"
Why, really? I mean, was it one of those anti-Valentine's Day holidays where people wear pink buttons with cancel marks on them or wave little flags that say, 'I'm single, I'm here to stay, get use to it'? (Alright, maybe I knew it wasn't that, but still.)
So, today I googled 'Singles Awareness Day'. The first link that popped up was Wikipedia, so click-y I went on the little heading.
Wikipedia's definetion:
Singles Awareness Day (SAD) is a humorous holiday celebrated on February 14 (although some prefer the 13th or the 15th to get away from the commercialism associated with the 14th). It serves as an alternative to Valentine's Day for people who are single: that is, who are not involved in a romantic relationship. Some observers of SAD do so out of spite for Valentine's Day, as a Hallmark holiday, or for other reasons.
It also said that Singles Awareness Day is celebrated to remind couples that you don't need to be in a relationship to celebrate life. I honestly don't know anyone yet whose life revolves around their bf-gf relationship, but hey - look at Romeo and Juliet. Then again, their stories are 500 years old. Scratch that - look at the 1996 version of Romeo+Juliet - Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes' characters are pretty modern. Then again, their characters aren't real. Is there anyone today that still lives solely for their romantic relationship? Not counting the media, of course.
Anyhow, Wikipedia went on to say that 'Happy SAD!' is a common greeting on that day. I honestly have no idea on what country (if any) where this holiday is an official one. I don't think it is. Nevertheless, it makes sense: if there's holidays that celebrate being in a relationship, why can't there be holidays celebrating being OUT of a relationship, hm?
I know Wikipedia isn't the trustiest source out there on the World Wide Web, but it certainly is the most convenient. I just wouldn't recommend Wikipedia for school-related research, since anyone can post anything on that site. But hey- chill, tomorrow's a holiday!
Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day or Singles Awareness Day, have happy SAD and happy Valentine's Day!
lol,thats interesting, im definetly celerbrating S.A.D
haha, i love claire danes she was in stardust which is like my fav. movie, and interesting fact, i was standing rite in front of Leo Di Caprio in line at dysney land and we tried taking a pic. w/ him but he put his head down…
YAY! happpy valentines day! or Happy Single Awarness Day!
mehwish () - 13 02 08 - 18:40
Hehez, Lol Pema. I’m really going to miss those delicious chocolates this year too..xD
Yah, I think I might have heard of Singles Awareness Day..somewhere..xD But anyways, Happy Valentines or
Singles Awareness Days To you too! ~
Akara - 13 02 08 - 20:25
Yeah, I’m celebrating SAD I suppose, but I wish I was just celebrating Valentine’s Day. Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Mari () - 14 02 08 - 14:33
I didn’t actually celebrated SAD this year. Even though, it feels good to have a huge crush… shoulder’s drup AND be single.
C. Moore - 27 02 08 - 16:57
