Valentine's Day Ideas Anyone?

No restaurants on VD. Blech. Much better to do something special and private.....

Well, if I might plug my own thing, I'm putting on a show that makes for an interesting something-to-do on Valentine's Day. I run an all-blogger reading/performance series called the WYSIWYG Talent Show and February 14 is our fourth annual anti-Valentine's Day show "Worst. Sex. Ever. IV: Getting It Ain't Getting Any Better," in which a bunch of people of various sexual orientation will be telling stories about bad, bad, bad sex. It's always *really* funny. It's at Bowery Poetry Club at 8pm (doors open at 7:30) and the cost is $7; there's a full bar and you have to be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. We'll be putting the lineup on our website by the end of the week.

GiGi wrote: I'm blushing! But totally curious. :oops:

[quote=apollonia666]Well, if I might plug my own thing, I'm putting on a show that makes for an interesting something-to-do on Valentine's Day. I run an all-blogger reading/performance series called the WYSIWYG Talent Show and February 14 is our fourth annual anti-Valentine's Day show "Worst. Sex. Ever. IV: Getting It Ain't Getting Any Better," in which a bunch of people of various sexual orientation will be telling stories about bad, bad, bad sex. It's always *really* funny. It's at Bowery Poetry Club at 8pm (doors open at 7:30) and the cost is $7; there's a full bar and you have to be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. We'll be putting the lineup on our website by the end of the week.

Well, it's definitely raunchy, but reeeally funny. Last year, one of the stories was by a guy who hooked up with a woman back when he was in college, while they were on shrooms, which he says was awesome until he started hallucinating that her lady parts were turning into an evil vortex. Then he got sick. And there was a woman who once worked at a phone sex line and had a caller who wanted her to pretend he was Jacques Cousteau. He was faking a French accent and she had to talk to him while blowing bubbles into a glass of water with a straw. She re-enacted the whole thing (well, her end of the call, anyway) and I was laughing so hard I nearly wet my pants. At our very first show, I told this story about how I was dating this girl who worked at a group home for developmentally disabled men; she called me and asked me to come by because she had a Valentine's Day present for me, and when I showed up she blindfolded me and dragged me into the house and into her bedroom. Kinda hard to really enjoy things with your girlfriend when there's a guy pounding on the door screaming, "I crapped my paaaaants!"

Anyway, so yeah, it's dirty, but fun dirty. Lots of people bring dates for something different to do for Valentine's Day!

apollonia666 wrote: [quote=GiGi]I'm blushing! But totally curious. :oops:

[quote=apollonia666]Well, if I might plug my own thing, I'm putting on a show that makes for an interesting something-to-do on Valentine's Day. I run an all-blogger reading/performance series called the WYSIWYG Talent Show and February 14 is our fourth annual anti-Valentine's Day show "Worst. Sex. Ever. IV: Getting It Ain't Getting Any Better," in which a bunch of people of various sexual orientation will be telling stories about bad, bad, bad sex. It's always *really* funny. It's at Bowery Poetry Club at 8pm (doors open at 7:30) and the cost is $7; there's a full bar and you have to be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. We'll be putting the lineup on our website by the end of the week.

Well, it's definitely raunchy, but reeeally funny. Last year, one of the stories was by a guy who hooked up with a woman back when he was in college, while they were on shrooms, which he says was awesome until he started hallucinating that her lady parts were turning into an evil vortex. Then he got sick. And there was a woman who once worked at a phone sex line and had a caller who wanted her to pretend he was Jacques Cousteau. He was faking a French accent and she had to talk to him while blowing bubbles into a glass of water with a straw. She re-enacted the whole thing (well, her end of the call, anyway) and I was laughing so hard I nearly wet my pants. At our very first show, I told this story about how I was dating this girl who worked at a group home for developmentally disabled men; she called me and asked me to come by because she had a Valentine's Day present for me, and when I showed up she blindfolded me and dragged me into the house and into her bedroom. Kinda hard to really enjoy things with your girlfriend when there's a guy pounding on the door screaming, "I crapped my paaaaants!"

Anyway, so yeah, it's dirty, but fun dirty. Lots of people bring dates for something different to do for Valentine's Day!

GiGi, for what it's worth, and from a guy's perspective, I can tell you that going to Apollonia666's show sounds like a blast and really worth checking out. But probably NOT on your first Valentine's Day with a guy. Especially one called "Worst. Sex. Ever." It seems like the kinda thing that couples that have been together for a bit would be more at ease with. Then again, he might be into it. But unless you are absolutely sure that he'd be cool with it you probably shouldn't risk it; he might just say yes to please you and you'd end up dragging a dude into a situation he might not enjoy. On Valentine's Day. (Ah, memories...) And anyway, isn't it too early for you to be dragging him anywhere?

If you stay in and cook, trust me, at this stage just the effort wins you major points. (Again, FWIW: The last time I dined out on Valentine's the GF at the time and I had a nice meal at 12th St.)

Apollonia666: NOT hating on your show AT ALL. Just putting in the average guy's 2 pennies in the pot under these circumstances.

Gigi - have you thought about a nice lasagna dish - one pan - in the oven - no mess with a nice mixed green salad. For dessert may I suggest a nice fruit tray with some nice dips (I love cream cheese, heavy cream and amaretto) and/or whip cream and/or some melted chocolate. My husband and I used to love to put all our candles in our living room and have a picnic on the floor (be careful if you have rugs this could lead to rug burns - [only if your lucky])!


Appollonia - that sounds like a really fun night. I would love to check it out. When I told my husband about it - it made us think of the time we got busted in his room by his sweet 80 year old religious pentacostal abuella who from that day forward would roll her eyes upward to the heavens and make the sign of the cross whenever she said hello to me. Thank God I married him because those looks made me scared

If you do end up coming to the show, please say hi! And I should warn you that it'll probably sell out, but Bowery Poetry Club allows people to stop by earlier in the evening and buy tickets in advance.

some restaurants (ici, in fort greene, e.g.; i've never been, but i'm dying to try it someday) offer a vd takeout special if you want to try to combine the dining out with the dining in.

GiGi wrote: I can totally LIVE on this cheese plate menu. Sounds like the best plan... and possibly Appollonia's show if I go in disguise.

Btw, are you bringing your Valentine to the show?

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