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That Valentine's Day thing is upon us. I've never actually had a vday that wasn't S.A.D. (singles appreciation day) Now I'm trying to remember what I did during this holiday...

Last year we were walking through Sproul after class when one of us got coerced into buying one of those candy rose things for a dolla. He didn't actually want the flower, so he gave it to me. Naturally my roommate wanted one too, and so our other guy friend ended up buying another one. Hell yea boys buy me flowers. I think I still have it at home somewhere.

In high school one year I managed to land two girl Valentines. Unfortunately one also had another Valentine who got her a rose (she let me hold it for a while, what a good friend). She wouldn't tell me who it was, but I later figured it out when my parents were like "hey I saw so-and-so with a rose today and he looked proud of himself." They were just friends though, so I'm sure I was still her favorite.


my ideal valentine's day candy - nerdy style

This year I will be at a most unlovable place, Stanford. Probably epic failing at my solves and programming my project. And after competition I get to find my way home by public transportation and continue coding. Sorry to disappoint everyone who keeps asking what my plans are. I plan to spend it playing with Lennie. :D

Anyway I like to think of Valentine's Day the way I think about New Year's Eve: in the future I will get to have a good real one. I am only through a quarter of my life, so plenty more years to go to a New Year's Eve party, and have a real vday. It's nice to know that I'll still have a lot of firsts, and I'm very patient.

9: maybe your stalkers will ask you out on vday
9: you should write your blog about them
9: ahahaha
r: potential valentines from blog stalkers?
First to comment gets to take me out to dinner on vday roflcakes

throw rocks at them

After much consideration and debate, us girls of the apartment decided to change our router name from something a little too promiscuous and revealing to:

boysaredumb

What a nice philosophy that all four of us can share. except of course, we love Erik.

And in an attempt to recreate last year's quote wall, here is our first addition:
Christina: Our internet router's name is boysaredumb!
Stephanie: OMG YAY!!!

How to Meet Guys (and vice versa)

So you all know that I'm an old pro at meeting boys and being social, so I thought I'd share a few tips. Follow these easy steps and you will meet someone amazing in no time. This should work for guys to meet girls too, though I've never tried.

Keep in mind that this has already worked for me like three times in the past year and so this qualifies me as an expert.

Step 1: Meet your boy at a party/social gathering
What better way to meet your next soul mate but at a rockin' party? Hopefully you will have dressed up a bit, so you'll be looking your best, surrounded by your girlfriends who love you (but make sure they don't look better than you). I am telling you, this is the best setting possible to reveal to your potential boy how interesting and outgoing and fun you really are! If you're too scared to talk to them, you can always accidentally "bump" into them or "start dancing" with them.


Looking like a freako skeleton is not advised.

Step 2: Go home and friend him on Facebook
After you two have a scintillating conversation and a fantastic time and head on home, make sure you remember his name so you can stalk add him on Facebook! This step is very crucial. Hopefully you picked someone who will remember you, and after he confirms you will have access to a wealth of knowledge!

Step 3: Learn about him (through Facebook)
Be sure to memorize everything about him on Facebook, from his favorite bands/movies/websites to all his interests and go through all his pictures. If you want to go one step further - you should go through all his friends too. Getting to know people face-to-face is so last year, it's so much easier to do it over the web!


Totally not creepy at all!

Step 4: Contact him
You should start off by posting on his Wall with something like "I had a great time last night~~~~~!!!! :)" or something witty about his profile "OMG I love bungee jumping too!!~~!~! :)" If he has some sort of IM client you should definitely contact him there. Remember that there is a small window of time right after you meet when it won't be too creepy to contact him. After like a week or so, if you keep spamming him with happy faces it gets a little weird. Plus he's probably already forgotten you by then.

After this point it is mostly up to you to show him that you are an attractive and interesting individual who would be perfect for him. Share your interests ("...I like rabbits") Suggest late-night hang out sessions to "study." Or grab a late-night snack together. The key word is late-night. Everything looks better in the dark.

Actually I just got kind of bored after the fourth step. So that's all I have, four easy steps! Hope that helps. Good luck, you'll probably need it.